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2024

Taiwan Notes Sun 04 August 2024

2023

In Praise of the French Taco Sun 03 December 2023

First Ascents Mon 27 November 2023

Seattle Streets Mon 27 November 2023

Olympic Beaches Trip Report Tue 25 July 2023

The Ongoing Digitization of Your Life Sun 21 May 2023

The Moment of Truth Mon 17 April 2023

The Great South Seattle Conflagration Wed 22 March 2023

What’s Your Favorite AI? Tue 07 March 2023

Geometric Growth & the City Sun 22 January 2023

The Manhattan Project Mon 02 January 2023

2022

Hunting for King Tides Fri 30 December 2022

A Real Case Fri 23 December 2022

Trip Report: Mount St. Helens Mon 08 August 2022

Space Volcanoes Tue 25 January 2022

2021

Summer: How Much Hotter & Drier Sun 12 September 2021

Shadowbahn Thu 02 September 2021

Art at Home Sat 24 July 2021

Plants. Without the Effort Sun 28 February 2021

2020

Thinking Like an Algorithm Tue 15 December 2020

2017

Analyzing Violence in South Seattle Sun 16 July 2017

Finding Nearby Things in QGIS (Tutorial) Thu 06 July 2017

2016

Understanding The Now Wed 28 December 2016

Yukon Notes Sat 24 September 2016

Paris Notes Sun 12 June 2016

2015

Debunking the "Steve Jobs Ignored Customers" Myth Mon 14 September 2015

A Lesson from Fortune's 3 Lessons Sun 30 August 2015

The Question Being Asked Sun 16 August 2015

Censorship Sun 12 July 2015

Portland in 2015 Sat 11 July 2015

The Ur And The Horn Tue 12 May 2015

What's Getting Backed on Kickstarter: Technology Edition Tue 24 March 2015

2014

2014: Rear View Mirror Edition Wed 31 December 2014

The Blinky Box Tue 24 June 2014

Google Maps: Confusing Time & Place Mon 13 January 2014

SIM As A Service Mon 06 January 2014

Revoltingly Delicious Sat 04 January 2014

2013

Great Science Writing Sat 02 November 2013

Things Are Getting Faster Thu 31 October 2013

We Live In The Future Sat 26 October 2013

Seattle's Hidden Dystopia Thu 22 August 2013

Hunting Canada's Biggest Trees Mon 15 July 2013

New York Alki Thu 20 June 2013

Notes on Healthcare Mon 10 June 2013

Everything Old Is New Again: Vol. 47 Sun 21 April 2013

On Driving An Electric Car Tue 02 April 2013

Portlandia Tue 26 March 2013

Requiem for a city Sat 23 March 2013

Cameratastic Wed 13 March 2013

Drones as a Service Mon 25 February 2013

Goodbye Penny, And Thanks For The Memories Mon 18 February 2013

Algorithms Without Feeling Mon 04 February 2013

The Tower Sat 26 January 2013

When Architects Open Cafes Thu 24 January 2013

Excerpts From A Few Stories I Read Last Year Sat 05 January 2013

Throwing Light Tue 01 January 2013

2012

Hawaii Notes Sun 23 December 2012

What Does 1 Month Of Tweets Look Like? Thu 08 November 2012

The Sunday Sauce Sun 28 October 2012

Wednesdays Wed 24 October 2012

Classic Hong Kong Action Movies Courtesy of YouTube Sat 13 October 2012

A Different Way Of Comparing Canada & America Thu 27 September 2012

And Now Some Photos From Vancouver Thu 27 September 2012

An Epic Hike Thu 20 September 2012

