Author Archives: Larry Russwurm

About Larry Russwurm

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

Universal Symbols Aren’t Universal

Posted on 3 June 2017 by Larry Russwurm

See the two yellow lines in the image. The universal symbol that they impart is that a vehicle that fits can drive between the yellow lines up to the curb. What is meant to be conveyed by the image of … Continue reading →

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Did Ancient Species Go Extinct or Did They Have a More Honourable Group Suicide?

Posted on 27 May 2017 by Larry Russwurm

Can some species reliably see the future? Well obviously human beings can’t as noted by their laughable track record in this endeavour (see most of science fiction). But perhaps, just perhaps, other species can. They might see the growth of … Continue reading →

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My Plan to Counterfeit and Never Get Caught

Posted on 20 May 2017 by Larry Russwurm

Since 1967, it is my belief that there are 6 852 different coins in circulation in Canada and we are somehow supposed to recognize them all as legal tender. So, yes, I intend to counterfeit coins. In 1967, it was … Continue reading →

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The Down Side to Kirk’s Good Ol’ Boxing

Posted on 13 May 2017 by Larry Russwurm

The first thing I’d like to say about boxing aliens is that human beings are likely mediocre fighters. So half of all alien species are stronger than us just like half of all alien species are weaker than us. For … Continue reading →

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Rivers in the Sky -Taking the Fun Out of Flying Cars

Posted on 6 May 2017 by Larry Russwurm

Do you think your normal pilot’s licence is good enough for you to take to the air in a flying car? It won’t be when we all have flying cars and our cities get bigger. There are just way too … Continue reading →

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Creep Creep

Posted on 22 April 2017 by Larry Russwurm

Can we all just agree that marketers are overwhelmingly creeps? It seems the lot are driven to exaggerations and hyperbole in the effort to sell us anything at all. Today I’d like to talk about the exaggerations in “technical” fields. … Continue reading →

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The Canadian Duel

Posted on 15 April 2017 by Larry Russwurm

(Showdown at the Number 12 Bus) There I was, embarking on the simple task of taking the number 12 bus. A crowd had built up as the bus pulled up and let out its passengers. That went orderly enough but … Continue reading →

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Vaguest Shortened Name

Posted on 8 April 2017 by Larry Russwurm

There is a danger when you shorten too much, which can happen as English sometimes is a more concise language. You can lose information – important information. Which is usually bad. But in this day and age that might be … Continue reading →

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History is Bunk

Posted on 1 April 2017 by Larry Russwurm

Mass production great, Henry Ford, once said that “History is bunk”. Now, Henry Ford is long dead so we have historians to thank for preserving this quote and passing it down through the ages. If history is bunk, then, the … Continue reading →

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Men Without Audible Voices

Posted on 25 March 2017 by Larry Russwurm

In the eighties, I went to Montreal and my brother and sister took me to a bar that Ivan Doroschuk was known to frequent. I had heard of him because I liked the pop band Men Without Hats that he … Continue reading →

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