I was fortunate enough this week to ignore the responsibilities of my normal software engineering job and focus all of my time on building a cool application using Amazon Web Services (AWS). A lot of the hype around AWS has to do with spiffy Web 2.0-style user interfaces and how you can combine data [...] Read More…
The NDP is freaking out over Stephen Harper's image consultant and wants to know how much money she makes, blah blah. It's pretty clear that Harper needs some help with dressing himself, so pay her six figures! Anything so we don't have to endure this pain every time he picks an outfit. [...] Read More…
My parents were in Seattle last weekend for a visit. After getting them to chauffeur me around in their vehicle to buy a sweet new Apple Cinema Display and some fancy new towels from Crate & Barrel, we took the ferry out to Bainbridge Island: (more photos here) Pretty much it was an exercise in gluttony. [...] Read More…
I was cleaning up my messy apartment on the weekend and kept hearing bird noises outside my window. I looked out and saw some of those freaky dog-sized sea gulls perched on the edge of the building next to mine. They were just sitting there making noise and looking at me: See how scary [...] Read More…
Recently I devoured two of the most delicious cakes ever. Cake #1 was at Chez Gaudy on Capitol Hill: a buttery, moist chocolate cake with killer chocolate icing. It wasn't anything super fancy, but it was one of the yummiest pieces of chocolate cake I've had. It was rather large and I [...] Read More…