Who knew that a drought in Australia would have such long-lasting implications for the rest of the world? In 2008, the land down under suffered a devastating blow when it failed to reap sufficient yields of staple grains like wheat. As a result, countries like Japan that rely heavily on imports to feed its people [...]
The amount of time, money, and energy people spend being terrified of terrorists is downright incredible. Everyone has probably heard about the supposed “failed attempt” of a Nigerian man to ignite his underwear bomb on a flight bound for Detroit a few weeks ago by now. I say supposed because according to a quick Google [...]
What the heck is wrong in the world, lately? It seems that nobody is held accountable for their actions when visiting foreign nations anymore, and it has got to stop.
Today two American reporters were given a pardon from Dear Leader for sneaking into North Korea from China for their little TV show which, in North [...]
It seems like only yesterday that the International Astronomical Union declared that Pluto was no longer a planet, instead dubbing the tiny rock a “Dwarf Planet.” However, here we are a little more than two years later and the American state of Illinois has returned the previous title of “planet” to the world discovered by [...]
Why is it that so many people feel that science and religion are mutually exclusive? While there is ample evidence of religion outright rejecting the findings of many of the world’s most formidable scientists, there is no solid reason to think that a person must choose one over the other. Or is there?
Yesterday [...]
In the final weeks of 2008, Japan’s government put quite a bit of legislation through the house, one of which involves billions of tax dollars in the form of subsidies for solar panel installation in the coming year. This “Solar Subsidy” comes less than three years after a similar program was cancelled by the [...]
01.2.09 | Japan, Politics, Technology | Jason
Perhaps the title is a little over dramatic, but Australia’s move to begin filtering the internet has left me wondering what effect this might have on other western nations. According to articles on the ABC, the BBC and the CBC, the Australian government is due to start a series of field trials to filter [...]
12.4.08 | Internet, Online Crime, Politics, Technology, World | Jason
Since their fall from power in 2006, Canada’s Liberal Party has been struggling to keep itself afloat in a sea of angry people. Although the days of the super majorities enjoyed by the powerful and charismatic Jean Chrétien have long since passed, advantages of such a position has not been forgotten. It’s for [...]
A young couple walked down the sidewalk during the night, laughing at some private joke that only they could understand. Upon seeing a large orange construction cone the young man, no more than 19 years old, knocked it over. For reasons unknown to anyone, the two intoxicated youths started laughing again.
“To the young [...]
11.6.08 | Politics, Technology | Jason
“I guess I can’t go back,” he said to me as we walked down the crowded street.
Curiosity piqued, I asked for clarification.
“The wrong guy won, which means that there’s no point going back.”
“You supported McCain, then?”
“I support anyone that’s not some dumb Islamic terrorist from Kenya. I thought the President of the United States [...]
According to recently declassified records dating back to the Cold War, two American F 86-D Saber attack jets were scrambled to confront an unidentified flying object in UK airspace during the spring of 1957. One of the pilots, Milton Torres, was only seconds away from firing a salvo consisting of two dozen rockets at the [...]
A few days ago, while telling me how stupid I was for saying that I wanted a notebook computer to last at least 15 years...
The countdown is almost up on this year's winter Japanese Language Proficiency Test, and thousands of people residing bo...
Do you ever wonder about your neighbours? I wrote a few months ago about how one of my neighbours has the same camouflag...
Believe it or not, I had a terrible habit back in Canada. It wasn't one with drugs, alcohol, women, or even excessive ...
Over the last decade or so I've been battling a bunch of minor problems such as insomnia, headaches, chest pain, and blo...