Archive for Personal
May 21, 2007 at 10:38 pm · Filed under Blogs, Personal
I’ve upgraded the version of WordPress, and the old theme wasn’t really being updated anymore, so I switched to this new theme. I like the minimalist look, and I plan on writing some more again on the new site, and perhaps taking advantage of some of the new features.
I’ve also change the copyright to a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license.
I’ve been using delicious for my own bookmarks, so the links on this page will be phased out in favour of more unique links.
I’m also happy to report that this is one of the first times that my content was completely preserved between upgrades, so the entire previous history of posts and comments have been maintained.
July 31, 2006 at 9:37 am · Filed under Computers, Personal, Technology, Toronto
I’ve written a brief update on the free WiFi scene in Toronto over at Torontoist. Also, I’m writing for Torontoist! (Profile to be updated shortly)
July 5, 2006 at 11:35 am · Filed under Fashion, Games, Personal, Science
Sarah Allen comments on a speech made by Bruce Sterling at the Game Developers conference in 1991. “Follow your weird, ladies and gentlemen. Forget trying to pass for normal. Follow your geekdom. Embrace your nerditude.”
June 17, 2006 at 11:43 am · Filed under Humor, Movies, Personal
What do John Stewart, Bill Clinton, Ken Burns, Mike Mussina, Bob Dole, and The Indigo Girls all have in common? No- they aren’t all people who hate George Bush. In fact, they are part of the 50,000,000 people who actually enjoy doing the crossword in the newspaper.
Seems hard to believe, I know. But, a new film is trying to show audiences just why these people find it so intriguing filling letters into boxes. According to the Director, the movie is an attempt to, “show this world to people who aren’t crossword people and try to explain to them why it’s so fun, and why it pulls you in every single day.”
This quirky film will focus on anything from specific celebrities (Mussina, anyone?) to the difference between pens and pencils. According to the official website, however, the film mainly focuses on the man most associated with crossword puzzles, Master Will Shortz.
Now, I’ve always been more of a Sudoku fan myself- but this film might just change my mind.
June 13, 2006 at 2:57 pm · Filed under News, Personal, Technology
Don’t you just love misleading pictures?
It’s all about the hearing these days. I remember those crazy sound-tests when I was a little kid. They put these enormous headphones on you, and told you to raise your hand whenever you heard something. Fun at first- but simply annoying after listening to high-pitched frequencies for a full ten minutes. I remember going back to class with the ringing still in my ears.
Little did I know that I was hearing frequencies most adults probably could not of. According to research, children and young teenagers can hear higher frequencies then adults. Well, a shopkeeper in Wiltshire, England has decided to utilize this information. The man developed a mosquito-type noise that plays outside of his shop to keep away troublemakers. Apparently, the noise is unbearably annoying for anyone under the age of 25. You can even try listening to the soundwave yourself.
(Something to note about the BBC article above: The caption on the picture of the mosquito reads, “A Mosquito, yesterday”. Whatever happened to pictures actually relating to the articles?)
Anyways, someone who noticed this article decided to create a sample of different frequencies to test their own hearing. Test it on their website for yourself. See how high up you can get before you can’t hear anything at all! The highest I can hear is 17,000 Hz- and I challenge you to beat it.
(Note: Try this around animals for extra fun :D)
May 7, 2006 at 5:26 pm · Filed under Personal, Toronto
If any 3 of these applied to you, you should seek help- because you ARE obssessed with Toronto!
April 13, 2006 at 8:07 pm · Filed under Personal, Television
A nice tribute video to The Office.
This reminded me just how much I love this show.
March 29, 2006 at 11:46 am · Filed under Business, Personal
Anna brought the Kingdomality personality test to my attention. Unlike other tests, this one doesn’t base itself around the Myers-Brigg personalities, and proposes a new set of personality types based around medieval roles. The writers of the test argue that today’s comanies are like old fashioned kingdoms, and they have roles that are simmilar to these older professions. There’s even a book.
The possible types include Bishop, Benevolent Ruler, Merchant, Dreamer-Minstrel, White Knight, Discoverer, Prime Minister, Black Knight, Doctor, Engineer-Builder, Scientist and Shepherd.
March 13, 2006 at 9:58 am · Filed under Personal
Hey,
Pleqse excuse my punctuqtion as the French keyboqrds are reqlly messed up.
Im in the Fugi Hotel in France:
Having a great time.
Ill say more when I get back.
Luke
March 9, 2006 at 9:00 am · Filed under Personal
Well, I’m going to Europe for the next week and a half. I’ll be visiting France, Belgium, and Holland. Hopefully, by the time I get back, this site will be up and running. Then, I’ll be able to post a video of what I did.
Until then,
—Luke—
