Author: tony

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Same-day recovery: the first four hours.

The four hours after the surgery were a trying time. Basically this is the time when the corneal flap closes up, and so it’s critical to follow the doctor’s orders to avoid complications.

So that’s pretty much what I did. I was quickly able to tune into a netcast of a news radio station — one that tells you what time it is every 10 minutes — and sat on the couch. And did almost nothing but wait and blink.

Continue reading What getting laser eye surgery is like, part 2.

Liechtenstein: no retaliation for Swiss ‘invasion’. To be fair, the Swiss did offer the wronged party stylish watches and Toblerones for the trouble, so it’s all good.

Recently I decided to take the plunge and get laser eye surgery to correct my myopia and astigmatism. This happened a mere 5 days ago. I thought it would be a good idea to post my experiences here so people can know what it’s like to undergo this procedure. Note that I really give no medical advice at all. This story should be taken as a testimonial only!
Continue reading What getting laser eye surgery is like, part 1.

You don’t bury survivors. Seriously, if you’re interviewing people for a job, stop asking this asinine shit. If you MUST go with a riddle, at least make up an interesting one, otherwise you might find your eventual job offer getting rejected.

The weirdest drive-thrus. Including a church, prayer booth, strip club and funeral parlor. Give me convenience or give me death, I say!

What if people bought cars like they buy computers? The roads would be a hell of a lot scarier, for one thing.

Massive Google hard drive survey yields interesting information. Apparently the SMART self-reporting system fails as often as it works in predicting hard drive failure, leading to many instances of drives failing without any warning. This is just one of many findings in this very interesting survey.

Mad intersection in St. Petersburg, Russia. A webcam captures a surprisingly large number of accidents at an intersection which apparently doesn’t have any lights or stop signs (!).

Life-long anti-goals. Things you do NOT want to achieve in life.

Weather here in Montreal is roughly -20c with high winds. Basically it feels like about -40 degrees (c OR f). What better day for a bus to be 30 minutes late than this morning? Especially when a light dusting of snow yesterday caused the bus to take over 1 hour to cover the 5 km (~3 miles) between the office and the subway station.
This is fucking ridiculous. If you don’t have a car, don’t take a job in Montreal’s Techno-Parc. In winter you’ll freeze your balls off. Or die of boredom in traffic. Or both.