Category Archives: Truro NS

You connect a VIC-20 to a TV with every spare cable you have and you end up with CNN. Technology sucks. (I ended up with two Y connectors that had to be connected to VHF screws on a TV. Apparently … Continue reading →

It is bittercold in NS. It snowed too. Not much, but enough to make the roads slippery. Roads weren’t plowed either. Not in the morning: too cold to use salt too.    “Colchester and Cumberland counties will have the dubious distinction … Continue reading →

I may have been the first Permanent Resident in NS that received that famous Permanent Resident card. Quite a coincidence: the card arrived in my mailbox the same day my twin flew in (he actually arrived the 23rd). I’ve been … Continue reading →

Some people around me wonder if I feel Canadian or Dutch, after I got the status of permanent resident of Canada. My Dutch is getting worse with the day, as I notice in the frequent phone calls and conversations with … Continue reading →

Yesterday, last night, the first 5 centimeters of snow finally have reached Truro. It’s probably time to clear up the driveway and the steps. I’ll wait until the wind and the (freezing) rain cease down: it’s too windy to actually … Continue reading →

Seen the Roomba commercial? You know, the robot vacuumcleaner that will make your house a ‘haunted mansion’ for the pets? Confirms a Roomba owner:    “Kaetchen (a 70 pound German shephard) is afraid. Might turn into an interesting cat toy, esp … Continue reading →

Busy, so a couple of remarks: Last Wednesday during our visit to Halifax to get my PR forms (and pay that big fee, yes) we had a quick sandwich over at Sweet Basil Bistro, right across the Wharf. They serve … Continue reading →

This very day, I joined the millions of others before me by becoming a permanent resident of Canada. It has been a long rocky road, with many obstacles. It was also a cold day in Halifax. The weather turned to … Continue reading →

Managed to get a test environment running on the Windows side, but actually have to get a test environment running on the Linux part. Halfway OK, I ‘spose. Make reminder to self, to actually compile the Postgres database for Windows … Continue reading →

Yes, you heard that right. The president of the greatest nation in the world made a surprise landing in Iraq and we at Xsamplex forgot to mention this unique event. John (J-Walk’s) has added a brief entry, so we may … Continue reading →

A couple of years ago I had a heated argument with a friend about morals. He argued that morals were stiffling creativity or even human progress. I agreed with the fact that some morals were typically overblown (and practically misused) … Continue reading →

This morning I briefly glanced through code written a couple of days ago: basically the code took care of spitting out data via late binding into Excel. I had no idea what I was thinking but it surely looks neat. … Continue reading →

From a outsider’s point of view, there’s something weird about (Northern) American commercials. A couple of years ago I was surprised to see commercials promoting medication and pills. Imagine a country where all these pills and commercials from those drug … Continue reading →