Officially disguised as a Canadian
I’m happy to be here, and to say hello to all of you. My name is Randolph, and I grew up in Johannesburg, South Africa. In 2010 I moved with my spouse to Canada, and have been setting up shop here in the performing arts ever since. I’ve got a page on IMDb, which isContinue reading Hello from a professional Calgary actor!
This was written by author Warren Ellis, from his latest newsletter. Worth a read. The most fascinating thing about Kanye’s set at Glastonbury was the lighting rig. I’m not being snarky. It was a giant plate of lights that lowered down on the stage like a blazing lid. And, with the absence of any otherContinue reading Kanye West and the Glastonbury Incident
As of last Saturday, I’m now on the conference circuit as a speaker. It feels really weird to say that, because it was thrilling and terrifying at the same time. This was the room I spoke to (photos taken during setup, which is why it’s empty). This all started because Argenis Fernandez (twitter | blog)Continue reading I’m a presenter now
My own memories of the last fifteen years on the Internet.
Normally I like to keep my SQL Server blog separate to my personal one, but this is too good not to share. I’ve been selected to speak at SQLSaturday in Vancouver, on 27 June 2015. My topic is related to Azure Blob Storage and restoring SQL Server backups. More information will follow. Stay tuned!
Between 2 and 6 May 1995, the Computer Faire & BEXA was held in Johannesburg. A young company called Internet Africa had a stall, and was selling modems and dial-up subscriptions to get online. We chose, on my mother’s advice, my initials rbsp as my username. Long-time readers will know that the first few lettersContinue reading Twenty years
This Easter weekend, I participated in the production of a short film, for the Calgary Underground Film Festival‘s 48-hour Movie Making Challenge. The rules require a film between two and five minutes in length (including titles), and each team is given the same prop and a line to be used in their film. A randomContinue reading Happy Endings
My very favourite author died a week ago. Sir Terry’s death was expected, though not this suddenly. For the last week, I’ve been wondering how, or even whether, to address this loss on my website. So many greater words have been written. I decided to relate a story, based on what my friend Brendon saidContinue reading Rudolph Potts (Baker)
Tonight I watched the first episode of CSI: Cyber. I live-posted the experience on App.net. Here are my comments, very lightly edited. “Why are foreign voices coming out of the camera?” CYBER ALL THE THINGS! Oh gods, Dawson is in this. In, apparently, a hair-piece. TOKEN BLACK MAN! What an ethnically-diverse team. None of whichContinue reading CSI: Cyber – Not Better Than Knight Rider
My friend Aidan posted about the new Pope on Facebook, and how he doesn’t like silly hats as much as Vitamin B-16, prompting me to plumb the depths of DuckDuckGo Image Search. For your reference, here’s Benedict Eks-vee-eye: And now here’s Francis, with three excellent reasons why he doesn’t wear a silly hat in public. OfContinue reading A review of silly hats