I saw this video earlier today showing Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr. of the grassroots organization Hip Hop Caucus (H2C) being arrested outside the Cannon Caucus Room on Capitol Hill. Rev. Yearwood was waiting in line to hear testimony given by General Petreaus regarding the war in Iraq. More from firedoglake: Capitol Hill Police “football tackled” Hip Hop [...]

Huzzah! We finally got our real internet working today! I’ve been suffering by on an unencrypted wireless connection for the past couple days. Between low signal strength and unreliable uplink connectivity, its been a pretty aggravating experience. We’ve signed up with Bell for a plan that, according to my roommate, has unlimited bandwidth. Unfortunately I only [...]

I mentioned earlier that I had a post ready to go, so here it is: My apologies for having been out of commission for the past several days, its been pretty hectic. This weekend was the Corn Roast at our cottage on Paudash Lake, a yearly get-together on Labour-Day weekend (basically, its an excuse to get [...]

When Porsche released the Cayenne in 2002, I thought to myself “Porsche.. SUV.. Something doesn’t fit.” I’ve seen many of them on the road and I can’t say I’ve seen any of them display any real driving performance. It seems an odd relationship to their smaller, sportier cousins. Earlier today I read an article about a [...]

Well its been a pretty hectic week =/ Sorry I’ve been out of touch for so long, I just haven’t had the time or the opportunity to sit down and write anything. I’ve got a lengthy post written up detailing my recent events, but here it is in short: Thursday: Went up to the cottage [...]

I found this while browsing randomly earlier today, thought I’d post it. Cute!

When I built my computer in the summer of 2003 (yes, it really is that old), I bought a Logitech MX Duo. This combo came with Logitech’s wireless Elite keyboard and wireless MX700 optical mouse. The keyboard has since broken, and I replaced it with an old used Logitech wireless keyboard that Glenn had lying [...]

I was sent this article earlier today regarding General Motors demoing their new HCCI engines. While it is by no means a solution to the problem of vehicle emissions, it certainly is a cool step forward in engine technology.

I’ve posted my 2007/2008 academic calendar. Barring any unforseen circumstances, this should take me to the end of my fourth year and, ultimately, to graduation as an Aerospace Engineer from the University of Toronto. Fall Courses AER407H1 Space Systems Design ( P0101 ) AER501H1 Advanced Mechanics of Structures ( L0101 ) AER506H1 Spacecraft Dynamics & Control ( L0101 | T0101 ) AER525H1 Robotics ( [...]

I saw this video last night on Matt’s blog; it doesn’t offer anything new but as a collection of numbers certainly allows for some critical thought.