sillygwailo: Archive

sillygwailo: early happy birthday to @counti8, who has a shiny new Flickr Pro account: http://www.flickr.com/photos/countablyinfinite/ (via Twitter / sillygwailo)

Sep 1st

sillygwailo: I didn’t end up participating in Critical Mass (via Twitter / sillygwailo)

Aug 31st

Just a Gwai Lo: Quoted in The Province

Last week I was quoted in The Province about the Vancity Bike Share program, saying something like the following: It was great. After I gave my bike away, I ended up buying a new bike and I’ve been riding to work twice a week now. It was a program that got me back cycling. The headline, while technically accurate, makes it seem like Vancity is worried, or that we, the reader, should be...

Aug 31st

Just a Gwai Lo: Elastic Path's Linda Bustos...

Todd presented at BarCamp on using the service to keep people interested in your company up to date on what’s going, as well as having a conversation about feedback for your company. Saved By: Richard Eriksson | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: Todd Sieling, BarCamp Vancouver, Twitter, Ma.gnolia (via Richard Eriksson aggregator)

Aug 31st

sillygwailo: anybody want to guest blog on my site (even if I’m against the idea in principle)? direct msg me if you’re interested (via Twitter / sillygwailo)

Aug 31st

sillygwailo: the leaving-my-laptop-at-work thing isn’t increasing my writing output (my idea was to pen-and-paper it, then blog based on the notes) (via Twitter / sillygwailo)

Aug 30th

sillygwailo: based on the lack of updates to and stridency of the event’s online presence, tomorrow’s Vancouver Critical Mass might be my first, and last (via Twitter / sillygwailo)

Aug 30th

sillygwailo: I sometimes wonder if the Internet means the end of creativity, i.e. there’s so much to consume that some of us don’t have time to produce (via Twitter / sillygwailo)

Aug 30th

Richard: so much for the gay-sex-in-airport-washrooms subculture (via Twitter / Richard)

Aug 29th

Richard: The Vancouver Canucks blogosphere is up in arms about the new uniforms. I bet they don’t last more than a year. Any takers? (via Twitter / Richard)

Aug 29th

Just a Gwai Lo: How to ride your bike to work...

“Riding your bike will bring you many benefits: you will be stronger, look better and save a lot of money on gas.” My ride to work takes about an hour but it feels like 20 minutes. Saved By: Richard Eriksson | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: biking (via Richard Eriksson aggregator)

Aug 29th

Richard: So basically it’s the Orca logo with VANCOUVER curved over it. Really? http://www.flickr.com/photos/sillygwailo/1269642872/ (via Twitter / Richard)

Aug 29th

Just a Gwai Lo: Markus Naslund Models the...

sillygwailo posted a photo: A screenshot of the live stream. Initial reaction: “Really?” Be sure to see Miss604’s coverage of the new Canucks uniform for links and commentary. (via Richard Eriksson aggregator)

Aug 29th

Richard: Murphy’s Law at work: the stream died just as the new sweater was about to be unveiled. (via Twitter / Richard)

Aug 29th

Richard: bring back the Flying Skate! (via Twitter / Richard)

Aug 29th

Richard: instead of working, I’m watching the live video stream of the Vancouver Canucks’ new uniform announcement (via Twitter / Richard)

Aug 29th

Urban Vancouver: Nova Bus Almost Loses Wheel

As some people know, I’ve been interested in the new fleet of Nova Buses purchased by TransLink, which have an unusual single seat behind the driver and seats in the back that face backwards. I like the wide entrance at the front, but most drivers seem to only open one of the doors, negating the advantage. I’ve read somewhere that drivers prefer how the Nova Bus handles compared to...

Aug 29th

Richard: last night I dreamt that I was invited to play street hockey and I brought my floorball stick, much to my friends’ amusement (via Twitter / Richard)

Aug 29th

Richard: I’m speaking at the Online News Association Conference in Toronto on October 17th: http://justagwailo.com/2007/08/28/ona (via Twitter / Richard)

Aug 28th

Just a Gwai Lo: What The Notorious B.I.G. can...

“For ‘crackhead,’ think ‘student with a late paper.’ For ‘credit,’ think ‘extension.’” The comments are split between people who think it’s brilliant and those who are appalled by all the cursing. Bonus points, I say, for quoting MF Doom. Saved By: Richard Eriksson | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: rap,...

Aug 28th

Just a Gwai Lo: Speaking at the Online News...

The flight’s booked, so now’s as good a time as any to announce that I’ll be in Toronto from October 16th to the 19th, on the 17th speaking at the Online News Association conference at the Sheraton Centre. In my capacity as managing editor of Urban Vancouver, I’ll be speaking with Lisa Williams, with whom I worked on Placeblogger, at a talk titled “Filling the Gaps...

Aug 28th

Richard: I’ve so far rejected two invitations to connect in LinkedIn with people I respect because I don’t know them very well, and told them so. (via Twitter / Richard)

Aug 28th

Richard: @audihertz: the amount of time I spent thinking about and fiddling with AdSense wasn’t worth the $500 I made over three years :( (via Twitter / Richard)

Aug 28th

Richard: I’ll be in Toronto for a few days starting October 16th (via Twitter / Richard)

Aug 28th

Just a Gwai Lo: Vancouver Transit Centre [Flickr]

sillygwailo posted a photo: Where the trolleys sleep. I wonder if Coast Mountain Bus Company/TransLink gives tours. A Chicago Transit Authority employee got to take a look around. (via Richard Eriksson aggregator)

Aug 28th

Just a Gwai Lo: MP3s of Jean-Sébastien Côté's...

I’ve given up on the idea that I’ll be able to find a DVD copy of Martin Fournier’s Mini DV documentary about Canadian playwright, filmmaker and actor Robert Lepage that played Sunday afternoon on CBC TV, but at least I’ll always have its ambient theme. Saved By: Richard Eriksson | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: Jean-Sébastien Côté, Robert Lepage,...

Aug 28th

Richard: still giving serious thought to hiring an editor (the pay would suck, though) and adhering to a publication schedule for my blog (via Twitter / Richard)

Aug 28th

Richard: note to self: self, the next time you greet your girlfriend after a long international vacation without you, bring flowers to the airport (via Twitter / Richard)

Aug 27th

Richard: I define the words “monetize” and “optimize” as “take the fun out of” (via Twitter / Richard)

Aug 27th

Richard: love enables happiness (via Twitter / Richard)

Aug 27th

Richard: why don’t Canadian documentary directors recording in Mini DV release their work on DVD? I’m looking at you, Alan Zweig and Martin Fournier (via Twitter / Richard)

Aug 27th

Richard: ending this Sunday of apartment cleaning and bike riding with a well-deserved beer (and some dubstep courtesy of KEXP, also well-deserved) (via Twitter / Richard)

Aug 27th