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The Madness of Mission 6
I’m not usually a big fan of Threadless, at least not in the last couple of years, but this one’s too great not to point out: The Madness of Mission 6. The backstory, from the creator’s submission entry: In 1976, Cosmonaut Nikolai Peckmann was sent alone to an orbiting space station for what would be […]
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Even my office is not this fun.
(Found via the always-entertaining Tiny Gigantic.)
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Even houses in Sweden come flat-packed…
Even houses in Sweden come flat-packed. I’ve spent the last couple of days building a 8’x6’x2′ wardrobe for our closetless bedroom and I can’t imagine how many tiny wooden pegs you’d need for a whole house.
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Paradigm 7se Mk II speakers for sale
In case there’s someone local that might be interested in this: I just posted my 1993 Paradigm 7se Mk II speakers to Craigslist. I’ve been thinking about selling them for a while because they’re just a bit too big now that I don’t really do “sit with a score on my lap” listening anymore. Kind […]
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Groceries in Toronto
One great part about our neighbourhood here in Toronto is the number of grocery stores within walking distance. Within a couple of kilometers (a little over a mile) there’s five full-size supermarkets! We’ve had a chance to go to three of them so far and I’m excited about a fourth. View Larger Map Half a […]
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SIP softphone?
The Twitter lazyweb wasn’t enough for this one, so I’ll try here: I’ve got myself a SIP account with a Toronto DID, but the minutae of moving has prevented me from getting around to buying an ATA. But I’d like to, you know, answer the phone — can any of you recommend a decent free […]
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Last night in Ottawa
12 hours from now the movers arrive. 24 hours from now Candice and I live in Toronto. Packing’s done except for stuff that gets packed as we go to bed. The apartment’s cleaned except for vacuuming and mopping the floors, which we can’t do until the movers move all of our stuff. The movers show […]
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It’s one of those news days today…
It’s one of those news days today, as I found while catching up on Toronto news while in Ottawa: Health Officials Track Down All Puppies Sold At Flea Market After Rabies Scare “Police told the paper a man who posed as Dr. Jimmy Connolly was actually 50-year-old Gzim Bytyqi.” “A worker was cutting through propane […]