Kelly's Twits

Tsunami…

I recall reading years ago about the potential destructiveness of a tsunami. Naturally, the speculative scenarios were somewhat sensationalized: 1,000 foot waves washing over the east coast of the good old USA…that sort of thing. Continue reading Tsunami…

A pittance of time…

My wife received a link at her place of work (RCMP) earlier this week. Its a small but poignant reminder of what today, November 11th, is about.

Continue reading A pittance of time…

Microsoft goes nuts with IP…

Apparently, Microsoft is now offering the opportunity for companies to license from them most of the underlying protocols behind the Internet. Little things like TCP/IP and DNS, for example. Continue reading Microsoft goes nuts with IP…

Google news feed fixed!

Huzzah! I finally got around to sitting down for the couple of hours necessary to fix my Google news feed parser thingy. Aren’t you proud of me? Continue reading Google news feed fixed!

Vacation down the Oregon Coast…

My wife Irene and I went on a vacation together this past week. It was our first vacation as a couple in years: with the animals and so forth, its a real challenge leaving the house for more than a day. Continue reading Vacation down the Oregon Coast…

Moon Landing Conspiracy!

The Apollo moon landings were all fake. If you believe that, I imagine you also believe that Santa lives at the North Pole, and all Politicians are always scrupulously honest. Continue reading Moon Landing Conspiracy!

Google news feed down…

You may have noticed that the Google news feed at the top of this page is basically blank. Google has redesigned their website slightly, and my fragile parsing code is currently broken as a result. Continue reading Google news feed down…

Edmonton: there and back again

I went on a road trip last week, packing my Mom and sister Connie into the car and driving to Edmonton. It was a quick trip, just to spend a day or two visiting my family back there. I took some pictures as we travelled, but of them all I think I might like this one the best… Continue reading Edmonton: there and back again

Doom 3

I’m playing Doom3 at the moment. Its the most claustrophobic, frightening, heart-rate-increasing game I’ve ever played. I’m far from finished (barely even started), so I’m not yet ready to write a review or form a final opinion. Consider this an “early review”. Continue reading Doom 3

What makes a great hacker?

The last couple of years I’ve been blessed to have an opportunity to rediscover my “roots” at work. More specifically, I’ve been able to return to programming after spending many years in infrastructure support and design. Continue reading What makes a great hacker?