AGMS
@agmsmith.ca
Long time game (C++ at Artech Studios, Ottawa, Canada) and BeOS/Haiku OS (C++ apps, file systems) programmer. Used Ruby on Rails for a less evil social media reputation system experiment. Now (2025) distracted by Nth Pong Wars, a Nabu Z80 game project.
Seems to be cleared, just travelled from Tunney’s to St. Laurent without problems.
December 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Seems to be cleared, just travelled from Tunney’s to St. Laurent without problems.
Yes, it’s been paved and has street lights with graffiti. There’s a pedestrian path to the bridge now, with a gate. The old train tracks are still there too, in case Gatineau ever allows a train station on their side of the river. There’s sometimes a homeless camp in that area too.
December 4, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Yes, it’s been paved and has street lights with graffiti. There’s a pedestrian path to the bridge now, with a gate. The old train tracks are still there too, in case Gatineau ever allows a train station on their side of the river. There’s sometimes a homeless camp in that area too.
Huh? It’s got street names. That’s the path from the William Commanda bridge to Bayview station.
December 3, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Huh? It’s got street names. That’s the path from the William Commanda bridge to Bayview station.
Yeah, started February 2024. But it’s starting to get good. Well, only 20K of RAM free so it will have to stop sometime.
Unless I implement code overlays! Nah, just kidding, overlays are too much of a pain. Doing the runtime relocator to free up ROM space for RAM was enough work.
Unless I implement code overlays! Nah, just kidding, overlays are too much of a pain. Doing the runtime relocator to free up ROM space for RAM was enough work.
November 30, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Yeah, started February 2024. But it’s starting to get good. Well, only 20K of RAM free so it will have to stop sometime.
Unless I implement code overlays! Nah, just kidding, overlays are too much of a pain. Doing the runtime relocator to free up ROM space for RAM was enough work.
Unless I implement code overlays! Nah, just kidding, overlays are too much of a pain. Doing the runtime relocator to free up ROM space for RAM was enough work.
I find that you have to hold down the button for five or more seconds for it to register. Works at Bayview station westbound. Though that heated area isn’t fully enclosed, so it’s just radiant heat you get.
November 30, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I find that you have to hold down the button for five or more seconds for it to register. Works at Bayview station westbound. Though that heated area isn’t fully enclosed, so it’s just radiant heat you get.
Have fun! I’m busy with my #NabuPC Z80 #NthPongWars game level loader and meta language (besides loading, setting victory conditions, and such stuff, it can decide on the next level).
November 30, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Have fun! I’m busy with my #NabuPC Z80 #NthPongWars game level loader and meta language (besides loading, setting victory conditions, and such stuff, it can decide on the next level).
Actually, I was going to mow the leaves and grass once all the leaves were down. Had a windy enough day a few days ago, which knocked down the last of the leaves and blew drifts of them off the roof, but now it’s too wet to mow. So next time we have a warm sunny day, likely after a ski week :-), …
November 9, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Actually, I was going to mow the leaves and grass once all the leaves were down. Had a windy enough day a few days ago, which knocked down the last of the leaves and blew drifts of them off the roof, but now it’s too wet to mow. So next time we have a warm sunny day, likely after a ski week :-), …
Got the snow shovels out yesterday, just in case. Also got the lawn mower queued up. Just in case.
November 9, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Got the snow shovels out yesterday, just in case. Also got the lawn mower queued up. Just in case.
Nicely, the “Transit” app reported a pair of 85s correctly, with almost the same arrival times, just that the bus in the lead flipped down to the next minute slightly before the other bus. Guess GPS and cell phone position algorithms are good enough to distinguish between the busses.
October 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Nicely, the “Transit” app reported a pair of 85s correctly, with almost the same arrival times, just that the bus in the lead flipped down to the next minute slightly before the other bus. Guess GPS and cell phone position algorithms are good enough to distinguish between the busses.
Something similar now for the Ottawa Citizen. Though they use the extra papers for classroom teaching. A good idea if you want to have readers in the next generation.
October 29, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Something similar now for the Ottawa Citizen. Though they use the extra papers for classroom teaching. A good idea if you want to have readers in the next generation.
Near by at Carleton in February…
August 16, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Near by at Carleton in February…
Nice to hear. Thanks to my dermatologist for recommending it a few years ago.
August 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Nice to hear. Thanks to my dermatologist for recommending it a few years ago.
This is what a $25 jar looks like.
August 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
This is what a $25 jar looks like.
It’s rather expensive, but I find that slathering CeraVe moisturizing cream on the fragmented skin weekly stops the peeling. Let it sink in for several hours (over night or wear crocs barefoot for daytime soaking).
August 14, 2025 at 4:26 PM
It’s rather expensive, but I find that slathering CeraVe moisturizing cream on the fragmented skin weekly stops the peeling. Let it sink in for several hours (over night or wear crocs barefoot for daytime soaking).
The tiny violin factory has already been described by AI and is ready for imaginary production, though I had to ask.
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The Tiniest Violin Factory, as imagined by Grok AI
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August 4, 2025 at 4:44 AM
The tiny violin factory has already been described by AI and is ready for imaginary production, though I had to ask.
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Unlike all these beautiful images, mine is functional. It’s a picture of me and an e-mail address so a lost phone can be returned. I can also point to it and prove it’s my phone without unlocking it.
Though that may be a disadvantage, depending on the situation.
Though that may be a disadvantage, depending on the situation.
July 27, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Unlike all these beautiful images, mine is functional. It’s a picture of me and an e-mail address so a lost phone can be returned. I can also point to it and prove it’s my phone without unlocking it.
Though that may be a disadvantage, depending on the situation.
Though that may be a disadvantage, depending on the situation.
Similarly the Québec infocentre in Rigaud has closed its manned counter and just has racks of pamphlets, a map, and some video screens. Also the restaurants have closed there too; no more St. Hubert’s chicken.
Maybe tourism by car is down, or all planned on-line nowadays?
Maybe tourism by car is down, or all planned on-line nowadays?
July 19, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Similarly the Québec infocentre in Rigaud has closed its manned counter and just has racks of pamphlets, a map, and some video screens. Also the restaurants have closed there too; no more St. Hubert’s chicken.
Maybe tourism by car is down, or all planned on-line nowadays?
Maybe tourism by car is down, or all planned on-line nowadays?
There’s a monthly cap for Presto cards. And a daily cap for credit and debit cards. www.octranspo.com/en/news/arti...
Monthly fare capping with Presto available August 1 | OC Transpo
Beginning August 1, enjoy monthly fare capping with your Presto card!
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July 16, 2025 at 2:47 AM
There’s a monthly cap for Presto cards. And a daily cap for credit and debit cards. www.octranspo.com/en/news/arti...
I got stuck in that single lane at the accident slowdown, crawling along for 20 extra minutes. Wish the road conditions sign board to Parkdale time had shown it, 13 minutes was actually 33.
July 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I got stuck in that single lane at the accident slowdown, crawling along for 20 extra minutes. Wish the road conditions sign board to Parkdale time had shown it, 13 minutes was actually 33.