Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesMany people seem to believe that every natural place should be available for recreation, and that all other uses should defer to them. People who try to raise animals ethically and naturally repeatedly come under fire, but I don’t see all of North America going vegan any time soon, so eventually, the ONLY way left to raise animals for meat will be through factory farms.
Continue readingApproximate Reading Time: 13 minutesMy husband and I had dinner with a friend last night whom we both like and respect a great deal. We talked about many things, among them our attitudes about the human use of animals. My friend is a vegan, and we’re not.
I struggle with the moral issues involved and so I continued to think about this after dropping our friend off at his hotel. I try very hard to be logical and reasonable in my arguments. I suspect I may have not succeeded entirely on this one. But neither did my friend.
Continue readingApproximate Reading Time: 2 minutesI don’t usually do this sort of thing but I’m making an exception. My family doctor is an amazing guy. A few years ago he started a foundation called Basic Health International whose mission is to provide basic health care to remote communities around the world.
Continue readingApproximate Reading Time: 2 minutesStanley Fish is really hit and miss for me: sometimes I agree with him, and other times really, really not. This is one of those times I agree: Stanley Fish: Academics Under Siege By By Stanley Fish Published: October 19, … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteI don’t know about you, but I’m getting really weary of dopey interface design decisions on the web. I’ve got 30 years in CS – I have a pretty good idea about what’s possible, what’s easy, and what’s hard. DO … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt’s the same old same old – human cry from those that have because they fear they might have to share. A Well-written article worth the time to read. 100 years of Big Content fearing technology—in its own words For … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesI just read Mark Guzdial’s excellent post on some of what’s wrong with how we teach introductory programming courses. Question Everything: How We Teach Intro CS is Wrong The notion that we should be modeling expert behaviour when teaching programming is … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen I was writing my thesis I looked for examples of dissertations to get some ideas about how to formulate my own – you know general style, chapter organization, etc. It was suggested that I go to my school’s library … Continue reading