Monthly Archives: November 2006

Egos, Quebec Nationalism and Birth Control

Kudos to Michael Chong, Canada’s intergovernmental affairs minister for resigning his post. The “Quebec as a nation” retread bill before the house is Canada’s answer to the tired sitcom plots imported from America. Its not very funny and is as … Continue reading

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your tax dollars at work

I enjoyed fifteen minutes of fame today as I was in a CBC documentary about treeplanting that aired today on Country Canada. The film crew followed around some of my rookies all season so it was all about them but … Continue reading

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The Phenomenology of Republicans

It might seem like the master’s got it made: the slave does all his or her work, and recognizes the master’s power. The problem is, this isn’t the kind of recognition that the master wanted. The master wanted to be … Continue reading

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Sir, Your Civilization has entered a Golden Age!

On a scale from 1 to 10, computer technology is finally non-zero! Witness the arrival of the Pentop Computer. There are a few digital pens on the market that optically record your penstrokes but a new product from Leapfrog has … Continue reading

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quantum jackets

I realized today that my outerwear is not continuous- it is in fact packets of quantum outerwear. My fleece, which is good to about o Celsius can only be replaced by my fall leather coat good to about -5. The … Continue reading

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