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Internet Safety 101

January 3, 2009 – 2:28 am

He lurks everywhere!

via Carocat

By raincoaster | Also posted in Cthulhu, Culture, Dating, Facebook, Humour, Squid, children, computers, friends, geek, horror, humor, kids, lol, meme | Comments (17)

Phones for Fearless: Phase II

December 30, 2008 – 10:03 am

Read all about it: Phones for Fearless is far from finished! With all the great gifts people got over the holidays, we know there will be some used phones, cameras, and other mobile devices kicking around looking for new homes, and we stand ready to provide them!
Donate your old mobile phones to help DTES artists [...]

By raincoaster | Also posted in Art, Blogging, Canada, Christmas, Culture, Digg, Downtown Eastside, Vancouver, charity, computers, geek, media, mobile, news, reddit, social media, technology | Comments (10)

Phones for Fearless!

December 20, 2008 – 8:42 pm

Originally posted by UncleWeed over at the Fearless City site. The image was done by Kris Krug and posted on Flickr. This is our campaign announcement for the Phones for Fearless drive. And don’t forget about us after Christmas, while you’re all bonding with your shiny new iPhones! The campaign continues into early January.
And lookie! [...]

By raincoaster | Also posted in Downtown Eastside, Fearless City, Gonzo, Street Art, Vancouver, charity, geek, media, mobile, raincoaster, social media, technology | Comments (5)

Justice Rocks; Do You?

August 8, 2008 – 3:35 am

The Pivot Legal Society-sponsored Justice Rocks festival is coming up, and they’re looking for volunteers. Hey, there’s swag in it for you, not to mention the chance to schmooze with the impecunious, yet famous, staff of the Pivot Legal Society and the future Mayor of Vancouver, semi-notorious rock god and blogger Dave Eby.
Here’s the call [...]

By raincoaster | Also posted in Culture, Downtown Eastside, Education, Fearless City, Gonzo, Justice, Parties, Politics, Vancouver, media, music, news | Comments (2)

August Blogging Courses

July 31, 2008 – 10:14 am

Blogging for Beginners: four hours, start from scratch and learn to post text, video, audio, and images. Basic copyright and blog etiquette, intro to sidebar widgets, categories, custom headers and design, and what on Earth to put IN the blog. Also where to find technical help.
This one is running August 2nd, ie this Saturday, 10-2, [...]

By raincoaster | Also posted in Blogging, Education, Vancouver, Wordpress, computers, geek, raincoaster, social media, technology | Comments (9)

Public Service Announcement o’ the Day: Check Your Testicles!

June 25, 2008 – 3:44 am

I just checked all the ones in my freezer and they’re fine. In fact, sauteed with a little vermouth they are wonderful!

By raincoaster | Also posted in Culture, Entertainment, Etiquette, Humour, Weird, YouTube, gender, humor, music, news, tasteless | Comments (20)

Bevolicher Warning: a public service announcement

June 23, 2008 – 3:14 am

The Bevolicher, a carnivorous creature which lives on the flesh of baristas, is reported to be at large. Please report Bevolicher sightings to your local branch of the Masons or Knights Templar, as appropriate. Do not approach the Bevolicher yourself, as it may be dangerously peckish and prone to noxiously obscure foreign film references.
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By raincoaster | Also posted in Allegory, Entertainment, Hoaxes, Humour, Movies, Weird, YouTube, hipsters, horror, humor | Comments (2)

Insite Court Challenge

April 28, 2008 – 1:13 am

Community Groups take Federal Government to  Court over Safe Injection Site
Sunday, April 27, 2007
On Monday, April 28, Pivot Legal Society director John Conroy will be representing the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users in a 10-day trial challenging the Federal Minister of Health’s ability to close Insite, the safe injection site in Vancouver.
Joe Arvey, representing [...]

By raincoaster | Also posted in Canada, Crime, Lush Life, Pivot Legal Society, Politics, Vancouver, drugs, government, news | Comments (0)

Bowling for Breasts

April 13, 2008 – 12:49 am

Who DOESN’T like breasts?

By raincoaster | Also posted in Canada, Entertainment, Vancouver, Weird, charity, hipsters | Comments (13)

Blogging for Nonprofits Course March 26th

March 8, 2008 – 12:37 am

OUR NEXT CLASS RUNS
Wednesday, March 26th

Current course: Blogging for Nonprofits

 
• What: a hands-on, blog building workshop including advice on how your organization can get the most impact from social media and blogs.
• When: 9 - 4 Wednesday, March 26th
• Where: Tradeworks Training Society, Downtown Vancouver
• Why: Learn [...]

By raincoaster | Also posted in Blogging, Canada, Culture, Wordpress, Work, charity, computers, geek | Comments (2)