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the Alto misguided high-speed rail project between Toronto and Montreal \"\"\"Shinkansen\" : blog.hayman.net

","summary":"We’re doing it wrong. Let’s improve what we already have.","url":"https://blog.hayman.net/2026/04/21/the-alto-misguided-highspeed-rail.html","date_published":"2026-04-21T20:56:39+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Hayman","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fshayman%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"shayman"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-21 20:56","date_timestamp":1776804999,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88491673","content_html":"

Our once-a-decade visit to the safety deposit box at the bank: blog.hayman.net

","summary":"We don’t visit our safety deposit box very often. But my grandmother had an interesting idea.","url":"https://blog.hayman.net/2026/04/17/our-onceadecade-visit-to-the.html","date_published":"2026-04-18T02:24:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Hayman","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fshayman%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"shayman"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-18 02:24","date_timestamp":1776479044,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88175655","content_html":"

Up a Lathe-y River \"Bowl\"Me\"A : blog.hayman.net

","summary":"Adventures with a lathe, trying something I haven’t done since I was 12","url":"https://blog.hayman.net/2026/04/13/up-a-lathey-river.html","date_published":"2026-04-13T17:03:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Hayman","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fshayman%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"shayman"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-13 17:03","date_timestamp":1776099821,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87402683","content_html":"

Kids, come quick! There's a GOAT in the backyard! \"Me\"Actual\"A : blog.hayman.net

","summary":"32nd annual attempt to persuade my kids that there’s a goat in the backyard has once again failed to work.","url":"https://blog.hayman.net/2026/04/01/kids-come-quick-theres-a.html","date_published":"2026-04-01T16:17:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Hayman","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fshayman%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"shayman"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-01 16:17","date_timestamp":1775060222,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87264977","content_html":"

Co-authoring books - twice! - with David Pogue \"Me\"Thanks,\"Beta : blog.hayman.net

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Thoughts I Had While Undergoing a Couples Massage With My Wife: blog.hayman.net

","summary":"I agreed to do this. I’ve never had a massage. It was the best massage I’ve ever had. Also probably the last.","url":"https://blog.hayman.net/2026/03/20/thoughts-i-had-while-undergoing.html","date_published":"2026-03-20T19:13:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Hayman","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fshayman%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"shayman"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-20 19:13","date_timestamp":1774034016,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"86469330","content_html":"

Resetting toner levels on a Brother MFC-L8850CDW colour laser printer \"Reset : blog.hayman.net

","summary":"I’m blogging this strange process involving an invisible key just to make sure I can find it when I need it again - but if it helps you, that’s great too.","url":"https://blog.hayman.net/2026/03/18/resetting-toner-levels-on-a.html","date_published":"2026-03-18T16:36:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Hayman","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fshayman%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"shayman"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-18 16:36","date_timestamp":1773851786,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"86063260","content_html":"

Giving kids the \"Where Do Emoji Come From?\" talk \"Before\"ManExplainingHashtags\" : blog.hayman.net

","summary":"well, it happens. At some point you have to explain to kids where Emoji come from. I was delighted to do this at the Bay Area Science and Engineeering Fair.","url":"https://blog.hayman.net/2026/03/12/giving-kids-the-where-do.html","date_published":"2026-03-12T17:42:59+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Hayman","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fshayman%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"shayman"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-12 17:42","date_timestamp":1773337379,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"85851388","content_html":"

Today at last, the Trombone emoji! blog.hayman.net

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Adventures in hacking, 20 years ago this week. blog.hayman.net

","summary":"20 years ago, I won a security challenge. Even though the guy who ran the challenge still maintains nobody got in. I know I did.","url":"https://blog.hayman.net/2026/03/08/adventures-in-hacking-years-ago.html","date_published":"2026-03-08T20:54:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Hayman","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fshayman%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"shayman"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-08 20:54","date_timestamp":1773003269,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"85157070","content_html":"

21st Century Chicken and Egg Problem: blog.hayman.net

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How the Olympics gets Canada's flag and anthem wrong: blog.hayman.net

