November 2011
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August 2011
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Fuck Yeah Renting!: The Tyee's series on renting... →
fuckyeahrenting:
The Tyee has commissioned a series on renting in the Metro Vancouver area.
Part 1: No Room to Rent in the Livable City:
Part 2: Thrown Out: Fight Grinds on Against ‘Renovictions’:
Part 3: Landlords See a High Price to Cheap Rent:
Part 4: Inside BC’s Secretive Landlord-Tenant Dispute Process:
Part 5: Landlords and Tenants Agree: Market Can’t Fix...
July 2011
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Patio Thursday - Vancouver's Patio Guide →
I assume @vanmega has a saved search for the terms patio+vancouver so he’s no doubt already seen this.
Fuck Yeah Renting! →
I rent in Vancouver, and have for over a decade, and not only that, but I don’t see that changing any time soon. In the spirit of spreading myself too thin, I’ve started a new Tumblr called Fuck Yeah Renting! Original title, right? I will catalogue articles I find discussing renting vs. buying in the North American context. I will keep an open mind to the arguments put forth for...
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VPL Branch Project →
Megan and her friend Horatio is visiting every library in the Vancouver Public Library system this summer. Like many ideas, good and bad (and this is a good one), in late June I decided I would make a Gowalla trip of all the VPL branches and review each library after I visited. I’m glad someone else thought of this independently. Details about Megan are limited, but it sounds from her...
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Jeter Filter - The Chrome extension that removes... →
Important work.
June 2011
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youhadtobetherepodcast:
In this special episode,...
Granville Online's list of Vancouver's Best Patios →
I had this idea that I’d build a map for it, much like I did for some guy’s list of 50 best restaurants in Vancouver. That’s still possible, but on the backburner. A trip on Gowalla might have made sense, but they limit it to 25 spots total. The other thought was to make a trip out of the category of patios, but then only those are limited to 3 or 4 each.
Uh, I mean, eat your...
The Bygone Bureau Staff picks the sunniest jams of... →
Who wants to make this a mixtape for me?
May 2011
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April 2011
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Inspired mix from Tyler Fedchuk of CITR’s...
March 2011
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February 2011
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“Unfortunately when I look at that microwave, I don’t think about having sex with...”
– Jen from Disgrasian
January 2011
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"I'm just a regular guy, just wanted some ice... →
Meet the Ice Cream Guy: Zach Burroughs.
Expanding TransLink's Tweets: W. 41st and...
Mva blocking and street lights are out 41,Balaclava, may cause delays to 41 serv w/b. ^AB
This could have been expanded to:
Motor vehicle accident and street lights are out at W. 41st and Balaclava. May cause delays to #41 service westbound. ^AB
The expanded tweet only takes up 118 characters.
October 2010
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Opptimo - Travellers (Phonat remix)
Opptimo - Travellers (Phonat remix) by La Bombe
Hands in the air!
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Expanding TransLink's Tweets: reg. rte N'bound
3-DOWNTOWN has returned to reg. rte N’bound on Main St. Police are letting buses-& only buses-thru MVI site Main & 29 ^DS
This would have worked better as two tweets:
The #3 bus (“DOWNTOWN”) has returned to its regular route northbound on Main St.
Police are letting buses (and only buses) through motor vehicle incident at Main and 29th.
There. No parsing required,...
The (Un)Productive Night Owl: An Experiment →
Yet although there are probably more people that prefer staying up late over getting up early, our society isn’t ready to accept that just yet. This is not only true for the typical office environment, but also for us web workers and micropreneurs: While there are a myriad of free and paid resources available online on “how to become an early riser”, information on “how to become a night owl” is...
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Your Beautiful Pictures Are Stupid: Against Trendy... →
geekfriendly:
And you know what it all means? It means every picture and every video looks the same.
Amen. I’ve looked down on this crap since it started getting popular, but I never put it into words.
September 2010
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Expanding TransLink's Tweets: get cab wg 4 psngrs
RT @DJ_Sugar: @translink. Metrotown elev’s out of srvce. Get off at patterson stn and get cab wg 4 psngrs » ONLY those w/disabilities ^DS
http://twitter.com/translink/status/25998806511 Here’s the original, which Drew Snider retweeted:
@translink Metrotown elevators are out of service. Get off at patterson stn and get a cab waiting for passengers.
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Two outs, man on first, walk-off strikeout →
That’ll never happen again.
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A year ago today: Blue Jays sock 6 dingers against the Red Sox, then Jonathan Pabelbon plunks Adam Lind, who had 3 of those home runs. The next night, Doc shuts out the Sox, 3 hits, complete game, and plunks Big Papi for good measure. Nobody died when Roy Halladay lied.
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The second interview for the Online Marketing... →
Our summer line of goods has not been performing to our expectations. Create a viral video in which you and your friends find several comical uses for our products.
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Yankees-Blue Jays brawl at Yankee Stadium, a year... →
Never forget.
Watchmatttrent:
Derek Sivers on keeping your mouth shut and achieving your goal.
The positive reaction from people when told you idea robs you of the satisfaction you need to be motivated.
Does the same thing work for ideas? That is, if you share an idea with someone, does the implementation of that idea become less likely?
By the way, I’m aware of the irony of asking a question about...
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vanmega.com/tagged/summer_jams_2010 →
vanmega:
Since summer is coming to a close I’m going to point you to the collection of mp3s I’ve posted over the last 3 months which felt real, ummm, summery.
Download and listen to them over and over on the weekend. Then on Tuesday, stop wearing white and listening to these songs.
(Actually, while we’re at it we might as well have one more listen to those perfect summery DJ set’s by U-tern...
August 2010
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All of José Bautista's home runs →