Where Were You Three Years Ago?

Tech

I love/hate Google. I’ve just noticed that they’ve added a “Web History” link to my personalized page. For shitzngiggles, I clicked on it and found they’ve been keeping track of me since 2005. According to Google, I searched for the following on August 8th. 2005:

Aug 8, 2005
11:27pm Searched for condoliza rice

10:50pm Searched for how do I change nameservers – Viewed 2 results

10:49pm Searched for how do I change a DNS server – Viewed 1 result

8:02pm Searched for campsite gay – Viewed 1 result

8:00pm Searched for get to the point campsite gay – Viewed 1 result

7:56pm Searched for barnyard nick – Viewed 1 result

Long Weekend

General

piggy nutsYet another first for this summer for SharkBoy and I: We were in Toronto for the long weekend. Usually we’re camping or at somebody’s house or something. But this weekend we stayed in. Sort of. We did manage to get ourselves to Niagara with the Photogs (photos here, scroll down half way for more recent pics. I’m terrible at organization. And, they’re work safe.) as well as gorge ourselves on MEAT at the Scarborough Ribfest on Sunday. It was curious being in town this weekend. Sort of like being Little Britian‘s Only Gay in the Village, but more literal.

We saw Sunshine at the Cumberlain (I know, I was going to boycott it but I had to see this movie. Expect Shelly to write something soon) – amazing. Go see it. And on the way out, we ran into Lex’s beau and thanked him for the books. We also managed to have our first Wii accident! SharkBoy was slashing away at zombies in Resident Evil 4 and managed to knock an entire glass of pop (plastic, thankfully) across the room. Sticky cat hair all around!

I’ve Got a Bad Feeling About This… pt2

General

I’m not sure why this is happening, I’ve tried upgrading to WP 2.2.2 and replacing said offending file, but it’s still happening. Oh great internet gods, what have I done?!

Looks like one of my plugins (the one that manages META data) was the culprit. Zing gone. Sorry for the interruption. Thanks to Gabriel for seeing that.

Warchalking Avec iPhone

Distractions, Hobbies, Tech, Toronto

I’m starting a new list over on the side bar. Something less ‘bitter’ than the Tim Horton’s page.

I’ve decided to start logging interesting router names around town, a practice called Warchalking in hackerspeak. I got hooked on what people call (and broadcast) their router names when I found “Inyerbum” while walking the perimeter of the gay village.

Go and look. I 100% promise that all these names are for real. I’ll let you know when I update the page.

Enjoy!

(inyerbum!)

They’re All “Decoded”

Toronto

Last week, SharkBoy and I wandered directly through the heart of Regent Park to get to Queen Street (yeah we live dangerously – who knew there was a huge cricket practice in the heart of that vanishing community?). Half way through, he mentioned something regarding the homes that remained. Dainty Bastard posted today a visual of that same comment:

Why, in a neighbourhood known for it’s low income, are there so many satellite/cable dishes?

Talkin’ to Ted

iPhone, Tech

An email I sent on Tuesday to Rogers Wireless via their site:

Hello there!

I recently got an iPhone for my birthday and I have researched online that Rogers will be the only network in Canada that can provide service for this fantastic new device. Most news items are rumours and conjecture but for now, I’m waiting patiently for your press release.

However, a friend of mine suggested I contact you regarding being a “test subject” for you when you do start setting up the network. Is this feasible?

Thanks for your time.

Ted

My automated response (sic):

Thank you for taking the time to write to us, we appreciate your use of online customer service.

In your recent email, you have informed us that you have received a Apple IPhone and are willing to try it on the
test network. What is recommd that you do is contact our regional office headquaters to see if they can give you any further information in this situation. Unfortunately right now there is know knowledge to us of this test network so contacting this office is recommded.

Rogers Wireless Regional Office
TORONTO CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS / OMP
One Mount Pleasant Road
Toronto, Ontario
M4Y 2Y5 (416) 935-1100

We are pleased to have been able to address your inquiry. For additional information please visit our website at www.rogers.com. You are a valued customer and we thank you for your business.

