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Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
Heh. In a flourish of dog day afternoon catchup (smack between finishing up grading for one semester and course planning for the next one), and with the help of the 3 year old girl, I have here the long-delayed fourth installment of my audio archiving project. Today the world hears ...
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Thursday, July 1st, 2010
I don't usually post about taxation or provincial politics (do I?). But being one of a sizeable community of technology workers (and workers in many other industries) who are required by law to charge 12% tax instead of 5% tax to customers/clients as of today, I felt that it ...
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Saturday, May 8th, 2010
Fortunately there is much going on this weekend to keep my attention away from books and the start of the summer semester next week (& fortunately my prep is all done!). The Stone Soup Festival is happening today, the sun is out, and everyone's in great spirits!
I had hoped to ...
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Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
So personal stuff came to a head early in 2010. Must be something in the stars, or the numerology of it, but right smack dab in the middle of the 2010 Olympics (and right smack dab in the middle of my exams), I've had to review everything in my life ...
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Friday, January 15th, 2010
5:00 AM - awaken and start reading Stiegler's Technics and Time.
5:20 AM - 20 pages in the 'emergency laundry' thing occurs (potty training the toddler who must have at least 3 pairs of clean ginch for daycare).
5:25 AM - other chores interrupt the 'emergency laundry'. whilst sorting poopy ginch, discover ...
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Sunday, November 8th, 2009
completely puzzled why ppl are lining up for the H1N1 vaccine: http://is.gd/4LDWH #
still no internet/email at home. Twitter or SMS will be answered more promptly #
woke startled from a dream wherein cops fine me $900 for a car I abandoned 10 yrs ago, & aliens abduct me for shooting video ...
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Sunday, November 1st, 2009
Simondon shuts out Dewey, w/assists by Feenberg, Stiegler. Series still too close to call. #fuckhockeysticksexceptasregardsclimatechange ;-) #
I'm co-mediating this workshop on Digital Media Literacy and Creative Commons in YVR on Nov. 5th: http://is.gd/4D3V4 #
#SciAm has gone into the toilet this past year. tar sands apologists & oil tycoons writing articles, ...
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Sunday, October 25th, 2009
apartment listed, refinancing process underway, renovating, cleaning, crossing fingers on all 8 of the tentacles I have reluctantly grown #
The Onion is very truthful, unfunny news with stories written this way: http://is.gd/4qeaA #
if anyone has any temp work available I need some very much! i also have some cool pro ...
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Sunday, October 18th, 2009
what sort of monstrous lowlifes would light a sleeping man on fire? two blocks from my apartment, no less... #
RT @kk: Govt cutbacks - not fault of Olympiad http://bit.ly/3yxHkB - JH:yes but a false dichotomy - many who oppose 2010 also oppose Gateway #
financial advisors are from another planet. as ...
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Sunday, October 11th, 2009
RT @asterix: Mobile Myths and Reality. follow this de-hyping series on mobiles and socio-economics: http://is.gd/3Z0uv #
ArsTechnica on the arrest of G20 protwester; sheepishly (and wrongly) suggests Neoluddism for activists: http://is.gd/3Z10E . discuss? #
1st day back at 'em after 3-day flu. conquered gym and Don Ihde in one sunny coup de ...
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