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  1. Ottawa Canada by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Science, Technology, Natural History Museums?

    There are a number of appropriate museums in Ottawa Ontario Canada.

    Canadian Museum of Civilization
    100 Laurier Street, Gatineau Quebec
    http://www.civilization.ca/

    Canada Science and Technology Museum
    1867 St. Laurent Blvd., Ottawa Ontario
    http://www.sciencetech.technomuses.ca/

    Canada Aviation Museum
    11 Aviation Parkway, Ottawa, Ontario
    http://www.aviation.technomuses.ca/

    Canada Agriculture Museum
    Prince of Wales Drive, Ottawa, Ontario
    http://www.agriculture.technomuses.ca/

    Canadian Museum of Nature
    240 McLeod Street, Ottawa Ontario
    http://www.nature.ca/

    Diefenbunker Canada's Cold War Museum
    3911 Carp Road, Carp Ontario
    http://www.diefenbunker.ca/

    Canadian War Museum
    1 Vimy Place, Ottawa Ontario
    http://www.warmuseum.ca/

    National Gallery of Canada
    380 Sussex Dr., Ottawa Ontario
    http://www.gallery.ca/

    I probably shouldn't have bothered, as posting AC on slashdot is like pissing into the wind, but at least you can't be banned from posting altogether, as registered users can be. (by other users at that - nuts... I'll never figure that one out - sadism perhaps?)

  2. Re:One begs the question by ppanon · · Score: 1 · on Software Update Shuts Down Nuclear Power Plant

    Ah, it would seem that's a rare case where the Canadian spelling is like the American spelling and not the British then. Doesn't change that daybot's attempt to correct the corrector fell flat. You had better success; thanks.

  3. Re:Spoiled by ciggieposeur · · Score: 1 · on Young IT Workers Disillusioned, Hard to Retain

    Maybe not someone who's homeless, but an American on a minimum wage has a higher standard of living than a pharaoh.

    An American on minimum wage who isn't also homeless and who has some sort of access to health care is clearly an American either being supported by someone else or who already has some real assets such as fully-paid-for housing, so I can't really say they are poor either. A minimum-wager who is responsible for all of their own bills OTOH is certainly poor in most places in the USA as minimum wage doesn't even pay for low-end housing, much less food, clothing, or medical care.

    What do you think happened to ancient Egyptians when they lost their jobs? Oh wait, they couldn't lose their jobs, they were slaves.

    Actually, the pyramids were probably made by paid laborers, not slaves. I'm sure there are other societies since then that have had slaves that outlived the average pharaoh's lifetime and had access to technology beyond ancient Egypt, yet the pharaohs had personal freedom (which was impossible to purchase in some of the future slave societies at all e.g. the American South circa 1860), all the food they could eat and the ability to order the pyramids built.

  4. Re:To the sarcastic Americans by saintp · · Score: 1 · on Significant FBI Abuses of the Patriot Act
    "It comes from a very ancient democracy, you see..."
    "You mean it comes from a world of lizards?"
    "No," said Ford, "nothing so simple. Nothing anything like so straightforward. On its world, the people are people. The leaders are lizards. The people hate the lizards and the lizards rule the people."
    "Odd," said Arthur, "I thought you said it was a democracy."
    "I did," said Ford. "It is."
    "So," said Arthur, hoping he wasn't sounding ridiculously obtuse, "why don't the people get rid of the lizards?"
    "It honestly doesn't occur to them," said Ford. "They've all got the vote, so they all pretty much assume that the government they've voted in more or less approximates the government they want."
    "You mean they actually vote for the lizards?"
    "Oh yes," said Ford with a shrug, "of course."
    "But," said Arthur, going for the big one again, "why?"
    "Because if they didn't vote for a lizard," said Ford, "the wrong lizard might get in. Got any gin?"

    -Douglas Adams, So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish

    See also Mouseland.

    Voting is all too often a scam perpetrated by the rulers of a dictatorship to make the masses believe they wield power. The two-party dictatorship is merely an improvement on the one-party dictatorship that rolls the illusion of choice into the illusion of power, thus making the system of governance all the more stable for the governors.

  5. Canadian Museum of Civilization by addie · · Score: 1 · on A Geek's Tour Of North America?

    Though backpacking through Canada in the winter isn't personally my idea of fun, one of the most exciting museums in the country is in Ottawa (well... actually across the river in Gatineau, Quebec). The building itself is something to see, glorious organic design. There are countless museums in this city, but if you're passing through, this is the one to spend some time at.

    Canadian Museum of Civilization

    For further geeky/educational good time, check out the Biodome in Montreal:

    Montréal Biodome

    And if you're travelling out west, definitely the Vancouver Aquarium...

    Vancouver Aquarium

    And finally, the further you go north, the more stars there are in the sky... (well not really, but there aren't too many cities up there to light pollute, if you see what I mean). Algonquin park at night is a sight to behold... Have fun!

  6. Re:I was underwhelmed by IMAX by Lev13than · · Score: 4, Informative · on Matrix Sequels To Get the IMAX Treatment

    That's because you probably saw an OMNIMAX (aka ""IMAX DOME") as opposed to an IMAX. The OMNIMAX has a round screen & more immersive experience, but there aren't as many screens or movies out there. Most OMNIMAXes usually just show IMAX movies w/o taking advantage of the larger screen. Same company though, and essentially the same technology.