The Musings of Peter DeHaan: Recent Comments

Comment on My Netflix Reviewer Rank

2011-09-23T23:42:57Z

You should check out your spacebar or at least spell-check your articles.

Comment on One Step Closer to Fiber Optics

2011-09-16T14:19:41Z

Its not a geek thing - so you like speed and performance who knew? :)

Comment on The Butterfly Effect and Monsoons

2010-08-16T20:49:26Z

This is definitely an interesting postulate; however, there is one fact which is hard to overcome: we can barely guess the weather locally.

I'm semi-familiar with the idea that larger events are easier to predict than small events. However, we are still oftentimes caught off guard by local weather changes. We can only sometimes predict the weather in our area for greater than an hour or two.

Not that it isn't an interesting thought, but it seems that it is likely that it would also cause consequences that we cannot even attempt consideration of. If we change one hurricane to avoid hitting a populated area, what would be the effect of this seemingly minor change. If the butterfly effect can apply a small event to change something significant; what then occurs if something significant should be changes, could it be an exponential relationship in that something unfathomable could be precipitated by changing something of decent size?

We often act without looking into the ramifications of our actions. We guess that we'll have a sprinkle later today and it ends up either the Sahara or the Rainforest. I fear what we would do when we couldn't guess the outcome of our actions.

Comment on Credit Cards Supplant Cash

2010-06-16T11:37:19Z

Yes, this is true, but I suspect that credit cards carry far fewer germs than cash. The next thing you know is that we will be using are cell phones to complete purchases -- wait our cell phones are turned off while we fly.

Comment on Credit Cards Supplant Cash

2010-06-16T11:27:54Z

You are assuming that having the stewardess/steward touch 50-100 credit cards as they go down the aisle serving food/beverage is less germy than cash? Just a thought... Hmmm

Comment on Daylight Savings Time

2010-03-17T13:44:18Z

I actually heard a newsman say that Yes, we would lose an hour of sleep, but we would gain an hour of sunshine. Yeah, Sure.

Comment on Are You Relective?

2010-03-05T19:01:27Z

This is such a funny story! I think it is a good lesson to all of us to not just trust what we read, but to think about everything.

Comment on Picture This

2010-02-09T02:37:21Z

Thanks sweetie! "PS. I love you!"

Comment on Doritos Consumer Produced Spots on the Super Bowl

2010-02-08T07:32:42Z

Very interesting how you have chosen. Thanks for posting this.

Comment on Crazy Rabbits

2010-01-22T02:37:45Z

Those rabbits are eating some of my larger branches. Must be because I trimmed most of the lateral tasty branches when I drastically trimmed the bushes last fall. But as you say it it virtually impossible to kill a burning bush. At least I hope it is.