Not a good week. https://xkcd.com/2293/
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RIP John Conway
Notes
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Apr 13, 2020, 12:03 AM -04:00 Hey everyone! I made roasted potatoes that were actually crispy!
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Apr 2, 2020, 9:26 PM -04:00 Cats and boxes, amirite?
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Mar 29, 2020, 1:06 AM -04:00 Remember when outside wasn't dangerous? Good times.
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Mar 28, 2020, 8:54 PM -04:00 I am really not sure what my street is going to look like in 6 months.
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Mar 24, 2020, 12:41 PM -04:00 Saw Trevor Noah doing the Daily Show from his apartment and holy shit why is it that this is what makes me more anxious than literally anything else?
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Mar 22, 2020, 6:40 PM -04:00 I cannot imagine what it would be like to self-quarantine without the Internet. Or maybe I just don't want to.
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Mar 14, 2020, 5:55 PM -04:00 Not crowded at Canadian Tire today. Lacking subtext, I have to say I don't hate it.
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Mar 13, 2020, 10:50 PM -04:00 I think I'm more afraid of societal breakdown then I am of actually getting infected with the Corona virus.
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Jan 26, 2020, 8:40 PM -05:00 Watching Paradise Lost! #CentaurTheatre
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Jan 22, 2020, 5:42 PM -05:00 The modern manifestation of a Turing Machine is an algorithm, not a computer. The modern manifestation of a computer is a Universal Turing Machine, i.e. a Turing machine that can simulate and run any other Turing Machine. #Turing
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Jan 9, 2020, 6:17 PM -05:00 It's 2020 so I decided to join the 2010's and replace my desktop hard drive with an SSD. Pretty easy, mostly due to Clonezilla. It's...nice. I should probably shake things up more often.
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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.
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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 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 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
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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 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.