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Ernest Cosmos Quigley

Bruce Arthur’s great Toronto Star article on Steve Nash’s induction in the Basketball Hall of Fame got me digging around to see how many other Canadians are in there. Nash joins fellow Canadian members Dr. James Naismith, Pete Newell, Bobby Houbregs, and the pride of Newcastle, New Brunswick, Ernest Cosmos Quigley.

You don’t know Basketball Hall of Fame member Ernest Cosmos Quigley of Newcastle, New Brunswick? Once upon a time he was “the most famous man in the field of sports.”

Quigley was born in New Brunswick in 1880, played (for James Naismith) and later became AD at Kansas, umpired six World Series, officiated three Rose Bowls - one of the all time great officials. Enshrined in the Basketball Hall in 1961.

Here’s a great story about legendary tri-sport official Ernest Cosmos Quigley, born in New Brunswick but who moved to Kansas at an early age. I admit I’d never heard of the guy before digging around today.

To the sportswriters of today - when you mention Steve Nash and Canadians in the Basketball Hall of Fame, why not throw in a quick mention of Ernest Cosmos Quigley.

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Using your Mac as a HomeKit Camera

Want to try using your Mac as a HomeKit camera? Got access to Apple’s developer tools?

  1. Go to Apple’s developer tools download site and download “Additional Tools for Xcode”

  2. In the resulting disk image there’s a Hardware folder. Launch the HomeKit Accessory Simulator app. Maybe drag it to your Applications folder, add it to your dock, set it to open at login, etc.

  3. Lower left corner of HomeKit Accessory Simulator, click “+” and then “New IP Camera” New IP Camera menu item

  4. In the “Configure your new IP Camera” section, fill in a name, manufacturer and model. Make up something interesting. Click “Finish”. NewImage

  5. Scroll down in bottom half of window, click “Start”. Camera image should appear.
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You now have a HomeKit Camera running. See that “Setup code” at the top of the window? To add it on your iPhone…

  1. Launch Home app

  2. Touch “+” button

  3. Touch “Add Accessory”.

  4. Point camera at the Setup Code in HomeKit Accessory Simulator on your Mac.

  5. It’ll say it’s an uncertified accessory. Click “Add anyway.”

Tada, a HomeKit camera.

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Using your Mac as a HomeKit Camera

Want to try using your Mac as a HomeKit camera? Got access to Apple’s developer tools?

  1. Go to Apple's developer tools download site and download "Additional Tools for Xcode"

  2. In the resulting disk image there's a Hardware folder. Launch the HomeKit Accessory Simulator app. Maybe drag it to your Applications folder, add it to your dock, set it to open at login, etc.

  3. Lower left corner of HomeKit Accessory Simulator, click "+" and then "New IP Camera" New IP Camera menu item

  4. In the "Configure your new IP Camera" section, fill in a name, manufacturer and model. Make up something interesting. Click "Finish". NewImage

  5. Scroll down in bottom half of window, click "Start". Camera image should appear.
    NewImage

You now have a HomeKit Camera running. See that "Setup code" at the top of the window? To add it on your iPhone...

  1. Launch Home app

  2. Touch "+" button

  3. Touch "Add Accessory".

  4. Point camera at the Setup Code in HomeKit Accessory Simulator on your Mac.

  5. It'll say it's an uncertified accessory. Click "Add anyway."

Tada, a HomeKit camera.

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Hayman's Laws of Air Travel

Hayman’s First Law of Air Travel All problems in air travel stem from information being communicated poorly.

Hayman’s Second Law of Air Travel For all combinations of airlines X and Y, there will be somebody who says “Why would you ever fly with X? They’re the worst. I only fly with Y.”

Hayman’s Third Law of Air Travel Which is Actually More of a Guideline, Really If you don’t miss at least one flight a year, you’re getting to the airport too early.

Hayman’s Fourth Law of Air Travel When you’re travelling solo, you zoom through the airport like a pro. When you’re travelling with your family, you somehow forget how things work, drop stuff, get in the wrong line, and make rookie mistakes.

Hayman’s Fifth Law of Air Travel

Get to the airport at least 45 minutes earlier than you normally would if you’re flying an airline you don’t usually fly, since you won’t be able to zip through all your usual shortcuts.

Also why are you flying on THAT airline?

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Hayman's Laws of Air Travel

Hayman’s First Law of Air Travel All problems in air travel stem from information being communicated poorly.

Hayman’s Second Law of Air Travel For all combinations of airlines X and Y, there will be somebody who says “Why would you ever fly with X? They’re the worst. I only fly with Y.”

Hayman’s Third Law of Air Travel Which is Actually More of a Guideline, Really If you don’t miss at least one flight a year, you’re getting to the airport too early.

Hayman’s Fourth Law of Air Travel When you’re travelling solo, you zoom through the airport like a pro. When you’re travelling with your family, you somehow forget how things work, drop stuff, get in the wrong line, and make rookie mistakes.

Hayman’s Fifth Law of Air Travel

Get to the airport at least 45 minutes earlier than you normally would if you’re flying an airline you don’t usually fly, since you won’t be able to zip through all your usual shortcuts.

Also why are you flying on THAT airline?

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Email from famous people

You might be wondering, “Why did you, Steve, send Jeff Bezos some jumper cables for his birthday in 2001?”

Amazon has a wish-list feature where you can list things you wanted other people to buy for you. And in 2001, Jeff Bezos had one, with jumper cables on it.

I figured, hey, I like Amazon, I’ll send the guy - who was not at the time the world’s richest man - some jumper cables, with a nice note saying “Happy Birthday, and I hope you never need these.”

(Meanwhile I created my own amazon wish list with some fancy stuff on it - I forget what exactly, some binoculars or something - because hey, you never know.)

And I actually got a gracious thank-you note from Jeff Bezos, thanking me for the jumper cables and agreeing that he too hoped he’d never need them. (He did not wind up buying me anything off of my own wish list, however.)

But somewhere in my email, I have a thank-you note from Jeff Bezos, which I will cherish forever, assuming I can ever find it

I have another email saying “Great idea - thanks.”

From Steve Jobs.

I really should find THAT one and frame it.

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Email from famous people

You might be wondering, “Why did you, Steve, send Jeff Bezos some jumper cables for his birthday in 2001?”

Amazon has a wish-list feature where you can list things you wanted other people to buy for you. And in 2001, Jeff Bezos had one, with jumper cables on it.

I figured, hey, I like Amazon, I’ll send the guy - who was not at the time the world’s richest man - some jumper cables, with a nice note saying “Happy Birthday, and I hope you never need these.”

(Meanwhile I created my own amazon wish list with some fancy stuff on it - I forget what exactly, some binoculars or something - because hey, you never know.)

And I actually got a gracious thank-you note from Jeff Bezos, thanking me for the jumper cables and agreeing that he too hoped he’d never need them. (He did not wind up buying me anything off of my own wish list, however.)

But somewhere in my email, I have a thank-you note from Jeff Bezos, which I will cherish forever, assuming I can ever find it

I have another email saying “Great idea - thanks.”

From Steve Jobs.

I really should find THAT one and frame it.

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Top 10 Argonotes at Skydome Memories

This is an experiment to see if I can convert this Storify article to a blog post.

Originally posted 2 years ago.

Top 10 Argonotes at Skydome Memories

Tonight’s the last ever Argos game at Skydome. The band’s been there for 21 years. I’m feeling just a little nostalgic.