Archive for August, 2006

  • My favourite invention

    The flush toilet. It’s the only thing I really miss when I’m in the mountains with nothing but my pack and my friends.

    Wednesday, August 30th, 2006
  • Alive and walking

    We got back from our trip two days early. Until I collect my thoughts, you can read Drew’s post and pics here.

    Wednesday, August 30th, 2006
  • Regina and beyond

    I made it into Regina via Calgary last Friday. I’m leaving tomorrow (today, really) at 6AM for the Beartooth-Absaroka in Montana for about a week. Wish me not dying!

    Thursday, August 24th, 2006
  • MS Word Autocorrect

    Of all products and ideas to come out of Redmond, “autocorrect” is up there in my most hated. It’s sitting right beside Clippy. Autoformatting, too, but it’s not quite as evil.
    Why do I dislike autocorrection? Two reasons. First, I like being aware of my mistakes – it’s the only way one can improve. Autocorrect trains [...]

    Thursday, August 17th, 2006
  • The Mutopoia Project

    Free sheet music! Seriously. No crap. It’s like the Project Gutenberg for sheet music.
    You just know it’s run by nerds: “All music is available as Postscript (.ps) and PDF (.pdf) files, for both A4 and Letter paper sizes, as well as Lilypond’s own file format (.ly).”
    That and the site is barely navigable, a sure sign [...]

    Thursday, August 17th, 2006