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Author Archives: M@
Recipes
For whatever reason I’ve never posted recipes on-line. Which is weird, because I handwrite them on $^#$@%$ index cards for people. So I’ve created a new category for recipes and hope to update it soonish and on-going.
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They Lie Because They Can
Bruce has an excellent post about the data you’re voluntarilly giving to corporations. While he takes a consumerist view, and makes excuses for you frittering away your privacy (which I’m sure you’ll appreciate), the meat of this article is that … Continue reading
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Tagged facebook, google, myspace, social networking, stupid
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Beating CAPTCHA-Crackers
Everyone is in this arms-race. Those who make CAPTCHAs, and those who want to crack them. The solution for the former is simple: Animate them. I’m not talking about making a 6-frame looping GIF, whereby the cracker can steal a … Continue reading
Kill Your TV
Anyone who knows me, knows how much I hate TV. What a waste of time. Parents who plug in their kids shouldn’t have kids. Kids need to be doing THINGS, building motor and cognitive skills vastly beyond what the Dummy … Continue reading
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[Essay] The Myth of the Modern Knowledge Worker
After rewriting the conclusion more times than I can count, I decided to yank it all out and end it abruptly. So, yeah, here’s the essay, finally.
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Of Hemlines and Oars
naach na jaane aangan tedha Aada theriyadhava koodam konal endralam Ãrinni kennir illur ræðari Buruk muka, cermin dibelah AltÃð bagir illum barni okkurt ZÅ‚ej baletnicy przeszkadza rÄ…bek u spódnicy Whether the proverb is Hindi, Tamil, Norse, Malay, Farose, Polish or … Continue reading
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Training–
A student asked me in class last night, how I “keep up” with changes in technology. Without hesitation I answered “by doing”. People frequently think there is some magic to being good at something. There isn’t. Whether we’re talking about … Continue reading
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NIN @ Scotiabank Place
Despite the worst opening act I’ve ever experienced, Trent Reznor and his touring group erased the bad karma and pulled off an astounding, dazzling, technophilic masterpiece last night. The “Lights In The Sky” tour really is everything it’s hyped to … Continue reading
Tis The Season
When squirrels outnumber sunbathers around campus; When geese bombard my house with poop; When my “neighbor” blows their leaves into my lawn; It is time to grow my hair out. It amazes me, annually, how different people treat you when … Continue reading
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Levanta Intrepid
[NOTE: This was written a while ago] [UPDATE: Levanta is toast]. Remember LinuxCare? That ambitious start-up back-in-the-day that wanted to revolutionize Linux support? Yeah, they died. But from the ashes rose Levanta. Unlike LinuxCare, Levanta has been studiously working on … Continue reading