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Random encounters of the geek kind
Do you know what's brilliant? When you bump into random people on the street who wear geek paraphernalia. Well, Damian and I were walking out of the Métro a couple of days ago and noticed some distinctive looking dolls hanging from an olive backpack.
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The bus driver
I got on the bus last night, the 129 in fact, going northbound up Parc. I was holding a bunch of shopping bags, because I had gone to Canadian Tire. It was a quest to get a tea kettle that wouldn't blow the fuses in my flat, which I successfully acquired.
If anyone wants a free electric kettle, feel free to ask.
Anyway, I got on this bus, and I ( Read more... ) -
GCC Developers' Summit, Day 0
About six months ago, I asked musicdieu (Luke) if he wanted to go to the GCC Developers' Summit with me. At the time, he was doing a little porting work to get stuff building on a snapshot of GCC 4.0. He mentioned that he was coming back to work at NITI and would be happy to come along, so I set the wheels in motion to get us there.
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Out of town
I'm putting on my shoes right now. Soon, I'll knock on musicdieu's door and we'll be heading towards Station Centrale. There, we'll squeeze onto a smelly coach liner and drive all the way up to Ottawa. It's only an hour or so by car, but the bus seems to take much longer.
Once we get there, we'll be checking into the hotel. I presume that Jim and Jeff ( Read more... ) -
Late again
I'm sitting in the Metro Coach Terminal, once again thanking my benevolent wireless access point angel. If only he/she could identify him/herself, I would buy a nice gift.
The reason I am sitting here, and not on a bus, is because my train arrived half-an-hour late. Which means that I have to wait until 23:30 before I can get the next bus. ( Read more... )
