Monthly Archives: December 2024

Sorry Jim Baggott, but I do not for a moment believe that soviet communist philosophy shaped postwar quantum theory . While I can believe that some believers in social determinism felt threatened by the inherent uncertainties of quantum mechanics I can’t … Continue reading →

Note: This is not a work of scholarship so I have included no references, but all of the claims that follow are true – as can easily be verified by using google searches on the terms used to find links … Continue reading →

This avoidance scheme described below is a good part of the reason why I have always advocated that the value of all gifts should be taxed as income in the year received. Source: (1001) Colin Riegels’s answer to How do … Continue reading →

When I was little I enjoyed being read to – or listening to stories being read on the radio. And the performance of a raconteur still has its appeal for what it adds by way of  expression. It can also … Continue reading →

Source: Kingston ‘health homes’ put Jane Philpott’s vision of primary care to the test – The Globe and Mail