Monthly Archives: October 2006
Waco? St. Catharines?
I am trying out (as you may have noticed) gVisit as an alternative to ClustrMaps. ClustrMaps may have some quirks but so far it seems much better than gVisit…at least when it comes to geocoding IP addresses. I know I’ve … Continue reading
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What does a finger do? It traces…
(What do 7 — or in this case, 5 — fingers do? The same!) On Friday I went to the new show by les 7 doigts de la main, called TRACES. I had seen the original show put on by … Continue reading
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Al fin, el fin (and that’s fine!)
Not that I will stop learning Spanish now, but… Today I reached a huge milestone! After 413 days, I finished learning all the words in my vocabulary book (Uso interactivo del vocabulario from Edelsa). I added a few extra words … Continue reading
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More Amazon Profiling Gone Wrong
I mentioned awhile ago a strange Amazon recommendation I received. Well, today’s great “advice” takes the cake (or the sandwich, as the case may be). Here is the first part of the mail, word for word: Dear Amazon.ca Customer, We’ve … Continue reading
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The gift of honest friends
We are told to count our blessings. My friends may not want to do anything with me…but…at least I know they’re honest. Brutal honesty may be (by definition) brutal, but it is (also by definition) honest. How do I know … Continue reading
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“Oh, shit, look what I’ve done”
How stupid would you feel… You just sold a (Picasso) painting for a record US$139 million, when you go and poke your elbow through and tear the canvas… Doh! Here is Nora Ephron’s blog post about it (she was in … Continue reading
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City of Angels
…that’s Montreal, not Los Angeles. It was a gorgeous afternoon (at times) for a wander on the mountain. Overall, the leaves are a touch past their prime but still there are some pretty nice sights…here is an “impression” it left … Continue reading
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Palabritas del día — comisaría
Yes, I’m still at my Spanish vocabulary studies… A little over a year since I started and about 3,000 words along, I’m almost through my vocab book. Of twenty chapters, I’m now on Capítulo 19 – El orden público. It … Continue reading
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Thanksgiving…Mandalas?
Here are a couple of colourful real-time generated images to give you some examples of the visual programming stuff I’ve been working on in Quartz Extreme. Trippy, no? (but you should see them move!) Happy (need I say it? Canadian) … Continue reading
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Where ya been?
I know, I’ve been lax in posting to the ol’ blog. I present, for your enjoyment — or irritation — a few excuses: being sick (twice in the past six weeks) lengthy parental visit (unrelated to above, really!) iTunes, the … Continue reading
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