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Database disk image is malformed

I really like Google Drive. I’ve been using Google Docs for years, and when they modified it to Google Drive, I celebrated. Free syncing, all the features of Docs plus Dropbox… sweet. One of my coworkers started using it intensely, and over the Christmas break it didn’t sync for two weeks. When he got in, Google Drive just plainly didn’t work. He was getting the error message “database disk image is malformed.” Huh? We tested it on another machine, it worked. Reinstalled Google Drive. Disassociated the account, reassociated it. etc etc. Nothing worked. Even deleted the com.google.drive.plist files in the ~/Library/Preferences folder. When I was on the phone with Google… Read More »Database disk image is malformed

2012

What happened in 2012? Let’s take a look at picutres… I spelled a word right: My bathroom was torn apart, but eventually put back together: A cute child celebrated her first birthday: I got the best fortune, ever: I went to Ottawa with Helen: I also went to Ottawa with Emily C. & Joseph and toured Canada’s Parliament: We went to the Diefenbunker… the coolest museum, ever! Cari wore a hat: I went to an Apple conference: I don’t recall why I was playing with Cookie Monster, but I played with Cookie Monster: There was a byelection in my riding: I saw Mike O’Neill: I made pizza with the Millers… Read More »2012

William Lyon Mackenzie King

On this, the birthday of William Lyon Mackenzie King, I thought I’d celebrate with a quote from the man’s diary… There is something in a Jew’s nature which is detestable. The sucking of blood. Uh…

Nostalgia Machine

Last night at Lee’s Palace, The Super Friendz reunited and brought the house down. Holy shit. That was truly one of the best shows I have seen in a long time. I had never seen The Super Friendz in the ’90s, or during their first reunion tour in 2003 or 2004. When they announced they would be playing Halifax Pop Explosion in October, I debated going… all the way to Halifax… for a single band. Fortunately they announced a Toronto date, and those two shows were the entirety of this tour. I’m very happy they decided to come to Toronto. While I had never seen The Super Friendz, this is… Read More »Nostalgia Machine

The Onion Paywall

Update (2014/04/01):  This doesn’t seem to work anymore, check out this updated post, or see comments…. I’m not a big fan of advertisements. I’m also not a big fan of paywalls. Seeing as I do want companies to make money from their content, I’m a horrible person for finding ways around both these things. I’m worse because I’m sharing. AdBlock for Google Chrome does a great job at removing ads from everything. However, the Onion paywall is still a problem. I’m also worried about how Canadian newspapers are about to begin paywalls. I had a workaround to The Onion’s paywall, that worked well, until a few months ago. With some… Read More »The Onion Paywall

Why I’m an amazing friend

When my friend @yourepretty asked the internet… I jumped into action. I responded with the only sensible answer… Why does this make me an amazing friend? It’s simple. With my simple 10 characters, I not only gave licence to @yourepretty to have cookies for dinner, I also gave her someone to blame if she felt bad about it/herself later. It’s obviously my fault, as I suggested it. As such, I’m an amazing friend. * Please note, she did not take my advice, and instead had Thai.

Dan Mangan

  Dan Mangan Live at the Danforth Music Hall Toronto, ON 25 October 2012

Heartless Bastards

Went to see The Heartless Bastards last night at Lee’s Palace. I brought along a camera. Opening was Dana Falconberry (whose record I purchased, and she was confused by Canadian money) and Futurebirds.

Ashley

Went to Brickworks to take some pics of Ashley. Here’s my fav.