Author Archives: lost

English Spelling Reform

Posted on 2010/07/05 by lost

I’m sure almost everyone has encountered some gag related to spelling reform in English. I will not bother to reproduce any of those here as one can simply apply any reasonable search engine to the task and discover many dozens … Continue reading →

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Netbook, Windows, and Ubuntu

Posted on 2010/06/28 by lost

I recently for use as a writing aid when off in the middle of nowhere. It came with some form of Windows 7 on it which, I have to admit, did not provide a great experience. Let me tell you … Continue reading →

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Netbook Aweigh

Posted on 2010/06/25 by lost

Have you ever wanted to bugger off somewhere semi-remote to just get away from people? I know I have. However, my idea of enjoying such a location does not involve sitting around staring at the scenery or slogging through random … Continue reading →

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Ugly Luck

Posted on 2010/04/29 by lost

Well, today started a a couple hours earlier than I expected when the power went out (about 6:10AM). My phone was plugged in to the charger and it chirped a couple of times to let me know that charging had … Continue reading →

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Verbing

Posted on 2010/03/23 by lost

A quick Google search for “verbing nouns” yields a rather substantial collection of pages discussing the topic of verbing in English. Some are quite insightful while others are merely opinion pieces masquerading as authoritative commentary. There seems to be a … Continue reading →

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ACLs, PHP, and suPHP

Posted on 2010/03/05 by lost

At my day job, I maintain shared web servers. One of the biggest problems for shared web servers is how to protect different users from each other. In particular, one wants to prevent one user’s files from being read by … Continue reading →

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Site Tinkering

Posted on 2010/02/24 by lost

Well, I’ve finally decided to ditch the old school method of running a web site and move entirely over to a content management system. Since the majority of my site content consists of blog posts, I have decided that WordPress … Continue reading →

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He Knocked Four Times

Posted on 2010/01/01 by lost

I just finished watching David Tenant’s last episode of Doctor Who.  Any fan will know there was a prophecy in The Dead Planet which said that something was returning from the dark and that “he will knock four times”. This … Continue reading →

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Global Warming again

Posted on 2009/12/16 by lost

I previously discussed global warming. I have since encountered a write-up by James Randi which articulates a similar position to my own. Learn more about James Randi and the James Randi Educational Foundation at www.randi.org. I strongly encourage anyone who … Continue reading →

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Holy blizzard, Batman!

Posted on 2009/12/05 by lost

Starting Friday morning and continuing into the day on Saturday, Calgary experienced what can only be termed a blizzard. In Calgary itself, I think the boffins are not calling it such because some technicality that it wasn’t cold enough or … Continue reading →

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