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2022

On the recent Rogers outage, some modest thoughtsoriginal ↗
25 Jul 2022
Four more on McCartney, who is 80 this yearoriginal ↗
24 Jul 2022
On restaurants loved and lost: Mike’s Lunch in Glace Bayoriginal ↗
23 Jul 2022
Want to be more organized next week? Start with your deskoriginal ↗
23 Jul 2022
Friday Night Cocktail: the Palomaoriginal ↗
22 Jul 2022
Now you too can own your very own Vampire Slaying Kitoriginal ↗
21 Jul 2022
Summertime fitness links, July 2022original ↗
20 Jul 2022
Facebook is wrecking Instagram. Here’s why.original ↗
19 Jul 2022
Here’s 100 tips for a better life. Why not try 3 this week?original ↗
18 Jul 2022
Two ways to calm your thoughts this Sunday: go for a walk, do the dishesoriginal ↗
17 Jul 2022
In 2022, I switched from grocery shopping at Metro (and Loblaws) to Walmart and Instacart. It’s been much better. Here’s whyoriginal ↗
16 Jul 2022
On General Idea at the National Gallery of Canadaoriginal ↗
16 Jul 2022
An office with a view. Or maybe it’s time to pack it in and go work from Italy….original ↗
15 Jul 2022
The worst of the Supreme Court of the US?original ↗
14 Jul 2022
How math can help you flip burgers (or what I find interesting in math and sciences, July 2022)original ↗
13 Jul 2022
On smarter cities/better cities and the death of certain visions of the cityoriginal ↗
12 Jul 2022
On rethinking workoriginal ↗
11 Jul 2022
It’s Sunday. Here are nine pieces to mull over this afternoon.original ↗
10 Jul 2022
The Drone-Jellyfish wars and more (today in robot news)original ↗
9 Jul 2022
On Liz 2 and Chuck too. (Monarchy Watch)original ↗
8 Jul 2022
Devs! Could your next online database be a spreadsheet?original ↗
7 Jul 2022
How to Download Apps on Your Old iPad and iPhone in 2022original ↗
6 Jul 2022
On Obi-Wan Kenobioriginal ↗
5 Jul 2022
On July 4th, here’s some links on politics to consideroriginal ↗
4 Jul 2022
Was the Long Tail a Lie? Ted Gioia’s thoughts and mineoriginal ↗
3 Jul 2022
For anyone needing medication in the USA, you need to check this out.original ↗
2 Jul 2022
Kubernetes and Clouds and much more (What I find interesting in tech, July 2022)original ↗
1 Jul 2022
The end. Here’s my last highlights and ramblings (a newsletter, in blog form, June 2022 edition)original ↗
30 Jun 2022
The King of Jerusalem, and other Ghost Kings haunting Europe and the Worldoriginal ↗
29 Jun 2022
On Fountain, and the power of Duchamp, a century lateroriginal ↗
28 Jun 2022
The great Starbucks retreatoriginal ↗
27 Jun 2022
The Habsburgs, their history and geneticsoriginal ↗
26 Jun 2022
Still Life is underrated. Let this interactive piece help with thatoriginal ↗
25 Jun 2022
Two pieces on people Doing the Thing despite Difficultyoriginal ↗
24 Jun 2022
Computer memory isn’t our memory and AI isn’t our intelligenceoriginal ↗
23 Jun 2022
A sharp critique on stoicismoriginal ↗
22 Jun 2022
In praise of ritualoriginal ↗
21 Jun 2022
Here’s eight good pieces reflecting the state of work these daysoriginal ↗
20 Jun 2022
How to grow old, and other things I learned from my Father and his Fatheroriginal ↗
20 Jun 2022
On June being National Indigenous History Month in Canada (and other links)original ↗
19 Jun 2022
The beauty of the Elysée Shelving System, or not all furniture from the 70s is badoriginal ↗
18 Jun 2022
On Apple, the Newton, the 90s and meoriginal ↗
17 Jun 2022
On Cabaret, 50 years lateroriginal ↗
16 Jun 2022
The Surprise of Rousseau (be surprising too)original ↗
16 Jun 2022
On Sheryl Sandbergoriginal ↗
15 Jun 2022
On my recurring pandemic dreamsoriginal ↗
15 Jun 2022
On the great painter, Christopher Prattoriginal ↗
14 Jun 2022
On retiring my COVID-19 reporting (for now)original ↗
14 Jun 2022
On Getting Things Doneoriginal ↗
13 Jun 2022
How to grow a garden in your kitchenoriginal ↗
12 Jun 2022
