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Saw this on news.com today. I have to grudingly admit that Flash is years ahead of open standards when it comes to pizzazz.

Pie! Originally uploaded by David Ascher.

One of the things I love about downtown vancouver is the abundance of good, cheap eateries. I’ve grown quite averse to large chains (too much subversive reading, I guess), so I’m pleased to see thriving neighborhood places that offer good food at good prices.

Bought a Dell laptop a year or so ago. Got the fancy warranty to deal with the inevitable juice spills. Juice spill happens. Tried to get a replacement keyboard. It is stunningly hard to get to the right part of the website (being in Canada doesn’t help). Tried calling. On...