It Happened to Me

Toronto Transit Camp — Follow-up #1

Now that's how you end an unconference!. Photo courtesy of Michael Glenn; click the picture to see the original on…

18 years ago

For Sale: Symbolics XL1200 Lisp Machine (Backstory Included)

Flashback November 2001: "There's the matter of these $1200 in long-distance calls to London, England, Mr. deVilla," said the Bell…

18 years ago

My Googlebomb Still Works!

As of this writing, the top story on the tech news site Techmeme is that Google has modified its algorithm…

18 years ago

Bettering the Better Way

The Better Way The Toronto Transit Commission -- a.k.a. the TTC -- is Accordion City's public transport authority, responsible for…

18 years ago

A Little Winter Can’t Keep a Good Barbecue Man Down

It took until almost the middle of January, but winter cold and snow have finally come to pay Accordion City…

18 years ago

What I Did This Weekend, The Short Version

The Ginger Ninja and I spent the weekend in Boston for a very happy reason -- her brother (and my…

18 years ago

Computer Knowledge to the Rescue!

Regular Expressions to the Rescue! "Whenever I learn a new skill," writes Randall Munroe, author and artist behind the incredibly…

18 years ago

Tequila Bookworm Has Moved!

In the six years I lived in the funky Queen and Spadina neighbourhood, I spent a lot of time at…

18 years ago

I’ll be on the News Tonight

"Hey, Joey!" said Amber Mac as she came into the office earlier today and gave me a big hug. The…

18 years ago

New Year’s Resolutions

It's traditional to list one's New Year's resolutions, so here are some off the top of my head... Lower my…

18 years ago