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Just wanted to post a quick message to let everyone know I’m having a bit of a busy week. Taking a course for work, so I am not online during the day as much (ironic that its only when I work that i have a lot of time to read, write and post, lol). […]
BBC NEWS | Programmes | Panorama | Climate chaos: Bush’s climate of fear
I just caught this documentary on CBC tonight, and I quite enjoyed it. I must admit I didn’t come to the subject with an open mind … it’s been pretty clear to me for some time now that human activity CAN affect […]
The Good Samaritan Story explained
I’ve commented on this briefly in the past, but I am in the middle of a discussion where its relevant, so I wanted to go into some more detail about it. The site I link at the top of this provides and excellent base interpretation of this parable, and while it […]
I’ve been browsing through the Archives over at Modern Mechanix this morning and there are a couple of posts from the past I want to highlight quickly. So, in honour of that …
$7,000,000,000 for door-to-door salesman is a wonderful article t…
Modern Mechanix » 1956: World’s First Hard Drive (5MB)In many ways, this represents the birth of modern computing as much as the first micro-processor, though its hard to see a resemblance between this hulking behemoth and the 200gb 3.5″ 1/4 height drive in your computer, but functionally speaking, this hard drive is the original progenitor […]
TechEBlog » Audi R-Zero Electric Sports Car
Now this is a SERIOUSLY cool car from Audi. Its a concept car, so the chances of it ever being made are slim to none, but the idea is very cool. Eventually, it seems inevitable that we will move to electric vehicles … as battery costs go […]
globeandmail.com : Catholic bishop says all bets are off
There’s a potential controversy brewing Calgary’s Catholic community. For several decades now, the Calgary Seperate school board, essentially a Catholic organization, has used casinos an…
Kuhn’s Structure of Scientific Revolutions - outline
In his seminal work, The Structure of Scientific Revolution, Thomas Kuhn advances the notion that true advances in science do not come so much through the steady application of the scientific method, but rather through warring paradigms. While Kuhn has a very good understanding of the process of […]
Reflections on an old soul …
Originally uploaded by Elron6900.
This is a small wetland in southern Alberta on a recent beautiful day. Trees have always fascinated me, and while I have no idea how old this particular tree is, in general trees have a lifespan that really has no relation to us mere mortals. […]
