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Put in a pin in the smug, Canadians
Celebrating us overtaking the Americans in first-dose shots is like celebrating a race win after your opponent breaks their ankle at the finish line
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I'll keep saying this: Competency does not scale in line with challenges
We have a mediocre government in normal times, and it failed us — predictably! — during an emergency. But, still. I'm hopeful.
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I've pulled all the Canadian levers of power. They aren't connected to anything
We seem to have a country that can just barely keep doing the things it's already doing, but can't add anything new
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Sympathy for the Doug
On where we draw the line on pity, and a recap of a pretty weird week
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In our hyper-specialized society, our tragedies happen politely out of the public's gaze
While our hospitals struggle to avoid collapse, the rest of us order in a hot meal and put on a hockey game.
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A tough month looms, but let's still count our blessings
Also: backup your data. Very, very carefully.
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I barely avoided a tech disaster. Apple could fix this. If they won't, don't do what I did
How my Monday was totally ruined, but then saved. Don't ruin your Mondays, folks.
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Matt Gurney's Code 47
Matt Gurney's Code 47
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