Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Books read in April 2025

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1. Spin Doctors: How Media and Politicians Misdiagnosed the COVID-19 Pandemic by Nora Loreto 2. Bonded in Death by J.D. Robb
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Monday, March 31, 2025

Books read in March 2025

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 1. Passions in Death by J.D. Robb
Wednesday, March 05, 2025

Bring back the Canada Post Comparison Shopper to help Canadians buy Canadian

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In 2010, Canada Post introduced a tool called the Canada Post Comparison Shopper, which let you compare prices and shipping costs from a hug...
Friday, February 28, 2025

Books read in February 2024

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1. Moonshot: the Indigenous Comics Collection, Volume 2 2. Random in Death by J.D. Robb
Saturday, February 08, 2025

Things They Should Invent: Canadian (or non-US) equivalent of Consumer Reports

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I value buying and using quality products, so when I'm shopping for a new product category, I regularly search sources that provide obje...
Friday, January 31, 2025

Books read in January 2024

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1. True Reconciliation: How to Be a Force for Change by Jody Wilson-Raybould 2. Payback in Death by J.D. Robb
Wednesday, January 22, 2025

We need a way to respond to intimate partner violence that doesn't create a burden for victims

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A recent Ask A Manager letter : A couple of days ago, I was walking my normally well-behaved large dogs when another dog charged them, unp...
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Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Books read in December 2024

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1. Encore in Death by J.D. Robb 2. Natural Causes: An Epidemic of Wellness, the Certainty of Dying, and Killing Ourselves to Live Longer by ...
Sunday, December 22, 2024

Horoscopes

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Today I am 44, which is significant because I started working as a translator at 22. Even though my birthday horoscopes stopped being accura...
Saturday, November 30, 2024

Books read in November 2024

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1. Children of the Fox by Kevin Sands 2. Desperation in Death by J.D. Robb
Thursday, October 31, 2024

Books read in October 2024

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 1. Abandoned in Death by J.D. Robb
Sunday, October 13, 2024

Things They Should Invent: handyman service as a condo amenity

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One benefit of living in a well-run rental apartment building is the on-site superintendent handles home repairs for you. However, in a cond...
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Wednesday, September 11, 2024

The first arch

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There's a conspiracy theory that aliens taught humans to build pyramids, but I find that unlikely,  because making a big pile of rocks t...
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Saturday, August 31, 2024

Books read in August 2024

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1.  Forgotten in Death by J.D. Robb 2. 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act by Bob Joseph
Thursday, August 15, 2024

Analogy for being in a fandom where the creator turns out to be harmful

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Being in a fandom where the creator turns out to be harmful is like being a smoker.   First it's just something you see around, you see ...
Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Books read in July 2024

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Rest is Resistance by Tricia Hersey
Sunday, June 30, 2024

Books read in June 2024

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1. City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty 2. Coronation Year by Jennifer Robson
Thursday, June 20, 2024

Magic words: "come across as"

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Sometimes you want to guide people away from a particular word choice because it sounds racist or otherwise hateful. But if you say "Du...
Saturday, June 08, 2024

When writing alt text, answer the question: "What am I looking at here?"

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A common piece of advice when writing alt text is "How would you describe it to a friend?" Building on this, a variation I've ...