Monthly Archives: May 2008

En. Ix.

Posted on May 31, 2008 by Arthur

I haven’t touched my (personal) Windows laptop for a while: mainly because, I’ve been (primarily) using Ubuntu for things I normally did on Windows. This is both a good and bad sign: First of all, I’ve settled on using specific … Continue reading →

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Sinking Brick

Posted on May 25, 2008 by Arthur

What is more exciting than a rant about rising gas prices and peak oil? Why, a photo of an oil tanker in the Bay, of course! This week’s attention grabber was Weezer’s video for their new song, ‘Beans and Pork’, … Continue reading →

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Come back to. What?

Posted on May 17, 2008 by Arthur

A couple of years ago, I bought McAfee’s anti-virus software package, mainly to give a sense of protection to my laptop, which was going to be used by my dad during his stay-over in Nova Scotia, the Summer of 2005. … Continue reading →

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Find what

Posted on May 12, 2008 by Arthur

This weekend, I was surprised to see that Google Maps now also shows photos shot at locations (example): these photos are coming from a new service from Google, Panoramio. The site is very beta-ish, but seeing Google’s weight behind this, … Continue reading →

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Interstate

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Arthur

I‘m not really a ‘techno-ambient’ music lover: however, as someone trying to enjoy different styles of music during my twenties I ended up listening and buying into several techno-DJs and musicians. During the early 90s, System 7 became the rage: … Continue reading →

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Off-ice.

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Arthur

A couple of observations: I follow the US Democratic race but tend to keep it off xsamplex: However, I keep thinking if the Clintons are just bad losers. Seriously, when is enough is enough? Keith Olberman’s summary perfectly illustrates the … Continue reading →

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Trans-Canada

Posted on May 4, 2008 by Arthur

Reading, 3 Quarks Daily’s coverage of the 30th anniversary of e-mail spam, I was reminded that today it’s the 63rd anniversary of (the Dutch) Memorial Day. If today’s your birthday, Happy Birthday. If not, maybe you should attend a local … Continue reading →

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