Thank you for a thoughtful response. I wish I had time for a long detailed response because there is some truth to what you write with a very large wrong. Non-State actors cannot generally sign international conventions and treaties open only to state actors, although they may participate in negotiations. So these…

You wouldn't think Winnipeg would fit inside that thing. Hm.

In fact, the UN cannot say so. This is directly from the UN's website: "The United Nations is not a world government and it does not make laws." Resolutions from both the GA and the SC may be cited in legal determinations but they do not constitute, in any sense, legal judgment. The same goes for the Red Cross, which…

Actually, what it looks like to me is privileged Americans and Europeans trying to tell Jews and Arabs living half-way around the globe how they should conduct their business while gender-Apartheid and true political discrimination rages throughout the region with barely a mention because it might threaten oil…

Aipho ata gar? Ki ani choshev she'ata lo gar b'aretz, nachon?

Wait. Which ending? ;)

[steel] Show IPA

Bitter, effin cold just one of several reasons I left Ottawa ;) Good to know my hometown will be preserved so well in ice the next time I visit.

The one you like the most.

I could actually pay someone to hold my pants up for less.

Buzzfeed: Cataclysmic events continue worldwide but you'll never believe what this woman did about it?

At a time when practically every film coming out is based on a Young Adult novel, there's a certain irony in Peter Jackson re-imagining a children's book into an adult epic. That said, I liked the first one and I'll like this one, too, because I know I will have fun. And I might even come away from the film feeling…

Very cool, but success will come down to cost. $20 each? Sign me up for a bunch of them. $200 each? I can buy lots of lamps and timers for that amount. But good luck, guys. It's smart technology.

I think I've said this before but the sad truth is that mainstream studios aren't interested in SF because people don't like science-fiction. They like gadgets; they love things blowing up; they're entertained by robots because robots are almost fantasy, and people love fantasy. But science-fiction? No. That's why…

As a drummer (who studied radio and television broadcasting) that sounds about right to me. Ambient noise is the reason studios are sound-proofed, so you hear mostly drums. But the ambiance actually does add a lot. It would be interesting to hear an album recorded vérité in different indoor and outdoor locations. Now…

More like, probably the closest we'll ever get to being strapped to the side of a fighter jet. Pretty cool, though.

I've been following these guys for a while and I definitely want one. The price isn't bad for an unlocked, contract-free phone and the e-ink screen is very useful. You can be reading a book on one-side while using the phone for other functions. I also like the idea that you can throw stuff over to the e-ink screen,…

I don't think you even need to bother with time streams. The story could begin with the Doctor accidentally arriving somewhere he said he'd never return to. He explains why and it's a flashback with the 8th Doctor. There are many, many ways to do it. I understand Moffatt's reluctance, but at the same time, I kinda…

One Doctor Who series at a time is enough. I don't need a prequel miniseries with Paul McGann's Eighth Doctor. But an episode or two featuring lots of flashbacks? Or an Eighth Doctor Christmas special? That would be sweet.

In a large image, you can clearly see Capaldi. Not seeing anyone else though.