Monthly Archives: April 2018

Review of “Maze Runner: The Death Cure”

Posted on 2018-04-29 by

* * C After the terrible second film (Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials), my expectations for this final chapter were low. I was pleasantly surprised. The Death Cure is terribly predictable, but none-the-less, it’s fun. Thomas (Dylan O’Brien) and Newt … Continue reading →

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Answering 20 Questions for Atheists

Posted on 2018-04-29 by

I’m going to answer 20 questions atheists struggle to answer , which were posted on the Christian Medical Comment blog by Peter Saunders. 1.What caused the universe to exist? We don’t know. When I say know, I mean that science doesn’t have an … Continue reading →

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Science Fiction: What to Watch?

Posted on 2018-04-28 by

I’m currently on the hunt for things to watch. I thought I’d check out IMDB’s top 50 science fiction TV series. I’m grouping them into will watch, won’t watch, and have watched. Will Watch 1. Lost in Space (2018– ) I’ve watched … Continue reading →

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Review of “Timeless” (season 1)

Posted on 2018-04-24 by

* * * B Timeless is a time travel series that mixes science fiction with historical drama. The primary cast consist of an antagonist, Garcia Flynn (Goran Visnjic), who steals a time machine, and the crew of its prototype: historian … Continue reading →

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Review of “The Commuter”

Posted on 2018-04-21 by

 * * * B “The Commuter”, a thriller starring Liam Neeson as ex-policeman Michael MacCauley, is just out on DVD. The kinds of films can be trite, but I found it surprisingly good. Neeson carries it easily, giving a solid … Continue reading →

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Review of “Jessica Jones” (season 2)

Posted on 2018-04-15 by

 * * C Season 2 of Marvel’s Jessica Jones on Netflix continues her story after the events of “Defenders”. Unlike the second season of Daredevil, Jessica Jones season 2 had a single compelling story arc. The side arc involving Jeri … Continue reading →

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Installing a Waterpik PowerSpray Shower Head

Posted on 2018-04-14 by

I picked up a Waterpik PowerSpray shower head at Costco. They claim it’s easy to install, and it is. All you need is a wrench. I actually used a pair of pliers. First, I took the old head off and … Continue reading →

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Oilsands Vanadium Redox Flow Battery

Posted on 2018-04-13 by

The CBC website has an article claiming Oilsands research could be ‘game changer’ for renewable energy. I’ll summarize the interesting bits. Originally from South Africa, JT Steenkamp is testing out a new type of battery at Shell Canada’s research centre … Continue reading →

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Tony Robbins: Mentor, or Misogynist?

Posted on 2018-04-08 by

The Wrap is covering the controversy over a recent Robbins seminar in Tony Robbins Dragged Over #MeToo Comments. What did he say to draw the media’s ire, and what are people saying about it? “If you use the #MeToo movement … Continue reading →

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Windows: Goodbye, McAfee, Hello Avast!

Posted on 2018-04-05 by

Windows 10 started lagging for me again. Checking the Task Manager, I saw that McAfee Module Core Service was using huge amounts of memory and disk was 100% again (probably due to swapping/thrashing). It is time to remove McAfee. To … Continue reading →

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