Protection, Freedom, and Assimiliation
It’s really hard to keep quiet anymore. For over a month, Canadians have been terrorized by groups of “protesters” demanding their freedom. I’m using the word “terrorized” …
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Traveling in the Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has been … I don’t want to use the the word “unprecedented”, because it’s not entirely true. If you look back far enough, there are similar scenarios: SARS in 2003, while never declared a …
Another Apology to my Kids
Hey kids, I hope you’re looking at this blog, especially at the two tags I’ve created to help you find all the things I’ve written for you, and you find this. Because I’m assuming you’ve …
Aircraft Manufacturers Need Better Accountability
I realize I’m stepping way out of my bounds on this one. I’m neither a telecommunications expert nor an aviation technology expert. That, by definition, makes me more of an “armchair expert”, …
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Be Selfish with COVID
I don’t have COVID, I haven’t had COVID, and I’ve been doing everything in my power to not get COVID. But I’ve known more than a few who have had it. People I know and love, my friends… And …
Cancel Culture is a Requirement for Modern Society
This is going to seem like it should be filed under “rants”. After all, I’m taking a contrary position to some thing that’s been popularized and that is, by nature, a diatribe. But I think this is …
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Open Source Vigilantes Hurt Our Industry
You might be one of those unfortunate souls caught in the debacle where a singular developer decided to intentionally hobble open source libraries to spite corporate users. To you, regardless of where you work, my …
Does the Sonos Patent Decision Ignore the Original Idea?
Yesterday, the US International Trade Commission made the decision that Google infringed (I’m sure some would say “blantantly stole”) some of Sonos’ patents and applied them to their Google Home …
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Dungeons and Dragons
Yes, I know it’s “Dungeons & Dragons”. I chose this spelling intentionally. Deal with it. I think I played D&D once as a kid with the neighbourhood kids. We ended up LARPing it a bit, as the …
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New Years Tea 2022
If there’s one tradition we’ve tried to stick to, it’s New Years Tea. We very much know this is an indulgence, one we are very privileged to be able to afford and enjoy. It’s a once-a-year thing, …
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