Transportation
If anybody knows who built this, please let me know so that I can attribute it properly…
I read an awesome book recently that made me rethink many things about location, work, and business. It was Tim Ferriss’ book which I highly recommend.
“ “The 4-Hour work Week: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich” (Timothy Ferris)
I recently had reason to head to Paris for [...]
I found this stunning YouTube video on John Chow’s blog here.
The Bugatti has to race a mile, turn around, and race back. The EF-2000 has to take off, race a mile into the air vertically and then turn around and fly towards the ground another mile and then cross the same finish [...]
30 days of Sustainability is once again happening in Vancouver. This year it runs from April 22 - May 21, 2007. I highly recommend that people go check out the temporary site and sign up for updates. The full site will launch sometime in the next few weeks.
THIS is the reason you don’t allow overly broad stupid legislation like the Patriot Acts I and II and the most recent Military Commission Act to pass. They are always unintended uses that far exceed the original intent of the law. In this case, a couple in their mid-forties were being overtly sexual on a [...]
Day 2 notes from Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, CA:
[my analysis and notes are in these square brackets.]
“It’s all about the infrastructure” by Debra Chrapaty, Corporate Vice President of Windows Live Operations
The cloud sounds romantic but it’s 1.5 million pounds of batteries, 1 million pounds of steel, 300 miles of cable. Not so romantic. [...]
Day 2 notes from Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, CA:
[my analysis and notes are in these square brackets.]
“Atoms and Bits” with Robert B. Carter, CIO for FedEx
Check out the Youtube video Fedex Ant Hill. The video shows the pattern of their traffic flows.
I don’t really remember much of what he said! Okay, the video [...]
I think I have found the magic number. Every fifth article from Mark Morford is so brilliant, insightful, and articulate that I need to post most, if not all, of it here for my readers. Today is the day for another.
In one fell swoop, Mark has managed to hit on a whole bunch of [...]
Space Elevator illustration by Kenn Brown and Chris Wren from Mondolithic (Vancouver’s own brilliant illustrators with a global fan base!)
I recently had the pleasure of meeting Steven Jones, the leader of the UBC Snowstar team - a team of UBC students who are entering the NASA Beam Power and Tether Strength Challenges - two contests [...]
(If you are looking for the 2007 event information, please click HERE.)
I am very excited about our launch of the 30 Days of Sustainability. For the month of March, Vancouver will host a cornucopia of events and activities, all focused around bringing sustainability to our lives and our city.
One key component of the 30 Days [...]
