An interesting discussion on why someone should or should not vote for the Green Party candidate in the upcoming election. Seems like the strategic vote is emerging once again… Link: Why shouldn’t I vote Green?
Author: Gavan
Wireless Nomad vs. Sympatico High Speed
Wireless Nomad is a Toronto ISP that I’ve switched to for the reasons I’ve previously posted (the nutshell is that large ISPs are sketchy…). While I have too little time with Wireless Nomad to comment about the connectivity/up-time yet, let me take a moment to compare my old ISP (Sympatico) with my new one. Here’s […]
Wireless Nomad: The Story So Far
Made the switch today from Sympatico to a local (Toronto) co-op called Wireless Nomad. All that I can say is (fifteen minutes later) so far, so good. The story so far: With Katie moving out and Heather moving in, it seemed like a perfect time to (at least) look into switching ISP. Katie and I […]
Bought a new plant today – Skimmia japonica “Rubella”
The plant purchase was somewhat of a impulse buy today, but here’s the newest addition to 169 St. George: The plant’s name is Ruby.
Internet Security Shitfit: WMF Exploit “worst infection in history”
Seems like all the geeks on the web are up in arms over a possible security exploit in Windows Media Files: There is a new danger floating around the Internet right now, a zero-day exploit taking advantage of the Windows Media Format (WMF) vulnerability. Its not limited to WMF files, it is taking the shape […]
PhD in Two Weeks? WTF am I doing at York?
I just got some "GET A DEGREE BASED ON LIFE EXPERIENCE!" spam in my inbox. Not such a big deal normally. While it’s true that I’m honoured that Clarence has been trying to get in touch with me; sadly, he doesn’t say who I am. He doesn’t even say what University he’s from. Usually, it’s […]
Hurrah!: Ricky Gervais Podcast
Will be downloading and listening, without a doubt. Link: Guardian: Ricky Gervais Update: I’m in the process of listening to the last two of these… they’re as funny as I expected…
Solution for an full in-box? SNARF
Seems like Microsoft has gone and created some pretty interesting software (that, not suprisingly, plugs into a pre-existing piece of MS software) that will rank emails in your in-box not on time of arrival but on SNARF’s perceived importance (i.e. someone who is in your address book, someone you’ve replied to often). I don’t suffer […]
Some good news: My abstract for a Trash Animals anthology has been accepted
Just had an email pop in my inbox with the following message: Congratulations! We are happy to inform you that your abstracts have been accepted for the Trash Animals anthology project. Which is fantastic news, all ’round. I proposed to write about Ring-billed Gulls (Larus delawarensis) in Toronto. Here is a snippit of my abstract: […]
Photos: Little Kids, Singing and Scotch
A new photoset over at my on-line photo gallery, these from a potluck followed by an evening of singing at JJ, Woody, Anna & Alan’s house in Guelph. Lots of toddler photos.