links for 2007-06-15
Canadian Spice Market Inc. Online shopping for hard-to-find spices and speciality foods (tags: food)
Expedia WTF
I used Expedia for the first time when I travelled to Las Vegas recently: they got me the airfare and hotel at the same price as I could have independently, but threw in a room upgrade and two free spa passes, so overall a great deal. After the trip, they requested that I write a [...]
Hard to ignore that global warming thing goin’ on
NASA’s Earth Observatory issues a weekly newsletter with links to the most interesting satellite photos of the week. This week, one of them showed how a piece of Greenland that was previously thought to be a peninsula was revealed as an island due to the melting ice cap. You can subscribe to their weekly newsletter [...]
Never say dye…
From the talented Jessica Hagy: Not completely accurate, but funny nonetheless.
links for 2007-06-12
Sramana Mitra on Strategy ยป Enterprise 3.0 = (SaaS + EE) An interesting collection of articles about what’s coming after Enterprise 2.0 (tags: enterprise2.0) Toronto Girl Geek Dinners Women 2.0 and others have arranged our first Toronto Girl Geek dinner, and it looks like I’m the speaker! (tags: women)
Technical BBQ sauce information
I get a lot of spam, but this one is new to me: From: Tech Support [mailto:Admin4@mllka.com] Sent: June 8, 2007 8:34 PMSubject: Here is the information you were asking for. Recipe for great BBQ Sauce: INGREDIENTS1 quart apple cider vinegar1 (20 ounce) bottle ketchup1/4 cup paprika1 pound dark brown sugar1/4 cup salt1 tablespoon black [...]
Interested in cypress knees? Look no further
In Austin earlier this year, I went for a walk by the river and saw some really interesting cypress knees, the part of the root of the cypress tree that extends above the ground/waterline. These don’t grow this far north, and I’ve always been fascinated by the structure. Last week, I received a request via [...]
My first WestJet experience
Today, I flew with WestJet to Montreal and back — my first time flying with them. It was weird to go into Terminal 3 in Toronto again, I haven’t been there for ages since I’m an Air Canada points whore, and it looked a bit tired next to the shiny newness of Terminal 1. The [...]
Niagara weekend
I spent the weekend in Niagara with some friends from the Opimian Society, a wine club that I don’t belong to but probably should, tasted about 60 wines over the course of the weekend, met some winemakers, ate some great meals and bought a ton of great wine. Now I just need to find a [...]
The digital divide
Heard yesterday from an employee of my customer, a logistics company: “Did you know that Wikipedia is editable??!!” We need to work on that digital divide problem…
