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Monthly Archives: February 2008
Feb
13
2008
Scenes from Last Night’s Ruby/Rails Project Night
[This article was also posted on Global Nerdy.]
Sean Connery’s character, “Zed” from the movie Zardoz has become the unofficial mascot of my Project Night opening monologues.
In spite of yesterday’s all-day snowstorm and sub-freezing temperatures (-10 C / 14 F), about a couple of dozen people still showed up for last night’s Ruby/Rails Project Night, TSOT’s [...]
Feb
12
2008
Uh-Oh
Click the photo to see its Flickr page.
From Londonist:
A 24 bus crashed into a bridge at 9am this morning on Prince of Wales Road NW5, injuring 6 people and wiping out its own roof.
The bus was on diversion following the Camden Canal Market fire at the weekend. Other buses had been successfully centering themselves and [...]
Feb
11
2008
“Valtines” Day is Coming!
Here’s a photo that my friend Eldon just sent me — it’s the chalkboard at the Golden Griddle on Eglinton:
Feb
11
2008
His Namesake Would’ve Escaped
This story in the Poughkeepsie Journal would be just another story about a police car chase if it weren’t for the name of the driver who was arrested: one Landocalrissian Butler, age 27. Unfortunately, the story doesn’t let us know whether his parents named him after the Star Wars character or if he had his [...]
Feb
10
2008
TSOT Ruby/Rails Project Night: February 12th
Here’s a photo to remind you that TSOT’s Second Ruby/Rails Project Night is just over a day away:
For more details about Ruby/Rails project night, see this blog entry.
Feb
10
2008
DemoCamp 17: February 25th
Here’s a photo to remind you that DemoCamp 17 — the “show and tell” gathering of the bright lights of Toronto’s tech community — is just over a week away:
For more details about DemoCamp 17, see:
My earlier blog entry on DemoCamp 17
David Crow’s blog entry on DemoCamp 17
Radiant Core’s blog entry on DemoCamp 17
Leila Boujanane’s [...]
Feb
10
2008
SciBarCamp: March 15th and 16th
Here’s a photo to remind you that SciBarCamp — the unconference where scientists, technologists, artists and other thinkers come together for a weekend of exchanging knowledge and ideas — is just over a month away:
Photo by Matt “Black Belt” Jones.Click the photo to see it on its Flickr page.
For more details about SciBarCamp, visit:
SciBarCamp’s official [...]
Feb
08
2008
Merlin Mann on the Bay Area
Click the illustration to see it on its original page.Illustration from The Hookah Girl and Other True Stories.
Merlin Mann (of 43 Folders fame) wrote on Twitter:
Pockets of the Bay Area tacitly run on that mix of navelgazing and arrogance you perfect around Christmas of your freshman year.
I’ve lived there. It’s true.
Feb
08
2008
The Qualities of a President
Republican candidates and Vader have the same line:“I find your lack of faith disturbing.”
Here’s a post by Frank J. over at IMAO — one of the right-wing blogs where you’ll find a lot of carping about John McCain just not being bat-shit crazy conservative enough — titled The Lovable, Huggable President, in which he writes [...]
Feb
07
2008
How the Republican Blogosphere Feels About John McCain
Click the comic to see it on its original page.
All the talk about McCain “not being conservative enough” to my ears is like complaining that Jamie Lynn Spears isn’t as screwed up as big sister Britney.
(To her credit, she’s trying really hard.)
Feb
07
2008
TSOT Ruby/Rails Project Night Next Tuesday!
Next Tuesday is the second Tuesday of the month, which means: Ruby/Rails Project Night, hosted by TSOT!
The Quick Version
When: Tuesday, February 12th, 2008:
Doors open around 5:30 p.m.
Presentations begin sometime between 6 - 6:30 p.m.
Arrive early to get fed!
Where: TSOT developer office, 151 Bloor Street West (just east of Avenue Road), Suite 1130
Admission: FREE (but please [...]
Feb
07
2008
Kung Hei Fat Choy!
Today marks the start of Chinese New Year, and this year, it’s the Year of the Rat.
Remy from Ratatouille.
Here’s what Spring’s Greeting Cards’ site has to say about the Year of the Rat:
A Rat Year is a time of hard work, activity, and renewal. This is a good year to begin a new job, [...]
Feb
06
2008
Thinking About Switching from Bell Canada [Updated]
The battery on my MotoKRZR cell phone can’t hold a charge for longer than an hour. I went to the nearby Bell World, where they wanted:
a) A sales receipt. I can’t provide this as it was a free promo phone given to me by mega-PR firm Hill and Knowlton to promote Moto phones.
b) The phone [...]
Feb
06
2008
The 9 Most Badass Bible Verses
Cracked.com has a great article titled The 9 Most Badass Bible Verses. Rather than keep you in suspense, here’s number one:
The things you had to do back then just to get the approval of your future father-in-law! I think Wendy’s dad was satisfied that I had a haircut, a degree and a job.
