Category Archives: xsamplex

The Dog That Knew The Name Of Her Toys

Posted on August 15, 2026 by Arthur

Pepper (my border collie/aussie, earlier) passed away on July 28th, 2025. She was 13 years old. She knew the majority of her toys by name.

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Hexedits from the trenches

Posted on August 15, 2026 by Arthur

Earlier, I watched a show with the mrs and there was a scene where someone walked in the office (‘the hero’) and everybody stood up and applauded. I laughed and told the mrs ‘this happened to me one time as … Continue reading →

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OSINT and MH17

Posted on June 13, 2023 by Arthur

As mentioned and posted earlier (here), there have been so many events that happened that it’s hard to pick out topics. However – one of the things that stands out is the rise of OSINT or “open source intelligence”: […] … Continue reading →

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USS Tang

Posted on June 11, 2023 by Arthur

I recently read the book “Sink ‘Em All’, written by Vice Admiral Lockwood (Amazon link). It tells the story of the American submarine warfare in WW2 – strategy, wins and losses. The book tells the story of many of the … Continue reading →

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We’re in there

Posted on June 8, 2023 by Arthur

One of life’s crazy things is that one is always too busy. Work. Pets. Family. Hobby-coding. Driving. Walking. More coding. And finally, just more coding. We’re back after a hiatus. A long one. It’s 2023 and the last time I … Continue reading →

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Roll up the Rim 2013

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Arthur

Oh OK. It’s that time again for Canada’s favourite annual contest, Roll up the Rim, which we, at xsamplex, faithfully cover. We might just as well jump at and do some sleuthing at this year’s numbers. A grand total of … Continue reading →

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Kitty and/or Peanut

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Arthur

When Imoved to Canada and married my wife almost 12 years ago, I automatically begot two pets, Katy the wonderdog and Peanut (nee Kitty). We lost Katy 2 years or so ago (previously). Last Wednesday we put down Peanut: for … Continue reading →

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A bird. A what?

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Arthur

Now that I’m a full-blooded Canadian (previously),there are a couple of distinctive things that make the difference between the continents I’ve lived on, North America and Europe. The five things that truly surprised me: Snow. During my very first snowstorm, … Continue reading →

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Chess

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Arthur

I used to play chess in school competitions, from age 9 or 10-ish to (effectively) 19. I was fairly good: At one time, I ended up in the finals (after a mind-blowing 100% winning streak) where I gave up a … Continue reading →

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Books

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Arthur

I briefly mentioned this in the previous posting that I bought myself an Android tablet, which review is pending… I hope. Thanks to this tablet, I’ve actually re-kindled (no really, considering I use the Android Kindle app) my love for … Continue reading →

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Walkmans

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Arthur

Sony has shipped the last cassette tape Walkmans to vendors (Crunchgear), according to multiple media outlets. It’s surprising that the Walkman was produced for this long: the very first Sony Walkman appeared in 1979 and was an instant hit. In … Continue reading →

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Mexicana

Posted on May 30, 2010 by Arthur

Earlier this weekend, at the local liquor store I was briefly distracted by a brandy or wine named ‘Caballero’ (can’t find on the Internets): I’m not sure if it was the brand name or the name of the drink itself, … Continue reading →

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A can

Posted on May 23, 2010 by Arthur

If you look close to the right, you’ll see a can. An ordinary aluminium can. It could have been a photo of a Coca-Cola can. A photo of a recycled Coca-Cola can. Or a regular steel/metal food can for that … Continue reading →

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