I thought I’d already blogged it, but I hadn’t: my friend John Bristowe, developer evangelist for Microsoft and brother of Ashley Bristowe, whom I met fourteen years ago at Crazy Go Nuts University, interviewed me for his podcast, Developer Night in Canada. We talked about DemoCamp, BarCamp and the development of the Toronto tech scene, [...]
Monthly Archives: July 2006
Jul
31
2006
In the National Post: Divided They Blog
In the Issues & Ideas section of today’s National Post, you’ll find Adam Radwanski’s op-ed piece titled Divided They Blog [paid registration required].
Here’s an excerpt:
Last week, a contributor to a popular Canadian weblog posted a blistering attack on Islam. Under the heading “Islam Must Be Stopped“, someone called “Right Girl” weighed in on [...]
Jul
31
2006
"Ask Tucows" Chat Tomorrow!
Here’s your second-to-last reminder: tomorrow, we’ll be holding the third “Ask Tucows” online chat session of the year. I and a number of my coworkers will participate in an online chat session where you’ll be able to ask us questions, make comments and suggestions and get to know us and the company a little better. [...]
Jul
31
2006
The Protocols of the Drunk Drivers of Malibu, Part 1
An actual photo of Mel Gibson, who now resembles Saddam Hussein physically and not just in terms of anti-Semitism, taken during an interview in Mexico.
Another chapter got added to Mel Gibson’s downward slide from indie film hero to real-life Eric Cartman with an uncanny resemblance to Saddam Hussein on Thursday. He was arrested while on [...]
Jul
31
2006
It’s Begging for Captions!
Pictured above is a photo of the Boing Boing brain trust, which appears in this entry. A bunch of captions came to mind when I saw it:
The dating scene in Silicon Valley, captured in a single photo.
“We’re missing three dwarves!”
“Hee, hee, hee…we’re going to repopulate the Earth!”
Can you come up with better? Let me know [...]
Jul
29
2006
Your Suggestions for My Accordion Repertoire, Please
Me and Wendy at Kickass Karaoke at the Rivoli
It’s time for me to freshen up my accordion repertoire! It’s been far too long since I’ve added songs to it, so I’m looking around for ideas of songs to cover from my MP3 collection, internet and regular radio, the song selection at Kickass Karaoke and you! [...]
Jul
28
2006
"Ask Tucows" Chat Next Tuesday
Another quick reminder that we’re holding the third open online chat session, “Ask Tucows” on Tuesday, August 1st between 12:00 noon and 3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (that’s 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon Pacific Daylight Time, or 16:00 - 19:00 UTC). Feel free to ask us questions, make suggestions, comment and get to know us! [...]
Jul
28
2006
Rough Clips from "The Simpsons Movie"
Two rough clips from the upcoming Simpsons Movie were shown at the recent San Diego Comic Convention. Someone emailed me footage of those clips and I’m now sharing them with you. These may or may not make it into the final movie (scheduled for release on July 27, 2007) — they may even be red [...]
Jul
27
2006
"Ask Tucows" Chat Next Tuesday
Just a quick reminder that we’re holding the third open online chat session, “Ask Tucows” on Tuesday, August 1st between 12:00 noon and 3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (that’s 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon Pacific Daylight Time, or 16:00 - 19:00 UTC). Join us at chat.tucows.com!
Jul
27
2006
My New Title: Technical Evangelist
A slightly doctored image of John the Evangelist.
For the past three years, I’ve held the title of “Technical Community Development Coordinator”. It was meant to be an interim title for use while the job was being defined. While it does have some nifty features — it’s the longest title in the company and abbreviates to [...]
Jul
27
2006
Gentrification with Justice
One of the first results of a Google image search for “gentrification”.
Gideon Strauss points to an article in ByFaith Online (”The Web Magazine of the Presbyterian Church in America”) titled Gentrification with Justice. An excerpt (with one bit of emphasis on my part):
I have now seen first hand (yes, inadvertently participated [...]
Jul
27
2006
Karaoke Copyright Takedown
In today’s news (National Post / Toronto Sun / Marketnews.ca), there are reports that copyright-related arrests were made at two karaoke bars in the Accordion City area. Here’s a snippet from the National Post story:
Staff at two Greater Toronto karaoke bars have been charged with copyright offences as part of an RCMP crackdown on illegal [...]
Jul
26
2006
Blood, Sweat and Tea
Here’s something I’d been meaning to blog for a while now: Tom Reynolds, a Blogware user whom I met through blogging, has got a book coming out titled Blood, Sweat and Tea. It’s based on his blog, Random Acts of Reality, which chronicles his experiences as an ambluance driver in the London Ambulance Service.
Tom’s [...]
