This is my 5 year old’s new favourite video, the magician Hans Klok doing 10 illusions in 5 minutes. Did you know that kids like to watch the same thing over and over again? Yeah…
Archive for the ‘General’ Category
8 Jun
baaa. I feel sheepish.
Well, this blogging thing sure is going well. I really think twitter has killed my ability to blog. Case in point: Tweets from June 7th, 2009 21:00 Just poked myself in the eye. #failmaster 21:06 Just spilled my drink in my Aston Martin. #failmaster 21:23 I just blew up my microwave. #failmaster 21:27 Just dropped [...]
13 Apr
bathroom reno update: on account of rain
I’ve got nothing to report. It’s been raining the last few days, and it’s been holding up the progress on our bathroom. The next stage is replacing the stack pipe on the roof, and installing the ventilation fan, both of which need to be done from the outside in dry conditions. Today was a rain-less [...]
31 Mar
You’re never out of the loop when using Twitter
from the Toronto Star: Twitter is preferred over Facebook by some users. Quick, timely updates about… anything. Here are some examples. DW showed this to me on the weekend. Wow, you know Twitter is really in the mainstream when the Star mentions it… read more | digg story
28 Mar
Protected: New Feature in WordPress 2.5 – Password Protected Posts
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28 Mar
C64 games coming to Wii’s Virtual Console
from engadget.com – Just when you think all of your nostalgic fantasies have all been fulfilled, along comes Nintendo with a little extra joy for your retro heart. That “little extra” in this case happens to be Commodore 64 games for your Wii. Oh man, Commodore 64 games! Fun times, fun times. read more | [...]
12 Mar
Profilactic named #1 lifestreaming service
Dan Taylor reviews all of the social media aggregators and lifestreaming services and names Profilactic #1 ahead of socialthing!, FriendFeed and Plaxo Pulse. If you can get past the name, Profilactic is a great aggregator for all your online profiles. What I’ve written on Profilactic previously: – Profilactic as my arbiter of taste – So [...]
7 Mar
Does time slow in crisis?
In The Matrix, hero Neo wins his battles when time slows in the simulated world. In the real world, accident victims often report a similar slowing as they slide unavoidably into disaster. But can humans really experience events in slow motion? Have you ever experienced this? TIme seems to just stand still for a split [...]
