Today, my brother asked me if I would choose his next car for him. He wants it to show up at his apartment not knowing what it is until he is handed the keys. This is quite an honour. It’s akin to being asked to be a godparent, to stand for someone at a wedding, or being asked if you want the last dried apricot.
Here are the rules: he will set me a budget, and the only other guidance he has given me is that I’m probably better off buying a used car so that if he really hates it, he won’t lose too much if he trades it in sometime in the next year or two. (But I think a used or new car at the same price will depreciate by the same amount, roughly.) Also, he indicated he thinks I know what he likes. Worst case is he gets a transfusion so that he can claim we are not blood related.
There’s also an upside for me. If I pick something he really likes, I get a cool grand. The trick is that right now, he drives a Mini Cooper. I’m not sure I can find anything that will even come close to matching that car.
There are plenty of options, none of which I’ll mention here, since he actually reads my blog on occasion. Suffice to say he will not be getting a Chevrolet Cobalt under any circumstance.
No I’m not talking about your penis. This is strictly electronic devices.
While I have yet to see the ultimate handheld device, we are about to reach an important milestone. This year will be the first year to see a cell phone, GPS, decent touchscreen interface running something sensible like iOS or Android, and a camera …
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August 17, 2010 – 7:43 pm
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By admin
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Posted in Computology, Neat Stuff
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Tagged Android, Camera, Handheld, iOS, Motorola XT720, Nokia, Phone, Symbian, Xenon
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The missus and I had supper tonight at Oliver’s Restaurant. I have been going there for nearly 10 years, and while I’ve always liked the place, it finally dawned on me tonight just how good it is. (I’m a little slow.) I had the special - pan seared salmon & scallops in a chanterelle mushroom sauce. …
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Here are the 20 artists I have listened to the most since March 2006, and the song I listened to the most by each one:
20. REM (433) - 4 Tied at 13
19. The Posies (463) - Dream All Day (37)
18. Electric Six (465) - Formula 409 (22)
17. She & Him (466) - Sentimental Heart (43)
16. …
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I keep a personal black list. I’m sure you do too. These are the places, companies, and people that I avoid like the plague. Here’s my list:
FruitKicks shampoo, cause the cap is poorly designed. I nearly sliced my poor little finger.
Snickers, because they used the Canadian Olympic slogan on their chocolate bar. Sell me chocolate, …
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These are some fabulous albums that came years after the peak of these artists’ popularity. Maybe you will find one to give a listen to. In approximate chronological order:
1. The Cult - The Cult (1994)
This is a great upbeat rock and roll record that you can listen to over and over and it won’t get …
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June 17, 2010 – 12:46 pm
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By admin
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Posted in Music
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Tagged Alanis, Albums, Anthrax, Faith No More, Great White, John Mellencamp, Music, Pearl Jam, The Cardigans, The Cult, Washed Up
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The Book Club folk asked everyone to compile a list of the top-10 books they would want with them on a desert island, not to be confused with a dessert island, where you’d find me at the tiramisu bar avoiding rescue. Here is my randomly-ordered list. I’ve only included fiction in this list.
1. Isaac Asimov - …
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I have blogged before about the ultimate handheld device. Today I want to expand that to the ultimate electronic device, period.
I want my computer to eventually be handheld. Obviously that is not a comfortable form factor for long term use, so a wireless keyboard and probably external display (or projector, or fold-out display) would be …
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Я изучаю русский язык один год. Я приближаюся к новой вехой. Мой русский язык будет лучше, чем свой французский. Я знаю около пятьсот слов, а я написал зту статьу.
Вы говорите по-русски? Напишите пожалуйста, мне. Мне нужен упражняться!
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I have been learning Russian for one year. I am approaching a new milestone. My Russian will be soon better …
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