Monthly Archives: May 2016

Heat Wave Snobbery

Posted on 28 May 2016 by Larry Russwurm

I’ve been shocked to hear The Weather Network in Canada repeating the same dogma over the last few years. That is that a heat wave is defined to be at least 3 days in a row of temperatures above 32 … Continue reading →

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Greetings From the Left End of Toronto

Posted on 21 May 2016 by Larry Russwurm

It’s angered me at least three times this year that Kitchener-Waterloo, Cambridge, Guelph and Brantford have all been included in maps that were said to represent the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). I have always felt that these cities were just … Continue reading →

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Canada: Cheated Into Conserving in the Seventies

Posted on 14 May 2016 by Larry Russwurm

If you think the conservation nazis are tough these days, you must admit that they are at least trying to be honest. Previously they got their way by cheating the public in 1970s Canada. You probably have not heard even … Continue reading →

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The Personality of Graphers

Posted on 7 May 2016 by Larry Russwurm

Most people will interpolate graphs. Interpolating is an educated guess saying that, with uniform points on either side, you can assume points in the middle follow the same shape which is sometimes a straight line. For instance the grid like … Continue reading →

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