Wikipedia

I have so much to write about, but not getting around to it. I'm sick of these Quebec elections. I was going to write about the Débat des chefs 2014, but never finished watching it. I was going to write about those Montreal university students who weren't allowed to register to vote, but I wasn't sure if I could make a completely biased post, because then it would be a news article instead of a rant. So here are the links. Enjoy.
http://zonevideo.telequebec.tv/media/11482/debat-des-chefs-2014/debat-des-chefs-2014
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-votes-2014/parti-qu%C3%A9b%C3%A9cois-blasted-for-spreading-false-claims-of-vote-fraud-1.2584049

 Now, I'm going to write about something different. I get a bit annoyed when people say that Wikipedia isn't trustworthy. I am a great believer in Wikipedia. Here's a short time capsule.

 Before the age of Internet, people thought that the most trusted source was Encyclopedia Britannica. It was an extremely accurate source. But there was one problem:

"E.H. Powell identified a key vulnerability of Britannica, namely, that its sales (and, hence, the company's income) fluctuated strongly over the life-cycle of an edition. After the release of a new edition, sales would generally begin strong, and decline gradually for 10–20 years as the edition began to show its age; finally, sales would drop off precipitously with the announcement that work had begun on a new edition, since few people would buy an obsolete encyclopedia that would soon be updated. These strong fluctuations in sales led to economic hardship for the Britannica."
-Wikipedia

 Of course, the online version no longer has that trouble, but there are still a limited number of people who can edit the pages. Wikipedia has millions, possibly billions of people at it's disposal to constantly update information. And, if someone does write nonsense, it will most probably get corrected as soon as somebody spots it.

But aren't government sources more credible? Well let me ask you something. Who writes those articles on the government websites? Probably some secretary, and a few people will edit it, make it look like their government is the best one in the world, post it, and occasionally update it. Now let me ask you something else. Would you trust those few people, or millions of people? Now I'm not saying that government websites are bad. I'm just saying that I'd rather trust Wikipedia, no matter what people say.

All right, I'm done. Have a nice day, and double-check your sources!

Pays du Québec: really?

 (I know this is a bit late, considering that the elections are April 7, but oh well.)
All right, Pauline Marois. Let's say that you do pass a referendum and Quebec DOES vote pour le oui. Let me guess why you want to separate from Canada. (Ooh, this is gonna be hard.) How about the language? Bingo! All right, so when you do separate, the first thing you're going to change is the language policies. But wait! But aren't there other, more, important, things to tend to first? Such as, let's say, healthcare? It takes billions of dollars of taxpayer money and a lot of government planning to provide Medicare to Canadians. Of course, Quebec is less populated than Canada, so it should cost less. But that also means less taxpayers. Are you going to opt for the Canadian healthcare system, or the U.S. one? Or a different one altogether? And I'm not done yet. What about the military? I don't like wars, but we still need an army. What of the economy? Our economy isn't exactly the best. And I suggest that you clean up your government. It slightly resembles a sewage system: it does it's job, but it's filthy and corrupt. There are so many things that go unsaid in all of this. Separation resembles a fantasy, a dream.

All right, I'm done. Have a nice day, and I want answers, Pauline Marois. Meanwhile, je vote pour le non.

Boo

Hola. Me llamo Maya, Yo soy


Oh you know what never mind. I don't speak Spanish.
But moving on.
As you can see, I am quite random. My rants can be a little more than slightly off-topic and useless, to say the least. I will contribute my thoughts to this blog in the form of these rants, for that is the language we speak here on What's With This World. To start with:


Most of us are well aware of the crisis in Ukraine. Crimea has been officially accepted by Russia as an entity separate of Ukraine, this being the result of a referendum held recently. But now the USA, Canada and the EU are imposing a bunch of useless sanctions on Russia. Oh no, the financial holdings of 12 people have been frozen! You think Vladimir Putin cares? No. And plus, what's the point of punishing Russia? All they did was give the people in Crimea what they wanted, which is the basis of democracy! So now Western countries are condemning democracy or what? I would understand if the referendum in Crimea had had a more split result, like maybe 60% for separation or something, but almost 97% of the people voted to join Russia! If it's what the population wants, than I think other countries should back down a bit with the sanctions.
On the other hand, Russia did step over the line a bit, what with their military forces being in Crimea and all during the referendum. But that's a topic for a whole other rant.


Live long and prosper. Elvis Presley has left the building.

Pays du Québec

So I'm checking my Twitter account when I notice Parti Québécois's profile. This is what it says:

  Déterminé.

Parti Québécois

@partiquebecois

Notre but: faire du Québec un pays. Ici pour parler sans filtres avec les citoyens. Pierre Séguin, agent officiel.

Pays du Québec · pq.org 

Yep, that's right. Quebec is now a country.

All right, I'm done.  Have a nice day, mangez vos pâtes et parlez en français!

CyberInfuriation

I hate slow Internet. Period.

All right, I'm done. Have a nice day, and we shall overcome!

A brief introduction

I've created this as a personal blog, where I'd write down my thoughts on this world and beyond. These rants are usually a bit negative, out of topic, and completely useless for your every-day life. I'll start with a short one.

A few days ago, there was a holiday. Saint-Patrick's day: a day of green clothes, beer, leprechauns, rainbows, and pots of gold. A day for Irish people to wear t-shirts that say "Kiss me, I'm Irish!" on them. Excuse me, but did you say that you are not Irish, and you happen to be wearing one of those t-shirts? Unfortunately, that is what happens. A lot. People put them on to celebrate Ireland, or to get good luck, or to get a date, or because it's the only clean shirt that they have. Who knows! But one thing is clear: If you are not Irish and are wearing one of these shirts, you are not saying the truth about your identity. In other words, you are LYING (but it's a good lie).

All right, I'm done. Have a nice day, and good luck!