I pick up the phone and dial. I get a human right off the bat, making me stammer and not explain myself very well. After a few moments of banter, I get “Bruce”. He tells me (and I’m paraphrasing here) that Rogers and Apple have not come to any agreement at this time.

Will they soon?

“We have no information regarding that,” Bruce deadpans.

He suggests that I try “unlocking” the phone. “Fido?” I ask.

No comment. He doesn’t offer any assistance in that department. No surprise.

So I sit and wait.

Umbrage

Personal Bits

I have issues:

I can have people in the room while I poo, just not when I wipe.

The bathroom sink has to be clean. Really clean.
(Note: after a comment from SharkBoy, I have to add: …before I use it. After I’m done with it, I could care a fig)

No two sound appliances can be on at once.

Plastic hangers.

My HTML code must be indented.

I like things to get dusty, really dusty, before wiping them. I get a twinge of pleasure if I can notice a difference in before and after a good dusting on the TV screen.

I take dreams seriously.

I give orphan socks a chance.

No nose hair. Ever. But my ears can grow to Amazon jungle proportions.

I have to keep my iPhone screen clean in case anyone wants to look at it.

If I don’t drive, I get car narcolepsy.

Celebrity Sprog

Celebs and Media

How did Nicole Ritchie become pregnant? Yeah yeah yeah, daddy put a seed in her yadda yadda… But why wasn’t she arrested for being able to breed?

No matter, she’ll probably have the child in prison for that little faux pas she had while driving her car high on pills and pot.

“Judge, can I bring my reality TV cameras into the cells?”

“You go right ahead, my little peach!”

Bring it On, Bitch!

Distractions

I’m stressed out at work as it is (does anyone know someone who needs a three month HTML/text updating job?!) and to get this email in my inbox this morning just makes me say “Oh go ahead, anything to make the office go away for 20 minutes”:

From: MOHAMMED LADEN [mailto:mohammedladen@xxxxxx.com] Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 1:01 PM
To: webmaster
Subject: GOOD DAY

GREETINGS,

I AM OSAMA MOHAMMED LADEN,THE FIRST SON OF THE AMERICANS MOST WANTED TILL DATE,OSAMA BIN LADEN THE TERRORIST THAT BOMBED PENTAGON SEPTEMBER 11 THE DAY BUSH AND AMERICANS WONT FORGET.

NOW LISTEN,AM CONTACTING YOU AS RESULT OF A DEADLY DEAL WE HAD WITH A BUSINESS OR PERSONAL COLLEAGUE OF YOURS WHO ASKED ME AND MY GROUP TO KILL YOU FOR REASONS I DON’T KNOW,BUT FOR THE FACT THAT I WANT TO SAVE THE IMAGE OF MY FATHER AND THE ENTIRE AL QUAEDE GROUP, I HAVE DECIDED TO INFORM YOU SO AS TO MAKE YOU BE SECURITY ALERT AND ALSO FOR YOU TO HOLD ON US IN CONFIDENCE BECAUSE WE WILL STRIKE AND FAIL IN OTHER TO SAVE YOUR LIFE BUT WE WILL RELEASE THE VIDEO TAPE OF OUR DISCUSSIONS WITH HIM FOR YOU TO PROVE US AND THEN PROCEED TO PROSECUTE THE ENEMY AND AT THE SAME TIME LET THE WHOLE WORLD KNOW THAT AL- QUAEDA STRENGTH HAS REDUCED AND THEN PAVE WAY FOR AMERICANS TO STOP KILLING OTHER ARABS JUST BECAUSE OF MY FATHER.ONCE YOU RECEIVE THIS EMAIL GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS YOU CAN FOR THE WAY
FORWARD.

ALAH GIVES,ALAH TAKES.

HELP US STOP TERRORISM BY EXPOSING THOSE BEHIND KILLING FOR NO JUST CAUSE,BECAUSE WE WANT PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST.

GREETINGS ONCE MORE,
MOHAMMED LADEN OSAMA