The China Fall? Mon 10 September 2012

Down & Out on the DTES Sat 01 September 2012

My Technology Graveyard Wed 29 August 2012

Van Dusen Trip Sat 25 August 2012

Rainforest Trail - Pacific Rim National Park Reserve Sat 21 July 2012

The Various Nicknames Of My Son Sat 21 July 2012

Maker Faire 2012 Sun 24 June 2012

Toronto Afternoon Sat 09 June 2012

This is how it begins Sun 03 June 2012

Emily Carr Graduate Exhibit 2012 Sun 27 May 2012

In Praise of Tokyo Tue 15 May 2012

Why I Love American Psycho Sun 13 May 2012

The World Needs More Better Propaganda Sat 05 May 2012

My Favourite Vancouver Hidden Gem Tue 17 April 2012

Bill Reid Gallery Sun 01 April 2012

Guo Fengyi @ Contemporary Art Gallery Tue 20 March 2012

Pizzeria Farina Sun 18 March 2012

The Jade Seafood Restaurant Fri 16 March 2012

Michael Morris at the Belkin Art Gallery Thu 15 March 2012

Richmond's Eat Street Mon 12 March 2012

Beaty Biodiversity Museum Sun 11 March 2012

Architecture Notes from Vancouver Sun 04 March 2012

Some Recent Quotes Sat 18 February 2012

Vancouver Exceptionalism, Part 374 Sun 05 February 2012

The World Without Us - Vancouver Edition Sun 22 January 2012

Trapped in Hidden Architecture Fri 20 January 2012

Toronto to Montreal to Toronto in 27 Hours Sat 07 January 2012

Goodbye 2011, Hello 2012 Sun 01 January 2012

2011

San Francisco Wed 16 November 2011

Amazon: The Scaling Company Wed 09 November 2011

Car Sharing Wed 02 November 2011

Defeat Mon 19 September 2011

Richmond Night Market Sat 27 August 2011

Contrasts Sat 20 August 2011

Hornby Island Sat 20 August 2011

Galiano Island Mon 18 July 2011

Maker Faire Vancouver Sat 25 June 2011

Richmond Sat 18 June 2011

The Real Reason They're Rioting in Vancouver Thu 16 June 2011

Europe Notes Tue 24 May 2011

Recent Dispatches Sun 15 May 2011

Weekend Reading. Play Along At Home Sun 24 April 2011

Crushing on LED Art Mon 18 April 2011

48 Hours in Seattle Wed 13 April 2011

Hoisin Knife Sun 27 March 2011

Best Metaphor Ever? Mon 21 March 2011

Food Walking East Van Sun 13 March 2011

Great Stories From Hip-Hop Fri 25 February 2011

Articulating Your Idea Sat 12 February 2011

How To Update Arrays of Javascript Objects Fri 04 February 2011

The Google is Doomed Meme (or How to Beat Facebook) Sat 29 January 2011

Vancouver: Almost a Week In Mon 10 January 2011

My Dad Is A Waterfall Sat 08 January 2011

Out With 2010 And In With 2011 Sat 01 January 2011

2010

On Poetry Fri 31 December 2010

Travel Notes Sun 12 December 2010

What Are The Odds This Is True? Fri 10 December 2010

The Ritter Sport Unboxing Experience Thu 09 December 2010

Why I <3 Berlin Sun 28 November 2010

Cappadocia Mon 08 November 2010

Istanbul Tue 02 November 2010

Uzbekistan Thu 21 October 2010

Wrapping Up India Tue 12 October 2010

Western & Northern Rajasthan Thu 07 October 2010

Southern Rajasthan Sun 26 September 2010

Central & Western India Thu 23 September 2010

Southern India Mon 20 September 2010

Bangkok Wed 08 September 2010

Getting Ready for India Sun 05 September 2010

