Author Archives: Robert Pogson

About Robert Pogson

I am a retired teacher in Canada. I taught in the subject areas where I have worked for almost forty years: maths, physics, chemistry and computers. I love hunting, fishing, picking berries and mushrooms, too.

How The Mighty Are Falling

Posted on September 10, 2022 by Robert Pogson

Good news today on the war in Ukraine. Izyum has fallen. Russian troops are abandoning weapons and stores and fleeing on foot or surrendering. It’s a collapse reminiscent of the fall of France to the Nazis in 1940. A general … Continue reading →

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Solo EV Update…

Posted on March 22, 2022 by Robert Pogson

Well, they wouldn’t sell me one and now they’ve published a manual. So, I will never buy one. Key takeaways: “The vehicle will not operate at ambient temperatures below -4°F (-20°C).” Give me a break. This is Canada. We go … Continue reading →

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How 2022 Is Going, So Far

Posted on January 21, 2022 by Robert Pogson

It’s not going well. On December 25, 2021, we had a small Christmas party. Everyone was free of symptoms, everyone was vaccinated and the number was small. What could possibly go wrong? 🙂 A week later, everyone had symptoms and … Continue reading →

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Ukraine and its Bad Neighbour

Posted on January 21, 2022 by Robert Pogson

Well, occasionally Trudeau does something right.“Canada will loan the Ukraine government up to $120 million in the face of Russia’s ongoing attempts to destabilize Ukraine, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday.” https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/canada-loaning-120m-to-ukraine-in-face-of-russian-aggression-1.5749341 I’m not thinking loaning money to Ukraine is enough, … Continue reading →

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Bullseye

Posted on November 24, 2021 by Robert Pogson

I just upgraded my Debian GNU/Linux server to Bullseye, 11. Except for a shortage of disc space everything went smoothly. It was my fault. I created a bit too small a / partition when I moved to a newer computer…  … Continue reading →

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On Virginia

Posted on November 3, 2021 by Robert Pogson

This isn’t really about Virginia, the debacle last night wherein Virginians chose a Government of Pigs candidate for governor. It’s really about democracy, but I thought the title might be useful and Virginia is a great example of how not … Continue reading →

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Biden’s Lies

Posted on August 16, 2021 by Robert Pogson

Biden was not my first choice for President. He was weak on the environment, weak on universal health insurance,weak on human rights, and willing to follow the path of Trump on immigration and foreign affairs. Recent events on domestic affairs … Continue reading →

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Turning and Turning

Posted on August 1, 2021 by Robert Pogson

The world just keeps turning. It’s amazing. The plum trees I planted from seed are bearing fruit this year. Not much but some. The Saskatoon shrubs also bore a good crop even though they are only knee-high. I have many … Continue reading →

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Can’t Anyone Do Math in USA?

Posted on May 4, 2021 by Robert Pogson

Why is the most powerful country on Earth arguing about a few thousand refugees when they allowed COVID-19 to kill 600K people? Why not take in 600K refugees? There are plenty in Yemen, Syria, and Central America willing to supply … Continue reading →

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BOO, MOZILLA!!!

Posted on May 4, 2021 by Robert Pogson

Mozilla has now killed support for FTP in FireFox, my favourite protocol in my favourite browser. I can’t even use the browser to access an FTP server on my own PC… BOO! “FTP support has been disabled, and its full … Continue reading →

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Springing Forth

Posted on March 26, 2021 by Robert Pogson

Spring is in the air. I’ve changed to summer tires. I’ve pruned and propagated many trees and shrubs. I’m booked for immunization against COVID-19. I’ve cancelled my order for my RED Solo EV and bought some peanut butter and other … Continue reading →

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The Decline and Fall of the GOP

Posted on March 2, 2021 by Robert Pogson

It would be hard to write a work of fiction as weird as the decline of the GOP in USA. A political party that has been important since the time of Lincoln now has no platform, no policy, no guiding … Continue reading →

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