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Prototype 2: Bigger and badder

Prototype 2: Bigger and badder

Like the original, Prototype 2 is a blending of genres: part superhuman game (a lĂ Crackdown), part government conspiracy game (secret agency unleashing virus), and part zombie game (scores of infected humans and mutated monsters).
Flaherty's logic puzzling, and wrong

Flaherty's logic puzzling, and wrong

I was born in 1970, when the FLQ broke out and the Beatles broke up. It was also six years after the birth of the last baby-boomer.
The Argument Culture: Say goodbye to good manners

The Argument Culture: Say goodbye to good manners

Why have people kissed good manners goodbye and begun acting so rude to each other these days? Good question. One facet of the answer can be found in the communication breakdown that is a result of our society's argument culture. Dr.
There's even an app for stupidity

There's even an app for stupidity

A few months ago, my wife gave me one of these smart phones as a birthday present. At least, I think it’s a smart phone.
Coming not so soon: Senate reform

Coming not so soon: Senate reform

Senate reform in Canada is not dead, it is merely – as they say in the funeral trade – sleeping.
The ethics of 'ending it all'

The ethics of 'ending it all'

With suicide season fast upon us, I thought it would be a good time to address the question of ‘ending it all,’ or as Shakespeare phrased it, “to be or not to be.
Everything old hopes to be new again

Everything old hopes to be new again

It is said that, “everything old is new again.
Just whose garden is it, anyway?

Just whose garden is it, anyway?

One for me. One for the birds. One for me. One for the birds. That's the mantra my mother taught me when we planted seeds in the vegetable garden. She didn't mind sharing her garden with the robins and to a degree, I go along with that idea.
Action video games improve visual attention, study finds

Action video games improve visual attention, study finds

There have been many studies exploring the benefits of video games: enhanced reaction times, more definitive contrast perception, improved fine motor control.
Canada needs a different military strategy

Canada needs a different military strategy

“Failing to plan is planning to fail” – we have all heard of this old saw, probably when we have scrambled to resolve something at the last minute, giving it very little forethought.
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