As the phrase goes, “Hockey’s back.” I watched the first TSN broadcast of the new season tonight. My technical knowledge of hockey is so limited it’s not worth discussing. But, I did enjoy the play I watched, and the new rules appeared to work very well. The two line passes, in particular, were really exciting. […]
Author Archives: the proprietor
Don’t Ask Jeeves, Ask the Boring Website
21 September 2005 – 10:40 pm
Why does branding attract so much taken-too-seriously foolishness? I just read that Ask Jeeves is firing their mascot. As soon as I saw the headline (before reading any of the article) I thought to myself, “that’s dumb”. Clicking through and reading the article only strengthed my opinion of the change. I’ve always thought that having […]
New Trigonometry?
17 September 2005 – 9:12 pm
The term new trigonometry is not something I ever expected to see. Maybe I’m simply out of my knowledge league, but the idea particularly odd and a bit wacky. Of course, it would be fantastically cool if it works as advertised. I may just have to read the book. Link via tech.memeorandum.
Alternative Fuels Projects
There’s no doubt that alternative fuels projects are popular in Manitoba right now. First an expansion was announced for the Husky ethanol plant and now I read that there’s a planned biodiesel plant in Shoal Lake. Ethanol obviously has an established market along with guaranteed growth courtesy of the provincial regulations requiring its use, but […]