This is my personal blog. Opinions and thoughts are my own.
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Lhussen a Bhutto – A tale I must tell
I worked at an Indian engineering organisation by the name of Lhussen and Bhutto. Hypothetically. This might or might not have any resemblance to a real private limited company. I now live in an actually free country, with real freedom of expression, despite vocal disagreement from members of a certain convoy. Do with that information…
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Is the algorithm me?
Of course not, I am human. But the techbros at YouTube would have you believe that the “algorithm” can predict what I will watch next. The Algorithm™ has access to my video watching history based on over ten years of data. Ten years of evidence showing which aspects of current affairs I click on. What…
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Schrödinger’s immigrant
Yes, I am an immigrant. I moved to Canada by choice, i.e. I exercised my own free will to move here. No one threatened me, no one coerced me and no one offered me any incentives. The province of PEI actually did offer incentives (tax rebates) but I forgot to apply before I moved there.…
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Celestial events in Spring 2024
Spring 2024 was an amazing time for celestial events in eastern Canada. First was the total solar eclipse, which tore a path right across the continent. Starting in Mexico, earth’s satellite cast its shadow north, across the land of the Free, escaped deadly violence and then entered Canada. Once there, it slunk across the country…
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Dora the Exorcist
In the 1973 film The Exorcist, a certain scene rose to prominence. The possessed girl lays prone on her bed and the demon, in a show of strength, makes her body levitate. The camera angle is from above, looking down, as the poor girl resembles Christ on the cross, arms spread helplessly to her sides.…