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Google tweets a link about “encrypting your Gmail” that isn’t about encrypting your Gmail
Google sent out a tweet earlier today with the following text: An easy way to encrypt your Gmail, from the Ontario Canada Privacy Commissioner (PDF) – http://bit.ly/uJlpQ It links to a white paper titled “If You Want To Protect Your Privacy, Secure Your Gmail”. It’s a guide about setting up the FireGPG Firefox extension, or…
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Sync Facebook Events with your iPhone calendar
Update 2009-08-22: Two new(ish) changes to report! The first is that with the release of iPhone OS 3.0, it is now possible to subscribe to Internet calendars directly from the device. The second is that NuevaSync now offers a premium service which includes push e-mail and up to 50 calendars. I’ve updated my post accordingly.…
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The Lysine Contingency
I had a dream last night that I got really drunk at a party, and that when I came to, I had two tattoos. One was on my right bicep, and it was a vertical series of strange graphics interspersed with words like “colour” and “fun”. On my left bicep was the logo for a…
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Jumpy
…and that’s how I ended up with the chimpanzee in the trunk of my car. Are we… We’re live? We’re on? *straightens tie* Hello everybody! Welcome to my inter-net web-site! I’d like to tell you about something that’s been on my mind. I like drinking decaffeinated coffee. People always say “What’s the point?”, but I…
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Tour 2007 – Day 5
On the road. Typing this on my laptop in the back seat of Allan’s Dodge Caravan, the cargo area packed to the roof with drums, amps, and guitars. Surrounded on all sides by the majestic Rocky Mountains. Taking the Canmore exit to pick up some breakfast before we head on to Calgary. Played the Rose…
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Show on Saturday
Both of the bands I’m in are performing on Saturday, Feb. 10 at Steamers Pub. Jay Dunphy and the Religion and Annie Nolan are playing with The Vacant Lot. Show starts at 10pm. In other news, I’m doing a presentation at work tomorrow for a bunch of important people. Wish me luck.
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Pachelbel Rant
I played the cello when I was young, starting when I was five up until I was 13. In addition to lessons and recitals, I also performed in a string orchestra. As I imagine is the case for many youth string orchestras, Pachelbel’s Canon in D was a staple of our repertoire. Accordingly, this standup…
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My South Park Character
Create your own at sp-studio.de.
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Islands at Legends
I am breaking my blog silence to tell you I just saw Islands perform at Legends, and my face hurts from smiling, they were that damn good. It was one of those shows that reminds me why I want to make music. This is to be the month of concerts for me. Coming up: Nov.…
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Object must not cover Will Farrell’s face
I was trying to watch the Talladega Nights trailer on the Apple Trailers site. It wasn’t working for some reason, so I figured I’d open up the HTML source to get the direct link to the video. In doing so, I found this amusing comment in the HTML: <!-- NOTE: Please ensure this is right-aligned.…