A Few Notes from Halifax
My cousin Sergey was arriving at the airport in Halifax after a few weeks away, and I volunteered to drive over and pick him up.As an adherent of the religion of “why make a simple trip when you can...
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A Tale of Two Lucius
As I was rolling across Nova Scotia on the weekend I was listening to a late June episode of Radiolab:Buried deep inside that episodette you’ll find a song by the Brooklyn band called Lucius. I liked...
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Where was Arthur Murray born?
The Wikipedia entry for Arthur Murray was started a decade ago on July 6, 2003. On that first version of the entry Murray’s birthplace is listed as New York, New York (emphasis mine):Arthur Murray...
View ArticleMust I Kiss the Book of Gospels?
If I am swearing an oath on Prince Edward Island, is it necessary for me to kiss the Bible?Who among us has not wondered this!The Affidavits Acts jumps up to answer (emphasis mine):Whenever any person...
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Oliver's Blog
Oliver has had a blog, by times, at http://o.ruk.ca/. It’s a Tumblr blog, which makes it easier to update and maintain than other platforms, and it’s well-suited to kids for this reason (that said, it...
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My First Firefox OS App hits the Firefox Marketplace
I’ve been using a Geeksphone Peak, runnning the nascent Firefox OS, as my everyday mobile phone for more than a month now. I tweet with it, I update Foursquare with it, I check my email with it, I...
View ArticlePEI Notary Public
I post this here simply because finding a notary public in Prince Edward Island has always been a mystery to me, and the answers that Google gives are unsatisfying link-bait. I know that all lawyers...
View ArticleLunch with David Ramsden
My father, in recent years, has been rediscovering the popular music of the twentieth century. Or rather discovering the popular music of the twentieth century as it seems that he somehow managed to...
View ArticleAllan Rankin's New Album
A long, long, long time ago I was invited to go up to the Coles Building and meet with Allan Rankin and Roy Johnstone about this new-fangled thing called “the information superhighway” and how they...
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It's just plain wrong that Victoria Row will be walled off yet again this...
Yes, I know, I go on about this (For Public Public Spaces, Public Space should be Public, The Chieftains in Charlottetown: Is Borrowing Public Spaces Okay?).But it’s something I believe strongly in,...
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Crowdsourcing Postal Advice: What's the best way to send 62 boxes of...
So I’ve ended up in the temporary care of 62 boxes that look like this:Each box is 8.75” x 3” x 1.75” and weighs about 1 kg. They are wooden boxes of punches1, used to punch Monotype matrices. They are...
View ArticleDavid Ramsden: The Complete Boxed Set
When I wrote about my lunch with David Ramsden earlier in the week, I took a flyer and uploaded a couple of tracks from his albums – two versions of come Inside– to Soundcloud. David found his way to...
View ArticleNo POTS for the first time in 30 years...
I got my first POTS (plain old telephone service) line when I was 17. I had it installed in my room at my parents house. I used it mostly for dialing into the various BBS systems of the day. But it was...
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PirateBoxCamp
If you’ve been keeping abreast of all the hijinks over at my Hacker in Residence blog you’ll know that I’ve become interested in the PirateBox project, an ingenious “make a wireless webserver on a $35...
View ArticleA Series of Meals, Snacks and Coffee, Connected by Walking and Talking
While nominally here in Berlin for PirateBox Camp, which starts tomorrow, arriving two days early allowed me to spend today with Olle and Luisa, here in the same last-minute serendipitous spirit from...
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When the workshop is set up, don’t wait, start working...
There in an English liqueur called Pimm’s, used to made an English drink called Pimm’s, a potent mixture of alcohol and fruit. I was warned to tread carefully: wallops were hidden in for the...
View ArticleWhy Moritzplatz is the Best Place to Stay in Berlin
I’m about to check out of Motel One at Moritzplatz (a hotel that is labelled “Motel One Berlin-Mitte” but that is only in the most generous sense anywhere near Mitte); I’ve been here for the last 6...
View ArticleAlibis for Interaction
My friend Luisa is helping to organize the Alibis for Interaction conference this fall in southern Sweden. It’s a conference that, once you hear its name, you either thing “yes!” or “huh?” and thus...
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Five Photos from Berlin
1. Beware of TrickstersOne of those translations from German into English that adds a hint of intrigue. 2. Orange Crates in SunshineAt the Motel One near the window on the fourth floor. 3. KANT Berlin...
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"What exactly is the pirate box?"
Twitter follower Chris MacDonaldasks:Here’s an easy way to find out: Go to the corner of Queen and Richmond Streets in downtown Charlottetown. Sit on the bench beside Sir John A. Macdonald. Open an...
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