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My 8yo asks if Andre The Giant could fit our 3yo's head in his mouth. I have no idea. Any thoughts?

My 8yo asks if Andre The Giant could fit our 3yo's head in his mouth. I have no idea. Any thoughts? http://twitter.com/kaplanmyrth/status/161125681399463936 Permalink

Andy grew a Mo

11_22_11 10_25 PM.MOV Watch on Posterous That's right -- I joined the other men in my group at work and grew a Mo(ustache) for the month. Now, I'm not generally a huge fan of fundraising events in general,…

Finished dinner; the kids are now arguing about what song to dance to in the Michael Jackson Experience on Wii. They're cool lookin kids!

Finished dinner; the kids are now arguing about what song to dance to in the Michael Jackson Experience on Wii. They're cool lookin kids! http://twitter.com/kaplanmyrth/status/136237227733811200 Permalink

This weekend's highlight so far: Being dive-bombed by a huge owl in Gatineau Park yesterday. Beautiful!

This weekend's highlight so far: Being dive-bombed by a huge owl in Gatineau Park yesterday. Beautiful! http://twitter.com/kaplanmyrth/status/133187557558202368 Permalink

Netflix's selection gets better every day

Not sure what awesomeness happened at Netflix Canada lately, but a heap of new movies came online today -- 131 movies and tv shows by my count. If you're still avoiding Netflix because you've heard it has a…

Ottawa-Carleton District School Board school year calendar for 2011-2012

It's a new school year in Ottawa, and yet another year when the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board has not produced an online calendar for students and parents. That's the bad news. The good news is that it's easy…

My kids must have seen The Trouble With Mr Bean (ep. 6) dozens of times, but they still laugh out loud every time. It's our fave episode.

My kids must have seen The Trouble With Mr Bean (ep. 6) dozens of times, but they still laugh out loud every time. It's our fave episode. http://bit.ly/p09CWt via ifttt Permalink

I'm testing whether I can use ifttt.com to send tweets to my blog by including

I'm testing whether I can use ifttt.com to send tweets to my blog by including http://bit.ly/qN9y4t via ifttt Permalink

The sailor

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Esther Kohn Bentley Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2011 20:37:16 -0400 Subject: Noam the sailor To: Andy Kaplan-Myrth , Dr Nili Kaplan-Myrth Permalink

Canada's Anti-spam regulations are online!

Image via WikipediaThis afternoon (July 8), the July 9 issue of the Canada Gazette was published, and I'm very pleased to say it includes the second set of proposed regulations under Canada's anti-spam legislation (CASL). These are the…

Happy Canada Day!

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Final projections from @308dotcom

These are the final seat and vote projections from http://www.threehundredeight.com. It's making me anxious thinking about the Parliament that will follow this election... I don't envy the GG, who may be faced with some tough decisions and insane…

My kids like the hockey games, if not the hockey

A friend gave us tickets to an Ottawa 67s game tomorrow. The kids like going to hockey games, although they're not really hockey fans. They don't even pay much attention to the hockey. This was their conversation about…

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My 10yo finding a newspaper article for an assignment. So cool that today he can do this: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/mobile/story.html?id=4069898 Permalink

Spam rates declined in December 2010

Spam rates declined in December 2010: http://www.circleid.com/posts/20110103_spam_volumes_in_2010/ Permalink

Andy as thumb-sucking Expos fan, circa 1980-ish

Go Expos! Oh, wait... This is just the first of what is sure to be a massive treasure trove of photos from the archaeological dig through decades worth of our family's slides that have finally been scanned!I'm probably,…

What would you do if one day you got 2500 previously unseen family photos from your childhood? An epic slide show?

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If our 7yo's tantrum tonight were a painting, it would extend beyond the edges of the canvas. It's epic.

If our 7yo's tantrum tonight were a painting, it would extend beyond the edges of the canvas. It's epic. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

Cybercrime is not just about hackers and viruses. It's serious, organized crime.

Part of the problem, as I see it, is that the perception of cyber crime is still hanging over from the 1980s and 1990s.  Curious teenagers breaking into companies’ and wreaking some havoc although not causing any damage. …

How Not to Get Your Mail Delivered

A small company in suburban Philadelphia called Holomaxx recently filed two lawsuits against large webmail providers, complaining that they weren't delivering mail from Holomaxx. The first suit is against Microsoft and Return Path, and the second suit is…

The Lawful Access Trifecta: C-50, C-51, and C-52

C-50 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (interception of private communications and related warrants and orders) (Improving Access to Investigative Tools for Serious Crimes Act) First Reading in the House of Commons (October 29, 2010) C-51 An…

Freida singing in the pillows

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Malware are little bugs that crawl through the air

In the House of Commons second reading debate on FISA, Canada's anti-spam bill, Scott Simms (Liberal MP from Newfoundland) said, That brings me to Bill C-28. When it comes to prohibiting the sending of spam without the prior…

SC law firm tries to manage client expectations

We do not work on the weekends and do not provide emergency numbers for the weekends.  There are times we may look at and answer your email over the weekend, but this is generally the exception and not…

The kids on the first week of school

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Russia in colour photos, a century ago

via boston.com You must see this -- it's absolutely incredible. Photographer Sergei Mikhailovich travelled around Russia in the early 20th Century taking colour photographs. He'd take three black and white images in a row with red, green and…

Long term impact of ending the long form census

Can the long-form census be saved? I fear it cannot. I fear that the announcement by Industry Minister Tony Clement to scrap the mandatory long-form census in favour of a voluntary survey has already damaged the future of…

July 26 in Iqaluit -- the Apex Trail

Nili was working again today, so the kids and I walked in to Iqaluit from where we're staying in Apex to satisfy a craving for Chinese food for lunch. The Apex Trail follows the scenic coastline between Apex…

Moon over Apex, Nunavut, July 25, 2010

The full moon came out over Iqaluit and Apex last night, very low in the Southern sky. Since the moon is so bright, the sky is still light from the Northern Summer sun, and our camera is pretty…

July 24 in Iqaluit -- walking on mud flats

It was another beautiful day in Iqaluit -- it was sunny and 17 degrees. Better yet, Nili was off work today so we could all go out and enjoy the day. Tide is out during the day now…

July 22 in Iqaluit -- kites and swimming

I'm not proud, or crazy, but I did bag another ocean by swimming in the Arctic Ocean in Iqaluit! The boys came in a short way... I should probably be proud of them for being smart enough not…

Hiking along the river near Iqaluit

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