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I don’t know what it is about television providers, but they just don’t get it. Period. I am currently staying in a Holiday Inn. You would expect some level of clue from such a brand, but you would be disappointed. … Continue reading →

Like so many others, I learned in school that printing money leads to chaos. It was not framed that way directly, or even discussed directly, though. Instead, it was in relation to hyperinflation in post World War I Germany. The … Continue reading →

Once Upon a Time continues to move the story along as it builds up to the first season’s grand finale. The producers have done an excellent job of keeping the end result of the season from being obvious. Theories abound … Continue reading →

Enough results are in that it is clear that Alberta has another PC majority. I think that makes this the longest dynasty in provincial history by a landslide. Am I surprised by the result? No. I am a bit disappointed … Continue reading →

I know many folks reading this will be thinking that “Egregious PHP Code” is redundant. However, it need not be if proper discipline and understanding of PHP is deployed. Rather than discussion how to do PHP right, whatever that means, … Continue reading →

I know I’m not the only person to have noticed the preponderance of the shaky camera technique in modern cinematography. Like any techniques, it can be used to good effect. Let’s examine shaky camera in detail.

It hit the news today that Canada is pulling out of the Kyoto Protocol. Of course, the pundits, environmentalists, and activists are all going to shout about how we’re all doomed because we’re doing nothing about climate change. But, really, … Continue reading →

With the recent furore related to Ubuntu and Unity, and then with Gnome and its update, I have taken some time recently to try out different desktop environments. I ultimately decided to give KDE another solid chance.

There is much debate over exactly when summer starts and ends. This is because in North America, summer runs from the solstice to the equinox while in other parts of the world, it runs from the cross-quarter day before the … Continue reading →

Well, voting is underway in the federal election. The final result will prove interesting. I fully expect we will see a Conservative minority which will be immediately toppled by an NDP led coalition. This would be the worst possible result … Continue reading →