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by mast 8y ago
One of my favourite books is Turn Left at Orion by Guy Consolmagno. It describes the different astronomical objects that you can expect to see and how to find them in the sky. I think it also does a good job of setting expectations becau
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by mast 9y ago
"Fern says the animals talk to each other. Dr Dorian, do you believe animals talk?" I never heard one say anything," he replied. "But that proves nothing. It is quite possible that an animal has spoken to me and that I
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by mast 9y ago
I can understand how an illustrator could be bothered by something like this. It is your job to be accurate yet you see so many examples where others do not meet your own standards. Slightly off topic (and related to moths not butterflies)
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by mast 9y ago
In some parts of Canada (Ottawa at least), there is no shortage of French immersion programs if parents want them, and I at least haven't noticed any type of segregation. When my son started school, we were concerned about enrolling in
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by mast 9y ago
I don't think it has anything to do with size or population. Compare Canada with Australia. Canada's area is roughly 10 million km^2. In 2015, the population of Canada was ~36 million (3.6 people/km^2). Australia has an ar
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by mast 10y ago
I think so, but I'm not sure. The website says: For our friends writing from outside Canada, please note that we are unable to guarantee delivery times outside Canada. We will do our best to ensure replies are sent in a timely manner.
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by mast 10y ago
This article reminded me of the story about snake oil. At one time it was considered a traditional medicine. In the early 1900's products were sold claiming to contain snake oil but didn't. This lead to the modern usage of the
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by mast 10y ago
Address the letter to: Santa Claus, North Pole, H0H 0H0, Canada Make sure to include your return address, and Canada Post will make sure Santa's response gets back to you. https://www.canadapost.ca/cpo/mc/pers
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by mast 10y ago
It's funny, but I have to say that I've never heard the term cheese curls before. People in my area most always use "Cheezies". I guess this is a bit of a genericized trademark thing. The Cheezies brand is quite popul
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by mast 10y ago
The Canadian equivalent was in North Bay Ontario. I worked there briefly in the '90s. It was an interesting experience. I remember the guards and the bus ride to the bottom always made me nervous. https://legionmagazine.co
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7,500 people to get texts asking for info in homicide(cbc.ca)
2 points by mast 10y ago|0 comments
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by mast 10y ago
Oh, I think they're still going to be a big employer, just not in Canada: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/bombardier... The layoffs mentioned here seem to be more related to the rail division tha
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by mast 10y ago
The airfields were part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, and they were all over Canada. Pilots were trained for WWII. I believe my grandfather was training in Gimli Manitoba when the war ended. https://en.wikipedi
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Big Ag forces firing of long-time Farm News cartoonist(foodpolitics.com)
2 points by mast 10y ago|0 comments
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by mast 11y ago
Very cool. It reminds me about a book I read called "In Search of Planet Vulcan" ( http://www.amazon.com/In-Search-Planet-Vulcan-Clockwork/dp/0... ). Before Einstein, astronomers tried to explain the moti
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Face(robbykraft.com)
2 points by mast 11y ago|0 comments
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Reduced lateral separation introduced over the North Atlantic(nats.aero)
2 points by mast 11y ago|0 comments
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Feedback Loops: How to Master the Invisible Hand That Shapes Our Lives(jamesclear.com)
2 points by mast 11y ago|0 comments
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by mast 11y ago
What do you mean by tech background? Herbert Hoover was an engineer before he became president.
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by mast 11y ago
I don't see signs of drones getting smaller. It seems to me they will only get bigger and heavier especially if companies like Amazon are going to be using them to deliver products.
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Airbnb to be targeted in Quebec bill(cbc.ca)
2 points by mast 11y ago|0 comments
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by mast 12y ago
I can't help but think about V'Ger. As a machine it was only capable of pure, cold logic with no emotion, but with its new-found sentience V'ger began to question its own existence. It asked the philosophical questions faced
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NASA Takes One Small Step Back into Space(slate.com)
3 points by mast 12y ago|0 comments
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by mast 12y ago
Attilla Danko has some really useful information on his website http://cleardarksky.com/csk/ He can generate clear sky charts for most of Canada and the U.S. You can see light pollution maps and there are links to thi
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by mast 12y ago
I like the idea of meal planning, but most applications don't work for me. Most meal planners I've come across are similar to this one. You randomly pick recipes and a grocery list gets generated for you. I want to work the othe
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by mast 12y ago
That's good. It reminds me of a recent blog post by Yoni Freedhoff about nutritionists posting sponsored tweets. Often the disclosure is not at all obvious. http://www.weightymatters.ca/2014/07/7-nutrition-h
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by mast 12y ago
I enjoyed these two: * In Search of Planet Vulcan, by Richard Baum and William Sheehan * The Northern Lights, by Lucy Jago Both are more about the scientists and astronomers than about NASA space missions, but I found both very int
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by mast 12y ago
When I read this I though of all the articles I've read about landing page optimization. The tips are quite similar, and I suppose that makes sense. Both are trying to guide you to a specific spot(s) on a page.
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The Restaurant Menu That Nudges People Toward Healthy Food(theatlantic.com)
2 points by mast 12y ago|1 comments
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by mast 12y ago
I had certainly not heard of Isaac Roberts before today. This was interesting. Years ago I began experimenting with astrophotography using my 8" Meade Schmidt–Cassegrain telescope. I actually used a cheap webcam with the lens remove

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