Category: Shenanigans 🪩

  • I love that absurd projects like “Every UUID dot com” exist, but I really appreciate when their creators document the process in detail

    There are a few things that I think the site is currently missing. Having more social features would be really neat – maybe you could see the UUIDs your friends have favorited so that you could use those UUIDs too? Or maybe the site could feature “trending UUIDs” that are particular popular across the world right now.

  • My wonderful partner threw at me Taskmaster themed birthday party last night complete with guests having to compete in tasks and a custom trophy for the victor.

    An open task card, with red wax seal, that reads “Have the most fun at James’ birthday party. Your time starts now”
    A gold, long haired, funko head mounted on a black base with a red wax seal on the base in the style of the trophy from the popular British show Taskmaster
  • I hope you all know where your towel is you hoopy froods!

    Blue towel hanging on a silver hook
  • Happy Pi day to Americans that celebrate. For the rest of the world we can bake in July!

    Pi Approximation Day is observed on July 22 (22/7 in the day/month date format), since the fraction 22⁄7 is a common approximation of π, which is accurate to two decimal places and dates from Archimedes

    Wikipedia

  • In December of 2003 my friend Colin and I were deep into playing Diablo II multiplayer on a couple of Thinkpad laptop’s with a crossover network cable. This culminated in us playing Diablo II in the movie theatre while waiting for Return of the King to start.

    This week brought Diablo IV to Steam with proper Steam Deck support and in that portable form factor it triggers deep nostalgia for me.

    A Steam Deck in my hand running Diablo IV with the inventory open. Also visible is Luna’s face as she naps in my lap while I play
  • It’s hard to tell which of us thought it was funnier but both Gwen and I were cracking up about her bath time farts and the resulting bubbles 🛁💨

  • I can’t say that I spend much time thinking about The Truman Show on any given day, but on a long haul flight I can’t help but think “this is exactly the sort of monotony, noise, and physical experience that would be perfect to facilitate a scene swap.”

  • Through customs and on to the next phase. Took a moment to FaceTime Gwen before bed and Raquel told me the airport lighting was nice which led to a travel selfie

    Selfie of Griff with his hair pulled back, clear sunglasses on top of his head, wearing a navy “HFX Together We Wander” shirt.
  • Why yes I definitely know how to have a good time on a Friday night, why do you ask?

     Screenshot of macOS 13.4.1 Ventura running on a 2013 Mac Pro with 2 VMWare Fusion windows open. The first is running macOS 10.13.6 High Sierra and the second is running Mac OS X 10.7.5 Lion
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  • Happy towel day you hoopy froods #TowelDay

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    I went looking for a keyboard and mouse combo with multi device support and immediately gave into nostalgia for my university days.

    Wireless black Thinkpad keyboard with little red mouse pointer nubbin sitting on a wooden desk. It is the Lenovo Thinkpad Trackpoint Keyboard II.
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    Finally completed my GameBoy Color modification to use a backlit IPS LCD and a clear case. I couldn’t bring myself to use my childhood GameBoy so I had to find one on eBay.

    Backlit GameBoy Color boot screen
    GameBoy Color with clear case playing Donkey Kong
    Pokémon Silver rival naming screen showing that I’ve named my rival “Grant”
    Playing Pokémon and as is tradition my rival is named after Grant
  • Craft Draught Showdown – September 2022

    Craft Draught Showdown – September 2022

    Last night Raquel and I headed to The Carleton with Ross and Brittany for a double date Cider showdown between East Coast Cider Company and Maritime Express.

    QUINOA

    roasted pumpkin seeds, red peppers, lime vinaigrette

    • EAST COAST CIDER: Hopped Cider
    • MARITIME EXPRESS: Rhubarb
    The hopped cider and Rhubarb cider
    Ciders with the pumpkin spice quinoa dish

    TUNA TARTARE

    pickled beets, dulse, whipped mascarpone

    • EAST COAST CIDER: Low Tide
    • MARITIME EXPRESS: Blueberry Rosé
    Low tide cider and Blueberry Rose
    Ciders and the Tuna Tartare

    MUSHROOM CROQUETTE

    wild mushrooms, wine jus, chili oil

    • EAST COAST CIDER: Pear Cider
    • MARITIME EXPRESS: Dayliner
    Pear cider and Dayliner cider
    Ciders and the mushroom croquettes

    BLACK RISOTTO

    squid ink, noisette butter, spinach, crispy prosciutto, squid

    • EAST COAST CIDER: Ginger Cider
    • MARITIME EXPRESS: Cranberry
    Ginger cider and Cranberry cider
    Ciders and the squid ink black risotto

    LIME TART

    meringue, sweetened condensed milk, vanilla, tonka beans

    • EAST COAST CIDER: Ambrose Raspberry Cider
    • MARITIME EXPRESS: Oaked Ruscat
    Ambroise Raspberry cider and Baked Russet cider
    Ciders and the lime tart
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    As is tradition when we go out, there must be a

    James and Ross pretending like Colin and Grant are also at the venue with them
  • As is tradition, happy towel day you hoopy froods!

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    Given that Crypto.com is the first suggested Ad on the App Store search page either they aren’t hit by this recent down turn OR they are doubling down on acquiring new people to inject liquidity into the scam.

  • I don’t always consider the ramifications of a good deal at the good will

    And so began Young’s four-year ordeal trying to get rid of a 2,000-year-old sculpture.

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    1Password launched a Linux app for the first time earlier this year and to celebrate that everyone in the company got a mug! (And it includes a cheeky easter egg on the bottom)

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    We launched a fun feature in partnership with @Fastmail today!

    Also I will take any excuse to buy a new vanity domain 🤣

    Fastmail Settings screen showing whowantstoknow.ca as my masked email domain
    An example of generating a private whowantstoknow.ca email on a webpage
  • Craft Draught Showdown – June 2021

    Craft Draught Showdown – June 2021

    Nature is healing and the Craft Draught has resumed! Last night Raquel, Colin, and I went out to The Carleton for another craft beer showdown. Last night it was Good Robot vs Brightwood.

    Ricotta

    preserved lemon, edamame, pickled beets

    Round 1 beers
    Round 1 beers and ricotta

    Spring Onion Pakoras

    chimenea batter, tamarind glaze, spring onions

    Round 2 beers
    Round 2 beers and pakoras

    Risotto Arrabiata

    toasted carnarolli rice, spicy tomato, pecorino

    Round 3 beers
    Round 3 beers and Risotto

    Pork and Apple

    breaded pork cutlet, apple gastrique, grilled broccolini

    Round 4 beers
    Round 4 beers and breaded pork cutlets

    Pear Gelato

    red wine reduction, blue cheese, vanilla crumble

    Round 5 beers
    Round 5 beers and gelato

    Result

    The votes were close all through the night with Good Robot taking 3 rounds and Brightwood winning 2. The overall winner last night was Good Robot!