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Growing up I didn’t know any of my family history. One of the cool things that I’ve learned is that my paternal ancestor who emigrated to Canada from Alsace was named “Valentine.”
Laurel L. Russwurm
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- Authors Must Filter Editorial Advice May 7, 2013The world has changed dramatically since I first decided to try my hand at writing a novel in the ninth grade. Back then, it never occurred to me to even mention I was writing a novel to my English teacher. And if “how-to” reference materials existed, I certainly never saw any. Had I known any... (read more)
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- When Conservative Isn’t May 19, 2013$90,000 “expenses” Conservative Senator Mike Duffy’s idea of “expenses” is a little different than mine. Meanwhile, the Senate’s internal economy committee wants to have another look at Duffy’s expense claims amid growing questions about his conduct, including new revelations that he filed claims for Senate business while campaigning for the Conservatives in […]
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- CISPA is still BAD April 27, 2013The American Senate has refused to pass CISPA, so the initial feeling was that CISPA was dead. As a veteran of the copyright wars in Canada, I feared that the celebrations may yet be premature. Today my favorite Search engine, DuckDuckGo, is sporting sunglasses in the lee of CCTV cameras. If you click on the […]
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- Privacy vs. Telemarketers: Canada’s “Do Not Call List” May 20, 2013Although I still have misgivings, I am about to register my telephone number on Canada’s National Do Not Call List (DNCL). I know, you are wondering: if this can stop telemarketing calls, what’s not to love? The catch 22 is … Continue reading →
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- NaNoWriMo SuccessI’ve just successfully validated my third NaNoWriMo novel “win”, with my draft of “Incoherent” which has been written during the 30 days of NaNoWriMo 2012. At the moment, this first draft is sitting at 50983 words so far. This is, however, perhaps only as much as half way through the novel. At some point, probably…
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- teaserUniversity Life… is about standing on your own two feet. Following your dreams. Learning about life and love. It’s supposed to be safe. But sometimes it’s not. Inconstant Moon deals with mature subject matter. Reader discretion is advised. Navigation: “Inconstant Moon” is being serialized in reading order here, at the rate of one chapter each…
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- Debian Wheezy Release Party at KWLUG; Guelph Raring Ringtail Release Party May 4, 2013There’s no end to geeky computer operating system release parties, it seems. Debian Wheezy is being released on the weekend of 4-5 May 2013, and KWLUG will be holding a party after the regular meeting: What: Kitchener-Waterloo Debian Wheezy Release Party When: Monday, 6 May 2013 at 9:00pm (after the regular meeting from 7:00pm to [...]
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- @mcscx While many realize #Windows is insecure, #Skype seems to be far more actively insecure 1 hour ago
- @mcscx My #WindowsXP in my VM is secure because it does not have Internet access 1 hour ago
- @windigo Baby steps works in both directions. I thought there were alternatives to #Skype when i looked a few years back 1 hour ago
- @mcnalu Doubt they'd use Twitter/Facebook... is it that Skype feels like talking on the phone where we have an expectation of #privacy ? 2 hours ago
- @mcnalu I understand that; what l don't understand is why companies are willing to conduct their business on such an insecure platform 2 hours ago
LaurelRusswurm’s Identiverse
- nds: doubled! May 22, 2013
- mndutra: =) nowplaying http://youtu.be/OJuVGsPykvY Pop music in Polish. Cool. beautifulguitar May 22, 2013
- theru: @nds more cow bells ? May 22, 2013
- xopher: Who the fuck actually pronounces it 'jif'? This is the 21st century folks, it's pronounced 'pee-en-gee'. #web #gifisdead May 22, 2013
- marjoleink: @mcscx still, there still are usenet servers that are relatively free of spam - it's all down to admins I guess May 22, 2013
- nds: I've been working on expanding my musical horizons. May 22, 2013
- newtonx: Apology to the CIA http://identi.ca/url/75884269 May 22, 2013
- x11r5: â*» @revspace: now i see at the same river twice. ~Heraclitus, in diogenes laertius, lives May 22, 2013
- marjoleink: I declare #beeroclock May 22, 2013
- marjoleink: it _is_ a bit hard to switch between PHP and Python, but I have a newly-hacked #Python script running :D #rocks May 22, 2013
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