","summary":"The 2026 Winter Olympics featured five gold medals for Canada, at at each medal ceremony, the recording of “O Canada” had musical mistakes, and our flag was the wrong shape. We need to fix this.","url":"https://blog.hayman.net/2026/02/26/how-the-olympics-gets-canadas.html","date_published":"2026-02-26T22:57:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Hayman","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fshayman%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"shayman"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-26 22:57","date_timestamp":1772146670,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"85102303","content_html":"

Adding \"Steve Jobs In Exile\" to my collection of Jobs/Apple books: blog.hayman.net

","summary":"“Steve Jobs in Exile” - at last, a book chronicling the NeXT years.","url":"https://blog.hayman.net/2026/02/26/adding-steve-jobs-in-exile.html","date_published":"2026-02-26T21:41:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Hayman","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fshayman%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"shayman"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-26 21:41","date_timestamp":1772142069,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"83737358","content_html":"

Anthem Anxiety Again: blog.hayman.net

","summary":"Where we obsess, again, about details in the presentation of “O Canada”","url":"https://blog.hayman.net/2026/02/06/anthem-anxiety-again.html","date_published":"2026-02-06T20:05:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Hayman","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fshayman%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"shayman"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-06 20:05","date_timestamp":1770408332,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"83432886","content_html":"

Hopedale Bowl - more than just Oakville's best car wash \"Ron,\"Hopedale\"\" : blog.hayman.net

","summary":"Our friends retired and sold their bowling alley. What a place it was.","url":"https://blog.hayman.net/2026/02/02/hopedale-bowl-more-than-just.html","date_published":"2026-02-02T19:16:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Hayman","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fshayman%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"shayman"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-02 19:16","date_timestamp":1770059812,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"82621756","content_html":"

Getting Hired at NeXT \"A : blog.hayman.net

","summary":"My last job interview - in 1991","url":"https://blog.hayman.net/2026/01/22/getting-hired-at-next.html","date_published":"2026-01-22T15:53:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Hayman","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fshayman%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"shayman"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-22 15:53","date_timestamp":1769097201,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"82468756","content_html":"

Are you describing the coffee or me? \"\" : blog.hayman.net

","summary":"Advent Coffee Calendar provides insights, perhaps","url":"https://blog.hayman.net/2026/01/20/are-you-describing-the-coffee.html","date_published":"2026-01-20T16:27:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Hayman","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fshayman%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"shayman"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-20 16:27","date_timestamp":1768926473,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"81697599","content_html":"

I Checked My Notebook! blog.hayman.net

","summary":"This 1995 Toshiba commercial has been stuck in my head for decades.","url":"https://blog.hayman.net/2026/01/09/i-checked-my-notebook.html","date_published":"2026-01-09T15:20:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Hayman","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fshayman%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"shayman"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-09 15:20","date_timestamp":1767972043,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"81634695","content_html":"

Al Gore Introduces Me to a Billionaire \"500px-Al\"Jimmy\"Steve : blog.hayman.net

","summary":"This story ranked first in my poll about potential blog topics","url":"https://blog.hayman.net/2026/01/08/al-gore-introduces-me-to.html","date_published":"2026-01-08T18:33:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Hayman","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fshayman%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"shayman"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-08 18:33","date_timestamp":1767897234,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"81628928","content_html":"

Wondering what to write about: blog.hayman.net

","summary":"I took a survey on Mastodon of potential blog topics.","url":"https://blog.hayman.net/2026/01/08/wondering-what-to-write-about.html","date_published":"2026-01-08T17:09:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Hayman","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fshayman%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"shayman"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-08 17:09","date_timestamp":1767892181,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"81561636","content_html":"

It's Lasers In Your Eye Time! \"Fancy : blog.hayman.net

","summary":"Today I had a Posterior Capsulotomy. It’s for your EYE as it turns out, not your posterior.","url":"https://blog.hayman.net/2026/01/07/its-lasers-in-your-eye.html","date_published":"2026-01-07T19:13:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Hayman","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fshayman%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"shayman"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-07 19:13","date_timestamp":1767813220,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"80157266","content_html":"

In search of Forrest L. Buchtel and the \"Christmas Time\" books \"OWO : blog.hayman.net

