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Atheist Advent Calendar – Day 9 – Music Monday – “You only need to pray in a particular spot/To a particular version of a particular god/And if you pull that off without a hitch/He will fix one eye of one middle-class white bitch”

This story of Sam’s has but a single explanation: a surgical God who digs on magic explanations. It couldn’t be mistaken attribution of causation, born of a coincidental temporal correlation, exacerbated by a general lack of education vis-a-vis physics in Sam’s parish congregation. And it couldn’t be that all these pious people are liars. It […]

Posted 09 December 2013 § Humour § MusicMonday § PopCulture § UK § Video § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

Atheist Advent Calendar – Day 7 – Is “Faith” Just Another Way To Say “Pretending Really Hard”?

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Posted 07 December 2013 § Humour § Wisdom § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Atheist Advent Calendar – Day 6 – Are Religions Unfair To Women?

It’s a long documentary so let’s just say the short answer (at least in my view) is: yes! Given what day it is today, I can’t help but think about the fourteen female engineering students killed twenty-four years ago today. They weren’t murdered for religious reasons. But as part of my thoughts on this sad day […]

Posted 06 December 2013 § Canada § MemoryLane § Sasha § Video § Wisdom § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Friday Fun Link – Wikipedia’s List of Emerging Technologies

Covering all kinds of sectors from energy to manufacturing to health and more.  Fascinating glimpse at the near future.

Posted 08 November 2013 § FridayFunLink § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

Friday Fun Link – The Taxonomy of Brewing: 500 Beers on One Ridiculous Chart

Yes, please!

Posted 11 October 2013 § FridayFunLink § Infographic ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

The Story Behind the Development of the First iPhone

This in-depth look at the behind-the-scenes developments that led to the creation of the first iPhone is filled with all kinds of stories of innovation on a tightrope. It’s positively shocking how close the first iPhone launch (with a demo product that was apparently held together by duct tape and wishes!) came to being a […]

Posted 06 October 2013 § MemoryLane § Technology § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Why I’m Voting “Yes” in the #yqr #wwtp Referendum (And No, It’s Not For The Reasons You Might Expect)

  Like the title says, I’m voting “Yes” in the Regina Waste Water Treatment Plant Referendum. But it’s not for the reason you might expect… I think I’ve mentioned in passing on this blog that I sometimes regret getting more heavily involved in party politics, first by joining Ryan Meili’s 2009 Sask NDP Leadership bid […]

Posted 22 September 2013 § Canada § Jobs § Pace § Photo § Politics § Saskatchewan § Wisdom ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , , ,

The Fair Phone: The World’s First Fair Trade, Environmentally Audited Smart Phone

Feel guilty about how your smartphone was made and by whom?  Perhaps the Fair Phone is for you! (If Fair Phone sounds too good to be true, you have another good option – buy second-hand tech instead of running to buy the latest and greatest, most fashionable device.) (via MetaFilter)

Posted 12 September 2013 § Technology ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: , ,

What’s Different In Canada?

Happy Canada Day!

Posted 30 June 2013 § Canada § Humour ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , ,

*Please* Don’t Believe In Psychics. Please! Pretty Please!!!

My life has developed over the years to a point where I endeavour to lead my life and make my decisions from a place that’s focused on using evidence, science, skepticism and facts to determine how I understand and interact with the world.  This is the culmination of many things coming together – my lifelong […]

Posted 08 May 2013 § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,