Author Archives: Larry Russwurm

About Larry Russwurm

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

All Fool’s Eve

Posted on 1 April 2010 by Larry Russwurm

All Fool’s Eve was first started in the 12th century at the court of King Gustaf in Latvia. Unable to decide which jester he liked the most he created a night of competition for the fools in the eve of … Continue reading →

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Not Novel

Posted on 27 March 2010 by Larry Russwurm

There is a major schism that exists in the writing world. The two sides are usually called “literature” and “genre”. Literature is usually that which gets taught in English classes and genre usually means any important genre, ie. western, romance, … Continue reading →

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The Joy of Public Transit

Posted on 24 March 2010 by Larry Russwurm

There’s something new with my public transit. It’s the best thing in buses since the advent of air conditioning. Yes, if you have a car you can probably guess what it is. Global positioning. It doesn’t come with a map … Continue reading →

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What Has Fair Trade Coffee Spawned?

Posted on 20 March 2010 by Larry Russwurm

You’ve probably heard of Fair Trade Coffee over the last few years. I think it has become popular due to documentaries spreading the idea that the coffee grower makes next to nothing in the production of this crop. If you … Continue reading →

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Patents vs. Copyrights

Posted on 13 March 2010 by Larry Russwurm

A copyright lasts for the artist’s lifetime plus 75 years. A patent lasts 20 years. Is this even close to being fair? I can kind of see it. A patent can directly be responsible for saving someone’s life. If you … Continue reading →

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Entitled Alanis

Posted on 6 March 2010 by Larry Russwurm

If you hadn’t heard, Alanis Morissette wrote the song Ironic in 1995 and despite its mega success, had the definition of ironic wrong. At least I think she did. My dictionary defines irony ( it doesn’t have a separate place … Continue reading →

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Updates

Posted on 1 March 2010 by Larry Russwurm

Cheaters: Even more suspiciously, Canada finished the Vancouver Olympics with 14 gold medals. This many golds is a record for any winter Olympics by any country. Bear in mind Canada’s Own the Podium program has only been going for 5 … Continue reading →

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Cheaters

Posted on 27 February 2010 by Larry Russwurm

At one time Canada had a national embarrassment. You see we held the summer Olympics in Montreal in 1976 and we failed to get a gold medal. It was such a blatantly honest performance that the IOC let us host … Continue reading →

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Another Fine Back Up

Posted on 20 February 2010 by Larry Russwurm

Lines are needed during any spacewalk. In the frictionless environment up there, the only thing to push off against is the spaceship. There is nothing to push back against to get back to the spaceship. Thus, the line is the … Continue reading →

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Slackers

Posted on 13 February 2010 by Larry Russwurm

The spectacle that’s called the Winter Olympics is soon to start in Vancouver and that got me to thinking. Why is it that athletes are still setting world records? And it seems that they are doing it with regularity. I’d … Continue reading →

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