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Don't worry, it's fine!
I had an appointment with my optometrist recently. A little while back, someone drove into their front window, and things aren't repaired fully yet.
The instructions for coming to the appointment: You'll get to a boarded-up storefront. Go around to the back. At exactly 10:30, come to the back door and knock. Wear a mask, and come alone.
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Rare thing! Update!
I miss people, I miss activities. I'm glad I have my partners in person, at least... otherwise, sanity would be not-great. As it is, we're making the most of the extra time together.
I'm working from home, which is... ok, better than not working, but not my favorite way to be.
I considered going back to playing keyboards during The Isolation, but I ( Read more... ) -
Brief update
Busy, but wanted to get this out there. I didn't even post my most recent reflection here, but I hope to remedy that soon ( Read more... ) -
Reflection from a couple of weeks ago
Reflection for 22-23 September 2018
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B
Text: Wisdom 2:12, 17-20; Psalm 54:3-4, 5, 6, 8; James 3:16-4:3; Mark 9:30-37.
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Summer camps
Near where I work, there are ads on lawn signs for various summer camps, including things like "Detective Camp," "Lego Camp," "Science Camp," and "Back to School Camp."
Back to School Camp? Really? I guess this is what parents threaten their kids with if they don't get good grades. Kind of like Krampus for summer vacation!
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New car soon
We're getting a new car soon... the old Mazda 3 is near on 310,000 km, so it's about time. So, we're selling it to a guy for not-a-huge-amount-of-money, but still more than the trade-in value, and buying a new Mazda 3.
This will probably be our last gasoline-powered car, as I read the technology curve!
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Reflection on the Ascension
Reflection for 12-13 May 2018
The Ascension of the Lord, Year B
Text: Acts 1:1-11, Ephesians 4:1-13, Mark 16:15-20.
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Hardware vulnerabilities
"Child," said Aslan, "did I not explain to you once before that no one is ever told what would have happened?"
--C.S. Lewis, Voyage of the Dawntreader
Apparently, not always so. The Meltdown and Spectre attacks are interesting and clever exploits of speculative execution, a trick we are using to execute programs more quickly ( Read more... )
