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I'm Ryan. I am interested in philosophy and its connection to the world we operate in. This website contains a collection of thoughts and other items I find interesting.Search
Category Archives: Interesting
Curiosity about Curiosity
As we get closer to the launch of Curiosity, the more excited and interested I become. I think I first saw the video above in 2008, and was quite impressed- but on July 9th, 2010, engineers have installed and rotated … Continue reading
Earthquake in Ottawa! … a few photos.
I was sitting around minding my business when suddenly things started shaking, almost as if a large truck was driving by the building. The vibration became stronger, then suddenly the entire building started to jerk and my coffee spilled everywhere. … Continue reading
In all thy sons command… changing the national anthem.
Some have taken offence to the “sexist” word “son” as it appears in the national anthem of Canada: O Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all thy sons command. If anyone had actually bothered to use … Continue reading
Making a Cellphone
I find it almost awe inspiring to see the amount of work that goes in to making an electronic device, like a cell-phone… only to end up contemplating the number of these phones that will end their brief life in … Continue reading
Behold the Majesty of Nature
I usually put this on before bed, it’s very calming- very zen.
Ontario’s Olympic Torchbearer… on the Bus
The ancient Greeks had nothing on Ontario’s Olympic Torch Bearers- we deliver our eternal flame via public transportation.
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Tagged Eternal Flame, Greek, Olympics, Ottawa, Torch Bearer, Vancouver Olympics 2010
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The secret to good advertising:
Write the ad as if everyone in the ad is drunk.
Fantastic Artwork by SF’s Jeremy Fish
Fantastic work by San Francisco’s Jeremy Fish from design blog, City of Skies.