Ian Irving's Code and Culture from Toronto
Looking for a challenge beyond Sudoku puzzles? Benjamin Franklin,born 300 years ago on 17 January 1706 (see SlashDot story) , also jotted down a couple of much more complex number puzzles of his own, so called magic squares. Continue reading Beyond Sudoku, Benjamin Franklin’s Magic Squares.
Another Show-n-Tell+Thursday, more code…. In last weeks adventure our narrator talked about Structured DBlookup’s in Lotus Notes (note: there was a mistake in the example, now fixed), and as promised I am going to talk about how to leverage that Continue reading Using the Lotus DBlookup to better Leverage the Name and Address book
Celebrated throughout Japan for her textile design and kimono styling, Mamechiyo has only recently gained recognition in North America. ‘Mamechiyo : the Art of Kimono’ will be Mamechiyo’s first solo exhibit in North America and her first appearance in Canada. Continue reading Japanese Kimono designer Mamechiyo vists Toronto via Magic Pony
Last night I saw the limited release Russian film “Night Watch” or “Nochnoi Dozor”. Wow. I don’t usually go for this sort of thing but I heard some buzz and I’m glad I gave it a go. A fantasy-thriller set Continue reading Recently Watched : “Night Watch” is Russian for the apocalypse
One of my very, very, local artists k.c. Citroen, who participated in the Bloor West Village Art Tour, is amongst the artists showing at Toronto’s Gladstone Hotel on Thursday MArch 2nd (2006) as part of SpeakEasy’s 10th anniversary Fine Art Continue reading Katrin Clark Citroen At The Gladstone Hotel
Today’s Ney York Times Magazine (feb 26, 2006) has a article Guided by (Many, Many) Voices, looking at Toronto band Broken Social Scene (It’s more like a network, or, as Emily Haines, a sometime BSS’er and lead singer of the Continue reading NYT Mag : Broken Social Scene and Toronto’s Alternative Music Scene