Monthly Archives: November 2007

iPhone thoughts

Posted on November 29, 2007 by Paul Tomblin

Vicki made an off-hand comment to me the other day to say that according to AT&T I’ve fullfilled the contract I signed when I got my Treo and I’m eligible to get another phone if I sign up for another … Continue reading →

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I just don’t understand how people’s minds work

Posted on November 28, 2007 by Paul Tomblin

I got an email this morning to my waypoint generator email address asking where the person could get “waypoints for eastern Canada”. I asked if there was some specific problem with the waypoints that my generator provided? He responded that … Continue reading →

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I need sleep

Posted on November 24, 2007 by Paul Tomblin

Last night I managed to lie down a bit between 1:30 and 2:30, and then from about 3:45 to 9:30, and I probably slept most of both those times. The rest of the time I was pacing around, sitting on … Continue reading →

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Some Of My Favourite (Steampunk) Things

Posted on November 21, 2007 by Paul Tomblin

Brian Scearce wrote this on a mailing list I’m on. It’s too good not to share. To the tune of “My Favourite Things” from “The Sound Of Music”: Steam-run computers with shiny brass fittings Read-only memory: Jacquard-type pittings Ethernet using … Continue reading →

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Is this a scam, or is Make Magazine a bunch of scumbags?

Posted on November 19, 2007 by Paul Tomblin

Today I got three identical notices saying that my “recent order/payment” for Make Magazine couldn’t be “completed because the credit card you supplied was not accepted by the credit card company”. Only one problem with that – I decided some … Continue reading →

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