I am a web developer at Canadian Digital Service, living in Ottawa. I write code with PHP, Laravel, Javascript, and Python, among other languages and frameworks.
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Happy 1.0!!
Mozilla Firefox 1.0 is here! If you haven’t done it yet, get your ass over to mozilla and download the shit out of that browser!
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10×10
100 Words and Pictures that Define the Time – This nifty little app scrapes pics and headlines off major news sites every hour and then compiles this grid of pictures. Try clicking around – fun stuff.
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Redrawing America
Since the election, many people have been suggesting a redrawing of the American-Canadian border where blue states would be annexed by Canada. Some favourites: United States of Canada and Jesusland Canada 2.0 I could get behind a plan like this. The Toronto Sun thinks so too: …if a signifcant number of Americans should choose to…
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From cells to bells
10 things the Chinese do far better than we do
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iPod, you pod?
Seems everyone is getting their own special edition iPod these days… my favourite: The Ashlee Simpson Karaoke Edition
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Be a Geek
Mozilla is getting ready for its Firefox 1.0 release, and as they have done in the past for 1.0 releases, they’ve put out a call to organize a worldwide party. I’ve thrown my name in to organize the Ottawa party, tentatively scheduled for November 20th at Patty Bolands. The Firefox team is expecting a release…
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The Register: Music sales rise despite RIAA’s best efforts
While most companies would brag about a rise in profits, the music labels seem to agonize over the recent upturn. One thing is for sure, suing more teenagers and grandmothers won’t help their cause. “The upshot of this is that consumers are meant to ignore higher sales of cheap CDs, a sour overall economy for…
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Fear and Loathing, Campaign 2004
Hunter S. Thompson is the greatest: Four more years of George Bush will be like four more years of syphilis. Only a fool or a sucker would vote for a dangerous loser like bush. He hates everything we stand for, and he knows we will vote against him in November.” and, “Did you see Bush…
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Ottawa Sun: Trouble a big softie
This story of a rescued Pit Bull is the kind of press the breed needs more often. And this link, sent in by a friend (thanks Erin!), is a brutal look at the reality of who the greater danger is to who. Not for the faint of heart.
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Suite 204
So I’m all moved into my new Loft. I’m not totally settled in yet- still some boxes lying around, and my living room isn’t set up yet – no big deal, since I added television to the list of things I gave up for Sober October. My office is mostly setup with the wicked desk…