Monthly Archives: April 2006

They hacked UWaterloo’s library

This is too funny, Dana Porter all lit up for Exams: What a nice low tech hack.

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I bought a condo

I wrote this post a while ago but was waiting for the urbnlivn thing to get soft launchable before posting… The other week I bought a one bedroom west facing view condo on the fifth floor at The Meritage, a … Continue reading

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Innovation

NY Times has an interesting article on one company’s method of determining which projects to pursue, Here’s an idea: Let everyone have ideas: they focus on an internal market where any employee can propose that the company acquire a new … Continue reading

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John you should have gone to Argentina

Yesterday John headed off to Tunisia (I had to look it up on a map..). While out with him this weekend we grilled home on questions about where he was going and why. What baffled us was that he didn’t … Continue reading

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Urbnlivn

I got so frustrated that there was no list of new condo construction in Seattle that I built my own and in true web 2.0 style named it Urbnlivn. And for the record, I hate developing in Javascript. I don’t … Continue reading

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Seattle rocks

Two news articles: Seattle tops list of best educated cities Seattle in top ten list of rising home prices

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Happy hour on the Hill

Capitol Hill Happy Hours. Linda’s works out best for us since none of us typically get home before 7pm.

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Maple Music Should Not Have Ads

Maple Music, a Canadian music etailer, has ads on their site and it bugs me.

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Purchased

Today I was browsing an online music service that I’m trying out and noticed that The Tragically Hip had a new album out. After further investigation it turns out it wasn’t just an album, it was a whole box set … Continue reading

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2005/2006 Hockey season is over

The 2005/2006 hockey season came to an end last night. Silver Blades, my division 4 team, faired well. We came second in the playoffs; I scored more goals in the playoffs than the regular season. This new stick is certainly … Continue reading

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