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Over the past few days, I've been working on a new code stream for spine.cx. Something not so cluttered and encumbered with PHPNuke code that I never really used anyway. So far, it's mostly functional. You can post blog entries and comments. I posted thi...

I was at an MSDN event tonight, regarding security in .NET. That wasn't so interesting in itself, although the presenter was good. The really cool thing was the exposition of some of the cool new features in Visual Studio 2005 (Whidbey). The things I was mo...

Sometimes I just don't understand what goes on in the minds of politicians. From things as big as the "war on terror", to things in Canada like the sponsorship scandal, to right here at home with the commissioning of a $65k study for find out that there's tra...

For all you kids who like to 'blog, spine.cx now has a solution for you. Check out the box on the left side with the red title bar. You can post all you want, and you'll have a section of the website to call your very own, complete with hierarchical comments...

So, what do I think is the best new show on TV this season? House, M.D. It's kind of like a cross between CSI and E.R. Every week, they have a patient with a mysterious illness and the doctors use their noggins to solve the case. But the best part of the sh...

According to an article I've just read on Slashdot, at least 315 of MGM's so-called "widescreen" DVD releases have actually been the Pan & Scan versions with the top and bottom of the picture cut off. This basically means, when you buy the widescreen version ...

Last week, I got my car back from the collision shop, looking as good as new. They even cleaned it inside and out, it was awesome. Since the hairy man had no insurance (nor a drivers licence), I had to pay a deductible, even though I was not at fault; a redu...

I don't know if it's been announced anywhere lately, but I believe there's an MSN Messenger virus floating around out there. Last night, from three different contacts that I rarely talk to, I received file transfers of .pif files called "naked_party.pif" and ...

Ok, so listen up because I've got a story to tell. A story of Christmas woe. It'll break your heart kids...gather 'round. I was out shopping for Christmas presents, as people do at this time of year. I had just purchased an item at the FutureShop in Baye...

I had two of my intrepid (read: unpaid) reporters go and check out Fid, one of the restaurants from the burgeoning local restaurant scene here in Halifax. I mean, what's a scene if it isn't burgeoning? It's a non-burgeoning scene, that's what it is. Clic...

Yeah, I've been a real slack ass when it comes to taking photos lately. Anyway, I finally have some more of them up there in the gallery. They chronicle my company's holiday party. You guys should go rate and comment on them like the good website readers th...

I had a startling revelation about how I perceive money today. I was at the mall, buying a CD (yes, I still do that every now and then), and I had my bank card out to pay for it. When the guy read me the total off the cash register, it didn't even make a den...

Ever wonder where your money goes when it leaves your grubby little hands? I don't mean your "money" in the ephemeral (potentially electronic) sense, I mean the physical bills that you spend at retailers. Well I have. But it was only recently that I came in...

I've said it last year and a few years ago too. Everyone should come out to a Rememberance Day ceremony, whether it's the one I'm going to, or another one closer to you. Make sure you get out and support your local veterans. I look forward to a time when ...

I am impressed again and again with the CBC. Most recently, I became aware that CBC is offering streaming audio of their radio stations via Ogg Vorbis! I can't wait until they give up Windows Media altogether. In all seriousness, I think it is a responsib...

This is it. The day we've all been waiting for. The Sunday Shopping Plebicite! Make sure you get out and make your voice heard, otherwise, you have no right to complain of the outcome. Originally posted on Saturday, 2004-10-16 at 01:50:28.

I have never really wanted a laptop, but I managed to get one from work in a game of chance. I started to find it very useful because I was able to work on the same computer wherever I was. Slow VPN connections were no longer really an issue. Embracing th...

Spine.cx was moved yesterday from its previous home in the basement of the building on the corner of Quinpool and Windsor, to its new home in Purdy's Wharf. I think it likes it there. Better view. In other news, Old Navy opens in Moncton on September 30th...

It's that time again. Time to think about Sunday shopping. Surely you didn't forget about the pain and the anguish we went through at the end of the Christmas shopping season when it went away? Well, on Oct 16th there is a municipal election for the Halifax...

I saw The Village last week. Didn't really have time to write about it though. This is M. Night Shyamalan's latest effort (and fourth that he's both written and directed). For those of you who haven't seen The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, or Signs, this one ha...