Oops: My Sun column this morning about math exams … contains a math error.
Your chances of acing a multiple choice exam are not necessarily better than winning Lotto 6-49. That depends on how many questions the exam has. (At 20 questions, your chances are about even.)
However, your chances for each question are better than 6-49.
Thanks to an astute reader for pointing this out.
September 22, 2009
Apparently, I can’t count
September 2, 2009
Fascinating
August 5, 2009
Sharp arguments
My Calgary Sun column today was about a recent incident where concert-goers trying to attend a show by a Punjabi artist were told they could not attend because they were wearing kirpans.
I’ve been receiving lots of negative e-mail reaction to my commentary, in which I argue kirpans are religious symbols and are inherently harmless. My reply has been almost identical in every case, and I feel compelled to share the gist of my replies here with everyone.
What do you think?
June 30, 2009
Really wide view
Check out this link for awesome panoramic images:
http://www.panoramaml.com/
May 16, 2009
Makeover means new link
The Calgary Sun website recently got a radical makeover.
The result is a much cleaner layout for better reader navigation.
There are also new features, including RSS feeds and browsing for your mobile phone.
The change also means my columns have a new home.
Please go check it out if you have a moment.
May 15, 2009
‘Final Edition’ – the end of the Rocky Mountain News
Sent to me by a colleague. Worth watching if you haven’t seen it.
Final Edition from Matthew Roberts on Vimeo.
May 9, 2009
Sparkling streamliner
Another oldie, this time from the start of my railfanning days.
This image was taken on a sleepless night, looking forward on the upper level of the Park Car (domed observation car) aboard the Ocean, Via Rail’s Montreal-Halifax overnight train. We were somewhere west of Rimouski, Que., at the time. What you see here is a long exposure, with passing lights reflecting off the fluted, stainless-steel bodies of the train cars.
This photo was once featured in the Gallery section of Trains magazine.











