Cav's Place

With the Perseid meteor shower peaking now, it could have been a good moment to wish upon a shooting star… But what shooting star can I see from here, boxed in by all these other buildings and considering all the light pollution? I can barely make out a few actual stars, probably eight if I […]

Just realized something last night. I only have two pictures of me and Andra together, those we took ourselves while cuddling and making faces at the camera during that trip when we met, in 2002. They were taken with a regular camera and then scanned, so the quality leaves a lot to be desired, not […]

I find myself very disheartened by all the green parties and environmental organizations that claim to attempt to strike a balance between protecting the environment and ensuring the well-being of the people, or even to protect the environment and improve the people’s standard of living at the same time. That means they’re just greenwashing, because […]

This post has been in my drafts since 2007, when I bumped into a study about this issue. Seems like today’s as good as any other day to actually get around to writing it, because the situation’s still the same. Something like this doesn’t change in two years; it probably doesn’t change in two millennia […]