Hey, look at that! We’ve got a little light alliteration in our title today, inspired in no small part by the excellent Canada’s Least-Watched Political Podcast. We’ve had CLWPP as a member of spillway(radio) for a couple of months now, and it’s been a blast. Big things are on the horizon with that show, and Greg, Will and I are very excited about the conversations we’ve been having about it. It’s a sunny day in Ottawa and, after breakfast, spillway’s Top Dog and I took a walk by the river.…
Author: trevor
TEDx Is Not Dead. But Science Education Might Be.
A Natural News article was circulated on Facebook recently with the title “TED aligns with Monsanto.” Loosely, it claims that the organizers of TEDx events, which are independently organized events similar to the well-known TED conferences, are shutting down talks about contentious issues, as though it were becoming a more hardened, conservative organization. What is true about this is that TEDx isn’t going to be quite as generous with their stamp of approval in the future. Some months ago, complaints were made on the /r/tedtalks subreddit about the quality of speakers…
Sunday Reading 07/09/2013
My stars, a new one-sheet and a new Sunday Reading in the same weekend? Well fan my peaches, or mint my julep, or something. It’s almost like I’m making content for the website. Where’d the Southern thing come from? No idea. Let’s get into some fun things to read with your coffee. Geeking Out on the Logo – Marissa Mayer, Marissa’s Tumblr Yahoo is a weird thing. I still don’t fully understand the brand or the company myself, but it seems to be popping up with increasing regularity since Marissa…
My Tenuous Relationship with Tonsils
First thing: I insisted that the scanner bed is big enough to fit my new watercolour paper, and clearly it ain’t. Natalie Joy was right. >.< I will need to draw narrower next time, I guess. But, getting back to the theme, I’ve always hated my tonsils. Just like I’ve always kind of hated my epiglottis. They fall into the broad category of “things that make the human body kind of gross.” And tonsils are never quite symmetrical. There’s nothing beautiful about ’em, and very little capacity for beauty there. So when I take…
Natalie Joy’s vlog: You asked. I answered!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GY1ajUYIZSw Published on Aug 8, 2013 New vlog! Hooray! If you have any topics you’d like to discuss in future vlogs, leave them in the comments section! Enjoy! Natalie Joy PS: For more on Jared, click through here. 🙂 – Ed.
New Vlog! Cottage Life!
http://youtu.be/zSXdYPMMj_w Hi all! Hope you’re having an amazing summer. The family went up to the cottage for the first time this season, so I thought I’d share a quick tour of the place. Enjoy! Natalie Joy You can find me on: Twitter https://twitter.com/njoy79 Instagram http://instagram.com/njoy79# Blog http://joy365.wordpress.com/ Natalie Joy’s vlog is used with permission.
This is why non-gamers think gamers are terrible people.
I hit a link directing me to a new GTAV gameplay trailer earlier tonight and ended up on this imgur thread. Read the first few items on it. This is why Jack Thompsons and the like exist. When you see those kinds of comments — which are not infrequent in the gaming community, and anyone who says otherwise is either willfully ignorant or just happily so — it’s easy to understand why America would be so eager to tramp all over the First Amendment to restrict access to these kinds of games.…
Self-tanners tips and reviews – Vichy, Pacifica, and Tarte by Natalie Joy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwjgrVhBza8 Thanks for watching! Cheers! NJ Products mentioned: Tarte Brazilliance @ Sephora http://bit.ly/14uMVkP Pacifica Bronzing Butter @ Pacifica http://bit.ly/13UG2qU Vichy @ Vichy http://bit.ly/16tGaPY You can find me on: Twitter https://twitter.com/njoy79 Instagram http://instagram.com/njoy79# Blog http://joy365.wordpress.com/ Repost from June 11, 2013
Moments on the Bus
One of the things I love being reminded of is that families all look different. God knows mine does. Ottawans, I know that there’s plenty to gripe about when it comes to OC Transpo. But there’s a lot of beauty that happens on the bus. Try not to miss it while you’re tweeting your commute away. Paddle your own canoe, folks. Trevor
Just Another Walk With Leo
Leo is AMAZING. He’s smart and fuzzy and a perfect addition to our little family. He’s also a huge goof. And guess what? THERE ARE GOING TO BE MORE OF HIM. He’s a Canadian Doodle Puppies stud-to-be. And I have to say, Linda’s labradoodles are spectacular dogs. I’m a little biased, but I haven’t met a single one of her dogs I haven’t immediately really liked. If you’re thinking about getting a dog, and are anywhere near Ottawa, go check out her site, or like her Facebook page. Even if you’re…
Gamer Fail – Psychonauts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFjMrRGPfew What happens when Trevor subjects Natalie Joy to games she’s never played before? Gamer Fail of course! Have any suggestions of games Natalie Joy should play terribly? Throw them into the comments section below. Thanks for watching! Cheers! NJ P.S. Apologies for some weird audio sync issues. It gets better as the video plugs along, and I’ll fix it for the next installment of Gamer Fail. Think you can play Psychonauts better than me? (It’s not hard!) Find it here! http://amzn.to/116Sba6 Trevor’s site! http://spillway.ca/ You can find me on:…
How Could Microsoft Have Set Expectations Better for the Xbox One?
I work with a lot of students. And they love video games. Most of them are Xbox owners, or play Xbox at friends’ houses. Not one is excited for the Xbox One. It’s taken some digging to figure out why. They’re pretty savvy. They’ve either watched the reveal or talked with friends who have, and they’re pissed that there wasn’t much time devoted to games. I have an explanation for that — they wanted to get the platform and TV and services stuff out of the way so that they…