dastels @ 10:36 pm
Wow… it’s the end of October again. A year ago we were in the process of buying our house. Now we’re close to our second Yule here.
We did a family pumpkin carving tonight, the results of which you can see in this post.
Other than that, the occasion has pretty much snuck up on us, busy as we are with finishing up a client project and readying to launch a service to fill a conspicuous gap. More on that later.
| All of us TextMate users got a Halloween treat when we got to our desks this morning (assuming we have auto update set).
The splash screen and application icon are the wicked jack-o-lantern you see to the right, while the “no file loaded” background was a nice cobweb.
Nice to see the TextMate folks have a good sense of fun… all the more reason to use their kick-ass product. See Allan’s post here. |
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dastels @ 8:00 pm
Nova Scotia lifts Sunday shopping ban:
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Last Updated: Wednesday, October 4, 2006 | 4:00 PM AT
CBC News
The Nova Scotia government has swung the door to Sunday shopping wide open now that the province’s Supreme Court has sided with two grocery chains.
In a ruling released Wednesday, Justice Peter Richard said the government went beyond its powers with regulations introduced in June that prevented Sobeys and Atlantic Superstore from selling products seven days a week.
Shortly after, Premier Rodney MacDonald said the government will not appeal the ruling and it will clear the way for Sunday shopping.
‘The rules will be the same for all retail outlets, creating a level playing field for all retailers in Nova Scotia, regardless of what they sell,’ he said.
Retail stores of all kinds can open on Sundays and other holidays, starting this weekend. The only exception is Remembrance Day, which is covered under a separate law.”
It’s bloody well about time!
dastels @ 4:25 pm
My replacement PowerBook G4 batteries arrived this morning…. discharging the old ones now. I’m so glad they thought to include a note reminding me to unplug the power before discharging… wtf?
Update:
I’m actually very impressed with Apple. It only took a couple weeks for my new batteries to arrive. Given the number of batteries involved in the recall, that’s not bad at all.
