Monthly Archives: March 2006

Canadian tire

Posted on March 11, 2006 by Arthur

Earlier I discovered that the Canadian Tire family (Via Alan), Ted and Gloria Simonett no longer star in the new Canadian Tire commercials. There’s (most likely) going to be a short discussion over at Metafilter. Not that I really care: … Continue reading →

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And uh.. once again

Posted on March 11, 2006 by Arthur

Once again, I decided to do a WordPress update. This time I was actually prepared and created a simple shell script that should get me going next time. No mention what was actually updated, exept for some information at the … Continue reading →

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Opera

Posted on March 9, 2006 by Arthur

Earlier we finished watching the opera ‘The Rise and Fall of Mahagonny’ on DVD. The performance (Salzburger Festival of 1998) on this DVD was recorded for a TV production and was originally distributed by ORF. The DVD (courtesy of Alfons, … Continue reading →

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Strictly rhetorical

Posted on March 8, 2006 by Arthur

A rhetorical question, more or less closer to a joke than to a question: If you were hired by Yahoo!, Google or MSN, would a free e-mail address (Yahoo/GMail/Hotmail) be part of the company’s benefits? Would you be demanding this? … Continue reading →

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Varchars kill the integers

Posted on March 7, 2006 by Arthur

Iknow several professional applications that use varchar fields to store typically invoice and order numbers, just because it makes it easier to fill this field with non-numerical characters (for example when issuing credit notes and that). This is pretty irritating … Continue reading →

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Dand—-

Posted on March 5, 2006 by Arthur

The other day when watching commercials, I came to the conclusion that one of most innovative products of the Eighties must have been ‘anti-dandruff’ shampoo. Think of it: when is the last time you have seen a commercial featuring a … Continue reading →

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to mesmerize, -ized, -izing

Posted on March 4, 2006 by Arthur

to mesmerize, – ized, -izingv 1. To be in a deep daydream, or specifically, 2. To overthink the past events that may (or may not) have had a profound effect on one’s personal experiences or beliefs. ex – Ms. Moneypenny … Continue reading →

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Pouring snow

Posted on March 4, 2006 by Arthur

“It is pouring snow”coll. 1.A storm that appears to be dumping that much snow, that it is almost ridiculous. ex. Today, the snow was pouring over the car. Origin: Made up colloqual: when experiencing the first Nova Scotian snowstorm (which … Continue reading →

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Something Awful

Posted on March 2, 2006 by Arthur

Hey! I can do that too! The cover reminded me of the game Nemesis. In this game, if you wasted your last ‘ship’, a dreaded message would appear asking if you wish to continue.

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Knife, snow and spore

Posted on March 2, 2006 by Arthur

Remarkable news item: the Canadian Supreme Court overturned a ban on a ceremonial dagger. A school in Quebec was apparently wrong in telling a 12 year boy that he could not wear his dagger in the classroom. Once again a … Continue reading →

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