Earth hour scam
I captured this photo before I left for Japan. I think you would be hard-pressed to convince anyone with a lick of sense that Earth Hour is something other than a big advertising exercise. Hypocritical to say the least.
Category: Thoughts
Thoughts on the world and the things in it.
Problem with Earth Hour
inducWhy do we have an Earth hour? The earth is going to be here for billions of years, long after we are all gone. I guarantee it. If we pollute the world, to the point of no return and all human life ceases to exist, the planet will continue until …
Former Marine Advocate fights for Gay Marriage
New Hampshire has gay marriage. Now some republicans are trying to repeal it. He thinks they shouldn’t. How the Hell can anyone actually try to take away someone else’s right. Especially if they are claiming to be true Republicans and be for less intrusive government.
CRTC killing innovation
I had lunch yesterday with Chris Berry, and inevitably conversation drifted to the CRTC and usage based billing. Usage based billing sounds like a good idea on it’s face. Those who use it more should pay more, right? We do it with electricity and natural gas, so it’s not like …
We are all related
I am reading this book entitled One to Nine, the Inner Life of Numbers and I am currently on chapter 3, which is actually about the number 2. It uses genealogy to explain the importance of the number 2 and it’s implied meaning and I had a strange thought. In Dan Brown’s …
The TCC’s subtle racism
The TTC is racist. Or at the very least elitist. It’s a strong statement I know, but if you spend any amount of time riding the TTC you can see it. For example I have a completely unscientific but convincing study going of subway maps on the trains. I travel …
Toronto bag policy needs to be revamped
Toronto needs to revamp it’s plastic bag policy. Right now the city charges $0.05 per plastic bag. The money is charged by the vendors (grocery stores) and presumably goes into the city’s coffers. The city however set the price too low. Five cents is not an inconvenience, it’s not even noticeable. …
Privacy in Canada is dead
Privacy in Canada is officially dead. The supreme court of Canada has granted police the power to enlist a power company in monitoring some one’s energy consumption without a warrant in an attempt combat grow-ops. “The Constitution does not cloak the home in an impenetrable veil of privacy,” Justice Marie …