April 2012
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Economic Stimulation?
Thinking about all the processes of the economy where taxes apply makes me feel ill:
Gathering raw materials for the product - all employees are taxed on their income and so is the business
The assembly plant - all employees are taxed on their income and so is the business
The wholesaler - all employees are taxed on their income and so is the business
The storefront - all employees are taxed...
January 2012
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Diary of a Player
Well I had the pleasure of picking up a digital copy of Brad Paisley’s Diary of a Player this past weekend and it was a refreshing read for someone who alternated back and forth between reading software engineering forums, survival manuals, and intense musical theory books. For anybody who has any interest in Brad Paisley at all this book tells the heartwarming story that is Brad...
December 2011
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Passed my nemesis of a course
On July 15th 2011, I wrote the Data Structures and Algorithms exam for the last time (of 4… ouch!).
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New Job
On May 23rd 2011 I finally had a way to leave a horrible position and move on to what has been my dream job as a Problem Solver / Software Engineer at Patchcord.ca Inc. Better yet — I received paycheques from two employers during my transition month of June. Win!
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New Guitar
On December 4th 2011 the unthinkable happened. Jen and I had to helplessly watch in horror as my acoustic guitar fell to the floor and snapped it’s neck. After much reading and investigation as to whether it could be fixed it came down to the fact that the guitar would never be the same so I was forced into an early upgrade (not to say I’m complaining). Our home’s humidity is...
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Patchcord Christmas Party
On November 25th 2011 Patchcord staff and their counterparts celebrated the upcoming holidays by hardening our livers for the drinking season to come. We had many laughs (and debates) and enjoyed many drinks and snacks.
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Two years
On October 31st 2011 Jen and I celebrated our second anniversary. It certainly feels like we’ve been together much longer (but in a good way). I’m very blessed to have such a wonderful girl as my partner.
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New home
On October 14th 2011 Jen and I took possession of our first home together. I still can’t believe how beautiful our first home is. We’re both very happy and proud to say there have been no domestics… yet. :P
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Brown's Annual Canoe Trip
On August 26th 2011 the Brown’s had a repeat of last years canoe trip with the added presence of Trevor, Jenny, and Jen! This years canoe trip marks the beginning of a new family tradition and I think I speak for all of us when I say I can’t wait until next years already!
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First vehicle
On August 23rd 2011 I bought my first vehicle. A brand new 2011 Ford F-150. It’s a sweet ride! I couldn’t be happier with my choice.
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Jack Layton
On August 22nd 2011 Canada received sad news that Jack Layton had passed away. Jack was a symbol of hope for myself and many other Canadians. Jack will forever be an inspiration to me.
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Lamothe Family Reunion
On July 29th 2011 the Lamothe family held their annual family reunion at Jen’s Uncle Don and Aunt Sue’s home on Lake Ramsay in Sudbury. We had lot’s of fun hanging out singing songs and eating until our guts burst. The whole weekend we were blessed with perfect weather (which was a nice change from last year when we got hit by a Tsunami while camping out overnight on Jocko...
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Brad Paisley ft. Eric Church
On July 7th 2011 Jen and I along with a couple friends finally got to see one of our favourite artists: Brad Paisley. As an added bonus the opening act for Mr. Paisley was Eric Church — another one of our favourite artists! We had a lot of fun being part of the Social Media Suite. Our only job was to write Twitter posts about the show while it was taking place. Jen and I had our private box...
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Chantal and Chris get married
On June 25th 2011, two of our close friends tied the knot. We celebrated by drinking… alot and eating pizza late at night. What a blast! Very happy to have them both as friends.
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Jen and her Mom graduate together
On June 8th 2011, Jennifer and her mother Linda both graduated on the same day. How many mother-daughter duos can say they’ve had that priviledge? Jen graduated from Teacher’s College and Linda received her Master’s in Education. What a bunch of braniacs!
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Submarine Submarine Re-Opens
On November 9th 2010 we knew we were heading into a good year when the Submarine Submarine shop re-opened their doors after moving from their previously condemned storefront.
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Billy Elliot
On May 1st 2011 Jen, her parents, and I had the pleasure of seeing Billy Elliot at the Canon Theater in Toronto.
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Snowshoeing
This year our family had tons of fun out at our new property snow shoeing. In fact I think we went out to the property to snowshoe during the winter more than we went out during the summer to camp.
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August 2011
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Seems obvious...
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May 2011
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Mosquitoes Bite Because of Your Smelly Feet... →
April 2011
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Moose's Loose Change Lodge (4/5) on Yelp →
The wings are back. I was here for a UFC fight not too long ago and my brother wanted to order wings. After giving him the same schpeal I wrote in my previous review I told him I didn’t want to…
iOS gadgets outnumbering Androids by huge margin →
February 2011
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Silent Time Automatically Silences Your Android... →
The Walking Dead episodic game will be... →
Left 4 Dead 2 DLC Announced, Packing L4D Campaigns... →
Remains of the Day: Apple Fixing the iOS... →
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Easter is on its way!
My brother didn’t kill his meat rabbits and now he has more meat.
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[Feb 14 2011] Update
Hey all,
I very much enjoy bringing you the tutorials I’ve been making an effort to write as of late. However life caught up to me as usual and I am a little swamped at the moment. For one I am finishing up a course of algorithm analysis which is hogging most of my time (or at least should be). Outside of the educational realm I’m trying to get re-integrated into the open source...
Jack Astor's Bar and Grill (5/5) on Yelp →
This is one of my favourite chain restaurants of all time. I try to get in here for lunch everytime I work in Toronto. I love their Chicken Pad Thai. It’s so tasty for an american style chain…
Pizzaiolo (3/5) on Yelp →
I’m not a big fan of this place. For one the service people were some of the most impersonal people I’ve ever met. And secondly because the pizza was not really that great. I have no inclination to…
Starbucks Coffee (5/5) on Yelp →
My favourite thing about Starbucks’ is that their washrooms are usually spotless. If I need to run to the washroom while working I try to hit up a Starbucks and I always make sure I grab something…
Should you be 'Brangelina' on Facebook? →
Johnny Farina Restaurant (5/5) on Yelp →
After returning from Italy and finding that western spun Italian food sucks we went to this place and it was spot on with its authenticity. I will forever treasure this place as being one of the few…
Cancer Resembles Life 1 Billion Years Ago →
Vets warn traumatized soldiers to avoid war games →
TI’s OMAP 5 may deliver that Minority Report... →
Is this a good look for the Steeles West subway... →
Steeles West subway station gets hip, downtown... →
CRTC to review internet billing decision →
Flash developers anxious to publish on Android →
Stressed out, ladies? It may be your ugly mate →
Spray-on Skin Is a Reality [Video] →
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What's in the fridge?
As I hope some of you have noticed the more I write these tutorials the more I try to make them fun for us all. So today I’ve prepared a fun little web services tutorial to show off some super basic web service stuff using JAX-WS (Java API for XML - Web Services). As usual let’s not blubber on with the lead up lets get right into it!
Here’s the plan: We’re going to design...
IPv4 is exhausted →
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Me playing Limelight
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Java 1.5.0 - Varargs
Here something interesting I just discovered in the 1.5.0 release of Java: varargs. Basically the ability send a variable number of arguments to a method. No longer must we define our methods to accept arrays!
Here’s a quick sample I put together to demonstrate the concept:
Main.java:
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("countArgs(5,...
Canada-U.S. border security 'unacceptably... →