Geography is Destiny Thu 02 September 2010

Luang Prabang and Vientiane Tue 31 August 2010

Lao food Fri 27 August 2010

Hanoi & Ha Long Bay Fri 27 August 2010

Kuala Lumpur Wed 18 August 2010

Yogyakarta Tue 17 August 2010

Mt. Bromo Fri 13 August 2010

Ye Olde Boat Race Fri 13 August 2010

Balinese Food Mon 09 August 2010

Bali Mon 09 August 2010

Semporna Mon 02 August 2010

Borneo Notes Mon 02 August 2010

Laundry Sun 01 August 2010

Kota Kinabalu Night Market Sat 31 July 2010

Maliau Basin Thu 29 July 2010

Hong Kong Notes Mon 26 July 2010

Gulung Mulu National Park Mon 26 July 2010

Kowloon Walled City (Park) Tue 20 July 2010

Hong Kong: City for Sale Tue 20 July 2010

Kowloon Street Signs Tue 20 July 2010

Skyscrapers All The Way Down Tue 20 July 2010

Japan in Focus Thu 15 July 2010

City of the Sublime Thu 15 July 2010

More Great Japanese Food Thu 15 July 2010

Land O' Engineers Thu 15 July 2010

Repetition is the Key to... Wed 14 July 2010

Notes on Japan Wed 14 July 2010

The Not So Humble Convenience Store and Vending Machines Wed 14 July 2010

Characters Tue 13 July 2010

Tsukiji Fish Market Mon 12 July 2010

How to Drink Tea Mon 12 July 2010

Tokyo Old & New Mon 12 July 2010

Tokyo - Day 3 Sat 10 July 2010

Treasures from the Tokyo National Museum Sat 10 July 2010

Tokyo - Day 2 Fri 09 July 2010

Tokyo - Day 1 Fri 09 July 2010

How To Create a Wordpress Travel Blog with a Map Mon 05 July 2010

A Few Days in Vancouver Sat 03 July 2010

Brooklyn Walk Sat 26 June 2010

Celebrate the Solstice with Stop Motion Mon 21 June 2010

The Sixth Borough Sun 13 June 2010

Bill on Bill Thu 03 June 2010

Finally, A Great 21st Century Hip Hop Song Sat 29 May 2010

I'll Be Renting Tue 18 May 2010

26 Hours in Montreal Mon 17 May 2010

Unlearning Mon 17 May 2010

Don't Be Fooled By Black Swans Wed 12 May 2010

More Apophenia Sun 09 May 2010

Cascading to Failure Fri 07 May 2010

The (Mobile) Elephants are Dancing Thu 29 April 2010

Commoditizing Dog Food Wed 28 April 2010

Why Cities Matter Thu 22 April 2010

Facebook's Orwell Moment Thu 22 April 2010

Justin Bieber has Swine Flu! Fri 16 April 2010

Spring Day in NYC Sat 10 April 2010

DC on a Whim Mon 05 April 2010

The Modern Arabic Novel Sat 27 March 2010

Same Same But Different Sat 13 March 2010

Algorithms are Hard :( Thu 11 March 2010

Lost CauseWorld Thu 04 March 2010

World's Toughest Map Thu 04 March 2010

A Glimpse of Google's Future? Tue 02 March 2010

Great Meals and Path Dependence Sun 28 February 2010

Ye Great Storm of 2010 Fri 26 February 2010

Gotta Love It Wed 17 February 2010

19 Recent Photos Sun 31 January 2010

Maptastic Sun 31 January 2010

Competition is a Great Thing Sun 31 January 2010

Can Someone Please Explain This To Me? Fri 22 January 2010

What I Hope Will be in the Apple Tablet Wed 20 January 2010

Today's Moment of Inspiration Thu 14 January 2010

Everything is Better with Lasers Wed 13 January 2010

An Open Letter to Mayor Bloomberg & the Future Head of the DOITT Mon 04 January 2010

