Category: newfoundland
05
Sep
Poem: Old Back-Turn
by mgmb
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Your blind-eye blessings were enoughWe’re undoneYou won, old back-turnOld apathyOld not-this-time-friend We withered under that blessingWe’re lessenedYou flattened us,Young ham-fist,Young market-first, Young what-the-people-want But my spirit...
27
Sep
Why You, an Artist, Might Care About Games in NL
by mgmb
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The short answer to the title question is that there’s money in it for you. Eventually. I spend a non-trivial part of my time working...
27
Aug
On running an organization
by mgmb
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There’s some news in the NL geek community this weekend. I’m not going to comment on it here, I’m just saying that’s the jumping-off point...
29
Jul
WIP (Poem) – Counting down
by mgmb
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Two thousand one thousand five hundred none Some shake their sad heads while others make fun All watching and waiting til everyone’s gone Two thousand...
02
Jul
NRCan’s Muskrat Falls analysis
by mgmb
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Assuming the project would cost $2.5 billion (2010 dollars) in capital costs, the project was suggested to just barely pass muster. I want Muskrat Falls...
20
Apr
On Shutting Down Muskrat Falls
by mgmb
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I’ve been super selfish the last few days; LGW is being good about it, but I can’t imagine that I’ve been easy to live with...
14
Apr
Moderation in the Shadow of Debt
by mgmb
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Tomorrow is the provincial budget, and there’s a lot to munch on in anticipation. There’s Hans Rollmann and Jon Parsons‘ treatment of the subject, which are, if...
08
Apr
Sci Fi on the Rock 10
by mgmb
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I’m terribly grateful, first of all. To have this event at all is a testament to the dedication of its committee members, volunteers, and possibilians (invented:...
20
Apr
SFotR 9: Friday Night Cartoon Battle
by mgmb
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It would appear that I’ve been accepted as a panelist at SFotR this year. The panel of interest, in this case, is the Cartoon Battle...
09
Apr
Poem: Winter (aka I should be in bed by now)
by mgmb
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I’ve been down the long highway to La Scie when it’s walled by snow so high the great yellow grader needs a bucket with holes...