Ottawa musings
It's time to slow things down a notch. Ottawa has been unbearably hot this week, and that's no fun. I've been experimenting with a few projects, namely a vermicomposter (worm bin), and some balcony planters. I've been modifying both, and hopefully I'll have an even better setup next summer (with less maintenance & better output too!) I'm also working on a new website that displays my favourite recipes, and allows friends to add their own, but it's a big undertaking and I'm brushing up on my programming skills. I plan to dedicate more time to this over the next few weeks ...
The cost of the BP Oil Spill
I've decided to take a moment and weigh in on this spill. There's lot's of talk about the financial cost of the spill, the environmental cost of the spill, and other factors. This short post will discuss the energy loss of the spill. Renewable energy is becoming more and more available every day, with various levels of efficiency. One thing, however, is fixed. A barrel of crude oil contains roughly 6.1 Gigajoules of energy. (One calorie is approximately equal to four joules, for comparison). According to one source, that's 12.5 man-years (one human, working 40 hours/week, 50 weeks/year for 12.5 years) ...
New site
Well. That was fun. I opted to build myself a new website, powered by WordPressµ, which will allow me more flexibility in building websites for people. I'm still working out the kinks, but it's nearly ready. The downside? I somehow messed up my old website, which I had intended to import back to this space. I'm going to give it another shot in a few days, but for now, it looks like I've lost it. Maybe a fresh start won't be so bad. The other upside? I'm consolidating all of my online presence to this new platform. I will be able ...
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