Will ye no think kindly on those who would be your friends! May the sun shine with your thoughts, today, and happiness grow in your heart! May you allow yourself some peace of mind.
Scratches to Sketches
Thursday 14 October 2010
ARM ... A Good Platform for a Microsoft Pad
Some think it would be a good idea for Windows 8 to move in that direction:
Obama: Homosexuality is not a choice
Obviously, this is a difficult stand to take, but I am convinced Obama is right on this one. The question is why some people are so against homosexuality and discriminate aggressively. We need to develop tolerance and keep open potentials for people with minority attributes:
http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_politicalticker/~3/UaXNbhOOxz4/
Will ye no think kindly on those who would be your friends! May the sun shine with your thoughts, today, and happiness grow in your heart! May you allow yourself some peace of mind.
Most Agree Canada's International Attitude Sucks ... I think mining companies don't help!
Is it Harper or is it international mining companies with the Canadian tag and whose record in labour relations, the environment and fair trade is somewhat appalling!? Why is Canada's reputation now shaped by people setting such a negative international example in so many areas? Think Canada, then try to understand the deficiencies of the behaviours of some industrial and political leaders!
http://www.economist.com/node/17254504
Will ye no think kindly on those who would be your friends! May the sun shine with your thoughts, today, and happiness grow in your heart! May you allow yourself some peace of mind.
What is in the Canadian Public Domain by way of Photos?
Have a look at this chart:
http://www.creativecommons.ca/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/pdregistryca-pd_flowchart.pdf
Will ye no think kindly on those who would be your friends! May the sun shine with your thoughts, today, and happiness grow in your heart! May you allow yourself some peace of mind.
What is ARM? Ever Wonder What Computer Goes Into Your iPad, Cell Phone, or Smart Surface?
Electronic engineers have webinars to educate producers and electronic component designers in the intricacies of ARM and other technologies:
http://www.eetimes.com/electrical-engineers/education-training/webinars/4204577/Early-access-to-ARM-Core-Technology-with-Fast-Models-from-ARM
You would be surprised how many companies derive a history with ARM technologies. An outcome is that we can all expect faster and more sophisticated iPads and other communication / computing gadgets! Have a look:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARM_architecture#Apple.2C_DEC.2C_Intel:_ARM6.2C_StrongARM.2C_XScale
Will ye no think kindly on those who would be your friends! May the sun shine with your thoughts, today, and happiness grow in your heart! May you allow yourself some peace of mind.
You would be surprised how many companies derive a history with ARM technologies. An outcome is that we can all expect faster and more sophisticated iPads and other communication / computing gadgets! Have a look:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARM_architecture#Apple.2C_DEC.2C_Intel:_ARM6.2C_StrongARM.2C_XScale
Will ye no think kindly on those who would be your friends! May the sun shine with your thoughts, today, and happiness grow in your heart! May you allow yourself some peace of mind.
Politics and Election Promises
When you vote for someone and they win, the temptation is to think that because your person is the winner, the policy promises of that winner will be kept. That is a very naive assumption, and betrays a weak understanding of what politics is all about.
Even in the most favourable of circumstances the fact that your person is winner only increases the probability that movement will be made towards implementing the promised policy.
What people tend to forget is that an election is only one of the many obstacles in the process of implementing policy even if then promise is well intended. The problem with politics is that people make promises they can't keep. This happens for many reasons, but one should always ask the question of a politician in Bayesian terms. You will keep this promise under what conditions? What will you do if you for example your budget has to be trimmed?
The real problems can occur when politicians try to keep promises only to make matters worse, for example in giving free tuition only to have other matters under-financed. In the other words when you take into account the generality of political life consider your winner as only upping the chances of promises being fulfilled. Even when there is will, sadly, there may not be a way.
Example of UK Labour promises not being kept:
Broken savings plan promises in Canada:
http://marshallplan.ca/comments8.html
The shambles of African politics produce many broken election promises:
http://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/article_6541.shtml
The extreme expectations of American politics following the Obama win:
http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=91286
Will ye no think kindly on those who would be your friends! May the sun shine with your thoughts, today, and happiness grow in your heart! May you allow yourself some peace of mind.
Male humour!
Is there such a thing as male humour? Well, there is a humour that men understand and fidget about because they are affected by it's logic more than women. Read and understand:
http://dubitoergo.blogspot.com/2010/09/meme-debunking-3-wash-your-damn-hands.html
Will ye no think kindly on those who would be your friends! May the sun shine with your thoughts, today, and happiness grow in your heart! May you allow yourself some peace of mind.
The Tragedy of the Drought in Syria
My wonderful farmland is now all desert.
The above is a stark statement that many farmers in Syria are making following years of deadly drought that has decimated enormous areas of once productive farm lands.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/14/world/middleeast/14syria.html
Learn more about Syria
http://www.everyculture.com/Sa-Th/Syria.html
http://geography.howstuffworks.com/middle-east/geography-of-syria.htm/printable
There is a need to maintain and collect varieties of wheat so as to protect the source of future wheats that can be grown and to improve stocks and strains of wheat:
http://www.fao.org/docrep/006/y4011e/y4011e08.htm
Will ye no think kindly on those who would be your friends! May the sun shine with your thoughts, today, and happiness grow in your heart! May you allow yourself some peace of mind.
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