gor[b] Paul Gorbould: Words and Pictures

18Mar/091

Facebook freaks me out

So, all morning I've been ranting (quietly - this is me, after all) about CBC's funding mess: it appears there will be no extra money, no bridge financing, no carriage fees, no guaranteed CTF envelope... no help at all to deal with a potential $145 shortfall. And now the CBC's own board seems to indicate that the $60 million in "one-time funding" we've had for seven years now may also be dropped.  That part really scares me - it's not just a refusal to help, it's a willingness to cut. [update: That money was later promised by the heritage minister.]

Suffice it to say that "$60 million" on my mind. And then this afternoon, I go onto Facebook to post a link, and a "verification" window pops up:

Facebook verification: $60-million

 

Anyone know where Facebook gets their verification code words? Other than "directly from my brain"?

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18Mar/091

All of this has happened before

At times like this, I like to glance over at this photocopy I found during my archival work.

Sees CBC Service Cuts Unless Money Provided (G&M, April 22, 1949)

Almost exactly 60 years ago.

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