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My alma mater’s new nickname

On a lark, I ran a Google search on the phrase "Crazy Go Nuts University". Queen's University, my alma mater,…

23 years ago

Theatre of cruelty

I don't watch much TV, but there was something I couldn't resist about Joe Schmo, the reality show in which…

23 years ago

Praise from Down Under

Eamonn emailed me earlier today to let me know that the Australian newspaper The Age made The Adventures of Accordion…

23 years ago

If you read the previous entry, be sure to read it again…

...because I got a pivotal fact wrong. Oops. Corrections appear at the end of the entry.

23 years ago

Welcome to the Mac club, Zooko. You’re one of the cool kids now.

Last night, I helped Bryce "Zooko" Wilcox-O'Hearn -- Python hacker, computer language and security aficionado and all-round sweet guy --…

23 years ago

At last, the identity of the time travel spammer is revealed

Hey, longtime readers: remember the guy who sent me time travel spam, and my response? Wired has a story on…

23 years ago

The latest controversies

There are many changes in the law going on here in the province of Ontario, Canada. Perhaps you've heard of…

23 years ago

Hello, "Moxie" readers!

And welcome to The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century. Thanks for dropping by, and double-thanks to Moxie…

23 years ago

Andy Ihnatko talks about charm

In a blog entry titled Liquid Charm Is On Backorder, And I'm #918 On The Waitlist, Andy Ihnatko has this…

23 years ago

Two things from the distant past I’m trying to find

1. A Mind Forever Voyaging I played this very engaging text adventure game, one of the best pieces of interactive…

23 years ago