Lois Chan-Pedley fishtron@identi.ca
Code fish (not a monkey), city hippie, and a really, really lucky person.
lnxwalt@microca.st at 2014-03-20T04:18:23Z
Getting elected takes salesmanship and lots of fundraising. Actually doing the job requires a different set of skills. The result is what you see around you.Lois Chan-Pedley, Andrew E likes this.
this. Everyone has made really good points, but this is currently a huge part of the problem.
My husband ran in the last provincial elections and I managed his campaign. we went to loads of events and met many candidates/elected representatives behind the scenes. people who are smart, critical, compassionate, &c. are typically not good at marketing themselves on that scale. In a rare scenario, you have someone who can do both, like Dr. Andrew Weaver.
But it really is two discrete jobs - courting votes and funds, and running a province/country. Electoral finance reform (e.g. banning corporate donations) will be a big piece of the puzzle.
another piece of the puzzle, at least for us in BC, is the whip. Political parties force (cajole, coerce) their elected representatives to vote along the party lines, often going against the people they represent and their own conscience. The documentary "Whipped" describes the process a bit. It is very, very weird to see awesome people get elected for the first time and then vote against what they stood for.
Lois Chan-Pedley at 2014-03-24T16:41:45Z
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Blaise Alleyne at 2014-03-19T19:07:51Z
Another way to put it: the people and ideas are mixed up. When we're choosing representatives, we're forced to choose between people who display some sort of excellence or competence, and people who advocate for policies that we actually want to see implemented.
Again, it's the wrong place to be making the choice, and it doesn't have to be that way anymore. We shouldn't have to choose between people and ideas.
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Not the worst, but still, fuck closed companies. I've never treated a person in such a manner, and the rate of growth of a company wouldn't change that.
It is, of course, part of the systemic issues in startup/tech/Silicon Valley/whatever. A transparent company, dedicated to human dignity, would not have this issue. This conversation predates GitHub, there is no excuse they can give that mitigates their choices.
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Greg Grossmeier at 2014-03-16T04:13:31Z
Also, yay the downward trend the last few months!Lois Chan-Pedley likes this.
JanKusanagi @identi.ca at 2014-03-14T08:11:36Z
Why? 2 is right next to it!
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Greg Grossmeier at 2013-07-02T04:14:09+00:00
Cayenne pepper and toddler don't mix.Lois Chan-Pedley, mattack likes this.
@greg did you try to blend them?
@greg i hope it just was something light, nothing more than a lesson learnedNext day update: The cayenne got on his face/eyes. I poured a bucket of water over his head. He hated me. But after he called down......and fell asleep I licked around his eyes/eyebrows to get the residual pepper (my tongue burned). He seems ok and not hating me today.
Evan Prodromou at 2013-04-05T15:47:41+00:00
You know what? That's great. I think "ownership" is a poor conceptual fit for people's relationship to data.Lois Chan-Pedley likes this.
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@evan they should change "buy" to "licencse.....& here's what you can and can't do with it" so it's upfront with the consumer@evan it's also wrong to retroactivly apply a change of transaction type AFTER the fact, you bought something, it's yoursGordon Sinclair at 2013-04-05T16:37:36+00:00
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@evan if you know it's not going to be yours when you pay, it may or may not affect uour decision to complete the transaction
@Evans That is bollocks. Do you want downloding an .ogg to be the start of a court case?Greg Grossmeier at 2013-02-05T22:28:00+00:00
So, if corporations are people and they repeatedly do the same thing but expect different results, are they insane and institutionalizable?Lois Chan-Pedley, Michael Ekstrand likes this.
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Probably, but since that is a completely ridiculous saying, it may not hold up in a court of law.Evan Prodromou at 2013-02-06T00:29:41+00:00
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Evan Prodromou at 2013-01-30T16:30:39+00:00
I think as developers, though, we need to remember what a good sign passionately angry users can be.Lois Chan-Pedley likes this.
Greg Grossmeier at 2012-05-04T15:22:53+00:00
sometimes, rescheduling a task's due date (to eg tomorrow/next week) feels productive in and of itselfLois Chan-Pedley likes this.
Evan Prodromou at 2012-04-24T19:02:56+00:00
You have 5 days to change this behaviour.Lois Chan-Pedley, Greg Grossmeier, ostfriesenmärz likes this.
Evan Prodromou at 2012-02-29T21:03:42+00:00
It's what I have to do!Lois Chan-Pedley, ostfriesenmärz likes this.
rare hero at 2011-05-12T03:24:11+00:00
We should work towards a world community where women have the freedom to choose a family size that is best for them.Lois Chan-Pedley likes this.
Osama Khalid at 2011-02-01T13:55:15+00:00
A geeky protester's sign http://s-ak.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/terminal01/2011/1/31/14/enhanced-buzz-18816-1296503523-35.jpg #egyptDimi Piraat, Bruce Cowan, Lois Chan-Pedley, Christopher Allan Webber likes this.
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Gordon Sinclair at 2010-12-01T19:41:51+00:00
when people say !Linux is tough to learn, ask them how long it took them to learn Windows, often it's YEARS of just using itTobias Diekershoff, a(n) person, Bruce Cowan, deitarion and 3 others likes this.
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James Tait at 2010-09-04T13:57:36+00:00
"There's still blue sky behind the clouds." - My wife !q #motivationalFuck it, Lois Chan-Pedley, James Tait, naw and 1 others likes this.
Alvaro at 2010-08-18T15:39:25+00:00
Vengeance is usually just a matter of paying attention and patience.Lois Chan-Pedley likes this.
Michele Ann Jenkins at 2010-05-29T03:47:40+00:00
so Montreal -- huge house fire and the most visible side-effect is that everyone's moved their parties into the street out front... !yulLois Chan-Pedley likes this.
Ryan Finnie at 2010-05-04T03:46:12+00:00
Piña colada: good. Piña colada yogurt: good. Rum: good. Piña colada yogurt with rum: not so good. WHERE DID I GO WRONG?Lois Chan-Pedley likes this.
Michele Ann Jenkins at 2010-04-15T01:37:25+00:00
I think "Sudo Bang Bang" is a great name for a superhero... #linux #crimefightingmandelbrot, Stav Prodromou, Lois Chan-Pedley, Evan Prodromou likes this.
@majnoona Or a Dick Van Dyke movie.
