What’s happening May 3, 2010:
The “unprecedented environmental disaster,” as Barack Obama called the oil spill hitting U.S. wildlife refuges on the Gulf of Mexico coast, said flat out that BP is responsible and will have to pay. The reality is that people will continue to pay for these spills because this won’t stop off-shore drilling.
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Just as unsurprising, Journalists for Free Expression have given Stephen Harper an “F” grade for his government’s information accessibility. Nearly half of access to information requests aren’t met within the 30-day-limit and nearly a quarter take over 60 days. This comes from a government that promised an 8-step access to info overhaul and has only taken one. That, ladies and gentlemen, is called lying.
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Ex-defence minister Paul Hellyer has picked a fight with Stephen Hawking. Hawking says humanity should fear alien invasions and Hellyer says we should welcome our new insect overlords, be more optimistic and that aliens have already helped us with technology. Personally, I want to see these two debate the issue live.
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It sucks enough when profs outsource marking to grumpy TAs, but now a company called EduMetry is offering outsourcing of marking to India, Singapore, and Malaysia.
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Ending on a “that’s bizarre, but kind of makes sense” note, police in a region of Indonesia have banned potential cops who have had penis enlargements. Apparently “unnatural size” hinders their performance in training.[rssbreak]
