Monthly Archives: March 2022

They say “We need your feedback to understand how we can improve your experience on our website” Well here’s my response: The site sometimes allows BCid verification as an option and sometimes not. And when I try to use by … Continue reading →

It should be no surprise to either of my readers that I would be inclined to supplement these nine steps to net zero with a tenth – namely to explore the increased use of plastics as building materials. See also … Continue reading →

Something that really troubled me at the great BC climate marches of the last decade was the presence of a large and loud anti-site-C brigade. Source: The BC Government Tapes: Climate, Energy and Site C | The Tyee

The examples in this article are just the tip of the iceberg. And appeals to “the science” in support of whatever action plan one has in mind are unfortunately, I think, a big contributor to public skepticism about things that … Continue reading →

This is a direct copy for my own easy reference from this page at ars-nova.com Why doesn’t “do-re-mi” start on A? Question: We can recite the notes as either DO, RE, MI etc, or as A, B, C, etc. Why doesn’t … Continue reading →

A recent Quora question, asks “Is Noam Chomsky’s comment that ‘NATO should not have moved an inch east of Germany’ ignoring the desires of the eastern European states?” The use of direct quotes there is dishonest unless Chomsky actually said … Continue reading →