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  1. Downes

    Mr. Shawarma

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    February 16, 2023. While getting groceries today I stopped in for lunch here. During the noonhour it's always pretty busy, and you can get a lot of food for not too much money. No meetings today, but time spent on some paperwork to prepare for an upcom...
  2. Downes

    The Marketplace

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    February 15, 2023. The birds were lined up cheek to jowl at the bird feeder, with other flying around jockeying for position. Another nice warm day today, but I couldn't get out because of, once again, meetings, including a rare get-together of the res...
  3. Downes

    Squirrel

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    February 14, 2023. Happy Valentine, says this squirrel in the back yard. It was nice today; I actually got to try out the new bicycle for a short 3 km ride. Nice. It was also a day of meetings, including one I though would be short that stretched into ...
  4. Ernest Hemingway

    Search Engine Optimization in Digital Marketing: Advantages & Benefits

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    Currently, search engines are used to assist people in their search for information. They can be used for shopping, finding a location, or researching educational opportunities. In other words, no matter what San Antonio search engine marketing your company sells, potential customers are most likely to search for similar products and services online. Search engine optimization […]
  5. Downes

    Rivreside Hospital

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    February 13, 2023. This is where we go to see the doctor, the family health clinic at Riverside Campus of the Ottawa Hospital (formerly Riverside Hospital). We've been doing our visits virtually for the last three years but today this visit was in pers...
  6. Downes

    Cardinal at the Feeder

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    February 11, 2023. This is a cardinal enjoying some feeder food in late afternoon. The last few weeks have been hard on the birds and I'm making sure there's food for them. Aside from a 3km or so walk around the neighbourhood today was mostly an indoor...
  7. Downes

    Caisse

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    February 10, 2023. The insurance cheque for Andrea's dental work came in so we took a trip to the Caisse to deposit it and buy some milk. My full day today was spent preparing and then delivering a talk on nativating the future of AI for colleges. I wa...
  8. Downes

    Ice Fog

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    February 9, 2023. Canada has no end of ways to torment us during winter. This is the result of ice fog - it's part fog, part ice, and it clings to everything. This shot was taken quite early so we could get to the store and back before the working day ...
  9. Downes

    10:42

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    February 8, 2023. My alarm clock on a small stand across the room (because I cannot be trusted to have it beside the bed). Another busy day - not as bad as the previous day, where I thought I was multitasking all day, but still hectic. It involved revi...
  10. Downes

    Back at the Dentist

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    February 7, 2023. Spent a fair amount of time and a lot of money in the dentist's chair today. I've noticed over the years that my front teeth are wearing out with age, and so has my dentist, so we redid the sharp edges of all of them at once. It chang...
  11. Downes

    Snowshoeing in Larose Forest

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    February 5, 2023. We were back in Larose Forest today on the snowshoes. The high was supposed to be 1 degree (celsius) but the morning started out at -10 and it was still only -6 while we were out, so it was a bit chilly, but not too bad. https://flic....
  12. Downes

    The New Bike

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    February 4, 2023. So here's the new bicycle, in my basement. It's right in front of my trainer, which I've been riding every weekday morning for a month (except yesterday, dentist day). The bicycle rides a bit smaller than I was expecting, and we spent...
  13. Downes

    Check-Up

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    February 3, 2023. This is the waiting room at the dentist, where I spent a little time before my regular cleaning and checkup. No cavities, happily, but I have to make a return visit to have the chewing edge of my incisors restored - a lifetime of eati...
  14. Downes

    Char

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    February 1, 2023. Playing with Charlemagne on the stairs; you can see the walls and ceiling of the house quite clearly. Unfortunately, Char is our of focus. I don't know why my phone does that. https://flic.kr/p/2of4PVE
  15. Downes

    Approaching the Planet

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    January 31, 2023. This is a screen shot from No Man's Sky, my video game of choice. Recently, I have achieved the feat of acquiring an S (for Supreme) class starship, freighter and multitool. Now I've embarked on a tour of multiple galaxies. Beyond tha...
  16. Downes

    Bleah

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    January 30, 2023. I stuck my phone out the window and photographed this snowbank at the Metro. It's probably the least effort I've ever taken for a daily photo. But it was just that kind of day - a workday, working on ontologies and such, with the weat...
  17. amiddlet50

    Being smarter than AI – rethinking our assessment design?

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    The discussion channels used by educational developers have been dominated by the topic of ChatGPT since the New Year. There are two dimensions to this: concerns over academic integrity and the opportunity ChatGPT and other AI tools bring to assessment. … Continue reading ?
  18. Downes

    Watching Dragon

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    January 28, 2023. This dragon watches over our kitchen and dining area from atop the cupboards. I bought it at the Forbidden City in Beijing (still one of my most memorable trips). Today was a stay-at-home Saturday, which I spent mostly playing No Man'...
  19. Downes

    Check-Up

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    January 27, 2023. It was time for my check-up. I'm pleased to report that my heart is fully functional and I don't have any bad signs in my blood test, except for my kidney, which we see in slightly elevated serum creatinine levels (from 90 to 115 over...
  20. Downes

    Palm and Snow

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    January 26, 2023. I repotted a couple of my plants today - these were formerly office plants in Moncton that I transported here seven years ago when I move, meaning they're about 10 years old (and really needed a repotting). I think that now they're in...
  21. Downes

    Snow Day

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    January 25, 2023. Such lovely weather. It was a classic Canadian snow day today, which meant that for me it was an indoor day all day. A good day to focus on work, which is what I did. https://flic.kr/p/2oeuiva

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