links, random thoughts, various opinions
It’s been over three years since I’ve had a car. Mostly it was a cost-saving measure, but I didn’t have parking either and lived quite close to work so found I didn’t need one that much. Overall I’ve done fairly well without a car, when I needed one there was some logistics involved […]
Back in Vancouver after a very busy (and productive trip)… some light (and rather odd) reading… (check out the last two paragraphs in particular)…
TURING’S CATHEDRAL [10.24.05]
“My visit to Google? Despite the whimsical furniture and other toys, I felt I was entering a 14th-century cathedral — not in the 14th century but in the 12th century, […]
4:30 Coffee In Oslo
6:15 Miss the Train
6:30 Train is delayed - sit on tracks for 30 minutes
7:20 Miss the plane
7:25 Get New Tickets
7:30 Check In
11:00 Lunch In Bergen
16:00 Snack in Copenhagen
19:00 Coffee In London
24:00 Arrive In Toronto
00:30 Bags Searched (embarrassed because I packed in about 1 minute… very messy)
Long day… was great to catch up […]
Media Companies Go Too Far in Curbing Consumers’ Activities
“On the other hand, I believe that consumers should have broad leeway to use legally purchased music and video for personal, noncommercial purposes in any way they want — as long as they don’t engage in mass distribution. They should be able to copy it to as […]
Canada House Flags
Here’s a shot of the provincial and territorial flags at Canada House in Trafalgar Square. (I’m also just testing blogging from Flickr).
Stuck In Traffic
Left London last night and I’m now in Oslo for a few days. Here we’re stuck in traffic on a Friday evening in London… this trip was one of my busiest yet to London. This is the only time I put my feet up .
Some more photos here - […]
Nice listing of made up words from the Simpsons. (link via Kottke.org)
After a hectic few months where the company grew some more and I moved houses to a much quieter and convenient neighbourhood (and my first bedroom in five years without a fridge) I’ve decided to try and blog a bit more. I want to talk a bit more about the goings on at work […]