Cape Canaveral Originally uploaded by Alec Saunders. This is a Google Earth photo of the launch area for the space shuttle. You can see the individual launch pads along the coast line. Click through to my Flickr site for a larger image.
The case of David Ahenakew is a sad one. David Ahenakew is a decorated war veteran. He was once Leader of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, the first ever elected National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, recipient of the Order of Canada, and recipient of an honorary doctor of Laws degree. In the 1960′s [...]
Some Catholic Dioceses in Canada seek to impose a theocracy in our country, and are now actively punishing church-going MPs who voted in favour of same-sex marriage. Catholic bishops have an obligation to distinguish between the duty of their members to the church, and the duty of those same members to their country. Otherwise they are no better than [...]
Retail VoIP subscribers have doubled in the last nine months, according Point Topic. The numbers are even higher if you take into account softclient based systems like Skype. Largest growth was in Japan, where VoIP is bundled with the Yahoo/Softbank broadband offering. Here in North America, there are now over 2 million retail VoIP subscribers [...]
Recently a man was arrested in Florida, and charged with computer crimes, for leaching a WiFi connection. ZDNet has an FAQ about the case here. He’d driven his Chevy Blazer around a neighborhood, found an open WiFi access point, and was using it. In my neighborhood, devices in my home can reach as many as 5 [...]
brazil Originally uploaded by Alec Saunders. More detail from Google Earth. Following on my previous theme, this is what the Amazon River, the “Lungs” of the planet looks like. In the north, you can see the river flowing out to see. To the south, you can see huge clear cuts, visible from 2075 miles above [...]
This story comes courtesy of the Swift Report (think Weekly World News, but with an anti-gay theme). The kids at East Park Elementary in NY are only allowed to colour in red, white and blue now. Apparently, too many colours can lead to children (gasp) drawing rainbows, the dreaded symbol of the homosexual agenda in America! When toddler Amanda Parker [...]
This morning the telephone rang while I was in the garage fixing bikes. It was my brother, Sean, on the telephone. The conversation went something like this… "Hi there, Alec. Happy Canada Day!" "Well, a Happy Canada Day to you too." "Listen, I’ve got someone here who has a proposition for you. I’m going to put [...]
White Dome Panorama 2, Valley of Fire
Weathered Layers, Valley of Fire
Zabriskie Point Sunset, Death Valley
Sunset Photographers, Death Valley
Badwater Salt Flats