Diesel awareness in North America improving

An article in this month’s Mechanical Engineering Magazine brings to light the many benefits of diesel powered passenger vehicles. The North American market has been adversely turned against the diesel, since the loud and smelly engines from GM and Ford in the past. As usual, the European consumer is more educated and aware […]

IBM, Sony, Toshiba - A sleeper Cell?

With Intel stumbling, AMD doing well with old technology, IBM-Sony-Toshiba have teamed up to take IBM’s Power CPU architecture (i.e. G5) to the next level. The new CPU, named the Cell, is targeted to take over the bit crunching of everything from your next-gen PlaySation to desktop/laptop to server to TV/media device. Some […]

Fuel Consumption Graph

I really don’t know why I’ve become so obsessed with mesuring the fuel consumtion of the new Jetta… I guess it is just how good the TDI compares to any gasser on the road.
I have put up a quick and dirty Summary.

Equal Marriage on the way

Yesterday the Minister of Justice, Irwin Cotler tabled the bill that will provide all people of this country the equal right to marriage. Read more about Bill 38 - Civil Marriage Act.
This Bill is merely a formality (same-sex marriage is already legal in 8 provinces and 1 territory, or 80% of the population) that […]

LaTeX source for MIS

I have had several requests for the LaTeX source for my Team’s MIS, for SFWR 4G06.
I have made the source available. For PDF versions of the MIS, and some of the other documents see here. I’ll someday get around to putting everything up, but usually I need a reminder (kick in the a$$), […]

Go Nuke?

This article at Wired discusses the revival of nuclear power as the best strategy at curbing dependence on hydrocarbon emitting fossil fuels.
Some of the notable points:

Coal burning plants release 100 times more radioactive material than an equivalent nuclear reactor - in to the air, not shielded storage units

Also, heavy metals and other noxious materials
Surprising pro-nukers; […]

It’s what day!?!

It feels like a few weeks have passed since returning from our honeymoon… then I look down at the iCal icon on the Dock [Feb 1] — WTF it has been 3 months. Where does the time go! I know the Earth has been spinning faster by 2.68 microseconds, but that is only […]