In which I narrowly avoided being crushed
This morning on my morning commute I was speeding down Ontario, quite pleased with myself for how I was catching every green light on my route (due almost...
First Solo Concert: The Grateful dead
@livenationwest just asked: [blackbirdpie url="https://twitter.com/livenationwest/status/129294076674703361"] Which got me thinking - what was my first...
Nighttime cycling, open data, app idea
Last night I had a board meeting that ran until about 9pm - this being the fall, it was dark when I rode home, for the first time since I've started this...
Happy Decaversary to me
As of today, this site, in this current incarnation as a blog, is 10 years old. My first post was stellar, and really, it's just downhill from there. Over...
The 2-hour, 2-hundred-dollar rule
I'm not a big believe in golden rules, generally. But we have 1 golden rule at work that supersedes all other rules. And that's our 2-hour,...
A Milestone, of sorts
Earlier this week, the NPA launched their new website for the fall 2011 civic election campaign. With this, I've reached a personal milestone: Over the...
Thoughts on my Commuting Habits
After reading Chad Skelton's story in the Vancouver Sun today about transit-use by neighborhood in Vancouver, I have been thinking about my own commuting...
User Control over the Granularity of Location Services
I use a lot of location services on my phone: when I tweet, more often than not, I include my location. I love geo-tagging my photos, so I generally...
Creating a win
In my job, I do a mix of project work (larger bits, building sites, etc), tickets (service requests from clients) & management (running a company)....
Fourth Annual Think City Tours are here!
Think City is hosting Vancouver's fourth annual Think City Tours on the weekend of May 7th and 8th. Over 500 people have already signed up for 27 tours....