Louis Cannon

Colorado

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READY, FIRE, AIM: The King of Canada

1 week ago | pagosadailypost.com | Louis Cannon

Photo: King Charles III is greeted at the airport by Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak. It is with a sense of deep pride and pleasure that my wife and I join you here today, as we witness Canadians coming together in a renewed sense of national pride, unity, and hope…— from The Speech from the Throne, delivered by His Majesty The King, to open the first session of the 45th Parliament of Canada.
READY, FIRE AIM: High Velocity Hot Dogs

1 week ago | pagosadailypost.com | Louis Cannon

For the first time in human history, hot dogs competed last Friday on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway race track, making two circuits of the track. The Indianapolis track is 2.5 miles long. So two circuits of the track total 5 miles. Which is about the same distance as from my house to the post office. If I drove 180 MPH — like the race cars do during the Indy 500 race — and I was lucky enough to hit all green lights the whole way, it would take me less than two minutes to get the post office.
READY, FIRE, AIM: America’s Forthcoming Brain Drain

2 weeks ago | pagosadailypost.com | Louis Cannon

Kartik Sheth, 53, is an astrophysicist and, until a few weeks ago, was the associate chief scientist at NASA. On March 10, he got an unexpected email: “I regret to inform you that you are being affected by a [reduction-in-force] action. … Therefore, you will be separated from NASA at the close of business on April 10, 2025….”— from ‘As Trump cuts science budgets, some researchers look abroad’ in The Washington Post, May 20, 2025.
READY, FIRE, AIM: Carbon-Neutral Chocolate

2 weeks ago | pagosadailypost.com | Louis Cannon

We have a responsibility to reduce our carbon footprint to build resiliency for our business and the planet and are doing so with challenging goals aligned with best-in-class science to inform our strategy…— From the Hershey candy company website, June 2024. I had not heard about carbon-neutral chocolate until just yesterday. Apparently, it’s been around for a while now, courtesy of artisan chocolate manufacturers like Seattle Chocolate Company.
READY, FIRE, AIM: Some Heavy Thoughts About Gravity

2 weeks ago | pagosadailypost.com | Louis Cannon

Image: Sir Isaac Newton, in a pensive mood. To be perfectly honest, I’ve rarely had any issues with gravity. Most of my experiences have been overwhelmingly positive. I can give a few examples. When I lie down to go to sleep at night, gravity gently pulls me into contact with my mattress and keeps my blanket (and my own body) from floating up to the ceiling. When I take a nap in the afternoon, same thing.
READY, FIRE, AIM: Non-Coding DNA

3 weeks ago | pagosadailypost.com | Louis Cannon

In 2010, 40% of people responded that God created humans in their present form (Gallup Poll 2010)— ‘Witnessing Phenotypic and Molecular Evolution in the Fruit Fly’ by Caiti SS Heil, et al, in ‘Evolution’ magazine. I once owned a t-shirt that said, “Rubber Tires & Assholes Rule the World”. This was during what one might call a ‘less mature’ phase of my life.
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Generous Deal Canada Has Thus Far Been Able to Refuse

3 weeks ago | pagosadailypost.com | Louis Cannon

The first governing document of the United States of America offered Canada a deal we thought they couldn’t refuse. The Articles of Confederation were nadopted by the Continental Congress in 1777, and stated that Canada “shall be admitted into, and entitled to all the advantages of this union,” at any time, no questions asked. Any other colonies that wished to join the United States would have to get approval from at least nine of the newly independent 13 states. Canada was special.
READY, FIRE, AIM: The 100 Most Influential People in the World. Or Not.

3 weeks ago | pagosadailypost.com | Louis Cannon

Photo: Swimmer Léon Marchand, cheered by the crowd, at the Parc des Champions during the 2024 Summer Olympics. Photographer, Sebleouf. The magazine known as TIME was, once upon a time, worthy of respect. But last month, they may have lost hold of whatever respect their sweaty little journalistic hands were still hanging on to, when they published their 2025 selection of “The 100 Most Influential People in the World.”I won’t even mention that I was not listed among those 100 Influential People.
READY, FIRE, AIM: Artificial Intelligence in the Heartland

3 weeks ago | pagosadailypost.com | Louis Cannon

“Artificial intelligence is reshaping tomorrow’s economy and redefining how we compete, learn and innovate today, These findings underscore the pressing need for expanded AI training and education across the Heartland…—Ross DeVol, chief executive officer and chairman of the board of Heartland Forward, quoted on the Walton Family Foundation website, May 8, 2025. I will be the first to admit that humor is a funny thing. “Funny” in the sense of, “curious” or “strange”. Ideally, it’s also funny.
READY, FIRE, AIM: Sinking Cities

4 weeks ago | pagosadailypost.com | Louis Cannon

Photo: Perché abbiamo smesso di alzare Venezia? I’ve never visited Venice, and at the rate things are going, I might never have the opportunity, due to the fact that it’s slowly sinking into the Adriatic Sea. The Italians had a brilliant idea, back in the 5th century. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, barbarians from the north were raiding Rome’s former territories.