There are still some rough edges (well, actually a lot), but what the hey: Global Nerdy, a new tech news/editorial blog created by my pal George Scriban and me, is up and running. Go give it a peek, watch it evolve, and expect great things.
(In case you’re wondering about the guitar pictured to the left, [...]
Monthly Archives: October 2006
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10
2006
www.GlobalNerdy.com
Oct
08
2006
ICT Toronto Meeting: A Quick Summary
“Let’s hug it out, bitch!”
The best-known line from the television series Entourage — “Let’s hug it out, bitch!” — is probably an apt summary of the meeting between a group of some of the most active DemoCamp/BarCamp participants (myself included) and a some of the people from ICT Toronto, the group charged with raising the [...]
Oct
06
2006
Nietzsche Family Circus
First there was the Cthulhu Family Circus. Now comes the Nietzsche Family Circus, which pairs a randomly-selected Family Circus comic with a random Nietzsche quote. Here’s one featuring my favourite Nietzsche line:
Oct
06
2006
Catmas Participants So Far
Today is the first Friday of October, which since 2003 has been “Post a Picture of a Cat to Your Blog” day, or “Catmas” for short. Here’s a quick list of Catmas participants thus far:
Velveteen Rabbi
SarahLaughed.net
My Name is Kate
Norasee
All the World’s a Lie
The Wisdom of a Distracted Mind
NiNjASLICE
Popagandhi
The Older I Get, the More I Wonder
Urban [...]
Oct
06
2006
It’s Catmas!
It’s the first Friday of October, which means that it’s Catmas again! Catmas is the day on which you’re supposed to post pictures of cats — any cats, they don’t have to be yours — to your blog.
Want some funny cat pix? Go check out the official site of Catmas, Catmas.com!
Oct
05
2006
Busy Today…
I’m going to be tied up with an ICT Toronto meeting this afternoon, so there won’t be much blogging here until the evening. In the meantime, can I point you to the Catmas blog?
Oct
04
2006
New Podcast!
Over at the Tucows Blog, there’s a podcast in which I chat with Bill Ford, Tucows’ Director of Billing Services, about the upcoming version of Platypus, our billing and invoicing software for web hosting providers and internet access providers. If you’ve got a web hosting company or ISP and you need a good billing solution, [...]
Oct
04
2006
Catmas: Just Two Days Away!
Don’t forget that this Friday is the holdiay to celebrate that most bloggy of blog activities: posting pictures of cats on your blog! Join us in the fun!
For more about Catmas, go check out the holiday’s official site, Catmas.com.
Oct
04
2006
Happy Birthday, Ginger Ninja!
What better way is there to start my blogging day than by wishing my wife Wendy (a.k.a. the Ginger Ninja), a happy birthday?
That reminds me of a story…
Three Years Ago Today
I arrived at the Hotel@MIT shortly after noon under grey skies and on-and-off rain with a stuffy head and a bit bleary from cold medication. [...]
Oct
03
2006
Kerning is Important
In this age of laser printer and computer typography, it’s important to understand kerning — the spacing of characters in a proportional font. Otherwise, unintentional gaffes can arise:
(Thanks to dreamattack and Miss Fipi Lele for the photo!)
Oct
03
2006
3 Days Until Catmas!
Remember, Catmas is this Friday! If you have a blog, that’s the day on which you are obliged to post a picture of a cat on it.
If you feel the need to be inspired or just want to see funny cat pictures, go to Catmas’ official site — Catmas.com — right now and learn about [...]
Oct
03
2006
A Nightclub in Liberty Village?
I work in the part of Toronto called “Liberty Village”, an area made up of old warehouses, most of which have been converted into offices and living spaces. It’s where Cory Doctorow last lived before he moved to San Francisco back in 2000, countless television shows and feature films have been shot here (the upcoming [...]
Oct
03
2006
Mary Effing Sunshine Speaks!
Remember “Mary Fucking Sunshine” — the person who wrote the I LOVE TORONTO, DAMMIT! post in Craigslist, which got mentioned here, and then got blasted in Torontoist, mentioned in the National Post (Wednesday, September 27th issue, page A8) and counter-blasted here?
Anyhow, Mary left a comment on this blog last night. I think it’s worthy of [...]
Oct
02
2006
Catmas Has a Site: Catmas.com!
This will be the fourth year we’ve celebrated the first Friday of October, the day on which we’re supposed to post pictures of cats to our blogs, a.k.a. Catmas! Now there’s an official site: Catmas.com. Check it out!
Oct
02
2006
Meeting with ICT Toronto on Thursday
As I mentioned in an earlier entry, a number of prominent Toronto tech bloggers and I will be meeting with the people from ICT Toronto to provide suggestions on how they can do a better job reaching out to and support Toronto’s tech community. If you have any suggestions or ideas, please leave them in [...]
Oct
02
2006
An Unintentionally Funny Sign
[via Howl @ the Moon and reddit] E-greeting card companies aren’t the only people not thinking things through. Sometimes signmakers make unintended gaffes:
