Category Archives: technical issues

squareCircleZ » Another semi-log graph from Alexa – imeem

Posted on 2007-05-27 by alan

squareCircleZ » Another semi-log graph from Alexa – imeem

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OLPC&CoL

Posted on 2007-04-30 by alan

This from Stephen Downes is, for me, a reminder to consider whether any of my stuff might be useful One Laptop Per Child and/or the Commonwealth of Learning.

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BBC NEWS reports British chemists as pointing out the difference between an admission test for Chinese science undergrads and a UK university’s diagnostic test for incoming students. But perhaps they are comparing Chinese apples with British oranges (or vice versa?) … Continue reading →

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The DNA of Religious Faith

Posted on 2007-04-25 by alan

David Barash reviews some theories of religion in an article in The Chronicle: 4/20/2007

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squareCircleZ on Biorhythms

Posted on 2007-04-24 by alan

In squareCircleZ » Trig graphs – how do you feel today?, Murray Bourne at squareCircleZ has a nice Flash gizmo to show biorhythm graphs and links to a site debunking their validity. Actually I think a nice lesson based on … Continue reading →

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squareCircleZ » Update to layout and CSS

Posted on 2007-04-16 by alan

Someone else has also been working on layout. I’ll have to compare notes.

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CSS Scale Images

Posted on 2007-04-13 by site admin

This CSS Scale Image Html Tutorial may help save the theme from breaking up when the browser’s text presentation is resized.

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Including Pages in WPSearch

Posted on 2007-04-13 by site admin

This is a hack by ‘RandomRandy’ of the wp-includes/query.php file which does the job for WP2.1

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Robert Lanza’s “New Theory of the Universe”

Posted on 2007-03-14 by alan

This is generally well-informed nonsense from a very smart nut.

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Math Awareness Month

Posted on 2007-03-09 by alan

April is Mathematics Awareness Month and this year the American Mathematical Society, the American Statistical Association, the Mathematical Association of America, and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics have announced that the theme for Mathematics Awareness Month 2007 is … Continue reading →

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Faces Just 6 Pixels Wide

Posted on 2007-03-09 by alan

This post by Stephen Downes presents an interesting link, but I don’t agree that it supports his thesis about human reasoning. Pattern recognition at this level is characteristic of many species and devices, and it’s a capability that is probably … Continue reading →

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BC-Alberta Trade Agreement Scuppers CO2 Reduction in BC

Posted on 2007-02-21 by alan

This Tyee Article about TILMA shows how its restrictions on differential regulation make it virtually impossible for one province to implement stricter standards (in any area).

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bavatuesdays

Posted on 2007-02-14 by alan

bavatuesdays something to read about wordpress multi-user

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AlterNet: EnviroHealth: Renewables Can Turn the Tide on Global Warming

Posted on 2007-02-12 by alan

AlterNet: EnviroHealth: Renewables Can Turn the Tide on Global Warming

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Hours of Daylight

Posted on 2007-02-12 by alan

Thanks to Zac at squareCircleZ for pointing out the dawn and dusk graphs at Gaisma as real-life examples of approximate sine graphs. In fact the true time of noon appears to oscillate slightly with a 6 month period so that … Continue reading →

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Why I Have Not Read ‘Heat’

Posted on 2007-02-02 by alan

According to his publisher’s web blurb, George Monbiot has established that “we need a 90% cut in our emissions within 25 years if we are to stop ourselves reaching the point where the “climate feedback” becomes unstoppable”, and “for the … Continue reading →

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Lights Out!

Posted on 2007-02-01 by alan

Unfortunately I don’t think this initiative has had enough publicity in this part of the world for there to be a noticeable dip as seen by BC Hydro but there’s nothing wrong with joining in to the extent that we … Continue reading →

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