Yes, it’s a weird topic to post here for a technology site. But here me out; I had a colonoscopy and I wanted to say that this was worth it. For the years since I turned 50, I’d been doing the very easy-to-use FIT Test. This test has always been great because of its ultra-low […]
Being new to the act of 3D printing, there was a world of difference between my impression of this and the reality. In the past, much has been reported about these tools either printing illicit gun parts or Batman figurines. I knew there was more to the story, but this needed a hands-on time to […]
Today I happened upon a sale for an iPhone 17 Pro. I’d arranged the meeting, but I’d been so leery of the sale that I didn’t even bring money with me. The seller, I’ll call him Isaiah, was cordial, but seemed to be full of stories. As he was describing the phone, it was filled with extraneous story details. He was selling me a fake iPhone.
This topic of truth is something that has been on my mind. Recently, I wrote that trust needs a major innovation. What is clear, however, is that truth and fact are quite different things. Coincidentally, Werner Herzog releases a book titled The Future of Truth, umm, yea. I’m in. Herzog has always seemed like something […]
This dreary time of year in the the Northern Hemisphere so many are talking about “Blue Monday,” but I’ve been taken by such happy things that this day isn’t even registering for me. I’ve been reading and watching recent projects that highlighted the man and actor John Candy. I read the outstanding hardcover John Candy: […]
Remote access is something of an occasional tool for most people. They might use it to help mom find that website, but for us in I.T., this is a fundamental tool, nearly as important as a web browser or a file manager. I’ve written about other tools, such as Logmein, that abandoned it’s free users, […]
Well, it’s official. We’re not only going to have a federal election this year, but also a provincial election in Ontario. It’s shaping up to be a “Doug Ford vs Everyone” sort of election with attacks on him aplenty. My plan is not to use this space as a means to endorse anyone, but as a chance to set alight some of the blind spots you might have leading up to February 27, 2025.
Sure, we all need to have patience for travel, though it seems like something fishy might be going on with this new fare class.
Smartphones are devices that rule our lives. They now cost more than a mortgage payment to purchase. They hold everything important to us. They’ve become so fundamental to everything we do. When we lose one, it can feel like we’ve lost an appendage. This summer, I left my phone behind at a park and it […]
That writing needs to hold some value is not a new concept. Those that write have some basic intuition that what they create needs to have some intrinsic value. Of course, if I want to write a science fiction story, it should entertain and enlighten those who read it. When I write on this blog, […]