Category Archives: Passing Scene

Climate Change and Heat

Posted on March 2, 2012 by lost

It’s currently the “in” thing to talk about anthropogenic global warming (AGW), which is the notion of global warming being caused by human activity.  Whether AGW is real or not is not the point of this post, however. Neither is … Continue reading →

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New Social Network

Posted on February 28, 2012 by lost

I’m not really one for social networking. I just don’t see the point for the most part. This may be partly due to the spammy nature of the popular one (you know the one). By spammy I don’t mean that … Continue reading →

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The Coming Apocalypse

Posted on February 23, 2012 by lost

The apocalypse is coming and it cannot be stopped. Let me assure you that I am not one of those religious nut jobs who climbs up on a soap box on a handy street corner to scream at passers by … Continue reading →

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Cineplex Fail!

Posted on February 22, 2012 by lost

So I decided to go to a movie at one of the local Cineplex multiplexes. That’s not particularly unusual nor is it noteworthy. Since I don’t particularly like dealing with the box office and I wanted to be sure of … Continue reading →

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Is the Earth Really Doomed?

Posted on November 24, 2011 by lost

If one listens to the currently fashionable hype, the entire planet is doomed simply because some primate creatures are muddling about on and near its surface. The hype can be succinctly summed up with the following statement: “ZOMG! The Earth … Continue reading →

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On Debt Ceilings and Defaults

Posted on July 25, 2011 by lost

There has been much commentary about the furore in Washington, DC. The US Treasury is running out of credit because it has reached the maximum it is allowed to borrow (the “debt ceiling”). Congress can fix that by raising the … Continue reading →

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Canada Post Shutdown

Posted on June 15, 2011 by lost

Canada Post is currently not operating. That means that no mail is being delivered anywhere in Canada. This is, of course, only the most recent development in a long running feud between CUPW and Canada Post. For the tl;dr crowd: … Continue reading →

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Census Time Again

Posted on May 4, 2011 by lost

Well, it’s census time again. Some might recall that I five years ago. To this day, I don’t know what they were thinking when they went with that overly complicated and buggy garbage in 2006. This year, however, the experience … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu 11.04 – Unity Fail!

Posted on April 29, 2011 by lost

Okay, so Ubuntu 11.04 is out. I braved the stampede and upgraded my notebook just to see what this Unity Desktop brouhaha is all about. The title of this post should give the astute reader the general gist of my … Continue reading →

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RIP Elisabeth Sladen

Posted on April 20, 2011 by lost

I don’t normally make much of a fuss about actors dying, even prominent ones from shows I enjoy. However, this one came as a shock, and not just to me.

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