2009

Contemporary Canadian Thu 24 December 2009

I Know I Run Fast, But... Thu 24 December 2009

Gastronomic Locavority Mon 21 December 2009

The Fall Mon 21 December 2009

Samurai is Japanese for Psychopathic Village People Sat 19 December 2009

Transient City Thu 17 December 2009

Uncovering UncoverYourCity.com Wed 16 December 2009

Two Interesting Thoughts Sun 13 December 2009

Facebook Thinks I've Got Marriage Problems Sat 12 December 2009

Subway Mapping Mon 09 November 2009

Rethinking Inflation Sun 08 November 2009

Message from the Future Sat 07 November 2009

Marathon of Consciousness Mon 02 November 2009

Bukem Sat 31 October 2009

Connecting to the Real World Mon 19 October 2009

For the Alcoholic Russophile who has it all Sun 11 October 2009

Now You See Me, Now You Don't Fri 09 October 2009

Tell Me How You Really Feel... Thu 08 October 2009

Today's Big Idea Wed 07 October 2009

Design, The Economy & Everything Wed 30 September 2009

Sorted Mon 28 September 2009

New York Tour Sun 27 September 2009

Interview with the Innovator Thu 24 September 2009

Mapping the City Tue 22 September 2009

Signs in the 'Hood Sat 19 September 2009

How Did I Miss This Party? Tue 08 September 2009

The Hammer of Justice and the Table of Reason Mon 07 September 2009

Why I'm Bullish on Education Wed 02 September 2009

Call the Secret Service! Tue 01 September 2009

Off the Hook in Red Hook Tue 18 August 2009

More Human Than Human Tue 18 August 2009

Ah, Another Beautiful Sunset Fri 14 August 2009

So that's how they do it... Mon 10 August 2009

And now your failure is complete... Sun 09 August 2009

Super Surreal Fiction Mon 03 August 2009

Under Pressure Tue 28 July 2009

Not Much of a Return Wed 22 July 2009

Hot Diggity Dog Tue 21 July 2009

The Joy of Brooklyn Mon 20 July 2009

Unanticipated Consequences Thu 16 July 2009

The Prophet Mon 13 July 2009

Ten Random Thoughts on Wyoming Sun 12 July 2009

Manufactured Drivescapes Tue 23 June 2009

Total Invasion of Privacy Mon 22 June 2009

Kawaii Sun 21 June 2009

The Web Is Really Everywhere Sun 21 June 2009

You Can't Beat 'em Thu 18 June 2009

Couldn't Happen Here Tue 16 June 2009

They Did It Mon 08 June 2009

Envisioning New York Sun 07 June 2009

Piety & Punk Fri 05 June 2009

Two Ships Passing in the Night Tue 02 June 2009

The Wall Sun 31 May 2009

iFun Wed 20 May 2009

You Know The Economy is in the Crapper when... Fri 15 May 2009

Under Pressure Tue 12 May 2009

Simple is the New Complex Sun 10 May 2009

People Making Pretty Things Sat 09 May 2009

Spirited Ad Fri 08 May 2009

Vicarious Pants Thu 30 April 2009

Zeitgeist? Mon 27 April 2009

Flint, Meet Brooklyn Mon 27 April 2009

Travellin' Man Tue 21 April 2009

Spring is in the Air Sun 19 April 2009

Nudging you the Wrong Way Wed 15 April 2009

Random Thoughts at NYPL Tue 14 April 2009

Boom & Bust Tue 14 April 2009

Overwhelming Force Sun 12 April 2009

Instant Admiration to Instant Revulsion Sun 12 April 2009

Call Me. I'll Be Around Fri 10 April 2009

WTF? Sat 04 April 2009

Ice Age Conversations Sat 04 April 2009

A Marble In Your Mouth Thu 26 March 2009

Healthy Things Tue 24 March 2009

Why You Should Work for an Internet Company Mon 23 March 2009

Eruption Sat 21 March 2009

Battle at the End of the World Fri 13 March 2009

Torontonia Mon 09 March 2009

This is What a Recession Looks Like Fri 06 March 2009

8 Months of iPhone Photos Fri 06 March 2009

Borough Food Mon 02 March 2009

Sign, Signs, Everywhere There's... Sun 01 March 2009

