Sayonara, Casual Conversation

20 years ago

Over at Global Nerdy, a little piece on computer security guru Bruce Schneier's essay, Casual Conversation, R.I.P..

Batman Really Needs Some Closure [Updated]

20 years ago

Courtesy of Miss Fipi Lele and Defective Yeti, here's a comic that pretty much sums up Batman's motivation to fight…

The Best Damned Blog on the Toronto Mayoral Election

20 years ago

We're less than a month away from November 13th, the day Accordion City votes for its mayor. I'd be slacking…

The Care and Feeding of Your Cast-Iron Skillet [Updated]

20 years ago

The original post Chris McAvoy from the foodie blog Tastebud sent me an email letting me know that he's posted…

Recent "Global Nerdy" Stories

20 years ago

What do you get when a white enterprise research guy in Manhattan teams up with an Asian programmer and tech…

My Appearance on CityNews

20 years ago

A Slow News Day It must've been a slow news day, because CityNews aired the segment about me Googlebombing my…

Origin of the Word "Deadbeat"

20 years ago

By the bye, while we're on the topic of the deadbeat ex-housemate, here's a page featuring the origin of the…

Tonight on CityTV: "Ugly Debt-y!"

20 years ago

(Sorry about the title. When a good pun makes itself, I cannot resist!) As I mentioned in a post yesterday,…

The View from the Top of “World of Warcraft” Ain’t Pretty

20 years ago

On his blog Soul Kerfuffle, Dave Yeager invited a friend to submit an article about why he quit the popular…

Steak Made Simple

20 years ago

The How to Cook a Steak article in the foodie blog Tastebud Chicago had me at "A $30 restaurant steak…