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03:54 pm
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Breaking news: politician uses phrase "let the terrorists get away with this" correctly
http://www.thestar.com/federalelection/article/512033
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06:57 pm
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How you should vote
In this country we now have one right-wing party and three left-wing parties running (four in Quebec). That means that the Conservatives are guaranteed to win, and win big, because of vote splitting.
There are a lot of differences between the Liberals, the NDP and the Greens. For example, there's disagreement on whether a carbon tax or cap and trade system would be better for reducing pollution.
But there's no question that electing the Conservatives again won't get anything done. To that end, I recommend checking out voteforenvironment.ca - it's a very nice looking strategic voting tool to help elect whoever in your local riding will have the most impact. Yes, strategic voting sucks, but this time it's important, dammit!
Tags: politics
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04:19 pm
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Telling Joe Biden how to do his job
I've seen lots of people giving advice to Joe Biden: "Sit back and do nothing so that people don't think you're bullying Palin; she'll tank on her own without your interference." "Attack Palin as hard as you can; you can't be complacent and assume she won't surprise everyone with a great performance." "Go slow!" "No, go fast!"
Nobody's giving the obvious advice: slow... then fast!
He should start out answering the questions put to him but not directly attacking Palin - and spend the first few questions addressing how she's doing. If she doesn't seem to be tanking as badly as hoped for, turn up the heat in the second half.
Really, it's not like they're submitting their answers beforehand. Being able to adjust on the fly is the whole point of picking a smart, experienced guy like Biden.
Tags: politics
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03:26 pm
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Scrabble!
End of September's rolling around, which means it's time for the first fall edition of Scrabble!
When: Sunday, September 28, 3:00 pm
Where: Le Divan Orange, 4234 St-Laurent (corner of Rachel)
What: Scrabble! (I like writing it with an exclamation mark so it feels like I'm shouting it. It's a fun word to shout. Scrabble!)
All levels of player are welcome. Bring your own board if you have one; if not, don't let that discourage you, we have a few spares in both English and French.
Tags: scrabble
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11:06 am
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Doing my part
Hey, Americans! Worried about your taxes? This neat site that's making the rounds will tell you how much of a tax cut you'll get under Obama's tax plan vs. McCain's tax plan. Share it with your friends.
Tags: politics
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11:16 am
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Goto 1:50 for large explosion
So I see part of Toronto just blew up. The news is only reporting 2 injuries, thank God. Ted, you okay?
EDIT: More large explosion.
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11:20 pm
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Scrabble on Sunday - NEW VENUE!
This Sunday is Scrabble time again, and if this rain lets up it will be outside in the park. (First time this year!) The twist is, it will be a different park - we're going to move to Parc Wilfred-Laurier, which is at Laurier and Mentana. Why the change? Parc Wilfred-Laurier has picnic tables, so hopefully we won't have to sit on the ground.
If it's still raining (boo!) Scrabble will be at Divan Orange, as usual.
Where: If sunny: Parc Wilfred-Laurier; if raining: Divan Orange
When: Sunday, July 27, at 3:00
What: Scrabble! Newcomers of all skill levels are welcome! Play in English or French!
Bring some food and drink and we'll make a picnic out of it! Bring a Scrabble board if you have one, just in case we're overwhelmed with people! Bring something to sit on (blankets, lawn chairs) just in case somebody's stolen the picnic tables! But mainly, bring your love of language!
Tags: scrabble
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01:09 am
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Toronto fringe suggestions
Hey, Toronto people! Avery just posted a list of suggestions for things to see at the Fringe Festival. I disagreed with some of what he said, and I might as well back up the stuff I agreed with, so here's my take:
Blastback Babyzap. Go see it. It's by Uncalled For. QED.
This cannot be overstated. This is also the most mainstream thing on the list - it's just plain funny - so everyone reading this in Toronto should go see it even if you don't have any interest in the Fringe Fest per se.
Teaching the Fringe, by Keir Cutler. Except that Dr. Cutler won't be able to make it to your fringe, so Barry Smith, of Barry Smith's Baby Book (not to be seen in Toronto), will be doing the show on his behalf. That's a bit strange, because both Teaching the Fringe and Baby Book are autobiographical, and so now Barry is doing someone else's autobiography. Oh well, both of them were good. You might as well give it a shot.
Now I want to go to Toronto and see that, because this was a great show and I'd really like to see how it changed.
'Beth. As advertised.
This was ok, but nothing special.
Crude Love. Reputedly good. I didn't see this one either. Gee, I'm starting to sense a pattern here.
I don't know who reputed that this was good. It wasn't. Avery, I'd suggest you update your post because it sounds like you're recommending it, which you shouldn't be.
