I kind of love that @BarackObama is also a Ted Chiang fan. Read Exhalation if you haven't already.
Archives for 2019 (Lifestream)
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Dec 22, 2019, 4:43 PM -05:00 In my house, you can tell how cold it is outside by how hot the radiators are.
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Dec 21, 2019, 10:29 PM -05:00 What is it about the Farine Five Rose sign blinking crimson in the darkness that I find so sinister?
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Dec 20, 2019, 5:45 PM -05:00 Look, I like Christmas music, okay? Fight me.
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Dec 17, 2019, 9:38 PM -05:00 Van Gogh immersive exhibit #vangogh
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Dec 10, 2019, 2:28 PM -05:00 I feel this is accurate :-)
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Dec 8, 2019, 12:46 PM -05:00 In the Beginning Was the Website
I don't think I've ever felt quite as old as I felt when, last year, I discovered the IndieWeb, an online community of people dedicated to resurrecting the personal website.
This makes me feel old because I've maintained some sort of personal web presence/site/blog since around 1998 or so, when I made my first hand-coded HTML pages available online at U of T. Apparently, enough time has past not only for the concept of a "personal website" to have become quaint and old-fashioned (displaced by a cluster of much more convenient social media sites) but also for it to have been picked up again by an enthusiastic band of hobbyists with a taste for the retro and a fondness for old-school fan pages.
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Dec 6, 2019, 2:21 PM -05:00 Learning about Indo-European migration on @englishhistpod and it sometimes feels like I'm listening to DnD prep or superhero origin stories
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Nov 28, 2019, 1:19 PM -05:00 #MarcellaHazan 's famous (infamous?) tomato, butter and onion sauce is actually a surprisingly good, rich sauce, considering what went into it - four ingredients, including the salt. No garlic, no basil, no olive oil.
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Nov 27, 2019, 11:46 PM -05:00 This is Marcella Hazan's "Famous tomato sauce" , in progress. Only four ingredients: tomatoes, butter, sky, onion. You don't even chop the onion. I will give a full report.
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Nov 20, 2019, 12:45 AM -05:00 I really don't care. Not a fan. https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/don-cherry-podcast-launch-1.5364771
CBC
Don Cherry says Sportsnet made it 'impossible' for him to clarify his Coach's Corner comments | CBC Sports
With his weekly TV platform gone, Don Cherry entered the podcast world on Tuesday, saying Sportsnet executives "made it impossible" for him to clarify the remarks that got him fired. -
Nov 17, 2019, 11:54 PM -05:00 Seeing Mythic! #mythic @segalcentre
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Nov 17, 2019, 5:42 PM -05:00 The high point of any #Expanse novel is Bobbie Draper saving the day in power armour.
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Nov 7, 2019, 9:37 PM -05:00 "There was absolutely, totally, positively, 100% no quid pro quo...and if there was, it was absolutely, totally, positively, 100% not an impeachable offense!"
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Nov 7, 2019, 9:09 PM -05:00 Something I never thought I would have to do in my life: look up why "hymen" is appearing in my Twitter feed with greater frequency than one might normally expect.
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Nov 6, 2019, 2:45 AM -05:00 Tonight I made salade nicoise, which is actually more work than I thought. Tastes great, but I suspect I'd enjoy this more if I were paying someone to do it.
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Nov 2, 2019, 3:34 AM -04:00 At the Rocky Horror Picture Show. Whoa. #rhpsmtl
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Oct 20, 2019, 11:56 PM -04:00 I do understand the need for strategic voting, but at the same time it leaves an absolutely horrible taste in my mouth. I'm glad I live in a riding where it's (hopefully) not necessary.
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Aug 2, 2019, 11:44 PM -04:00 Why is CircleCI so much faster than TravisCI?
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Jun 28, 2019, 8:40 PM -04:00 So, as it turns out, I think durian tastes vile, even in ice cream form. Who knew?
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Jun 1, 2019, 9:28 PM -04:00 The only character that fit the image I had in my head was Miller. Thomas Jane looks the part.
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