We’re entering the final 10-day stretch of the elections but for anyone like me who won’t be in town October 19, please head to the polls early.
Please.
But just make sure you don’t follow the voting instructions to the tee if you’re told to travel 200 kilometers to cast your ballot.
Despite my ambivalence toward this summer’s utterly mediocre Jurassic World film (seriously, no one has articulated to me why they like this film other than saying, “I dunno — dinosaurs?”), I remain fascinated by prehistoric life.
The debate has always been about whether dinos died out in a bang or a whimper and a new study suggests it could have been a combination of both.
Now as much as I wish I can erase my memory of Jurassic World, I’m afraid it’s still stuck in my brain.
However, as we become more dependent on our phones, scientists say our own abilities to retain memories are eroding.
Why memorize a phone number or address if you can just look it up? Still puts me in a tough spot if I’m trying to reach a friend on a payphone after my iPhone battery has died.
I have to hand it to Motherboard for killing its comments section this week.
Editor-in-chief Derek Mead points out that most of reader comments appearing at the bottom of stories are pretty vapid compared with the quality of thoughtful emails the news site receives. One of the most soul-crushing things to do is scrolling through the comments section in YouTube to find just how abrasive everyone is when they're afforded Internet anonymity.
Good on Motherboard for trying to raise the level of conversation. It's still encouraging discussion through its site, just not via a comments section.
BIV has been running stories the past few months about how B.C. is poised to be the economic leader among provinces this year.
And this morning, Statistics Canada confirmed the unemployment rate on the West Coast is lower than Alberta’s for the first time since in 21 years.
Keep in mind a big part of this has to do with the problems plaguing Alberta’s energy-dependent economy in the midst of an oil downturn but it’s still encouraging news for businesses and workers here in B.C.
