Category Archives: Science

Stupid AI

Q: What’s long and hard on Gemini (Google’s AI)? A: Third Grade. I was curious how Gemini would handle this question so I asked it. It filibustered by not letting me get a word in edgewise while it recounted 6 … Continue reading

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Why Red Should Be Your Favourite Colour

Have you ever heard of red light therapy? That’s when red light is shone on your skin to help with various skin problems. It’s supposed to reduce wrinkles and help treat acne and scars. As well it’s supposed to help … Continue reading

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Early Spring 2026 Grab Bag o’ Humour

I’ve gotten 3 furniture things over the last 10 years and I have noticed a trend. Each piece needed some assembly. As a result an Allen key was provided. That’s not what was interesting. What was interesting was that each … Continue reading

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Crude Mission

I just heard that the first crude mission to the Moon since the seventies will happen shortly. I just wonder what the crude part of it meant. Maybe they’ll be using crude oil. Now that Iran is blocking a lot … Continue reading

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A Stupid Name

The Las Vegas hockey team chose a stupid name for their players. The Golden Knights implies they wear a suit of armour made of gold, This is a ridiculous idea. First of all gold is a denser material than the … Continue reading

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October 2025 Grab Bag o’ Humour

Wouldn’t you know it, that a rock star like Steven Tyler would sing the line “Life’s a journey not a destination.” That would be a rock star who has spent half his lifetime touring and thus been on a journey. … Continue reading

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Money is Time

The idea that money is time was not lost in science fiction. More than once I’ve seen monetary units be credits or person hours. This simple relationship is a sort of skewering of modern capitalist systems. And somehow it feels … Continue reading

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Bird Wings Good; Bat Wings Bad

Have you ever noticed that good religious creatures, like angels, have what can only be described as bird wings? Meanwhile, evil religious creatures, such as demons, have wings that are blatantly like that of a bat. The only bad thing … Continue reading

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Early Summer Grab Bag o’ Humour

Let’s not kid ourselves, the Grade 6 lobby is very powerful. What has it done to display its power? Well a few years ago it flexed its muscles and got Pluto demoted as a planet. Why? To make it easier … Continue reading

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Positive Role Models for the Overweight

Mike and Molly was a television show that tried to have positive role models with its two overweight leads. They both meet at an Overeaters Anonymous and end up having a romance. That romance is complicated by all their friends … Continue reading

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