Archive for ‘September, 2005’

In praise of price gouging

datePosted on 09:24, September 7th, 2005 by Brian

Pass laws to punish people who charge more for products with high demand? If you say yes, you should get a refresher in economics from John Stossel.

The Question of Non-Human Intelligence

datePosted on 11:10, September 2nd, 2005 by Brian

I need to read this when I get a chance.

Killer whale school

datePosted on 11:01, September 2nd, 2005 by Brian

Clever whale uses fish to catch seagulls
I believe killer whales and dolphins are a lot smarter than most people give them credit for. I wouldn’t be surprised if they are “intelligent”. After all, they communicate with each other. They can learn new behaviours and teach them to each other. What makes us intelligent? Is it because we build things? So do ants, termites and any number of other creatures. Because we can think in abstract terms? Because we have language? How do we know dolphins and whales can’t? What do you think?

datePosted on 06:08, September 2nd, 2005 by Brian

Wonder if this will work. WordPress is supposed to be able to post by email. If this doesn’t work, I must not have it set up right.

I know…I know

datePosted on 20:51, September 1st, 2005 by Brian

It’s been a while. I was sick Thursday and Friday and, well, the weekends are kinda hectic. We did have an interesting time Thursday morning. You’ll have to ask if you want to know. I don’t have the Vibe any more. It’s been replaced with something old, big and in need of fixing up. But what the hell, it’s paid for. I’ll try to get some pics posted soon.