Thanks to Christmas presents from my parents and grandmother, I just ordered a Fuji Finepix 2800 from henrys.com. It's a refurbished unit and it was on sale for $249 plus tax ($38) and shipping ($4.85). It was originally listed at $399USD. A 16MB card is included. Features:
Prompted by Prabhakar Ragde's proposal for an alternate first-year CS sequence at University of Waterloo, I've started reading Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs. Prof. Ragde said it was challenging, so I figure I will read it rather than How to Design Programs. If SICP is too hard I will give in and read HtDP instead. If it isn't, I'll read HtDP anyway.
To check my understanding of the concepts presented in SICP, I've installed DrScheme. It was easy to install on my iBook, which runs OS 10.3. The README could use a little improvement, however. Unlike most OS X programs, you need to drag the folder that contains the application to its location before you run the installer.
UW computer science Professor Prabhakar Ragde has posted version 1.0 of a proposal to provide an alternate first-year computer science sequence. Perhaps you are wondering why I have linked to this proposal, given that I am not a CS student, faculty member, or UW staffer. First, I think the proposal illustrates that the source of UW's reputation has very little to do with its Senate or other official governing bodies. UW's success (and by extension its reputation) depends on the individual efforts of faculty members like Prof. Ragde and Gordon Cormack and students like Lisa Rubini and Ryan Golbeck. Amidst discussions prompted by magazine ratings, it is easy to lose sight of the importance of creativity and intelligence.
» Read more: A Proposal for an Alternate First-Year CS Sequence at UW
The Canadian High Tory Tradition and Our New Republican Party
The recent decision by some in the PC party and most in the Alliance party to merge and create a right of centre republican party of Canada is both a historic move and a short sighted manoeuvre.
Is the Conservative Party of Canada really the Republican Party of Canada?
The Fiberals say they'll do it, but will they?
In keeping with the McGuinty government’s commitment to deliver positive change, Finance Minister Greg Sorbara today introduced amendments to the Audit Act to make the entire public sector more transparent and accountable to the people of Ontario.
This legislation, if passed, would rename the Provincial Auditor the Auditor General, and would provide the Auditor General with expanded powers to conduct value-for-money audits of institutions in the broader public sector, such as school boards, universities, colleges, hospitals, and all Crown-controlled corporations including Hydro One, Ontario Power Generation and their subsidiaries.
List your favourite road to hate (as long as it's in Ontario).
Bizarre is right, brother. This is beyond a doubt the
strangest period in American history of which I have
personal knowledge--and I lived through the Nixon
administration. While I don't buy the idea that an
Illuminati-like cult is behind our current adventures abroad,
I'm sure that when the story of this era is written, Strauss
and his disciples will merit a long footnote.
Also, see Wikipedia.
Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere is worth reading, especially if you are looking for an interesting fantasy book. If you're looking for a coherent, tidy story, don't read it.
The story is based in two Londons, both in England: upper and lower London. It's full of mysterious characters. Gaiman's techniques of melding contemporary and medieval technology, language and characters are interesting. He tells the story directly, without resorting to simple exposition. I'd recommend it for holiday reading (although it is a tad on the dark side).
Big Red Machine: How the Liberal Party Dominates Canadian Politics by Stephen Clarkson
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