Category Archives: Opinion

Climage Change Denial – What on Earth?

I was listening to the radio the other day, when I came across a particularly ear-catching story. Some professor of climatology or other was claiming that Climate Change/Global Warming was not due to any human causes. This, despite the now-famous UN Report written by some 2000 scientists from across the globe that stated unequivocally that [...]

Economics of Movie Piracy, from the Consumer

Not too long ago, I went into one of those obviously-pirated-DVDs-store in a random asian mall (they seem to be rather commonplace here). As usual, the store was packed with all sorts of people. They always are. This particular store wasn’t reknowned or anything – it was just one several in the mall. Stores of [...]

To: The RHHS Teachers and Students.

So it appears, after more than two years of uptime, that the various teachers of RHHS have caught on to this site.
What I write here will pertain to the teachers for which I have the utmost respect for, but apparently do not understand the idea that embodies “Freedom of Information”, and also to the students [...]

The “MSN Generation” The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

We all do it. At least, everyone who is savvy enough to read this has. Most of you are probably doing it right now. That little window on your screen titled “MSN Messenger”. That devilish thing, the thing that gives you burning eyes late at night, when you really should be sleeping. This little invention, [...]

Why Video Games Are Good For You

Alright fellow crazies, it’s time for something more light-hearted, so here’s a fun one for you gamers out there. I dedicate this article to a certain Rebecca, who has, like many before her, found the joys of video-gaming (Quake 3 did the trick), and like many, have become (somewhat) addicted to the bliss that we [...]

The Removal of Calculus from Ontario High Schools

(Some quick comments: At the time of the writing, the Ontario Ministry of Education has deferred the decision to change the curriculum until 2007, but the facts remain and still hold true.)
For those who are unfamiliar with Calculus, it is a small strand of mathematics that essentially studies the rates of change of variables, but [...]