I had a flashback to one of those interminable high school literature classes this afternoon. No Shakie here; we were reading fine, local, Canadian short stories by Stephen Leacock. I should add that my high school had a love/hate relationship with some of his other works, so the inclusion of My Financial Career made perfect sense.
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Cue the music (one of the 1494 versions of Fly Me To The Moon) and sit back for an entire day of remembering. Yes, forty years have gone by, and my chances of getting a lift up there for a peek aren’t very strong. I’ll carry on.
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I can imagine one of my snarkier friends saying something like “Show me what you have on your laptop and I’ll tell you who you are.” Not far from wrong. With the idea of a road trip floating, it’s time to plan the baggage list.
posted in computing | Comments Off on Packing for every eventuality | 281 words
No wonder I feel like there’s a cloud over my head. I just took a look at the computerized weather records that I’m keeping, and so far this month we’ve had rain on 14 out of 18 days. Maybe I’m be happier if I grew rice for a living, or was responsible for maintaining a tropical forest, but that’s not the case.
posted in media, music | Comments Off on An excess of rain and other discouraging news | 286 words
Just got back from being walked around the neighbourhood by the dog. I’m very impressed by an insignificant looking harness called a “walking halter”. No more tugging, or running off to visit the fences (I’m trying hard to control my behaviour in public these days). The dog and the man, in perfect harmony.
posted in computing, pets | Comments Off on My XO is bilingual | 300 words
All it took was the technical equivalent of a “One Night Stand”. A moment of indiscretion, and things turned sour.
posted in computing | Comments Off on A moment of indiscretion | 254 words
There, all the knowledge you really need in order to be a successful astronaut. I had a ringside seat for the launch of STS-127 a few minutes ago, and my advisor, Chris Hadfield, took the time to answer the question. You know; THE question.
posted in technology | Comments Off on You go (before you go) | 287 words
Sometimes you need to be patient. Need to control your enthusiasm. Need to sit back and wait for the setup to complete successfully. I’m trying, really hard, to retain my urge to throw caution to the wind. My new Wind, that is, from MSI.
posted in computing, technology | Comments Off on The rush to get something smaller | 359 words
Oh, for the days when backing up your data meant writing down some telephone numbers on the back of a used envelope. The real reason why so many people work without a parachute is that it takes too long to copy all the stuff we collect on our computer hard drives.
posted in computing | Comments Off on But it will be safer if you back it up | 254 words
Welcome to the world of Web 2.0; what on earth do telephone operators do, now that people no longer try to place person-to-person calls to themselves to indicate arrival status?
posted in environment | Comments Off on New ways to show you’ve arrived | 282 words
