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"Arctic Ready" Shell website is almost certainly a hoax

A new website has popped up, purporting to be an attempt by Shell Oil to win over public support for drilling in the arctic. They've apparently set up a make-your-own-postcard tool to encourage people to share the message of "Let's Go". I was duped by it. I joined in the schaedenfreude and …

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Imprint: The Trials of International Development

For those who haven't read it yet, my piece on the University of Waterloo International Development program is finally up on the Imprint website. It's been out in paper format for a couple weeks now, but for those who haven't been around campus, here you go: INDEV students are a tight-knit group. …

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Our soldiers are just another political prop

If there's one thing the Conservative party's limited roster of spokespeople do well, it's controlling the narrative. The party's spin machine is unrivalled, and reaches its tentacles deep into the operations of all government departments. Government-employed scientists aren't allowed to talk to …

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Refining reddit

Reddit is a fascinating blend of news aggregator, niche forums, and social network. I went from curious to hooked in a matter of days, and the website quickly climbed to the coveted top spot on the "most visited" list of my browser's start page. But for a website that I spend so much time on, boy …

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