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Another holiday book sale

Looks like I'm not the only programmer in with a cash-flow problem: fellow P2P programmer Darius Bacon is also selling…

24 years ago

But they make such nice commericals!

You can't make up headlines like this: Mormons Again Promise To Stop Baptizing Dead Jews:SALT LAKE CITY -- The Mormon…

24 years ago

Well, at least I still don’t have crow’s feet

The scene: Velvet Underground, last Friday night. The DJ starts into a set of '80's hits. Madness' big mainstream hit,…

24 years ago

The neighbourhood (Jane Says, part 2)

Before I can discuss how the neighbourhood might change, I need to first describe it to you, especially if you're…

24 years ago

Some scenes from Saturday

This weekend, I was triple-booked: a birthday party for my friend Eldon "Gumby" Brown, who's just returned to Toronto from…

24 years ago

Santa, we hardly knew ye

Roger Highfield's very entertaining book, The Physics of Christmas (a Christmas present from my sister from a couple of years…

24 years ago

Okay, I take back the "slow lane" remark

My sister-in-law Grace is in town for a little while and staying over at my sister and brother-in-law's place out…

24 years ago

Sounds like it was made for me

According to my sister (who saw it while shopping last week), there's a Christmas stocking with "But Santa, I can…

24 years ago

The weekend, as summarized in haiku

Snow whirling downward Daytime: coding; evening: schmooze Someone, please hire me Let me get this design document done first, and…

24 years ago

Random snippets

Nothing says "suave" like an accordion and a fun-fur leopard vest. Suave. Attention alcoholic beverage companies! You want me to…

24 years ago