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Should we heat our homes with light bulbs?

Posted on January 19, 2011

Michael Davenport recently argued in the Vancouver Sun that people with gas heaters and renewable-source electricity should use incandescent light bulbs. This would provide extra heat, reducing their gas consumption and overall greenhouse gas emissions. This is fine for a … Continue reading →

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Opposing Municipal Budget Cuts

Posted on December 17, 2009

I wrote to Vancouver City Council today, and you can too, asking them to vote against the $20.3 million in cuts to libraries, community centres, fire and rescue, parks and other vital front-line services that Council conditionally approved on Dec. … Continue reading →

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A Proposal For Modest Fare Increases

Posted on November 23, 2009

The Regional Transportation Commissioner, part of Translink’s labyrinthine governance structure, is seeking feedback on the proposed AddFare to the Airport and FareSaver price increases. I submitted comments as follows, and I hope everybody writes in with their own comments! (To … Continue reading →

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A Toast to the Groom

Posted on October 17, 2009

This month is the fortieth anniversary of the moon landing. There has been a lot of television coverage of the moon landing these past few weeks, and it’s gotten me thinking about some of the similarities between the moon landing … Continue reading →

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Notes from the Berkshire Meeting

Posted on May 28, 2009

The highlight of the Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders Meeting is the five-hour question-and-answer session with Warren Buffet and Charlie Munger. What follows are various notes I scribbled in my lab book throughout the weekend. I have been disappointed with most newspaper … Continue reading →

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Advice for Attending the Berkshire Meeting

Posted on May 28, 2009

I recently attended the Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha, Nebraska. Although it was a fun trip overall, I made a lot of mistakes in the planning and execution. Here are some of the lessons I learned; hopefully they will … Continue reading →

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First Post!

Posted on May 6, 2009

This blog is a continuation of my previous blog on blog.ca.  If I can figure out how to import earlier entries from over there, I may eventually do so.

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