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visearchSeptember 7, 2006
I admit it, I was a reluctant convert to
vi. I can't think of a more obscure human/computer interface; using h/j/k/l to navigate a text document isn't what I call intuitive! But after some time with it you begin to see the light. This week I came across a link to
visearch, a halarious adaptation of the vi interface to searching the web. Well done!
Whereever.caSeptember 7, 2006
Whereever.ca caught my attention this week. As I was walking home from work along University Ave. I saw something peculiar on a telephone pole directly above. It was a white box with an antenna protruding downwards. I squinted and thought I could make out a "Cisco" logo on its underside. Was it a wirless router?! When I got home, I grabbed the mail and headed up the stairs. How ironic: The orange and white flyer I held in my hand was for a new wireless internet service in the Waterloo university area. $25/month, with impressive coverage around Laurier, UW, and even quite a ways north. Awesome!
It wasn't meant to be
September 5, 2006
Last week five excited 20-somethings flew down to Florida in the hopes of seeing Shuttle Atlantis blast off. But it wasn't meant to be. While we were still enroute, a huge bolt of lightening struck the launch pad, delaying the launch long enough for the tropic depression Ernesto to force NASA to roll the shuttle back to the Vehicle Assembly Building.
While we're plenty sad, it was still a fun experience. We did get to attend the Canadian Space Agency's reception at the Double Tree hotel. The energy in the room was remarkable -- a healthy feeling of national pride, listening to Steve McLean's wife talk about the mission, her husband, and the CSA.
The launch is now scheduled to take place tomorrow just after noon hour.
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