Aug 25 2008
Conventional wisdom has it that winter tomatoes are hard and flavourless, and summer “field” tomatoes are rich, juicy, and bursting with deliciousness. Who am I to argue?
On the other hand, I’ve noticed that over the past few years, winter tomatoes have gotten better, even up here in the great white north (Montreal). Southern Ontario [...]
Aug 10 2008
I usually balk at accessories that go with popular gadgets; they’re usually overpriced and in many cases they are completely unnecessary. Oftentimes you can simply make a suitable facsimile yourself.
So, last year when I got a new iPod Nano (third generation) and an iRadio attachment (for getting FM radio through the iPod), I refused to [...]
Aug 06 2008
A few Canadian businesses have been sold recently. For example, the outstanding Advanced Book Exchange (ABE), the Victoria-based clearing house for hard-to-find used and rare books, has been inhaled by Amazon. ABE claims they will continue business as usual and will not relocate.
On a more acrobatic note, 20% of Cirque du Soleil has been sold [...]
Aug 01 2008
I like Flickr. There is lots of good stuff on Flickr, and I’m not just talking about the photos. There are interesting discussions, cool tools, fun mapping toys, and of course lots and lots of images.
Flickr is one of the original “social networking” sites that came about before “social networking” became “a thing” (a thing [...]
