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How's the weather in there? Using a DHT22 and an Arduino to find out.
Regular readers will know of my interest in (obsession with?) the temperature and humidity here in the office. Today I took this to a whole new level with this:That’s an Arduino wired up to a DHT22...
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A Little More Temperature, a Little More Humidity
Following on from yesterday’s experiments with an Arduino, a DHT22 temperature and humidity sensor, some Python and Cosm, a few developments.First, I generalized and cleaned up the Python code and...
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Den Tweet som utløste
So remember that tweet from the Public Library Service here in Prince Edward Island? The one that ended up with me depriving the citizens of PEI of the resources needed to learn Norwegian?Well, Dan...
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Changing Environs in Metal
Catherine’s show, Changing Environs, has been open at the Confederation Centre Art Gallery since the beginning of the month; it’s really quite wonderful, and one of the highpoints of my day is...
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Humidity Rising
My obituary will relate, I think, that I operated one of the Island’s leading humidity-monitoring-related websites. It’s a badge I will take to my death proudly. With that in mind, here’s the humidity...
View ArticleThe First Use of "Internet" in the Legislative Assembly
My first job on Prince Edward Island, 20 years ago, was at the PEI Crafts Council. Two years later I began working with the Province of PEI on creating a provincial government website, and in the...
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Changing Environs in Ink
Remembert this? Well, today it became these, invitations for Catherine’s Confederation Centre Art Gallery show, which opens on February 24, 2013:The Prince Edward Island letterpress cut was a loan from...
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Public Events Demand Public Transit
The City of Charlottetown is justly proud of its “Winterfun Weekend”, held over the last three days.But there’s a glaring hole in the event – and other Sunday and holiday events like it – and it’s that...
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PEI Home and School Federation 60th Anniversary Concert
The PEI Home and School Federation is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2013, and a big part of this celebrating involves a fantastic concert coming up on March 2, 2013 at the Confederation Centre of...
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March in Japan
By virtue of maintaining the unofficial digital version of the Prince Edward Island school calendar, it’s been on my radar for more than 6 months that this spring’s March school break, being followed...
View ArticleBluefield. Mega. Concert.
Starting this Friday, March 1, at Noon (Atlantic Standard Time), you can watch the livestream of the “Bluefield High School Mega Concert” online. The concert runs for hours and hours, so you can watch...
View ArticleApp.net
App.net has opened a “free tier” of membership, with invitations available from paid members. Because this makes it less an enclave, I’m diving back in (I was an early supporter, but lost interest when...
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Art Auction at Home and School Anniversary Concert
At the PEI Home and School Federation’s 60th Anniversary Concert this Saturday night, March 2, 2013, there will a silent auction of artworks from invited guests. These original works have all been...
View ArticleFor Public Public Spaces
Last night the City of Charlottetown held a public meeting about the proposed National Folk Festival in Victoria Park. The meeting was required under the Victoria Park and Promenade Bylaw:Where the...
View ArticleCatherine on CBC Mainstreet
Catherine spoke to CBC’s Karen Mair about her show in the Confederation Centre Art Gallery; listen:(Embedded audio widget courtesy of A Better Embedder, which is really quite wonderful).Add a Comment
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Japan Ho!
Oliver and I are off to Japan in the morning. We take the 6:00 a.m. flight from Charlottetown to Toronto, then fly from Toronto to Washington Dulles, and finally head for Tokyo on United 803, arriving...
View ArticlePhotos from Japan
Breaking radio silence briefly to point you to our ever-expanding collection of photos from Japan. We are in Kyoto as I type, after 6 great days in sunny, warm Tokyo.Add a Comment
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A Day in Osaka
Blame Ian for this. Certainly easier than tapping it all out on the glass keyboard of the iPad. Click to see it bigger.Add a Comment
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Our Japan Map
While we were in Japan over the last two weeks I was using a rented HTC Evo from Global Advanced Communications. While the customer service from the company was excellent — the phone was waiting at the...
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