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Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
I Highly Recommend Canada
I took a trip to Sherbrooke in Quebec (It’s too late to deal with accents. I know they’re there) in order to compete in the CS Games, a collegiate programming competition. We followed it up with a vacation to Montreal (same deal with accents). I’ve never taken a trip out of the country before, and [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in International, Society by Jake Voytko
Monday, February 4th, 2008
What is History?
I can’t remember what happened last night.
I woke up this morning and last night was a complete blank. Even more disconcerting, I haven’t had more than a drink since New Year’s Eve. Everything is simply gone from my mind.
The story is the same on TV news. There is nothing about what happened last night. In [...]
5 Comments » - Posted in Babeled, History, Sports by Jake Voytko
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
Global Warming: The Wrong Name for the Right Debate
In modern environmental discussions, nary 5 seconds goes by before someone brings up the issue of “Global Warming”. I’ll spare you the definition and the details, but I’ll look at a few common arguments on both sides:
“Global warming caused by humans”
Carbon dioxide levels are higher than they’ve ever been, causing the earth to warm much [...]
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