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  • Fahrenheit-5G

    Fahrenheit-5G

    Hot off the Press Fahrenheit 5G is the title of an article I recently read in Wired Magazine. In it, the author tells the tale of the lone operative who evaded authorities for more seven months while burning more than 20 telecommunications towers. It is an interesting tale of a self styled hero trying to… Read more

  • Leviathan

    Leviathan

    A meditation I have long been interested in the story of Leviathan. It is a tale that has been around for a very long time, and as such has seen many interpretations. In all of them the leviathan is a mighty beast of the sea. Often described as having many heads, an impenetrable scale hide,… Read more

  • Autophagy – The Devouring of Self

    I have used fasting as a way to manage and improve my health for years. I began with intermittent fasting, and later implemented longer fasts. The long fasts are usually called water fasts because you eliminate all food and drink from your diet except water. While there are many benefits associated with intermittent fasting, there… Read more

  • Food for Thought

    Seeding the Future I have been fascinated with controlled environment growing for several years. My interest began with the hype around microgreens, and the associated ideas on how food might be produced in cities. The concept of farm cities – where underused buildings are converted into vertical farms was very appealing to the science fiction… Read more

  • Pie in the Sky?

    Pie in the Sky?

    I began to wonder if it could be possible to kill a bunch of birds with one stone. What would it look like if you could take the excess waste heat from one industry, and utilize it in another. Could a greenhouse and data center be designed and built as one symbiotic entity? Read more

  • To Hunt?

    History Where I grew up hunting was a part of life for many people. My parents generation was the first for whom it was optional, and prior to that hunting and trapping was a necessary part of survival on the harsh Canadian prairies. As a boy I was given my first pellet gun at the… Read more