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The big blue marble

Yesterday I realized that my favourite screensaver, xplanet, can load separate data files for elevation, specular reflectance (for bodies of water), and clou...

Well, that’s better

Discussing my recent post about Québec’s relationship with its immigrant population, this story came up, about a small town which has issued a public notice ...

Health Update

So I saw the orthopedist about my shoulder Monday, and it went fairly well — he overruled the generalist I had seen the week before, and told me there was no...

Vive le Québec libre de racisme

There have been lots of news stories lately about racism and Québec after a poll reported that 59% of Québec residents described themselves as ‘racist’. Qué...