§ Politics
In Canada, we have a quaint election law that prevents media from releasing poll results until everyone has voted. The CBC reports that Paul Bryan, a BC based programmer who posted East Coast results to his website before West Coast polls closed, has had Elections Canada's case against him reserved for judgement. What does this mean? Basically, more litigation shall... more
§ Humour
Whenever I hear the chorus to Ring of Fire, I think of one of two predicaments. Sadly, both products of my imagination pertain to bowel afflictions. Yes, that's just how mature I am. Imagine my confusion then when the ??BBC?? reports that "the family of late singer Johnny Cash has blocked an attempt by advertisers to use his hit song... more
§ Humour
The President's Commission for Implementation of U.S. Space Exploration Policy has begun soliciting public input regarding manned space flight to the Moon and Mars. Let me suggest that any plan to land a man on Mars within our lifetime requires only two ingredients: # The trip will be one-way. The engineering innovations required to launch the first mission to mars... more
§ Health
Each passing year provides something new to dread about cigarettes. Correspondingly, my sense that deathsticks represent the world's most nefarious experiment with social darwinism grows larger and larger as well. The ??BBC?? is reporting that "smoking damages almost all aspects of sexual, reproductive and child health." Sounds like a no-brainer right? Smoking is bad for you after all. But the... more
§ Web
I gave up web browser evangilism a long time ago. Whether I like it or not, Internet Explorer dominates the web experience found on most Wintel machines. Any webpage I design needs to function inside IE’s quirky rendering engine and I still need to frequently access my desktop’s blue ‘e’ icon. But, I do find that my resentment towards IE’s... more
§ Tolkien
Strange and delightful things can happen when you type words into your searchbar on a whim. Such is the case with "Hoom", an expression familiar to anyone fond of Tolkien's Fangornian shephard, Treebeard. Google replied to my query with Walking Directions to Mordor. Just "continue East toward CIRITH UNGOL" indeed.... more