Category Archives: Fun Stuff

Apollo on the Loose!

Ok… I’ve heard of pretty fancy rollout ideas for software, but I’m thinking D’Arcy may have gone a little far on this one… From New York Newsday… BostonHerald.com – Circus tiger shocks a few New Yorkers during brief escape Yup … Continue reading

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BBC: E-mail provides Arctic lifeline

E-mail provides Arctic lifeline Michelle — Resist the urge to say — now isn’t this cool? Ah well… Failed that. When we think of designing for students in less than ideal Internet conditions… hard to top 2.4 Kbps… I have … Continue reading

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It’s not a Simpsons episode…

But it could be.. From the BBC… Twitchers watch robin served rare ’nuff said..

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But does he know the word haemetite?

Or is that hematite, like I was taught in my native country? Sorry — I’m on a Mars kick these days … But this one is priceless… BBC NEWS – Parrot’s oratory stuns scientists Seems this Parrot has a vocabulary … Continue reading

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Gung Haggis Fat Choy!

Gotta love these Canadian traditions… nice blend of cultures! GungHaggisFatChoy :: Gung Haggis Fat Choy 2004 Toddish McWong’s Robbie Burns Chinese New Year Dinner…

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Grokker

Via a CNN article, Going deeper than Google, comes info regarding a nifty little visualization tool for Internet Searches, Grokker 2.Latest version is currently only available for the PC, with a Mac version promised soon, this tool takes searches and … Continue reading

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Opus is Back!

I might be the only person in the world that did not realize it was coming… But boy was it awesome to see Opus back in the local funnies (featured in our Vancouver Province today)…. Now, if I could only … Continue reading

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Earth as Art

From Teaching and Developing online comes this extraordinary link… Earth as Art — one of the Library of Congress Collections. These are the sites that draw me back to my geological roots… Ok, they just make me say .. ooooooo….. … Continue reading

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Vancouver – o-pan-o-rama O’History -> oh my!

This is WAY more cool than cool. Check out the panoramas at the The Changing City – 1978 and Now site. Make sure that you scroll right as the picture fades from left to right. Not only are these amazing … Continue reading

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Big Hair, Big Homes & Big Deals

Well, here I am in Dallas… and no lie, the hotel brochure dubs Dallas the land of “…big hair, big homes and big deals”. Funny — I have seen quite a few big homes and even bigger highways… but luckily … Continue reading

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