The travels of Justin

In the morning, National Post readers will see this article about Warren Kinsella’s lack of fear of a Conservative government — even if only short-term — and about the kindness Harper demonstrated to a former adviser of the opposing party.
“So, instead, Tories should talk up ideas — the things Conservatives are for — and not [...]

This is just a personal note.
I’m running an older version of Mandrake Linux on my computer, and I found this information for connecting mailto: links. In case I find this handy in the future, I’m blogging it for future reference and the rest of you can safely ignore it.
Mozilla Thunderbird Notes - Waikato Linux Users [...]

It’s a sentimental night. Tonight I enjoyed some tea with a friend whose hard work and leadership at the TRU Model UN Club helped make my year in Kamloops a lot more fun. Thanks Ellen!

Today is the first time in ages that I’ve looked at my site using Internet Explorer (I’m in the TRU computer lab) and I’m reminded why I dislike that browser. With Firefox, — regardless whether I’m on Windows, Linux, or Apple platforms — the icons for my weather widget on the main-page sidebar blend smoothly [...]

Today I volunteered to help with a mine rescue simulation competition here in Kamloops. The even has only increased my respect for these teams who really have to work quickly, intelligently, and cohesively in order to handle quite a range of emergencies. I spend my day hanging 50 feet off the ground (pretending to be [...]

Since there doesn’t seem like much happening in domestic politics to write about these days (sarcasm intended), I think this is a pretty awesome development at Statscan. Now you can use Firefox live bookmarks, or — my favourite — Thunderbird’s RSS reader to keep up with Statscan’s publication, The Daily.
The Government of Canada Newsroom has [...]

On the heels of Blockbuster’s “end of late fees”, comes an implementation of credit/debit system for libraries. The problems are questions of privacy, civil liberties, and even financial liability for unreturned materials.
From the civil liberty perspective, the Patriot Act in the USA allows authorities to keep an eye on what you are reading without the [...]

The Oracle of Ottawa had suggested potential sponsorship advertising space for sale at eBay:
Rent Canada’s (perhaps) Largest Invisible “Billboard”
Approximately 30,000 Sq. ft. advertising space.
We will place your message across our freshly refinished roof at any angle you desire - (see aerial photograph) within sight of martians, birds and a flight path to the main airport [...]

Statistics Canada’s publication The Daily reports today on the domestic sales of refined petroleum products
What caught my eye is that the category “Motor Gasoline” is down 3.2% from April 2004 to April 2005. If memory serves me, the last year has seen prices in my area rise my at least $0.20/litre. In the short-term, sales [...]