","summary":"Seemingly every band in the world has played Christmas tunes out of these books. But who was Forrest L Buchtel?","url":"https://blog.hayman.net/2025/12/16/in-search-of-forrest-l.html","date_published":"2025-12-16T19:31:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Hayman","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fshayman%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"shayman"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-16 19:31","date_timestamp":1765913480,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"79338523","content_html":"

Sleigh Ride Season: blog.hayman.net

","summary":"All sorts of different ways you can play and sometimes even enjoy the Leroy Anderson classic Sleigh Ride","url":"https://blog.hayman.net/2025/12/04/sleigh-ride-season.html","date_published":"2025-12-04T19:45:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Hayman","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fshayman%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"shayman"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-04 19:45","date_timestamp":1764877504,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"79248199","content_html":"

Bands I've been in, then and now: blog.hayman.net

","summary":"From the Bloomington, Indiana Community Band to the Oakville Wind Orchestra","url":"https://blog.hayman.net/2025/12/03/bands-ive-been-in-then.html","date_published":"2025-12-03T16:19:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Hayman","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fshayman%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"shayman"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-03 16:19","date_timestamp":1764778756,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"78470972","content_html":"

10 years of Apple Pay: blog.hayman.net

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@danielpunkass you’re welcome - still uncomfortably close, we have more work to do,.

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@shayman.bsky.social It was! Got me excited about science and technology, les to a pretty great career too. Thanks for the trip, Mom and Dad.

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@shayman.bsky.social I was indeed. Here’s the photo I took at age 9. ( I have a better camera now.)

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@shayman.bsky.social Todo: get Toronto Symphony Orchestra to cover “Go Argos Go.”

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@shayman.bsky.social Thanks - I better add that to the bucket list!

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@shayman.bsky.social How the heck did the Apollo 13 command module wind up there, I wonder.

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@datachick.bsky.social Sorry, eh.

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@mikehoganargos.bsky.social Hi Mike. Glad you made it over here.

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@justinling.ca Canada hereby claims ALL, NOT JUST HALF, OF LAKE ONTARIO

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@datachick.bsky.social Poetry would be my worst category on Jeopardy so I’m surprised I knew this.

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@datachick.bsky.social Very clever and funny poet, worth a follow.

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@datachick.bsky.social Brian Bilston. brianbilston.com/2014/10/06/l…

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@shayman.bsky.social 28’s a special number too as it’s the official jaunty tilt angle of the NeXT logo as specified by its designer Paul Rand. You’d often see a 28º angle below the logo to remind you how to position it. Here’s Rand’s spec sheet - www.paulrand.design/work/NeXT-Co…

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@argos-suck.bsky.social Please, by all means, revel in your Harold Ballard Trophy win, if that’s your highest aspiration :-)

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@shayman.bsky.social Johnny Marks was pretty busy, though. He wrote (and trademarked) “Rudolph the Red Nosed-Reindeer” - after a character his brother-in-law created for Montgomery Ward

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Oh, and his grand-nephew is Steven Levitt, the “Freakonomics” guy.

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#wanderingThroughWikipedia

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@shayman.bsky.social Also in Unicode 17.0:

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U+1FAEA DISTORTED FACE\nU+1FAEF FIGHT CLOUD\nU+1FADD APPLE CORE\nU+1FACD ORCA\nU+1FAC8 HAIRY CREATURE\nU+1FA8A TROMBONE\nU+1F6D8 LANDSLIDE\nU+1FA8E TREASURE CHEST\n
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Combine U+1FAEA, U+1FAC8 and U+1FA8A to get “Trombonist playing too high”

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@shayman.bsky.social Update: Went for the $13 same day delivery. Got an email saying “ETA 1:59 PM.” Package arrived 1:56 PM. Happy customer.

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@shayman.bsky.social This quote particularly amusing: Victor Montagliani: “It’s the biggest sports and entertainment event in history and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to showcase our nation on the global stage.”

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Um, I vaguely remember Canada hosting a couple of Worlds Fairs and several OIympics in my lifetime.

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@shayman.bsky.social this is the kind of quality information that the combination of inflight wifi and passenger boredom makes possible.

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