Author Archives: Dave
Canada: Trending Towards Ignorance
Here we see a trend towards ignorance initiated by policies of the Harper Government, which took office by a slim majority in 2006. Numbers are derived from data compiled by John Dupuis in his post, The Canadian War on Science: … Continue reading
Howard and Amy
On a visit to Peterborough, Ontario, we stopped to visit Amy’s grandfather, Howard Vaughan, and were treated to some lovely songs and stories about his early days as a meteorologist in the second world war. Here’s a video clip of … Continue reading
How to make a Facebook album public
Open Facebook and go into your album. Change the privacy setting to Public. This lets everyone, (including sane folks without FB accounts), to view the contents of your photo album. But that’s what you want, right. Copy and share the … Continue reading
Bill and Mary (Christiano) Dumaresq
Grandpa and Grandma (with big brother Mikey in the middle) back in the days when you didn’t look into the camera unless you were a kid. Grandpa was a detective with the Vancouver Police Force. Started as a Beat cop … Continue reading
Frank and Maude (Mahoney) Dumaresq
From Darrell Dumaresq (son/of Bill, s/o Frank, s/o Joe, g-s/o Perry): “Jo and I were thinking of something to send you, we recalled you asking for a pic of Frank and Maude (your great grand parents) I can’t remember whether … Continue reading
Joe Dumaresq
I think Frank is second from the left behind Kitty and G’pa Joe. I’ll check when I can. My g’pa Jim is the lower right. -Ann Cameron. (Thanks Ann!) Some history about Joe’s Grandfather, Perry Dumaresq: This is a historical … Continue reading
WikiLeaks Relations?
What would you discover if you took the documents from, say WikiLeaks #CableGate, and performed relationship analytics on them through a social network analyser like AutoMap or some such tool? What would it show? A tangle? A jungle? Or a … Continue reading
Goodbye PayPal!
I closed my PayPal account today, and in the process told them why. Now you must imagine that I’m typing into a small text box, and my session has already expired once, forcing me to retype the entire harangue–bother–so the … Continue reading
HOWTO: Build a Low Tech Stationary and Wearable Cloaking Device
Okay, I’ve been sitting on this one for a couple years now – way too long! It’s time to revealed it to the world (let me know if you google any prior art). Lets begin with the Stationary Cloaking Device. … Continue reading
Could Heart Monitor iPhone app assist in monitoring cardiovascular diseases?
The Public Health Agency of Canada’s website states, Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in adult Canadian men and women. After looking at the Heart Monitor for iPhone app, which allows you to find your heart rate, It … Continue reading