Archives for 2019 (Notes)

• Dec 28, 2019, 11:45 PM -05:00

  I kind of love that @BarackObama is also a Ted Chiang fan. Read Exhalation if you haven't already.
• 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.
• 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?
• Dec 20, 2019, 5:45 PM -05:00

  Look, I like Christmas music, okay? Fight me.
• 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
• 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.
• 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

  

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  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
• Nov 17, 2019, 5:42 PM -05:00

  The high point of any #Expanse novel is Bobbie Draper saving the day in power armour.
• 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!"
• 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.
• Nov 2, 2019, 3:34 AM -04:00

  At the Rocky Horror Picture Show. Whoa. #rhpsmtl
• 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.
• Aug 2, 2019, 11:44 PM -04:00

  Why is CircleCI so much faster than TravisCI?
• 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?
• Jun 8, 2019, 7:38 PM -04:00
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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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• May 25, 2019, 11:07 AM -04:00

  Philosophy mostly consists of inventing elaborate justification systems for one's own personal beliefs
• May 2, 2019, 11:59 AM -04:00

  After working with Typescript, I don't think I can go back to Javascript.
• May 2, 2019, 10:14 AM -04:00

  After watching The Expanse, I'm enjoying reading Leviathan Wakes, but I'm struck by how physically different the characters are in the two media.  Or at least Naomi. Long, flowing hair indeed!