On Davis Day, and other histories of Cape Bretonoriginal ↗
11 Jun 2022
The water works of Maya Linoriginal ↗
11 Jun 2022
Six pieces on six fine artistsoriginal ↗
10 Jun 2022
On Basquiat and Recent Crimesoriginal ↗
9 Jun 2022
The irony of the Nike’s new shoe, the NikeCraft x Tom Sachs General Purpose Shoeoriginal ↗
8 Jun 2022
The solution to poverty and crime and homelessness is simpleoriginal ↗
7 Jun 2022
Tools for people who struggle saying “no”original ↗
6 Jun 2022
On being able to walk through your old homeoriginal ↗
5 Jun 2022
Cool bamboo buildings at Colossaloriginal ↗
4 Jun 2022
We need a better IKEA, or an IKEA alternativeoriginal ↗
3 Jun 2022
Beef and chicken and pork, oh my. (My cooking interests for December to May, 2022original ↗
3 Jun 2022
The elusive spotlight (being a pop star as a career)original ↗
1 Jun 2022
May is done. Here’s some of the highlights and some ramblings for May, 2022original ↗
31 May 2022
What skateboarding can teach you (even if you don’t skateboard)original ↗
30 May 2022
On Marvel Movies, and how Robert Downey Jr made almost half a billion dollars from themoriginal ↗
29 May 2022
It’s getting warmer. Here’s the perfect speaker / lamp to help you enjoy music outsideoriginal ↗
28 May 2022
What’s new and what is old in Toronto, May 2022original ↗
27 May 2022
The occulation of Saturn is worth itoriginal ↗
26 May 2022
Basquiat 101original ↗
25 May 2022
Things I wish were real: Braun wireless earbudsoriginal ↗
24 May 2022
Changes on SNL, new and oldoriginal ↗
23 May 2022
On the Smiths and those album coversoriginal ↗
22 May 2022
Your desk needs an upgrade. This can helporiginal ↗
21 May 2022
Friday night cocktail: a formula to make your ownoriginal ↗
20 May 2022
How Many Close Friends Do You Need in Adulthood is a good questionoriginal ↗
19 May 2022
On the new Google Glass(es), 2022 editionoriginal ↗
18 May 2022
Today in good robots: reforesting dronesoriginal ↗
17 May 2022
A great article / repo to learn about Kubernetes, Terraform, IBM Cloud, Scripting, and moreoriginal ↗
16 May 2022
How to use the motivation equation to get more motivatedoriginal ↗
16 May 2022
Tables and desks for people like myself that cannot get enough shelf space :)original ↗
15 May 2022
How the motivation equation explains why you are or aren’t motivatedoriginal ↗
14 May 2022
On “The Computer Girls: 1967” in Cosmopolitanoriginal ↗
13 May 2022
On Time magazine making Hitler (and Stalin) Man of the Yearoriginal ↗
12 May 2022
Not every act of kindness is goodoriginal ↗
11 May 2022
IBM Cloud tip: take advantage of free IBM cloud products, including the IBM Kubernetes Serviceoriginal ↗
10 May 2022
The end of an era: the iPod Touch is being discontinued. Here’s why you still might want one.original ↗
10 May 2022
On why Jony Ive left Appleoriginal ↗
10 May 2022
On Maud Lewis and the art world and Henri Rousseau toooriginal ↗
9 May 2022
32 good pieces for a Sunday afternoonoriginal ↗
8 May 2022
On the joy of not-quite-silenceoriginal ↗
7 May 2022
More cat furniture! Now with dogs and other weird stufforiginal ↗
7 May 2022
On tiny homes, 2021 and 2022original ↗
6 May 2022
On Godel and Game Theory (what I find interesting in math and sciences, May 2022)original ↗
5 May 2022
On the Gap, sweat shirts, Ralph Lauren blazers and other things fashionoriginal ↗
4 May 2022
Jeff Koons, skiffle, and other things You may find interesting about art, May 2022original ↗
3 May 2022
It’s Monday. You’re on your own.original ↗
2 May 2022
Spot the robot finds useful work in Pompeiioriginal ↗
1 May 2022
It’s Spring (somewhat). Here’s my highlights and ramblings for month year (a newsletter, in blog form)original ↗
1 May 2022
On buying cheap wine at the LCBO, 2022original ↗
30 Apr 2022
It’s Friday. Don’t you wish you were out on the road on a cool bike?original ↗
29 Apr 2022
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