The Canadian Federation of Students and the Simon Fraser Student Society have reached an out-of-court settlement to the CFS lawsuit against students at Simon Fraser University. The settlement, the terms of which are not disclosed, allows an overwhelming vote by SFU students to leave the CFS to stand and prevents…
It was a big deal back in the early phases of blogging. A pre-TheFacebook. I’m spending some time working on fixing my blog archives and there [http://blog.joeycoleman.ca/2004/12/livejournal-mirror-is-now-working/] are a couple [http://blog.joeycoleman.ca/2004/12/test-ii-for-livejournal-crosspost/] of posts about LiveJournal and my…
In a welcome addition to The Hamilton Spectator, the print edition of Hamilton’s daily will include [http://www.thespec.com/news/local/article/650810--all-the-news-that-s-fit] a The New York Timessupplement on Saturdays. Since the announcement that CBC would be opening a digital bureau in Hamilton, we’ve seen some interesting…
As I spend time coding, I always enjoy the distraction of some background noise. Normally, this means music. Recently, I’ve listened to lectures that are available as podcasts in “open course” packages. I browsed iTunesU and selected a wide selection of courses with my focuses – not surprisingly – being politics,…
The following is my column from the January 2012 print edition of Urbanicity in which I briefly propose the creation of a new city department – Hamilton Labs – to innovate while improving community assets and skills. It’s time for Hamilton Labs – a new department within the City of Hamilton solely…
I’m finally starting my Monday schedule – during Wednesday afternoon. I’m off to the Boys and Girls Clubs for a quick meeting before going to fix my grandmother’s wifi router that’s acting up. I’m meeting at the Club on a few projects I volunteer with. The…
As I continue to struggle with a nasty cold that doesn’t seem to want to go away or more accurately the symptoms related to the cold, I enjoyed watching the results of the Iowa Caucuses tonight. I have to admit surprise at the results. What really peaks my interest…
I’m engaged in a weird game of cat and mouse with the City of Hamilton – I make City information open and the City plays “catch-up” by finally making that information available themselves. The latest example? The Office of the Integrity Commissioner finally provides information on the Internet [http://www.…