Inkbase
The thoughts, observations & diversions of Jason Landry
So you’re tired of hearing about “rape culture”?
…I wouldn’t expect us to shut up anytime soon. Nor should we.
The Saskatchewan Party (fitting name, by the way) was considering lowering the minimum drinking age in Saskatchewan to 18 and the CBC used the infographic above to illustrate the story. Is the web killing journalism or is journalism killing journalism by lowering its standards when it comes to the web?
Cut People Slack. We’re going to argue, get things wrong, and step on toes. Road rage happens because drivers aren’t face to face. The same happens online when all we see are avatars. Nonverbal cues, no matter how subtle, can carry a lot of weight—a lot more than emoticons can :)
This comes from a great post by Trent Walton that should be re-read every now and again.
I never thought that white people would be capable of dethroning Filipino Prison Dancers on YouTube. But hey, we’re living in Obama’s America, right?
As with many memes, the story behind all the Harlem Shake videos is just as interesting as the meme itself.
Had a great family day weekend in Whistler with friends. Wish I was still there.
Generation Liminal
Dorian Taylor has a great post on the generation I most associate with. I was born in December of 1973, so I’m on the edge, but I can completely relate to everything he said.
An old friend of my best friend took their own life a couple of days ago and I can’t stop thinking about his two little girls. I just can’t imagine…
Brilliant execution.
Where the Métis come from (according to my Great-grandmother)
The story below comes from Gilbert Rose, the Grandson of my Great-grandmother Marie Louise Landry.
I said grandma who did the Métis come from? She said, well grandson, it is a long story, she said. Well why is it so long, I said. Well she said, years ago the Métis was with the Indians all the time, we were always with the Indians up east there you know and they had lots of horses she said and they hobbled them she said and then she never said no more. Well I said what has that got to do with the Métis? Well, she said, you wouldn’t understand but maybe some day you will, she said if they would have hobbled their daughters instead of their horses, there wouldn’t be no Métis today…
(Source: metismuseum.ca)
Congratulations Mr. Daniels.
