Being a well-groomed owner and operator of a goatee and sideburns, I take an interest in good shaving systems. I use a Remington Precision Titanium moustache and beard trimmer,
and have a mysteriously multiplying set of Gillette Mach 3 razors (one
of which I really bought for the free multi-bit screwdriver that got
[...]
Monthly Archives: March 2006
Mar
20
2006
"The Economist" on a Moore’s Law for Razor Blades
Mar
20
2006
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Democratic Ticket for 2008!
This photo amuses me every time I see it. Click it to get the full-size version, suitable for desktop wallpaper.
Almost as stilted as her scenes with Hayden Christensen.
Mar
19
2006
Podcast Transcript Now Available
The podcast that I mentioned earlier — the one in which I interviews Tucows’ VP of Product Development, Alain Chesnais — now has a transcript, which I’ve posted on Tucows Developer.
Why Podcasts?
The “podcast-and-transcript” approach is the one that I’ll be taking with the podcasts over at Tucows Developer, as it offers the best of both [...]
Mar
18
2006
Slot Machines vs. Voting Machines: Which One’s the Bigger Gamble?
Here in Canada, we vote in our federal elections using a paper ballot that is standardized across the country; aside from the candidate names, the ballot looks the same no matter where you vote (for more details, see this entry). While this requires a manual counting system, it also has the added benefit of it [...]
Mar
17
2006
Have a Magically Delicious One!
By the way, we here at The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century (we reserve the right to use the “Royal we” here) would like to wish all our readers a very happy and snug-fitting Saint Patrick’s Day!
Mar
17
2006
Scenes from the Podcast
Ross was the sound engineer for the Tucows podcast (mentioned here), so he was able to shoot this photo with his phone:
That’s me on the left, and Alain Chesnais, VP of Product Development, on the right.
…and even managed to get some video as well [435K, MPEG-4 file].
Mar
17
2006
Reminder: "Ask Tucows" Chat Next Thursday
Don’t forget that the “Ask Tucows” Chat — in which you can chat online with me and other people who work at Tucows – takes place next Thursday at 1:00 p.m. Eastern (10:00 a.m. Pacific, 18:00 UTC). A number of people within the company have signed up to join in the conversation, so it looks as [...]
Mar
17
2006
From the Archive: Me and Cory at Disneyland, October 2000
Going to Disneyland is one thing; going to Disneyland with Cory Doctorow, Disneyland theme park aficionado, is something quite different. Cory’s encyclopedic knowledge of the work that goes into the design and implementation of Disneyland — imagineering, as they call it — gave me a chance to see Walt’s dream through new eyes and made [...]
Mar
17
2006
Podcast Interview with Alain Chesnais, Tucows VP of Product Development
Over at Tucows Developer, I’ve posted a podcast interview with Alain Chesnais,
VP of Product Development, where we talk about his work background and
the Tucows platform. It’s the first in a regular series. Check it out!
Mar
16
2006
Prison Wine Recipe
It’s going to be a busy day for me today, but I don’t want to leave you empty-handed. That’s why I’ve posted a recipe for Prison Wine [note: a little bad language, some worse spelling], a cheap and cheerful drink that you can make from the comfort of your own prison cell!
I’d like to dedicate [...]
Mar
15
2006
Toronto Ruby on Rails Pub Night
I spent half the weekend with a mild fever and feeling completely out
of it. So out of it, in fact, that I voluntarily watched both Lake Placid and Scary Movie 3 (the edited-for-television versions, no less) on TBS. Hence I was feeling a bit off my game on Monday and decided not to [...]
Mar
14
2006
From the Archives: San Francisco, February 2006
I took this shot while walking around San Francisco’s North Beach neighbourhood with Wendy last month:
Mar
14
2006
Tucows Developer’s 2006 Editorial Calendar
This year, in addition to blogs such as The Farm and Tucows Developer,
I’ll also be publishing different kinds of content and holding online
events, such as podcasts, white papers, primers and “Ask Tucows” chats.
To find out more about what these are and when they’ll be published or
take place, [...]
Mar
14
2006
When You Want a Job Done Right…
A conversation from earlier today at work:
Ross: This is important, so I’d rather you didn’t delegate it.
Me: Dude, there’s only you and me in R&I [our department]. Who am I going to delegate it to?
Mar
14
2006
Classification for Dummies [Updated]
If you’ve ever wondered how idiots, morons and imbeciles rank against each other, this sample from an old book shows you:
So where does “dumbass” fit on this scale?
[Update: Here's the source of the image -- a Salon book review of Better for All the World: The Secret History of Forced Sterilization and America's Quest for [...]
