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Archive for July, 2007

30 Jul, 2007

T-30 days and counting

Posted by: Geoff In: Children

It’s officially less than a month until the wee one arrives. That’s assuming, of course, that El Bebe arrives on the due date (29 August, updated from the doctor). The odds are about 6% that it’ll happen.
We’re already bribing the kid to come early to lessen Alex’s discomfort.

29 Jul, 2007

I have an iPhone … sort of

Posted by: Geoff In: Technology

Friday was a slow day at Critical Mass, being the “day after” the Town Hall. These sorts of Fridays are often plagued with low productivity, lots of bleary eyes and headaches, lots of greasy food, and more than a few “Oh god, I did that?” realisations.
But every now and then, there’s a little surprise. Like [...]

28 Jul, 2007

More delays in the basement

Posted by: Geoff In: Renovations

About two and a half weeks ago, the heating pipes went in. The theory that we’ve been holding to all along is that the pipes would go in mere days before concrete would permanently seal them in place. This was done to ensure a minimum of opportunity for pipes to be crushed or otherwise damaged.
The [...]

27 Jul, 2007

Critical Mass Summer Event 2007, Day 3

Posted by: Geoff In: Critical Mass

There are parties, and there are parties. Then there’s a Critical Mass party.
There’s usually a recovery period afterwards, too.

25 Jul, 2007

Critical Mass Summer Event 2007, Day 2

Posted by: Geoff In: Critical Mass

It’s Town Hall week (but you already know that), and that means another installment of BeerCamp. We don’t do these nearly as frequently as we should, but they’re always a welcome addition to our regular cycle of meetings and reading emails.
And as an added bonus, there’s beer. (Well, except for those of us unable to [...]

25 Jul, 2007

iPhone Torture

Posted by: Geoff In: Technology

Neil just showed me his iPhone. He’s from Chicago, so it’s fully functional. (We’ll have some in the office shortly, but no voice service.)
It’s soooooooooo nice. The videos you see on Apple.com don’t lie — that’s what it’s actually like. Neil calls it a “game changer”, and it’s not an understatement.
Dammit. I really want one.

25 Jul, 2007

Critical Mass Summer Event 2007, Day 1

Posted by: Geoff In: Critical Mass

It’s that time of the year again — the annual Critical Mass Summer Event. Unlike last year’s events, this year we’ve had to take a slightly different approach.
Frankly, we’ve officially become too big to ship everyone out to Calgary for one big family reunion. So the three major offices (Toronto, Chicago, and Calgary) have their [...]


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