Military Families Speak Out

The US organization Military Families Speak Out opposes George's war. MFSO raises awareness of their existence and the possibility of opposition using toy soldiers tagged with their URL.

Since Canada hosts a number of AWOL and other military resistors, I thought MFSO needed some Canadian content.

The Charge on the Skating Rink, Toronto City Hall

MFSO take on the Blue Jays

The Tower Tour

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Perl5, Moxie and Enumurated Data Types

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Book review: 390+ Python Interview Questions and Answers

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