CHARBONNEAU – Like all machines, AI must conform to us
ONE THING I LEARNED from a course I took in industrial design is that tools, machinery and furniture should be designed to work for us. We wouldn’t buy an uncomfortable [Continue]
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CHARBONNEAU – Nurse practitioners should be brought into Health Care Act
A DRAFT POLICY from the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) has caused quite a stir in the medical community. The CMA has identified loopholes where a two-tiered health care [Continue]
CHARBONNEAU – I wanted Kamloops on the map but not like this
WHEN I MOVED HERE, Kamloops was dimly noticed by national media. When noticed at all, we were a “blue collar town,” “400 km west of Vancouver.” It seemed to me that [Continue]
JOHNSON – More short but hot takes on Kamloops traffic and politics
HOT TAKES for July 2024, another short list of a few annoying/ niggly things that don’t warrant their own column, but are still at the level of … A Hot Take. (See also [Continue]
CHARBONNEAU – Listen to the science, not necessarily the scientists
SCIENTISTS ARE SOMETIMES quoted to support erroneous claims. Like everyone, scientists can have flawed opinions. But unlike everyone, their opinions are elevated because they [Continue]
JOHNSON – The $2 reusable shopping bag is a mind-numbingly dense idea
A CULTURAL CHANGE has been in the works for a few years now, and has ramped up recently. We have all absorbed and altered our routines to acclimatize to this new reality. [Continue]
