22nd
November
2016
Authorities go to great lengths to maintain control over speed limits. I might have found a method.
Today, I ran a small test. I noticed a Mountie car directly behind me, when I turned homeward from the bypass. Through a series of speed limit changes: 70 to 60 to 70 to 80 to 90. You know, I must have provided good example or something, because the officer was able to respect the limits for more than 25 km. Never exceeded. Never lagged. By extrapolation, all we need to do to keep things “right” is to provide a model for those who pilot the “government race cars”.
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posted in technology, travel |
15th
November
2016
Bewildering, the variety of screw types and sizes that are stocked in my local hardware store. And this is a small outlet; I imagine that the factor is related to the size of the city. I had to go looking for some small washers, this afternoon, to avoid resizing a sack of machine screws, and spent far too long trying to make a choice. Got home, and still wasn’t completely satisfied, but there are many workarounds possible.
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posted in media, technology |
7th
November
2016
“Sunny and 7C in a flat calm”; the answer to the weather this afternoon. Or as I look on it, pretty nice, considering that winter could begin at any moment. Not this moment, but any other…
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posted in technology, Wx |
5th
November
2016
I do appreciate when someone does a job well. Even more so, when they’re working with “my” stuff; today the technical team from the drapery store showed up, as scheduled. No wasted time here. In, remove coats, remove blind, store it carefully away, comment on the lovely view and the great weather, leave. In that order. I could have futzed around and (possibly) damaged the mechanism or the material. They just did the job and got back on the road. Yes, they’ll be invited back, when the maintenance job on the big door has been completed.
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posted in pets, technology |
3rd
November
2016
Seems like a long time ago, now, when we used to share the unused CPU cycles with others to get jobs done. That whole SETI thing, for example; while the screen saver did whatever it was required to do, your office computer also crunched numbers for a crowd-sourced project. Not sure if they ever found anything…
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posted in ham radio, technology |
31st
October
2016
The phone rings, and the call display mentions that this an unknown caller. I’m in a polite mood, so I waited to see whether I was now immensely rich (or famous). Rather, this was an invitation to complete a survey. I responded with the important fact that I was on the no call list… “Oh, sorry, I’ll add you back to it”. What?
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posted in technology |
30th
October
2016
I’m unsure of the actual timeline, but I feel safe in using the catch phrase “What a difference a year makes”. At least, in terms of our effort to integrate into the community.
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posted in food, technology |
27th
October
2016
Think I’ll hit the pause control, for a bit. When a project is showing no progress, maybe a new strategy is needed.
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22nd
October
2016
After a visit to my bicycle dealer, I’ve decided against the “spare wheel” solution. This isn’t the right time of the year for used parts. However, a side visit to the bookstore means that I can look forward to solving a jigsaw puzzle. There’s a logical link here, given that the puzzle is a collage of old bicycle posters.
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14th
October
2016
Not much of novelty here. I skipped the grocery run to Montague, unwilling to get involved in taking too many vegetables as hostages. The dog stayed by my side, asleep. Finally, I headed for the basement, intent on solving a technical mystery.
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