Jem Rolls. Dude, it's Jem Rolls. Of course you have to go see him. If you don't know why, then you have to go see him even more.
Totem Figures, by the increasingly infamous TJ Dawe. The guy talks at top speed for 90 minutes and doesn't forget any lines. Worth seeing just for that, although he seems a little oversold to me. Reputedly the only guy to ever make a full-time career out of doing fringe shows.
Not much to add to these.
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12:52 am
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Facebook
Ok, fine, I'll join your stupid Facebook. I have an account now. I don't know what I'm supposed to be doing with it, but whatever - I assume this means I'll magically start getting invitations to things now.
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08:07 pm
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More apples
To everyone who said they were coming over for gaming tomorrow: thanks for coming! And I realized I forgot to mention what time to be here. Let's say 7:00.
And if you haven't replied yet, feel free to do so now.
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11:59 pm
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Apples
Hey, who wants to do some gaming next Monday? And maybe some drinking? Come on over and we'll play Apples to Apples. RSVP so I know how many people to expect (and leave your email if you need my address).
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09:36 pm
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Iron Man
Anybody in Montreal who hasn't seen Iron Man yet? Want to go see it Wednesday or Thursday? (And if so, which?)
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08:42 pm
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The NDP is alive and well
Some people may be shocked to hear it, but Jack Layton is the best party leader in Canada today.
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10:13 pm
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Spring Scrabble
It's time for April's Scrabble meetup!
Who : Players of all levels.
What : Scrabble, beer, nachos, cake, friends, etc.
When : This Sunday (4/27) at 3pm.
Where : Divan Orange.
Why : Because we can, and you can too.
Tags: scrabble
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12:45 am
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A new blog
Now that I have some actual non-recycled content, I should announce my new technical blog: notcharles.wordpress.com. So far it mostly has stuff culled from my old advogato blog and alumnit.ca, but I'm going to be generating some more content soon. I have something pretty interesting cooking up...
(I chose WordPress because I saw ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) vierge_en_trop playing with the anti-spam features on hers, and I figured that would be a good thing to get set up from the get-go. Come to think of it, that probably deserves a post of its own - but it's too late tonight.)
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12:54 am
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Gaming tomorrow: update
If anyone decided not to come over for gaming tomorrow because the games I listed sounded too geeky: I just bought Apples to Apples and Save Doctor Lucky, which might have broader appeal.
7:00, post if you need directions. Oh, and I forgot to mention in the last post: RSVP, so I'll know how many to expect.
See you tomorrow!
Tags: games, montreal-only
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07:50 pm
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Gaming Monday
Hey, guess what I forgot to post half a week ago.
Next Monday is boardgaming night at my place (email or leave a comment if you need directions), starting at 7:00. I'm thinking either Betrayal at House on the Hill or Mystery of the Abbey, depending on if we're in the mood for something light and random, or more of a brain buster.
So which would you all prefer?
Tags: games, montreal-only
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12:20 am
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March Scrabble
It's Scrabble time again!
When: Sunday, March 29 30 @ 3:00 pm
Where: Le Divan Orange (4234 Saint-Laurent, corner of Rachel)
Who: Novices, experts, newcomers, old hands - everyone's welcome!
Come on down and play in English or French. Have some beer and nachos. Or cake, they have great cake. Cake makes everything even better!
Tags: scrabble
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05:33 pm
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Windows is amazing
Apparently the problem I'm having could be because .NET 2.0 is in a broken state. To fix it, go to the Add/Remove Programs control panel, locate the item named Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 and choose to repair it.
I have no "repair" option. I have a "Change" option, but when I click on it a progress bar grinds for a while and then nothing happens. Is that broken? I dunno.
So I decided to remove it and reinstall it.
Error 1334. The file blah blah blah cannot be installed because it is not found in cabinet file BLAH BLAH BLAH.NDP.
UNINSTALL. UNINSTALL. Not INSTALL, UNINSTALL.
You know what else would be great? If I could have cut and pasted that error message.
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07:37 pm
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I speek English gud
This should tell you about what state I'm in at work these days. No technical experience necessary.
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Comment #2
According to the code, this should never happen. In fact, the document shouldn't even be processed if it has no prepro features.
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Comment #4
Comment #2 is badly phrased. It should say, "the document shouldn't even be processed if it doesn't have any prepro features."
Comment #5
GAH. Sometimes I get very confused. Comment #2 and #4 should say, "the document shouldn't even be processed UNLESS IT HAS PREPRO FEATURES."
Comment #6
Of course comments #2, #4 and #5 all say the same thing, because I can't read. They're all correct.
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