Revisiting Orwell in the era of privacy-free retail stores.
Entries from May 2014
Buyers Beware: Big Algorithm May Be Watching
May 31st, 2014 Comments Off on Buyers Beware: Big Algorithm May Be Watching
Tags: algorithms · Big Brother · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · mobile analytics · Orwell · privacy · WiFi
Flycatcher Lookalikes: Nature’s Diversity at Its Most Exquisite
May 23rd, 2014 Comments Off on Flycatcher Lookalikes: Nature’s Diversity at Its Most Exquisite
Why I delight in the lookalike Empidonax Flycatchers as the flit about in the treetops.
Tags: Acadian Flycatcher · Alder Flycatcher · Empidonax · Least Flycatcher · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Willow Flycatcher · Yellow-bellid Flycatcher
Godzilla: Classic Remake or Blockbuster Sellout
May 16th, 2014 Comments Off on Godzilla: Classic Remake or Blockbuster Sellout
Does Godzilla 2014 signal the farewell of movies as an art form?
Tags: Batman · Godzilla · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · motion picture studios. B-movies · Spiderman · Superman
Random Act of Metaphor: Brown Thrasher in the Brush
May 9th, 2014 Comments Off on Random Act of Metaphor: Brown Thrasher in the Brush
In the eye of the beholder – splash of daffodil Warbler yellow or earthy brown of the Brown Thrasher?
Tags: bird-watching · brown thrasher · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Nashville Warbler · palm warbler
Provincial Election Forecast: Cloudy With a High Probability of Drizzle
May 3rd, 2014 Comments Off on Provincial Election Forecast: Cloudy With a High Probability of Drizzle
Silver linings and stratus clouds in the provincial sprint election campaign.
Tags: Andrea Horvath · Justin Trudeau · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · provincial election · stratus clouds · Tim Hudak