Hyperlinking in Canadian journalism (Case study, IPBES report)
Quality online publishing requires responsible hyperlinking. And quality journalism requires good linking too. If news orgs are serious about being…
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My cell phone carrier has stopped spamming me
My local gym and community centre is awesome. It’s a little less than three kilometres from my home. The pool…
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The dominant press is a giant inertia machine
Journalism is often spoken of in terms of democracy, liberalism, public service, development, informed citizenry, and progress. “Speaking truth to…
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Regulating fake video
Deep fakes, or the ability to manipulate people’s actions in videos, were in the news recently. Macleans wrote a very…
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The dream of proportional representation dies again; long live pro rep
I campaigned during the first and second referendums we had here in BC regarding proportional representation. We won the first…
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Map of earthquake liquefaction risks around Victoria
My father recently sent me these amazing resources about various risks due to earthquake around Victoria.1 I immediately had to…
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The many boats of climate change
Their (the IPCC’s) dramatic report on keeping that rise under 1.5 degrees C says the world is now completely off…
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My picks for city of Victoria’s Mayor and Council
BC municipal elections are October 20th. Go vote. I don’t normally publicize my picks, but the choices this year will…
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Tsleil-Waututh Nation versus Bill Morneau, the duty to consult, and the public interest
The Federal Court of Appeal ruling, Tsleil-Waututh Nation v. Canada (Attorney General) has put a stop to the Trans Mountain…
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Martin Speckter, type design, and the interrobang
99% Invisible did an episode on the interrobang recently. I was interested to learn that early Greek and Roman writing…
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Bharat’s pocket scraps you own a pipeline! edition
Ottawa fails to find new buyer for Trans Mountain pipeline by deadline The federal government is set to become the…
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Bharat’s pocket scraps – Making room edition
CRA loses court challenge to its political-activity audits of charities An Ontario judge has pulled the rug out from the…
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Bharat’s Pocketscraps NUMTOTS edition
All right, back with the scraps! Do google NUMTOTS :) Is public transportation a human right? How to fill Greyhound’s…
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Let all residents vote in Canada
BC has municipal elections in October this year and I will be voting for the candidates whose policies, values and…
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The closet, sewing communities, and yay for good comments
I’m loving this article written on the Sewcialists blog. It’s a blog with the goal of making the sewing community…
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Trinity Western University continues to defend anti-gay community covenant
When the Law Society of BC initially granted accreditation to Trinity Western University in 2014 I was angry. It was…
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Canadian journalism fails at nuance when it comes to jihad
On my view the news media in Canada have, by and large and in the long run, misrepresented the concept…
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Some notes on why jihad is good
I think a lot of non-Muslim folks don’t understand that jihad has good meanings. When a Muslim person gives birth,…
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Ads versus articles in the Saturday BC Edition of the Globe and Mail, A Section
Here’s the A Section of the Globe and Mail. It’s the BC edition for June 2nd, 2018. There are 19…
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Some thoughts on microblogging with self-hosted WordPress
I’ve been very interested in microblogging lately. That is, I’ve been looking into microblogging on a platform that’s not Twitter…
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Bharat’s Pocket Scraps: Jeans, not Genes!
Hello April, you’re one long slow exhale and multiple breaths of fresh air after what was (for me), a long…
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Bharat’s Pocket Scraps: Jagmeetophobia TV facebook and more
Pointy hand feature image of me courtesy Sherwin, who gets to hear me at my opinionated “best” (though not as…
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Pocket Scraps – Jan and Feb 2018
Clearly, I’ve gotten out of the habit of collecting my thoughts and posting them. I noticed this morning that my…
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Anadrome, semordnilap and levidrome: a whimsical example of problematic information
Last year a story was making the rounds about a bright six year old, Levi Budd. Levi wanted to know…
