Second Gen (2003-2016, 2016- )
Was up in Ottawa overnight last night at brother Dougie’s. Played a little 1980’s Coleco and a little 1960’s Munroe, if you know what I mean. The old sets are getting a little tired but I still smoked him. He and me are hockey junk nerds and I took the opportunity to scan a few … Continue reading “Ottawa”
A few New Yorkers ago there was a very good article on patent creeping in the US which describes the apparent desire of the US court to declare everything existing and being done in the universe as patentable. An interesting thread on MetaFilter was spawned. As noted at the time in a neighbouring blog, fortunately … Continue reading “Canada resists patenting everything”
I bought another beer book. I picked up a copy of “Man Walks into a Pub” by Pete Brown on Thursday after noon and it was done by Sunday. Not bad for guy with kiddies. The Guardian said: So, as well as the irreverent approach Brown takes to beer’s history, he has a refreshingly sensible … Continue reading “Man Walks Into a Pub, by Pete Brown”
Has Google jumped the shark? Every good IT company sooner or later does a odd thing which may herald a downturn of its fortunes. Didn’t Xerox give away windows in the late 60’s because it would never work. Didn’t IMB give away the PC as, surely, no one could reverse engineer their stuff. Apple – … Continue reading “Logs, Diaries and ‘Zines”