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Human Rights for Iran – Global Day of Action (also Abolish the Death Penalty Campaign)
“It all started with a girl.”1 I read that in a comic book before, but here I am referring to a real girl, not a fictional character. This girl’s name was Neda Agha-Soltan, who was killed almost a year ago in Iran while watching a peaceful protest. Neda’s death was captured on video and in…
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Tasers and Human Rights – Follow Up
This is a follow-up to my blog post from 2008, Tasers and Humans Rights. Tasers in Canada In its 2007 World Report, Amnesty International (Amnesty or AI) reported that there were 15 Taser-related deaths in Canada since April 2003. (The report covers the year 2006.) In the 2009 World Report, there were at least four…
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Day of Action for Gaza – June 5, 2010
For those following the issues related to Gaza, Rabble.ca has posted some photos from the “Day of Action for Gaza” on June 5, 2010. ~~~C
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Deleting Facebook – Here’s How
Okay, here’s how to get rid of Facebook. I just did it, so this is current as of this blog post. Before deleting your account, make sure you have unchecked any email notifications (they apparently still notify you of some things if you only deactivate the account; I’m not sure if they will do this…
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As for Facebook…
Further to the blog entry just before this one, I have concluded that there is no point waiting any longer to be free of Facebook. Here are a few articles I found today regarding how to actually delete Facebook, not just deactivate, but to really delete it (I feel it is my duty to let…
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Micro-blogging, Social Networking, and a Small Rant
Myspace is old hat and Facebook is quickly losing favour among the true techno-geeks (who had reserved opinions about Facebook to begin with). “What’s left?” is the question I’ve been asking myself. Well, Twitter for one thing. Though some may consider Twitter old news as it was launched in 2006, I only recently decided to…
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Defining Telecommunications – a Look at the Mobile Phone Industry
It’s finally happened. The meaning of mobile communications is changing everyday, but only recently with the release of the Nokia N900 and the Google Nexus One is the North American telecommunications industry living up to (sort of! more change is needed!) what people hope it could be. The Nokia N900 was released in the last…
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Time to Say Goodbye to Facebook?
A commentary regarding “Facebook’s Gone Rogue; It’s Time for an Open Alternative” I’ve been peeved at Facebook since they decided to make my profile picture public. I’m just lucky that I know how to fiddle with their other privacy settings, but all the same, I’ve been peeved at Facebook for a while now. I’ve been…
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Book Worm
I hadn’t gotten much reading done the past few months. I’ve been busy with a few other distractions. I did get to finish reading two novels that I really wanted to read. Sharra’s Exile (published in the omnibus, Heritage and Exile) by Marion Zimmer Bradley A Clash of Kings (book two of A Song of…
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Book Nook
I’ve been doing a lot of reading again. Mostly trying to get through a stack of books that were piling up again. I really should try to avoid the used bookstore sometimes, but it’s always fun finding a good deal on something that turns out to be a gem. Comics have really come a long…
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