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I’m watching the American presidential election this year with great interest… as, I suspect, are a lot of other people. Since I didn’t grow up in this country, I’m still trying to puzzle through how the whole primaries/caucuses system works. … Continue reading →

There are times when stereo separation is more trouble than it’s worth. I don’t know if it’s just me — I have a number of small neurological quirks, it seems — but unbalanced stereo placement upsets me. Physically. I was … Continue reading →

So for those of you playing along at home, I’m back in the Midwestern Industrial Hub that I call home at the moment. I had a good vacation — three weeks, but it seemed much, much longer, and in the … Continue reading →

Nine years ago, shortly after I started my undergraduate career, a Western Friend of mine remarked to me how stupid it was that they put all this salt on the roads in Ontario. It’s bad for the cars, and it’s … Continue reading →

During the recent round of gatherings that this season always brings, I’ve been asked by a couple of people if I have any Resolutions (and you can hear the capital letter in the question), or any Goals (ditto) for the … Continue reading →

I’ve recently upgraded from Jaguar to Panther. If you have no idea what I just said, then you need to get hip. So far I’m very happy with the change. The tweaks to the UI are all improvements as far … Continue reading →

So there’s a novel that I had to read back in my high school days called “Bonheur D’Occasion” by Gabrielle Roy. The English title is “The Tin Flute”; I don’t recall that there was actually a tin flute in the … Continue reading →

I’m back in the Home Town for the Xmas week. One consequence of this is that I’m limited to dial-up speeds. This is problematic, since it seems that the entire internet is now not meant to run on dial-up speeds. … Continue reading →

So to set the scene: I flew Out West for the American Thanksgiving this year, as is my wont. And riding around the highways of the city in question with the UCoS my host, we’re quite naturally surfing the FM … Continue reading →

OK, so this is something that’s been bugging me for something like six years now, ever since the first time I had to program with Excel in a corporate setting. Microsoft Excel is, in many ways, a nice program. It’s … Continue reading →