Oh, how I love the Church Sign Generator:
Church sign courtesy of Miss Fipi Lele and Ryland.
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Month: February 2007
Just a little update on what’s happening with Toronto Transit Camp:
- TTC and city bigwigs have confirmed their attendance! We’ve got Toronto Transit Commission Chair Adam Giambrone attending and City Councillor Joe Mihevc. Also attending will be the TTC’s Chief Marketing Officer and several planners from TTC staff.
- We’re getting considerable attention, not just locally, but internationally. On the ‘net BoingBoing and WorldChanging are following what we’re doing, and we’re getting the mainstream press lined up, too.
- This may be a minor footnote to you, but I think it’s worth mentioning: the company for whom I am Technical Evangelist, Tucows, is a sponsor of this event.
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Global Nerdy: Still an Ongoing Concern
In case you were wondering, the tech news blog that I share with my buddy George, Global Nerdy is still an ongoing concern. Current stories include:
- “Computer, run exploit!” If you record a sound file containing spoken commands, you might be able to con a Vista user with speech recognition enabled into playing it, after which hilarity will ensue.
- The Truth (and Lies) About Online Dating. “Internet dating is a web of lies and obesity,” said a cynical programmer friend of mine, and he wasn’t that far off from the truth.
- Tech’s Environmental Footprint. iTunes and the environment — are we filling less landfills with old CD packages, or using more electricity because we’re playing music on power-hungry computers versus CD players, which consume less power?
- BBSpot’s Windows Vista Upgrade Decision Flowchart. Although meant to be a humour piece, the flowchart’s a pretty guide as to whether you should upgrade to Vista or not.
- Flickr’s Dirty Little Secret: You Suck at Taking Photos. A report that flickr automatically sharpens images you upload to it to make them look better.
- It’s Vista Day! The official comic of the Windows Vista release.
- iPhone Shuffle? If these exists an iPhone, it stands to reason that there must also exist an iPhone Shuffle.
You’d think that Paul Wolfowitz, president of the World Bank, would’ve spent some of his hefty salary to replace some worn-out clothes for his many public appearances, but noooooo….
Visiting holy shrines calls for holey footwear.
Perhaps he’s setting a good example by not being an ostentatious dresser, but dude, get some new socks.
Don’t forget that Toronto Transit Camp takes place this Sunday, February 4th at the Gladstone Hotel between 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.! There’s not cost to attend, but space is limited, so if you haven’t registered yet, do so now.
And on the day after — Monday, February 5th — DemoCamp returns with DemoCamp 12! It takes place at No Regrets and starts at 6:30. Now that we all have a year’s worth of DemoCamps under our collective belts, we’ve made some changes to the format to see if we can’t improve the experience for everyone. Like Toronto Transit Camp, there’s no admission for DemoCamp.
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His Name is Gabriel
Okay, so now I have confirmation: Deenster’s baby’s name is Gabriel David Maxwell Stevenson and not Urhines Kendall Icy Eight Special K, as I had assumed earlier. Good thing too — having a name like “Urhines” (I believe it’s meant to be pronounced “Your Highness”) would give any kid some kind of complex.
Once again, congrats to the new parents! Now the adventure begins…
