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• The Tworacle of Delphi

  January 14, 2010 in books, web

  Dinner (beef stew and mashed potatoes, if I recall correctly) was smelling delicious and ready to be eaten. We wanted to watch a movie. We’ve got a subscription to Zip.ca, and I have a habit …

• 18th C Social Networks

  January 8, 2010 in data

  I can’t recall where I found this, but it’s very very cool:

• MPs: Please Get Back to Work

  January 5, 2010 in politics

  I haven’t been writing much bloggy stuff lately, certainly not political rants. And true enough I don’t know much about the history/implications of suspending parliament by prorogue (can anyone point to a good recent source …

• LibriVox 3000

  December 27, 2009 in audio, librivox

  On Saturday December 26, 2009 LibriVox cataloged it’s 3000th free, public domain audiobook title.

• Some Software That Makes Life Better

  December 6, 2009 in technology

  Here are four pieces of software that have really changed my quality of life for the better. I thought I would share them with you. 1password ($39.95). I don’t know what unit stress is measured …