Year: 2016

“…There may be a way for Obama (if he has the guts) to force the Senate’s hand to do its job to consider and vote on Merrick Garland’s appointment to the Supreme Court and if they do not, to seat Judge Garland on the Court without their action.

“There is a maxim in the law, from the Latin, “Qui tacet consentire videtur, ubi loqui debuit ac potuit” (He who is silent, when he ought to have spoken and was able to, is taken to agree). 4 Wigmore on Evidence, 3rd ed., § 1071

“Thus, legally, consensus can be presumed to exist until voiced disagreement becomes evident.

“A corollary is that if you disagree, the onus is on you to say so.”

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/senate-doesnt-act-obama-may-able-seat-judge-garland-anyway-ford

Rob Ford – A People’s Mayor

Tuesday March 22, 2016 / HiMY SYeD

Previous Megacity Mayors, Mel Lastman and David Miller,
had each been elected to Council positions in former municipalities.

Not Rob.

First elected to Toronto City Council in 2000,
following 1997’s forced Amalgamation.

Rob Ford, Arguably then, was Toronto’s First
post-Amalgamation Megacity Mayor.

In 2010’s Mayoral Election, Rob Ford and his
Campaign Team, always addressed me as,
“Mr. Syed”.

It was, in a word, Respect.

2010 Mayoral Campaign, Rob found resonance on cutting the Council Size in Half,
from 44 to 22 Councillors.

Known for returning every phone call or showing up at people’s door if asked, or hounding bureaucrats on their behalf,
no one could deny Rob Ford the accolade as Expert Retail Politician.

Indeed, if Rob was working so hard as one of 44 City Councillors,
why couldn’t a few more Councillors work just as hard… in a reduced Council of 22?

Whatever the reality of this perception, this argument was missed by numerous City Hall gadflies.

When asked from where he learned how Toronto City Council works,
Rob Ford, with a smile and glint, would credit his former Council Seat-Mate,
Jack Layton.

When Jack Layton passed away, Nathan Phillips Square became covered with messages.
People mourned, shared, reflected, in chalk.

Rob Ford was there, remembering, reflecting.

Today, again, Nathan Phillips Square is being filled with heartfelt chalk messages.
Among them, one that says:

“Rob Ford – A People’s Mayor”

— HïMY SYeD

RT HiMYSYeD: http://twitpic.com/1gazyl – Rob Ford just wished me Luck in winning Ward19. Hes campaigning on Sorauren Ave #voteTO #Toronto

— Rob Ford Team (@RobFordTeam) 17 April 2010

I'm The Mayoral Candidate on 'The Left' #tovotes #voteto #cp24mayor #toronto #cdnpoli http://twitpic.com/274v2r

— HïMY SYeD (@HiMYSYeD) 20 July 2010

An Indian. A Fridge Magnet. His Worship, @TOMayorFord …A Cowboy. #cdnMUNI #TOpoli …#voteTO 2014. http://t.co/rRbeFvIC

— HïMY SYeD (@HiMYSYeD) 2 January 2013

Career Advice No One Tells You

https://medium.com/life-learning/career-advice-no-one-tells-you-8be1bcd330cb

Causal Duality:

“This principle states that equal benefit comes from action towards a goal and inaction away from it. The causes of our success are both to be found in efforts to move forward and from the absence of efforts to move backwards.”

http://www.llewellyn.com/encyclopedia/term/Causal%2BDuality

“…Because it is hard to persuade people who think like this to switch sides, electoral strategists argue that chasing swing voters is pointless. The easiest extra votes come from the 40% of the electorate who typically stay at home in a presidential poll. Each side therefore concentrates on stirring up people who support it but might not vote. That raises the anger to a new pitch.”

“…Despair over Mr Trump has reached such an intensity among some Republicans that the usual rules about there being no swing voters may no longer apply.”

http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21693924-prospect-trump-v-clinton-grim-look-carefully-and-2016-offers-faint-promise?fsrc=scn/tw/te/pe/ed/battlelines

There are three things to consider when making life-size decisions:

– what makes you happy
– what’s smart (long-term good for you)
– what’s useful to others

We have a tendency to forget one of these.

https://sivers.org/hsu

Memory athlete Simon Reinhard on the “almost magic” of the brain

https://medium.com/meet-the-expert/memory-athlete-simon-reinhard-on-the-almost-magic-of-the-brain-1601de579c3b

“The real lesson is that you need to be aware of the mental barriers that keep you from doing what you know will improve your life so that you can actively find solutions.”

https://medium.com/swlh/the-i-don-t-feel-like-it-fallacy-75cc47dfd3#.9eavwz4hu

Twitter’s missing manual

https://eev.ee/blog/2016/02/20/twitters-missing-manual/

Notepad, where the only easter egg is that pressing F5 inserts the current time.

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