the flying squirrel

From Ubuntu LAN Party Kwartzlab has been talking about throwing a LAN party for a while now. We’ve got power, a network and drinks, so it’s ideal. Eric and I got to talking, though, and with the Ubuntu stuff in Waterloo centered largely around Kwartzlab it would be extra awesome if it was a free [...]

Quick note to say Ellen and I hope to go to see Twelfth Night in Waterloo Public Square next week, Wednesday, July 21 at 7:30 (although they advise showing up a half-hour before the show. Tickets are pay-what-you-can, but you can access reserved seating for a set price. Peter Nichol, a.k.a. Dr Chronopolis in The [...]

Not that I’m fishing for well-wishes, I just thought I needed an excuse to dash off a quick post about little things. Like my birthday. Which was Friday, so you’re late anyway. I am now 35. This seems like a large number. But considering I have vague recollections of the 70s, I suppose it shouldn’t [...]

You can just see the terror in this man’s eyes. (hat tip, @hypatiadotca)

I was expecting AN to be kind of sad this year, what with Bill off on his honeymoon. And, I mean, it’s not like I actually watch anime much anymore. But it was fun, for the most part. I got to see a few old friends I don’t get to see very often. I got [...]

From Ubuntu On Saturday, we got together with some of our friends from KWLUG to hold a release party for Ubuntu 10.04: The Lucid Lynx. It was great! We had pizza and cake and deviled eggs and free software. Photos after the jump.

I can’t eat out too much these days, which is too bad, since there seems to be a resurgence in interest in finding decent places to eat in the area. The 100, episode 4 had a great discussion about the local restaurant scene. Although I took some exception to the Kitchenerite panel disparaging the selection [...]

April Fools Day was maybe kind of fun for a while, but now it just bugs me. There’s no point in reading anything, because even if it’s true, you can’t believe it. I’m not even complaining about the quality of the humour. There are some jokes–a very few–that are really clever and funny. But it’s [...]

Hilary asked me to be on The 100 this week to talk about local transportation issues. Which is awesome. But I can’t believe I forgot to mention TriTAG. The 100 is a podcast about local culture, events and issues (roughly in that order), coming out of Ideas Transform. I know Bevan from Kwartzlab and I’d [...]

Kwartzlab is hosting our first Ubuntu Global Jam! The newly-formed Kitchener-Waterloo chapter of Ubuntu Canada is having its first Jam, to be held at Kwartzlab. We’re getting together to help make Ubuntu better: hang out, fix some bugs, test the new release and work on documentation. Txwikinger is going to show us how to do [...]