Friday, 11 March 2016
quote [ "When you go into jail and you're an inmate, and it's your first time, the other inmates automatically take advantage of you. They can sense it," ]
Not the most ideal holiday destination.
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Tuesday, 17 November 2015
quote [ Less than 6% of groundwater is replenished within 50 years
The water that supplies aquifers and wells that billions of people rely on around the world is mostly a non-renewable resource that could run out, a new Canadian-led study has found. While many people may think groundwater is replenished by rain and melting snow the way lakes and rivers are, underground water is actually renewed much more slowly. ] Nestle is trying to open another plant in southern Ontario. There are already areas in Ontario that are depleted so much that Nestle gives the locals free water from the plant. I`m not a fan of bottled water and carry a Nalgene most places I go.
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Wednesday, 11 November 2015
quote [ A new matchmaking app from a Toronto startup pairs amateur hockey teams with available goalies on demand ]
Great idea, hopefully this will make it a little easier to find goalies at your league level.
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Tuesday, 10 November 2015
quote [ The 2015 State Integrity Investigation finds it doesn't look good.
How does each state rank for transparency and accountability? The State Integrity Investigation used extensive research to grade the states based on the laws and systems they have in place to deter corruption. Use the interactive to see how states scored overall and explore how they performed in each of the 13 categories. ]
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Friday, 23 October 2015
quote [ "For years, there have been whispers at Idaho Fish and Game of a film, made around 1950, that showed how the Department relocated fur-bearing animals, like beavers, around the state. It supposedly included footage of the infamous airplane beaver drops." ]
Beaver away!
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Tuesday, 20 October 2015
quote [ In the 1930s, the U.S. government sent photographers to all the states to capture America "at her most vulnerable." ]
I like how's it's mapped out. Allows you to easily see the different areas of the US at the time.
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Thursday, 17 September 2015
quote [ Researchers argue widepread use of humanoid sex bots could hurt men, women and children.
Once confined to the worlds of science fiction and future-porn, humanoid sex robots are making their way to market fast — so fast that some scholars say we haven't had time as a society to prepare. ] I predict this will be bigger than the IPhone craze. Time to toss out the "real" girlfriend for my new one who arrives with express shipping.
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Saturday, 10 January 2015
quote [ The incident: A newspaper mentioned a city council member in an article.
The appropriate response: Nothing. The actual response: ] The follow up article by the newspaper had me in stitches but they end by making a great point.
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