July 25, 2005
Posted by beltzner
Since the release of [Thunderbird][1] 1.0, I have used its RSS features to keep tabs on various continually-updated parts of the web, including the weblogs of friends and colleagues, work-related announcement feeds, and general technology news and commentary.
When I moved to the most recent alpha release of Thunderbird, I began to notice some RSS oddities:
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July 21, 2005
Posted by beltzner
Every now and again, I will live up to the weblog stereotype and start to talk about my cat. Like today. Today I want to celebrate the fact that my cat, for the first year in history, did not _gain_ weight. She still looks suspiciously like a penguin when standing on her hind legs, but [...]
July 17, 2005
Posted by beltzner
Oh, the wonderful things you can find on the wild and wonderful interweb. For example, you can read about how [jumping can save the world][1], or how some brilliant Torontonian has started to organize [live action Scotland Yard][2] games that are intended to increase awareness and popularity of the TTC.
I swear to you that when [...]
July 13, 2005
Posted by beltzner
It’s danged busy here! To make matters worse, my new laptop won’t arrive for another week or so, meaning that my meant-for-entertainment-only Mac Mini is having to haul a lot of extra weight. Also meaning that I’m looking at Dawn’s ThinkPad X22 with a certain amount of wantlust.
On the upside: [there is hockey!][1]
[1]: http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?ID=130274&hubName=nhl
July 8, 2005
Posted by beltzner
It’s been a weird week. Today is my last working day at IBM. My last day of employ there will, technically speaking, be two Thursdays hence, but that’s because I’ve got some pent up vacation to burn before we officially part ways. So today is my promotion* / resignation lunch, and then I’ll turn in [...]
July 5, 2005
Posted by beltzner
My grandfather passed away on Monday in Jewish General Hospital of complications surrounding congestive heart failure, possibly aggravated by a small stroke and a fall just after Father’s Day. It was how he’d have wanted to go: quietly and quickly, with a minimum of fuss.
PEPPER, Hershel. On Monday, July 4, 2005. Devoted husband [...]
