Category: Essehs
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On the disappearance of the term “collateral damage.” The new comms strategy being used to normalize civilian deaths.
As of today, over 1300 Iranian civilians have been killed by U.S. and Israeli forces. Attacks have hit Iranian homes, schools, hospitals and health centres, critical energy facilities, museums, airports, mosques, bazaars, stadiums… and more. These are terrorist attacks. But neither the U.S. nor Israel make any reasonable attempt to justify or explain them. And…
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My Citizen Promaster Eco-Drive Dive Watch has no equal.
It was the third watch I acquired for my collection, and… I didn’t like it. This was sort-of a theme in my early watch collecting days, when I lived in a remote place, so I would order watches based on reviews and YouTube videos, etc. In the case of the Citizen BN0150-28E, this was a…
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Cognitive offloading and how the G-Shock Tough Solar became my ‘Mission Watch.’
It was the only digital watch in my 10-watch collection – and my least favourite. I wanted to sell it, but I didn’t want anybody living in my small town to know I even had it. My feeling towards it was something like I’m too old to be wearing this. I wanted to wear watches…
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My CD obsession is not about possessing “physical media.”
I’m on holidays on Vancouver Island, and since I’m in the big city, I’m taking advantage and doing some CD shopping. Ditch Records in Victoria – I could spend all day (and all my savings) there. I’ve restrained myself and only spent [AMOUNT REDACTED DUE TO EMBARASSMENT]. The obsession is back. But where did it…
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How the Redwood Kilroy Ghost Stealth became my exit watch.
In my experience, the elusive exit watch requires two ingredients: 1) the right watch, and 2) the right circumstances. I know it’s considered ill-advised to definitively announce that a particular watch you’ve purchased is your exit watch – the watch that signals the completion of your watch collecting hobby. But I know myself (also considered…
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Being able to write on our own, without the use of AI, might be important.
A few years ago I got paid to do some writing. This felt like a big deal to me at the time. It was a bit of copywriting, some blogging, some writing articles for websites, and on a couple occasions, writing for political candidates. Sure, you’ve never heard of them, but whatever. To me, “professional”…
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How bureaucratic allyship ruined allyship.
In many institutions, it’s seems like allyship isn’t optional anymore. When it comes to race relations, 2SLGBTQ1A+ people, indigenous issues, etc. allyship isn’t being forced, but it certainly does feel expected. Organizations want to foster a “culture of allyship.” They say allyship is the “responsibility of privelege,” and “we can all be allies.” Why does…
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Walmart watches: a tale of sensory overload
I recently made a trip by plane, out of one of the Yukon’s “communities” (in quotes due to ‘special communities-person status’ while visiting the ‘big city’), to Whitehorse – and inevitably, to Walmart. Walmart’s always been a problem. Back in my early twenties, I protested in front of one almost to the point of being…