Patrick and SuchThe ramblings and such of Patrick.Il Pleut ... or ... Why am I S.A.D.- January 28, 2006 Last night, while riding my bike home, I got more wet than I ever have whilst fully-clothed. In fact, I dare say that by the time I got home, I was more wet than any time I've been partially-clothed or au naturel. At one point over the Cambie Street Bridge, the rain was coming at me, almost sideways with such vigor that I could hardly keep my eyes open. It was also so cold that it could have easily been hail. It rained again today, and if my weather widget is correct, it will for the next six..http://patrickgibson.com/news/andsuch/000184.php iTunes mini-store paranoia- January 12, 2006 The net is ablaze with accusations that the new iTunes 6.0.2 is adware and spyware. For those of you who haven't yet upgraded or noticed, iTunes now has a new feature: when you click on a song in your library, iTunes has a new little window that shows some relevant links regarding the song you have selected. For example, if I click on a Django Reinhardt song in my library, I'm presented with some links to other Django albums, a link to write a review about this particular album, and what some...http://patrickgibson.com/news/andsuch/000183.php Escalator Etiquette- January 12, 2006 The rule for escalators is "walk left, stand right". (In some places, it may be "walk right, stand left", but the former is easier to remember since "walk" and "left" have four letters, and "stand" and "right" have five.) I guess I haven't realized how little time I spend in malls, but today I had to take four escalator journeys. To say that it was painful watching people decide that they're too lazy to walk up the escalator is an extreme understatement. It was all I could do not to ask the...http://patrickgibson.com/news/andsuch/000182.php |