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Here Comes the Algorithm: Protecting The Beatles in the Age of AI

February 17, 2026 Gavin McDougald Comments 0 Comment

Do Beatle-Bots Cross the Line? The Beatles have been in the world’s spotlight for more than 60 years, and somehow they’re still finding new ways to inject themselves into the zeitgeist. Not by releasing new music, there isn’t anymore coming, we’re told, nor by becoming outdated or suddenly irrelevant for the first time since they appeared on Ed Sullivan’s stage. No, due to their seemingly indestructible longevity, they are in the middle of one of the biggest ethical questions in…

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Alberta Separatism: The Coward’s Way Out

February 13, 2026 Gavin McDougald Comments 0 Comment

Alberta’s separatists are back in the headlines – and this time, they’re not just venting on talk radio. They’re bragging about trips to Washington, D.C., and meetings with officials from the U.S. State Department as they chase political and financial backing for an independent Alberta. At the same time, Alberta’s premier is facilitating a referendum process while carefully avoiding a clear, simple sentence Canadians deserve to hear: “Alberta must remain in Canada.” This moment is bigger than one province’s frustration….

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Digital Marketers Know: The Russians Stole the US Election

February 24, 2018 Gavin McDougald Comments 0 Comment

There is a secret most digital marketers try to keep to themselves. That is just how much data is available to the likes of us on individual audiences online, enabling us to micro-target populations to be influenced by whatever it is we are trying to peddle. The reason we keep it (mostly) to ourselves is, beyond the creep out factor, if the whole truth got out, the crackdown would be swift and as a result, less work for us. Talented…

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Relatively speaking – American politics is nuts

January 26, 2018 Gavin McDougald Comments 0 Comment

def. Moral Relativism (or Ethical Relativism): The position that moral or ethical propositions do not reflect objective and/or universal moral truths, but instead make claims relative to social, cultural, historical or personal circumstances. The reason for this lofty-sounding philosophical gobbledygook is due to this chart that was released by Gallup today measuring the satisfaction with the moral and ethical climate in the United States. The red line indicates that Republicans are now more satisfied with the “moral and ethical climate” of the…

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The Worst Person in the United States (The Dick on the Left)

November 4, 2017 Gavin McDougald Comments 0 Comment

Donald Trump is an easy target as the worst person in America because he is, as everyone knows, a fucking moron who also appears to be a traitor. Although, considering that whole “moron” thing, it probably wasn’t intentional. He just fell into it and couldn’t get out. And here we are. However, the person who is worse is his number one enabler, the Senate Leader Mitch McConnel. Mitch is a piece of work, to say the least. The ultimate obstructionist, he…

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