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Congratulations Team Canada on winning gold in Men’s...

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:54:00 -0800

Congratulations Team Canada on winning gold in Men’s Hockey, and for crushing the previous olympic record! 14 gold medals baby!

"Goaltender Roberto Luongo preserved the victory by deflecting away a shot from his Vancouver..."

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:34:23 -0800

“Goaltender Roberto Luongo preserved the victory by deflecting away a shot from his Vancouver Canucks’ teammate Pavol Demitra - who looked as if he were facing a wide-open net - in the dying seconds, enabling Canada to emerge with a heart-stopping 3-2 victory and a date with the Americans in Sunday’s gold-medal game.”

- CTVOlympics.ca - Video here!

Case Study - Moving to JIRA Studio at GenoLogics

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:55:18 -0800

Case Study - Moving to JIRA Studio at GenoLogics:

For the second-half of 2009 I spent most of my time at work organizing our migration to JIRA Studio. I had the pleasure of participating in a case study today and thought I’d share it!

Tumblr moved to dilly.ca

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 11:26:22 -0800

I’ve pulled the trigger and moved by dilly.ca domain over to Tumblr, abandoning my old ~~Wordpress~~ blog. However, my old blog is still available at blog.dilly.ca. Unless I feel the need to move back, I’ll be getting rid of that URL in the future.

I don’t think any RSS feeds need to be updated, adding http://dilly.ca in Google Reader seems to work for me.

I’m also planning on using the Facebook connection feature to add my posts there as well.

Oh man, is this movie ever going to be sick! Currently in...

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 09:00:01 -0800

Oh man, is this movie ever going to be sick! Currently in filming, The Expendables action movie stars some of the best from the genre:

Sylvester Stallone
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Bruce Willis
Mickey Rourke
“Stone Cold” Steve Austin
Jet Li
Jason Statham
…

In fact, the action during filming has gotten so intense that director Sylvester Stallone has broken his neck. To quote:

Actually, my fight with “Stone Cold” Steve Austin was so vicious that I ended up getting a hairline fracture in my neck. I’m not joking. I haven’t told anyone this, but I had to have a very serious operation afterwards. I now have a metal plate in my neck.

I can’t wait to see this one!

Disqus Comments Enabled

Sat, 02 Jan 2010 12:12:38 -0800

I’ve managed to enable comments on Tumblr by using Disqus. It’s a pretty neat service that aggregates comments from other sites using Disqus. You can comment via Twitter or Facebook!

I initially had a configuration problem:

“This page could not be reached by Disqus. If you are testing locally or on a password-protected page…”

As I’m using a custom URL (http://tumblr.dilly.ca), I figured this may be the problem. I managed to fix it by changing my Site configuration in Disqus to use the Disqus URL (http://dilly.tumblr.com). Seems to be working fine now!

Shot of my current desktop, using GeekTool to display command...

Sat, 02 Jan 2010 10:52:29 -0800

Shot of my current desktop, using GeekTool to display command line output and photos. Showing uptime and Time Machine status. Very cool!

1. Eminem - Relapse Eminem yet again steps his game up with...

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:53:52 -0800

1. Eminem - Relapse

Eminem yet again steps his game up with Relapse, an amazing tale through his struggles with addiction. Although pushed back, looking forward to Relapse 2 in 2010!

Best Song: “Hello”

And a final recap of the list:

Eminem - Relapse
Propagandhi - Supporting Caste
Classified - Self Explanatory
Them Crooked Vultures - Them Crooked Vultures
Rancid - Let The Dominoes Fall
Matt Good - Dominoes
NOFX - Coaster
Thrice - Beggars
Alexisonfire - Old Crows/Young Cardinals
Street Sweeper Social Club - Street Sweeper Social Club

Happy New Year!

Dylan

2. Propagandhi - Supporting Caste Another Canadian act on the...

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:35:02 -0800

2. Propagandhi - Supporting Caste

Another Canadian act on the list, Propagandhi’s Supporting Caste is even more impressive to me after hearing many of the songs life during a show in San Francisco.

Best Song: “Supporting Caste”

3. Classified - Self Explanatory Halifax’s own Classified...

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:10:06 -0800

3. Classified - Self Explanatory

Halifax’s own Classified returns with one of my favorite albums from his collection. The Choose Your Own Adventure aspect was an interesting idea.

Best Song: “Quit While You’re Ahead” (feat. Choclair, Moka Only and Maestro Fresh Wes)

4. Them Crooked Vultures - Them Crooked Vultures Josh Homme,...

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:25:38 -0800

4. Them Crooked Vultures - Them Crooked Vultures

Josh Homme, Dave Grohl and John Paul Jones combine as an unstoppable rock force on this record! Can’t wait to see them live.

Best Song: “Elephants”

5. Rancid - Let The Dominoes Fall Many of the tracks on...

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:30:56 -0800

5. Rancid - Let The Dominoes Fall

Many of the tracks on Rancid’s latest effort reminded me of those on And Out Come the Wolves…, which is why Let The Dominoes Fall made the list.

Best Song: “East Bay Night”

6. Matt Good - Vancouver I hadn’t listend to Matt Good...

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:32:50 -0800

6. Matt Good - Vancouver

I hadn’t listend to Matt Good much since high school, but this album deserves all the credit it’s been receiving. Also had an amazing performance in Victoria!

Best Song: “Last Parade”

7. NOFX - Coaster You may be thinking, “Oh no, another...

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:59:26 -0800

7. NOFX - Coaster

You may be thinking, “Oh no, another NOFX album?”. But don’t fear, there are some amazing tracks on this album that shred as hard as the guys did in the old days.

Best Song: “My Orphan Year”

Top Albums of 2009 – Now appearing on Tumblr

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:58:45 -0800

Top Albums of 2009 – Now appearing on Tumblr

8. Thrice - Beggars I really like the new Thrice album, compared...

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:43:39 -0800

8. Thrice - Beggars

I really like the new Thrice album, compared to the last 4 albums they released as a group. Certainly shows how they have matured as a band.

Best Song: “In Exile”

9. Alexisonfire - Old Crows/Young Cardinals I was sceptical if...

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:08:05 -0800

9. Alexisonfire - Old Crows/Young Cardinals

I was sceptical if Alexisonfire would be able to return with a great record. Thankfully Old Crows/Young Cardinals is a return to the heavier style of Watch Out!.

Best Song: “No Rest”

10. Street Sweeper Social Club - Street Sweeper Social Club Tom...

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:33:12 -0800

10. Street Sweeper Social Club - Street Sweeper Social Club

Tom Morello’s new group with Boots Riley from The Coup shows how diverse the guitarist can be. Lyrically, this album feels closer to Rage Against The Machine than Audioslave.

Best Song: “The Squeeze”

Top Albums of 2009

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:24:00 -0800

And so begins the list of my Top Albums of 2009! Last year I counted down my top 25 list, but because of a new feature I’ll be adding to my site next year I (more on that in 2010), I opted to only do 10.

Over the next couple of days I’ll be counting down the top 10. Once complete, you can find the full list at http://tumblr.dilly.ca/tagged/albums2009

Enjoy!

Counter Strike: Source on my new Dell S2209W. Resolution 1920 x...

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:07:39 -0800

Counter Strike: Source on my new Dell S2209W. Resolution 1920 x 1080 looks amazing!