The Backrooms and Why Faith Grounds Us In Reality

The Backrooms and Why Faith Grounds Us In Reality

In an age where belief in God is often dismissed as outdated or irrational, something curious and telling has happened. As faith in the transcendent wanes, belief in the bizarre has surged. One of the strangest examples of this is the rise of the “Backrooms”—a...
Uriel: The Light of God and the Limits of Canon

Uriel: The Light of God and the Limits of Canon

“Uriel, flame of divine wisdom, who stands at the gate of Eden—what place have you in the Church’s memory?” Among the angelic hosts that populate Scripture and tradition, three names shine with canonical clarity: Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael. These archangels are...
Azrael: Mythical Angel of Death

Azrael: Mythical Angel of Death

In the swirling tapestry of angelic lore, few figures evoke as much mystery as Azrael—the so-called Angel of Death. Revered in Islamic tradition and echoed in Jewish folklore, Azrael is often portrayed as the celestial being tasked with separating soul from body at...

A Better Error Page on the Canada Immigration Site

Tonight during the historic US election, the Canadian Immigration site (http://www.cic.gc.ca/) was down. I’m sure it had nothing to do with Americans trying to leave their country and move to Canada in light of the imminent Trump victory. The following ASP.NET error...

Setup Emergency Alerts !important

I’ve compiled a list of important emergency alerts that should be on your cell phone and Twitter accounts. These can be found on the EmergencyInfoBC web site, but I summarized the important data to use with your devices for receiving these alerts. Two of these...

A Terse Guide to Big Numbers

When I started my adventure in computers in school in the 1980’s, we were using Apple II’s and Commodore Pets which had around 64K of memory. My first computer in 1984 had 128K memory and a 360K floppy disk drive, which seemed like quite a bit of storage...