Monthly Archives: October 2008

Pirate Free ?

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Ian R. Sandy

I’ve been taking a look around the anti-piracy site Microsoft set up to honour their Global Anti-Piracy Day, which they chose to observe October 21. It includes quite in interesting map outlining what they are currently doing about their perceived problem, … Continue reading →

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A Compost’d Tale

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Ian R. Sandy

Like many folks, we gladly spend the $4 in gasoline to get our $3.50 in deposit refunds as we recycle cans and bottles, and we also brave -40 C weather, howling winds and snow to drag paper and cardboard to the … Continue reading →

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Does This Cloud Compute ?

Posted on October 27, 2008 by Ian R. Sandy

Well – I see Microsoft this morning re-branded their cloud compute effort as ‘Azure’ which was previously described as being “Windows in a cloud” – hopefully one won’t accidentally open and allow someone to fall through, as the landing could … Continue reading →

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The Swap Meet

Posted on October 27, 2008 by Ian R. Sandy

Yesterday was one of those typical Alberta autumn days – on the crisp side of cool at just below zero celsius, and not a cloud to be seen in a sky that was blue as far as the eye could … Continue reading →

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Mini Rollout – GT750 Project !

Posted on October 13, 2008 by Ian R. Sandy

Today marked a small milestone in the GT750 Project I’m working on, as I fitted up the freshly painted side covers, tank and tail piece to the frame to check the fit and clearances one last time. Of course I’m … Continue reading →

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Its Election Time in Canada Too !

Posted on October 6, 2008 by Ian R. Sandy

Yep – with all the focus on what’s happening to the south in what Allan Fotheringham once called ‘the excited States of America’, it is easy to overlook the fact we are having an election up here also ! And … Continue reading →

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Caswell Tank Coating

Posted on October 4, 2008 by Ian R. Sandy

I won’t duplicate what you can find elsewhere on the web about the use of epoxy fuel tank liners  – please see my previous post (here) or the GT750 project site for some links to several good sources of information, … Continue reading →

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Stats

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Ian R. Sandy

One of the benefits (I think ?) with much of the new technology available is the amount of data that becomes available for analysis. Now this obviously is both good and bad, as you can have too much of a … Continue reading →

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