Chronological ridiculous Weblog/Links

Sour Gas wells, pipeline coming to Kananaskis June 08, 2010 :: ``Alberta regulators have approved 11 sour gas wells on the eastern slopes of the Rockies despite strong opposition from landowners, ranchers, and environmentalists.'' ...also a pipeline....

Sea Lions killed for being sea lions March 09, 2010 :: Here's a ridiculous one: ``A task force is expected to recommend that pesky sea lions that gobble up threatened salmon at Bonneville Dam be killed in order to help conserve fish runs'' ...

Sad state of affairs November 15, 2009 :: ``Alberta elementary students can now visit provincial parks - without leaving their classroom.'' ...and without fear of lawsuits. Oh joy! What a fucking crock of shit. ...

Parents not competent to watch their own children... October 29, 2009 :: ...at least according to the UK government. A town "adventure playground" recently banned all adults who has not had a criminal background check -- including the parents of kids at the ...

Canadian DMCA lobbying: what's good public policy, again? October 14, 2009 :: You're probably not aware that the Canadian government is currently trying to make our copyright system far more broken than the American's (which is about as horrific as you get right now...

Electro-shock Plane Tickets July 09, 2008 :: The Department of Homeland Security is apparently interested in deploying "electronic ID bracelets" for plane travellers to take the place of boarding passes. One difference: these...

Spanking: Jail. June 19, 2008 :: The Senate is preparing to pass through a bill (which would still need House approval to become law) which would make it a crime to spank your child.

Wilderness Lake to Tailings Pond: Rubber-stamp June 17, 2008 :: Federal Bureaucrats are allowed to redefine lakes and rivers as "tailing containment facilities" (aka toxic waste dumps for mining debris) and are doing just that to a bunch of lakes and...

US to shoot down own spy satellite February 15, 2008 :: All satellites' orbits decay. They will all eventually crash into Earth (even the moon, although that's a ways away). Knowing this, the US secretly launched a spy satellite whose "rocket...

RCMP hold improper, secret databases on Canadians February 14, 2008 :: Secret databases kept by RCMP have been revealed and contain, apparently, a shocking amount of information which, "should not have been there" according to the Privacy Commissioner. ...

ADD drugs to finally get warnings February 22, 2007 :: The drugs used to treat ADD (aka ADHD) (1%-2% of north american kids are prescribed one) are (finally!) going to get warnings about cardiac and psychiatric risks in the US; Canada isued ...

Shocking: more work, less time with family February 13, 2007 :: Workers on average spend 45 fewer minutes per day with family now than in 1986, since workers on average are working more now (than ever before; humans have never worked more hours per year...

Travel to US to require fingerprints, credit check January 25, 2007 :: For all Europeans, New Zealanders and Australians, travel to the US will now require the taking of all 10 fingerprints (which will be entered into the FBI's database and retained indefinitely...

Nickelodeon wants kids to play 3 hours per year September 18, 2006 :: Nickelodeon is airing a blank screen from 11am to 2pm during Worldwide Day of Play to encourage kids to actually play (instead of vegetate in front of their all-day kids channel). While ...