sduford on Jan 30 2007 | Filed under: Politics, Rant, Science
Hot on the trails of a KGB-like move by the White House to control its scientific agencies, today was the beginning of Senate hearings into alleged manipulations of science reports by the Bush Administration. Shocking, really. And this is supposed to be the most civilized, free, and democratic country in the world? Mass delusion is [...]
sduford on Jan 30 2007 | Filed under: Mobile Devices
(source: engadget)
The storage junkies over at Seagate are branching out a bit. Instead of just seeing how many terabytes they can cram into increasingly smaller hard drive platters, they’re getting a little creative with this new “D.A.V.E.” (Digital Audio Video Experience) device. The little unit, which we assume is holding a 1.8-inch drive within its [...]
sduford on Jan 30 2007 | Filed under: Politics, Rant, Science
I normally really enjoy getting into some good, vibrant debates, which is partly why I maintain three blogs. Unfortunately I find that I have a really hard time keeping my cool when arguing with someone who makes both irrational and irresponsible arguments. How can one argue with someone who just won’t even take the time [...]
sduford on Jan 30 2007 | Filed under: Politics, Rant
This is a continuation of the war on science that the Bush administration has been running since it took power. They have in the past forced the EPA and other agencies to modify their reports and falsify their own findings because they could do damage to Bush’s corporate friends. With this new directive those appalling practices now become the [...]
sduford on Jan 28 2007 | Filed under: Computers, Mobile Devices, Scams
January 19, 2007 (Computerworld) — The next time you’re at an airport looking for a wireless hot spot, and you see one called “Free Wi-Fi†or a similar name, beware — you may end up being victimized by the latest hot-spot scam hitting airports across the country.
You could end up being the target of a [...]
sduford on Jan 28 2007 | Filed under: Rant, Scams, Science, Skepticality
Molecular “memory” of water! People will really believe anything. Homeopathy is another example of “faith” being used to exploit people. While on the surface homeopathy can appear harmless, it can be very dangerous when people use its “remedies” instead of a proper treatement for serious diseases.Â
By Terry J. AllenÂ
For the half billion people worldwide who use homeopathic remedies, the potions can [...]
sduford on Jan 27 2007 | Filed under: Spanish
Buenas tardes amigos. ¿Qué hay de nuevo?
I began taking Spanish classes at Ryerson University in Toronto this past week. I had missed the first two classes because I was in Panama, and I was shocked to find out that they were already conjugating verbs and making complete sentences at third lesson! I have some catching [...]
sduford on Jan 23 2007 | Filed under: Panama
During our trip to Panama we talked to two different builders and two architects; we will be selecting an architect before the end of the month. We plan to build a home made of three of four different “pods” linked together by covered pathways. We want to take the concept of “living outside” to the [...]
sduford on Jan 23 2007 | Filed under: Software
I just upgraded this site as well as TragicPlanet to WordPress 2.1. It is significantly faster than the previous version but otherwise you shouldn’t see any difference. Let me know if you notice any problems.
sduford on Jan 21 2007 | Filed under: Panama, Travel
Well we are back home after two weeks in the wonderful climate of Panama. It was really hard to leave beautiful Altos del Maria and get back to a snowy Canada and -15C temperatures. Altos del Maria really grows on you, so we’re going to try and speed up our retirement and move south!
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