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Author Archives: Larry Russwurm
How to Increase the Number of Canadian Hockey Stars
I was first pointed out the selection bias in the NHL by the writings of Malcolm Gladwell. He noted that more NHL caliber players were born in the first three months of the year than any other three months. The … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Social Science, Sports, Wry
Tagged 14.5 % of players were born in last quarter of year, 36 % of NHL players were born in first quarter of year, any community with 2 teams the same age should divide by half years, birthday in first quarter of year, birthday in last quarter of year, if we don't start this some other country will, long time for pay off, Malcolm Gladwell, NHL caliber players, not a hard sell to parents of kids born in 2nd half of year, players start at 4 or 5 when months matter, selection bias, should lead to more good players, two hockey systems
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Fewer Colds, Coughs, and Flus?
I have now heard people my age and older mocking the young for sneezing into the inner elbow part of their sleeve. What? Are you serious? Are you so intent on mocking the young that you don’t realize that this … Continue reading
Posted in Science, Social Science, Wee Bit O' Humour
Tagged cold, cough, coughing into your inner elbow, dip to taste, double dipped finger, face masks, fist bump, flu, germaphobes, hand sanitizer, hand shake, hospitals, hygiene, ick factor, kids today, licking finger to turn page, millenials, public places, retirement homes, SARS, sneezes can be clocked at 100 mph, sneezing into your inner elbow
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See! 1984 Didn’t Happen!
I am just old enough to have gone through high school in 1984. Being science fiction literate, I was aware of George Orwell’s prognosis for that year. But Big Brother didn’t show up that year, at least not as heralded … Continue reading
Posted in History, Politics, Science, Science Fiction, Wry
Tagged 1984, 1984 as guidebook, AIs are good enought for limited things, album, big brother, book, Cameras are really cheap, Canada has secret trials, David Lee Roth, dictatorships, facial recognition software works now, fake news, free countries, George Orwell, Trump, Van Halen, watchdog media
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A Letter to the Editor of the Kitchener Post
I have written this letter to the editor in response to a letter in the Kitchener Post (a newspaper local to me), Climate Change Gurus Have No Evidence published on January 11, 2018 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. I think you … Continue reading
Posted in Announcements, Politics, Science, Wry
Tagged .4 m ocean level rise, .8 degree celsius temperature increase since 1970, Al Gore, Antarctica, average surface temperature of earth, better hurricane projections, big oil, big tobacco, board up house because of hurricane, climate.gov, Europe, flee hurricane, global warming, Greendland, Kitchener, Kitchener Post, leading climate change advocate, Lloyd Fex, more hurricane deaths in early 1900s, NOAA, severity of hurricanes by deaths, severity of hurricanes by unadjusted dollars of damage, spot hurricanes by satellite, US Weather online, we're supposed to notice a .03 sq. mi. increase in the total polar ice cap., YouTube
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My Best Posts of the Year 2017
If you think my annual post about my favourites from the past year is a cop out, you are absolutely correct. I give myself one week a year when I don’t have to think of anything new and shiny. It … Continue reading
Posted in Announcements, Humour, Writing
Tagged boo to Poll Daddy, comic pages, favourites, happy 2018, memory getting worse, Nooz Spun Right, posts, water roads
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Water Roads
“Well,” the tour guide explained to the aliens aboard the gondola, “We humans accidentally had the city of Venice sink beneath the waves. But before that happened, for a long time it sank slowly and we were treated to some … Continue reading
Posted in Geography, History, Science, Science Fiction, Wee Bit O' Humour
Tagged arctic and antarctic, coastal cities, Earth, fossil fuels, global warming, gondola, industrial revolution, July 13, Manhattan, Manhattan henge, sunset, two thousand foot buildings. thousand foot buildings, Venice, water roads, we meant to do this, what do we tell the aliencs?
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Canada’s Cultural Prosaic
For those who don’t know, prosaic means boring. Canada has long been smug about its cultural mosaic. This differs from the American melting pot. Instead of people from different cultures changing to fit in, the official line in Canada is … Continue reading
Posted in Geography, History, Humour, Politics
Tagged America, Canada, Caribbana, Caribbean, cultural clubs, cultural mosaic, excitement can sure be scary, genocide, German, Irish, Kitchener, melting pot, nuclear powers, Oktoberfest, prosaic, St. Patrick's Day, Toronto, Utopias are boring, war
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The Golden Age of Alcohol
The evils of alcohol were delineated all across North America which eventually led to prohibition, or the dark ages for alcohol. Of course many people were addicts of alcohol so they maintained their supply no matter how severe the penalties. … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, Science, Wee Bit O' Humour
Tagged alcohol, alcohol good for your health?, binging, dark ages for alcohol, did alcohol giants bankroll some studies?, don't get a buzz with metering, golden age of alcohol, high fat diet does not lead to lesser life expectancy, life expectancy, metering, prohibition, resveratrol, the evils of alcohol, the French
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The Star Wars Crapfest
Star Wars is half decent entertainment for your buck. There are interesting visuals, a fast moving story and even some growth in the characters at times. But it isn’t very good science fiction. Why is this a problem for me? … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Science Fiction, Stage and Screen
Tagged 1/4 of a bookstore science fiction is Star wars, Alexa, bad science fiction, BB8, Chewbacca, Chewie almost certainly sheds, clean room, entertainment, giant hairnet, Millennium Falcon, most of the Empire is wheelchair compatible, R2D2, R2D2 and BB8 don't do stairs, Siri, Star Trek, Star Wars, the Empire, the rebel alliance, translator, vehicle to sell toys
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