Monthly Archives: July 2007

Using the FacebookRestClient Class’ “Event” Methods, Part 1

(This was cross-posted to Global Nerdy.)

Over at the Tucows Developer Blog, I’ve posted another Facebook development article: Using the FacebookRestClient Class’ “Event” Methods, Part 1, in which I look at the events_get method of the PHP FacebookRestClient class.

“Wrong Ball, Coach”

It’s a cheap trick play that should’ve been disqualified by the referee, but it’s still amusing to watch:
Can’t see the video? Click here.

A New Look for the Tucows.com Site

(This article was cross-posted to Global Nerdy.)
The obligatory disclaimer: Yes, I work for Tucows, where I hold the title of Technical Evangelist.
From Shareware to Solutions
The Tucows site — that is the one at tucows.com, the original site where the company got its start as being a place to download shareware — [...]

Mmmm…Bacon Salt!

According to the Bacon Salt site, it’s a “zero-calorie, vegetarian, kosher-certified seasoning salt that makes everything taste like real bacon. It’s the creation of Justin and Dave, “two regular guys who love grilling and football on Sunday afternoons, eating until we can’t get off the couch and of course, the taste of great [...]

Also, Please Not to Get Down and Please Not to Get Funky

Photo courtesy of Miss Fipi Lele

Christopher Walken Roasts a Chicken and Pears

Over at the cooking video website Im Cooked, there’s a great video of none other that Christopher Walken showing his technique for roasting a whole chicken with some pears. Somebody get this man a show on the Food Network!
Click the picture to see the video.
One thing I love about the video: after seeing [...]

Scenes from the High Park Organic Market

The High Park Organic Market has become a Saturday morning ritual with me and the Ginger Ninja. We set out for the market — located beside the Grenadier Restaurant, a nice ten-minute walk south of Bloor Street — to buy vegetables to turn into a salad or stir-fry from lunch, as well as some homemade [...]

But More Immediately, You Need Pants

Click the photo to see the non-bowlderized version.Photo courtesy of Miss Fipi Lele.
Judging from the background and what’s happening in the photo, my guess is that it was taken in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. When I lived there I spent at least some portion of every weekend biking through the park.
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Blast from the (Recent) Past: Queen Street Man

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In honour of local hipsters and the lively discussion taking place in yesterday’s post, We Need More Toronto Blogs, I’m going to point to a video that was making the rounds on Accordion City blogs and discussion boards: Queen Street Man.
If you’ve got any more comments about [...]

Getting Started with Facebook Application Development

[This was cross-posted to Global Nerdy.]

If you were looking for a quick and easy way to get started developing Facebook applications (perhaps you’re attending the upcoming Facebook Developer Garage/Camp in Toronto), you’re in luck: I’ve written the first of a number of articles that tackle that topic. Head on over to the [...]

Facebook Developer Garage/Camp: Tuesday August 7th

[This was cross-posted to Global Nerdy.]
Click this logo to see the event’s Facebook page.
Click this logo to see the event’s wiki page.
It’s the event so anticipated that it had to have more than one name. Whether you call it Facebook Developer Garage Toronto [this links to its Facebook page] or Facebook Camp Toronto [...]

Now I Know What the “Vaccuming the Kitty” Photo is All About

If you like checking out sites that feature interesting or humourous pictures, chances are you’ve stumbled across this photo:
Click to see the photo on its source page.
I’ve always wondered what was going in the photo — often captioned in LOLcat-ese with something like “TIEM TO VACUME TEH KITTYNUTS” — and who took it. [...]

We Need More Toronto Blogs

BlogTO’s and Torontoist’s ideal reader. Image taken from The Hipster Handbook.
Differences in Perspective
While I agree with Torontoist writer Patrick Metzger’s statement that Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty’s refusal to “share any of the billions of dollars that the province sucks out of Toronto each year” is wrong, I think he’s out to lunch with [...]

Middle Class Batman

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The image above is a creation of Mike Mitchell, who describes it as:
The idea is that this is a Middle Class Batman. Its still Bruce, and his parents were still murdered, but they were never rich, and he still ended up becoming Batman…but with [...]

If You Liked Yesterday’s Giada de Laurentiis Photo, You’ll LOVE These…

You’ll find the photo below, two other tomato-themes ones and Giada’s sauce recipe on this Esquire page…
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