While doing some research on metal detecting2, I came across Chris Turner’s website for his Finders service for lost jewelery. You could call Chris Turner Vancouver’s very own Superhero with Metal Detecting Superpowers: Isn’t this great?! Chris has many videos like that above which you can view on the Turners Treasure Team YouTube channel which [...]
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Favourite Math Theorems: The Fundamental Theorem of Galois Theory
I spent many years as a full-time student of mathematics. One of my favourite theorems from my days as an undergraduate was the following from the field of abstract algebra: The Fundamental Theorem of Galois Theory If is a finite separable normal field extension of degree with Galois group . Then there is a bijection [...]
Movie Self-Reference: A Lesson From Spaceballs on Where the Real Money From Movies is Made
Self-reference is an effective comedic technique utilized several times throughout the movie Spaceballs “a 1987 science fiction parody film co-written, directed by, and starring Mel Brooks.”1 (Available on DVD from Amazon.com and Amazon.ca). One specific scene where the self-reference comedic tactic is used provides a useful lesson in marketing movies. This marketing tactic has been [...]
The Soundscapes of Steve Roach
Last year sometime I discovered the musical works of Steve Roach and I’ve been a huge fan of his work ever since. So much so, that back in February I held a music listening party where I played the music of Steve Roach for 6 hours straight. I just came across the following video on [...]
When the world is getting you down and you don’t know what else to do… Mahna Mahna!
One day last year, when I was feeling a little blue and stressed out, I got a good piece of advice from someone I care about. And it was this: See? Don’t you feel better? If you’d like to learn more about this Muppet skit, check out the Muppet Wiki page for Mahna Mahna. Wikipedia [...]
Recommended Music — Tales of Ephidrina by Amorphous Androgynous
Amorphous Androgynous is an alias for the electronic duo Garry Cobain and Brian Dougans, who more commonly go by the name Future Sound of London. Tales of Ephidrina was originally released in 1993. I remember the video for “Liquid Insects” on TV and thinking to myself: “Wow — this is really cool”. I still think [...]
