June 2011
1 post
Why hello there
It’s been a while since I’ve used tumblr…
October 2010
1 post
June 2010
1 post
Good news, everyone!
I’ve been extended an offer to work at Google in Seattle and I’ve accepted!
May 2010
1 post
Tomorrow I leave North America for the first time...
(via j-pal)
Stay safe, have fun!
April 2010
1 post
life lessons at the toy store
pmanda:
4-year-old Lindsay: I like this baby bottle. I want to buy it. How much is it? Amanda: It’s $5.99. Lindsay: Can I buy it? Amanda: You should ask your dad. Lindsay: Dad, can I buy this? Dad: I don’t have any money. Lindsay: My dad doesn’t have any money but I want to buy this. Amanda: Maybe you can come back another time? Dad: What do we do when we don’t have...
March 2010
5 posts
Grebel deposit: check
urbanpringle:
theseer:
abp:
I forgot what it was like to pay large amounts of money at one time.
FUUUUUUU-
-NNNNN!!!!
Recommend: Get a credit card that gets you points every time you spend. Then use it to pay for Grebel. An enjoyable event every time!
Grebel loses a bit of money on each credit card payment.
So?
You know what's better than Spring?
Spring that comes late February instead of April :D
February 2010
6 posts
5 tags
Congratulations to the Waterloo Engineering...
I’m back from outer space. I mean San Francisco.
Read about the journey here: http://twitter.com/marreka
January 2010
12 posts
Watchbruvark:
Conan gets back at NBC with the most expensive comedy clip of all time, featuring my favourite car, the Bugatti Veyron. (Sorry about the ad at the beginning!)
Haha yes! Awesome
Don't give money [just] to Haiti →
cassandraw:
marreka:
This article says something that needs to be said. Don’t give money just to Haiti.
Sure, donating money in a time of need is absolutely useful and will no doubt be helpful when catastrophe strikes. Charities like Médecins Sans Frontières and the US Red Cross get lots of money out of telethons, SMS donations, etc. but all with one unfortunate string attached. The string...
Don't give money [just] to Haiti →
This article says something that needs to be said. Don’t give money just to Haiti.
Sure, donating money in a time of need is absolutely useful and will no doubt be helpful when catastrophe strikes. Charities like Médecins Sans Frontières and the US Red Cross get lots of money out of telethons, SMS donations, etc. but all with one unfortunate string attached. The string being that money...
marreka asked: Why do you keep asking yourself questions?
marreka asked: Is this useful at all?
marreka asked: What can I ask you?
December 2009
19 posts
WatchCool! Stop-motion photography of a 42KM stretch of Yonge Street from Aurora to Lake Ontario. Although for some reason Yonge and Dundas didn’t appear in this (or I missed it because it was too fast). Either way, pretty nifty.
fuckyeahtoronto:
treeswithoutleaves:
slangtang
So rad.
As many of you probably know, Toronto’s Yonge Street is dubbed as one of the longest streets in the...
Living in Canada
Replace Florida with Seattle and you’ve got me.
“Moved to Florida. I can’t imagine why anyone in their right mind would ever want to live in such a God forsaken place as Canada.”
canadianthings:
teatime-with-nikki:
receiver:
macaroononastick:
DEAR DIARY Aug. 12 - Moved to our new home in Canada. I am so excited. It's so beautiful here. The mountains are so majestic....
Short the airlines
These new TSA rules are absolutely ludicrous. In particular, the one about security screens at the gates. This, my friends, if not temporary will be one more large nail in the coffin of commercial air travel.
Here’s the problem: Having a second security screening at the airport will inevitably lead to flight delays. Flight delays translate to lost dollars and missed connections (which are...
I just had the most messed up phone call(s) ever
redfive:
marreka:
I got engaged
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR FIRST CHRISTMAS ENGAGED!
Thanks. It came as a complete shock to us all.
I just had the most messed up phone call(s) ever
Ok, so apparently I got a call from someone in Atlanta, GA earlier today when I wasn’t paying attention to my phone. Intrigued that they might have left a message, I go to my home phone (which has anywhere North America minutes) to call my phone to get to voicemail.
Alright, so I dial up my number and my cellphone starts to ring. I hit the hang up button so it redirects me to voicemail, but...
1 tag
is this automatic?
or do I actually have to follow the instructions?
(edit: automatic)
Tumbler via tweetie. Cool, except useless. Why would I want to be limited to 140 chars on Tumblr? Also, no https connection makes me sad.
Facebook Moves to Standardize and Own Customer IDs →
Wow. Hell no. This disturbs me greatly. Facebook will never be my identity provider nor will I give it the ability “take the apple away”. I like my anonymity and owning my own identity. In no way do I find having my identity provided by some company whose sole purpose (as demonstrated in the past) is to make money at the expense of user’s privacy comforting.
Mmm
Fettucini ala Carbonara. Yay for having random ingredients in your fridge that can be used to make delicious food..
Probabilities of A White Christmas in Cities... →
dallasw:
Saskatoon - 98%
YESSSSSS
Toronto 57%… Too high!
Some quick data to mull over
Check this out: http://pastebin.com/maae99d7
It might not mean so much to you, so let me boil it down and do some analysis on what they mean. Quick a note on the DNS servers I’m pinging:
8.8.8.8 is Google public DNS’ primary DNS server address.
24.143.124.6 is my local provider’s primary DNS server address (or so I’m told via DHCP)
Now, given the few queries I...
DNS by Google = win for all →
Vending out DNS records is an incredibly smart move for Google and is another reason why Google is so ahead in the game when it comes to organizing information on the internet.
The amount of metrics they can gather through this is so incredibly valuable. This is a huge win for both Google and their customers, both in terms of a (hopefully) faster and more reliable DNS service and the huge gains...
November 2009
12 posts
