Ian Irving's Code and Culture from Toronto
Prorogue : 1. To discontinue a session of a parliament. Prorogations not related to the conduct of an election are unusual. 2. To postpone; defer. 3. To scamper (run) away, with smelly pants, from a scheduled vote of confidence you Continue reading Canadian 2008 Word of the Year : Prorogue
in the works since 2005 has SongBird has reached a major milestone with is 1.0 release!! What is it? A DRM (Digital Restrictions Management, or they “restrict your rights to digits”. ) free, non-proprietary, cross platform, extensible (plug-in services!!), open-source, Continue reading DRM free Songbird Media Player is out of the nest with R1.0!
because “existing companies are more likely to miss new opportunities” or to quote from The Economist leader on November 22 (2008) All you need is cash : One reason why downturns tend to be good times to launch new businesses Continue reading reason number 36 why its a good time to do a startup
Really it’s not! Here’s a taste : I’ve already renewed my membership (this might be my 20th year!!) in the High Park Ski Club. Why you ask? Because its a great value, and one (of the few) ways to get Continue reading It’s is not to soon to start thinking about Skiing, and another season at Toronto’s High Park Ski Club
as part of the 1914 – 1918 Vigil project, starting at sunset November 4th through to sunrise November 11th, a vigil will commemorate the 68,000 Canadians who lost their lives in WWI (from the Canadian Expeditionary Force, the Royal Newfoundland Continue reading The Vigil Project for Remembrance Day 2008
During the Canadian Thanksgiving weekend, I was in Los Angeles taking advantage of visiting friends before they returned to Japan. (thank you Hikaru & Mayuko!) It was a chance not only to hang out with them, but also see LA Continue reading a Week in LA