Category Archives: Fun
Got new hair
I borrowed hair clippers from Chris. After chopping off most of my hair, I decided to keep the last little bit, just for shits and giggles! Here’s me dressed for cowboy laundry.
Apple pipe
Last night one of our hosts in Boston wanted to smoke. We lacked any smoking aparatus. He’d heard you could make a pipe out of an apple. I decided I was up for the challenge. Check out the apple pipe! … Continue reading
Fergus
My room mates in Vancouver grew up in a small town called Fergus, Ontario. My brother is called Fergus. In an afternoon of indulgence, I snapped some pics of Fergus in action. Welcome to Fergus… Lots of exciting things to … Continue reading
Beautiful
This is a beautiful video, pass it on. Thank you Marie for sharing it with me.
Sony onion hilarity
This is absolutely hilarious! Thanks Victor. Please be advised, this video contains adult language. Sony Releases New Stupid Piece Of Shit That Doesn’t Fucking Work
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Tagged comedy, hilarity, humour, Onion News Network, Sony, technology
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How to get almost married in Belize
If you’re considering getting almost married in Belize, here’s my how-to guide having done this myself. Firstly, you need a companion for this journey. It’s a little harder to get almost married alone. Here’s my co conspirator: Step 2, rent … Continue reading
Cancun to Isla Mujeres
Tara and Kelly are joining us here on Isla Mujeres so we prepared a detailed set of instructions, complete with photos, on how to get from the airport to the island. Let the fun begin… 1) Be sure to fasten … Continue reading
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Tagged Cancun, Cancun airport, Isla Mujeres, mexico, Puerto Juarez
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Working on the roof
Our apartment here in Guadalajara doesn’t get a great deal of sunshine during the winter months. I’m told the outdoor spaces are drenched in sunshine in summer, but not at the moment. So I’ve taken to working on the roof!
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Tagged Guadalajara, rooftop, working conditions, working environments
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Holographic video conferencing
Spotted this on Guy’s blog. Cisco made a presentation in India. There were 3 people on stage. One in India. Two in San Jose, onstage via live, holographic, 3d, video conferencing. Awesome! Check out the explanation and video.
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Tagged cisco, holographic video conferencing, telepresence, video conferencing, virtual presentations
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First round of Sydney photos
An assortment of photos from Sydney follows. It’s quite common to see surfers strolling through the streets of Sydney. In fairness, this was just across the road from the beach though! The first picture was just across the road from … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, beach, bondi, bondi beach, caramel wafers, otis, Photos, primo italiano, ricketty street, surfers, Sydney, tunnocks
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Breakfast Raw
I’m starting to get a tiny bit ill. It’s the same sort of sore throat / slight cough that I’ve had a few times recently. So in a bid to beat it down once and for all, I’m going to … Continue reading
Follow the Mars landing on twitter
You can follow the mars landing on Twitter. Ain’t that awesome? Twitter really has become ubiquitous technology. Everyone’s on it. If only they could come out with a revenue model, make some money, hire some more brains, and sort out … Continue reading
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Tagged follow mars landing, mars, mars landing, mars phoenix, twitter
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I might be on Seth’s book!
Seth posted a request for people to send pictures of themselves for the cover of his next book. What a genius idea! So sure enough, I whipped off a headshot. You never know, I might be immortalised in print! Which … Continue reading
Installed a sitemap
I’m on a mission to take the top spot when searching for “Callum”. I’m currently number 2 on Scroogle and number 21 on Yahoo. In my continuing efforts for worldwide Callum domination, I’ve installed the XML Sitemap Plugin. Hopefully this … Continue reading
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Tagged Callum, scroogle, seo, WordPress-Plugins, world domination, xml sitemap plugin, yahoo
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Cape Town Geek Dinner
I was at the 6th Cape Town Geek Dinner last night (wine kindly sponsored by Stormhoek). It was interesting to meet some local Capetonian geeks. Naturally, some were more geeky than others. Warm thanks to Jonathan for the generous lift … Continue reading
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Tagged blog party, cape town, Cape Town Geek Dinner, GeekDinner, Jonathan Hitchcock, powerpoint karaoke, sloppy sams, stormhoek, wots for lunch
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Keith Terrace doesn’t exist
My street is missing from OpenStreetMap. Outrageous. If I’d known this when I was at home I would have take a GPS trace and added it myself. OpenStreetMap is a wonderful concept. It’s wiki-like map which users can edit. It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Edinburgh, Google Maps, Keith Terrace, online mapping, OpenStreetMap, Yahoo Maps
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Rice Krispies and water
In my continuing efforts to escape the plague that is dairy, I’ve started taking my breakfast cereal (Rice Krispies this week) with water. It took a day or two to adapt, but it’s working out rather well now. It has … Continue reading
Christmas Day in San Francisco
It looks like I’ll be in San Francisco for Christmas this year. I’ve tried to wangle a few invitations for Christmas dinner, but as yet, none have materialised. I had two lined up in Toronto, perhaps I mis-timed my exit! … Continue reading
Going to Mexico
I’m leaving my laptop here and going down to Mexico. If I’m not back by Wednesday, I may never return!
I Got Pierced
I got drunk and I got pierced. Viva Las Vegas!
Taxis and shovels
I missed my train from Toronto to Montreal yesterday for the office xmas party. So I booked a flight instead (remarkably cheaply at short notice). I debated a taxi versus the bus from the airport. I was short on time, … Continue reading
Miro: TV On Demand
Miro is an awesome program. It’s a very simple concept. You download the player and subscribe to “channels”. Those channels are simply RSS feeds which include videos. The videos are downloaded automatically for you, and the program tracks what you’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged comedy, comedy news, miro, news satire, onion news newtork, online video
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Scottish Water in Hong Kong
I went water shopping this morning. It’s 4 or 5 flights of stairs to the ground, so we drew straws as to who would make the trip. I got to the supermarket and began comparing the $9 bottles of water … Continue reading
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Tagged Callum, Hong-Kong, Scotland, Scottish-Water, Water
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Refreshing Thailand
I find that nothing encourages me to shower more quickly than a refreshingly chilled stream of water descending from the shower head. Yes, enjoying the health benefits of a nice cool shower in the morning I find I’m showering in … Continue reading
