Author Archives: Larry Russwurm

About Larry Russwurm

Just another ranter on the Internet. Now in the Fediverse as @admin@larryrusswurm.org

Betelgeuse

As an amateur astronomer, I eventually ran into the name Betelgeuse. Only about 50 stars have proper names (rather than unique tags) and this was one of them. I tripped over this name when I first encountered it. Was it … Continue reading

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Gordon

In the realm of music, Gordie Tapp was the first Canadian Gordon who made it big. He was in the country field. Indeed, he was a regular on the country show, Hee Haw. He only had a couple hits because … Continue reading

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Best Posts of 2024

It is boxing week, again, where I try to highlight some of my best posts of the last year. At the start of this year I trot out one of my pet peeves. In Summiting Everest, you can easily tell … Continue reading

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Squeamish About Bitcoin

First of all, Bitcoin is a non fungible token or NFT. Doesn’t that sound kind of icky to you? It does to me. But we can forgive Bitcoin for that. Especially if the NFT keeps rising in value. Which it … Continue reading

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Performance Enhancing AI

In my opinion, performance enhancing AI is exactly like performance enhancing drugs in sports. Performance enhancing AI should be banned in the fine arts when it comes to prizing. Why? Because the jobs that pay in the fine arts are … Continue reading

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Consonants Need Vowels?

I remember being told that consonants need vowels by one of my elementary school teachers. I remember repeating this to my oldest sister, Lynda, after she had a kid or two. Lynda said no you don’t need a vowel sound … Continue reading

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The Roaring Lion

If you heard the name of the famous photograph, The Roaring Lion, and asked to see it, I’m sure you would be confused. Firstly there is no image of an actual lion in this photograph. Instead you would see a … Continue reading

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November 2024 Grab Bag o’ Humour

Let’s say you wish to swear geographically. What would be the best way to go about this? Well you may be up Schitt’s Creek without a paddle. What the Fukishima is wrong with me? If you don’t like it you … Continue reading

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Rogaine Rogan

Joe Rogan is a famous podcaster. You may not be aware of the fact that people are attracted to their own names or very similar names. For instance Lawrences often become lawyers and Dennises often become dentists. So that’s why … Continue reading

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The Mr Universe Pageant

For those who don’t know, the Mr. Universe pageant is all about body building. Those who have built their bodies to the maximum musculature are vying for the best bodies to be determined by the hopefully neutral judges. They are … Continue reading

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