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It’s not nearly as big a deal over here in the U.K. but Happy Halloween nonetheless.
In the meantime check out extreme pumpkin carving.

Yes. Foyles bookstore and cafe does really have free wifi. I’m drinking my beer, finally downloading eighty urgent messages and already feeling better. I’ll be buying some books too just to support this store. Not charging for wifi (the whole sign up hassle, personal info. disclosure issues, etc.) means I have […]

There may be hope yet. In my well documented list of frustrations with internet access in London I’ve been looking for a new hotel for the next few days. Of course blogs may help me more as one of my regular reads [plasticbag.org] has a useful (if not cyptic reference) to free wifi […]

A stunning (and scary) photo of the California wildfires from the NASA Earth Observatory.

Crazy? Don’t mind if I do… ‘Homer Simpson’
…no IM and no regular email in London (firewalls at work and no access at the hotel). A weeks worth of withdrawal and a general collapse in productivity. Lesson learned.

New version (3.0) of A List Apart. Nice.

I’m in London again for a couple of weeks. The weather is much more cooperative than last time. Very Canadian.
I installed Panther (again) on Saturday. I had a beta version which worked well but wanted to do a clean installation before my trip. Overall, as lots of other people have already […]

Unplugged: How Microsoft’s Misunderstanding of Open Source Hurts Us All
“At the core of Ballmer’s remarks is a fundamental misunderstanding not only of Open Source, but of software development as an art rather than as a business. Cutting to the bone of his remarks, he is saying that Microsoft developers, since they are employees, are […]

I know, I haven’t been posting much these days. Just too busy, or so I tell myself. Just got back from Houston…a short trip but very productive. My favourite meal was the hotel burger, properly organized under the ‘Lighter Fare’ section of the menu - it came with “a 1/2 pound of […]

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I was getting a lot of spam even last year, but like Derek I’m getting what seems to be an exponentially larger amount every day. I’m sure I’m missing email, particularly sales prospects, because they are getting caught by the spam filters.
If one of those spams should happen to fall…

“A few months ago I […]

Interesting site from the creator of metafilter.
Ten Years Of My Life. The time does seem to be zipping by.

Bigger Than the Nobel
I don’t always agree with everything the Pope has to say, but his consistency and willingness to say it and to press the world to look at uncomfortable issues in the face has always amazed me. I’ve always wondered why he didn’t receive the Nobel prize for his remarkable work in […]

Hummers to Harleys
“Cadillac is also cashing in. In the greatest act of repositioning since Constantine converted to Christianity, Cadillac has gone from being the rolling boat of the retired sales manager to being the massive, mean street machine. The Escalade is now practically the official car of the hip-hop community, and the new SRX […]

Nothing like a good walk in the fog to clear your head.