Month: August 2004

  • wireless shopping list

    Because I have old hardware, I need weird networking devices.

    • PCI 2.1 (not 2.2) and Linux compatible 802.11b network card. Almost all cards are PCI 2.2, and the motherboard in my home server freezes when I try to use a PCI 2.2 card.
    • 5V 16-bit PCMCIA 802.11b card – must be based on Lucent/Agere or Prism/Prism2 chipsets – basicially any card on this list.
    • Some kind of 802.11b <-> Ethernet bridge, so I can extend the home network into the basement where the PPC Mac and other things will live.

    Anyone got this stuff kicking around? Let me know.

  • BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | At play with firm’s clone kittens – Uhh… apparently now they can clone cats with a high degree of success. Genetic Savings & Clone

  • TO movie shoots

    I just noticed this news item over at CBC Toronto, about how a large part of Toronto has been turned into 1930s USA.

    On the weekend Sandy and I were downtown and a facade on Richmond St downtown had a big overhand attached to it, with garish neon letters and a marquee. The sign said “MADISON SQUARE GARDENS”. I kicked myself for not having my camera on me! Apparently it was for this same movie the article talks about.

    I love seeing New York type things popping up in Toronto. The yellow cabs are a dead giveaway: if you see a yellow cab in Toronto, there’s a movie shoot nearby. Toronto has no cabs that are actually painted yellow.

  • go ahead, do your worst

    comments are re-enabled again.

    Despite it being a short week due to holiday Monday, it was still busy as all hell at work this week. At times my mind felt like liquid metal. I’m not sure why…

    Jordan got Sandy and I hooked on The Flaming Lips. I think we listened to Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots for about a week straight. It’s great for all kinds of activities:

    • Driving
    • Commuting on the train
    • Playing Mario Kart: Double Dash
    • Playing Simpsons: Hit and Run
    • etc…

    Sandy’s had a very busy week at the computer store too. There was a major storm that caused a flood of broken machines to come in.

    I’ve been soooo lazy with uploading photos from our wedding and honeymoon! Problem is that the wedding ones are on film. We’ve already got prints and re-prints and will probably get even more. Work and house stuff is still top priority, and this means that this site and Newton stuff has to get pushed off to the side for a while.

    The house! It looks great! All the major painting is done (except for one room) and we hung our pictures and posters on the wall. It really has that lived-in look now. Plus, I steam-cleaned the carpets downstairs and they look quite a bit brighter (white carpet sucks).