Tropican't Fri 27 February 2009

Mobile Tech 4 Social Change Sat 21 February 2009

Libeskind @ Strand Thu 19 February 2009

Insurmountable Experience Wed 18 February 2009

Too Transparent Mon 16 February 2009

Tequila & Tarts Sun 15 February 2009

Sign of the Apocalypse Sat 14 February 2009

Seen in New York Fri 13 February 2009

Damn Cold Tue 10 February 2009

ComicCon Sun 08 February 2009

Rude Ink Sun 08 February 2009

Milkfrothing 101 Wed 04 February 2009

Sublime Sun 01 February 2009

Over the Bridge Sun 01 February 2009

The (Behavioural) Economist Wed 28 January 2009

How We Got Here Mon 26 January 2009

Cooking Thai Sun 25 January 2009

Seen In New York Thu 22 January 2009

21st Century Moment Tue 20 January 2009

Conjecture Mon 19 January 2009

Lazy Day Sun 18 January 2009

Kingswood Fri 16 January 2009

Surreal Afternoon at the Office Thu 15 January 2009

The Perfect Pull Wed 14 January 2009

Today's Word of the Day: Apophenia Mon 12 January 2009

Fun With Stats Sun 11 January 2009

Ironic Sign of the Times Sat 10 January 2009

Eats in the Hood Fri 09 January 2009

Final Shots from Australia Thu 08 January 2009

All Day in the Cafe Wed 07 January 2009

Australia: The Food Tue 06 January 2009

The Longest Day of my Life Mon 05 January 2009

Various Aussie Thoughts Sun 04 January 2009

Best Photos of 2008 Sat 03 January 2009

I Resolve To... Sat 03 January 2009

Don't Pass on this Hike Fri 02 January 2009

2008

Sydney's Unique (Architectural) Style Sun 28 December 2008

Migrants Fri 26 December 2008

Australia: Land of Colour Fri 26 December 2008

The Great Dane Fri 26 December 2008

The Bluewater Classic Fri 26 December 2008

A Curious Sensation Sat 20 December 2008

Cityscape Sun 14 December 2008

State of the (Design) Union Fri 12 December 2008

Just Say No Wed 10 December 2008

A Parody of Itself Wed 10 December 2008

Maybe Not The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread? Wed 03 December 2008

Montreal Mon 01 December 2008

Bafascinating Sun 23 November 2008

This Year's Marathon Sun 23 November 2008

The Future Today Tue 18 November 2008

New York Daze Sat 15 November 2008

Episode 44: A New Hope Wed 05 November 2008

Banking With A Difference Mon 03 November 2008

Handed Something New Mon 03 November 2008

Culture High and Low Thu 30 October 2008

Interesting Ad Tue 28 October 2008

Leading Indicators of a Credit Crisis Sat 25 October 2008

Obamania Sat 25 October 2008

Nowhereland Fri 17 October 2008

Changing Times Wed 15 October 2008

Back from Beck Wed 08 October 2008

New Names on the Doors Tue 07 October 2008

Don't Expect To See Me Out Too Much Wed 01 October 2008

A Failure of Metaphor Tue 30 September 2008

Visualizing Information Mon 29 September 2008

Cutting It Up Tue 23 September 2008

Is That A..? Sat 13 September 2008

Thursday Morning Epiphany Thu 11 September 2008

BASEd in Kuala Lumpur Wed 03 September 2008

Timestamps in Django Wed 03 September 2008

Media Backstory Tue 02 September 2008

Visualizing Girl Talk Tue 02 September 2008

Irony is... Thu 28 August 2008

With a Name Like That... Wed 27 August 2008

Sinking The Costs Tue 26 August 2008

The Future of the Web Thu 21 August 2008

Uncontrollable Fun Wed 20 August 2008

Trying to go Nowhere Fri 15 August 2008

Subway Graffiti Thu 14 August 2008

You Might Never Go There Sun 10 August 2008

Fail. Do Not Pass Go Sat 09 August 2008

Post-Industrial Chic Tue 05 August 2008

What Are The Odds Tue 05 August 2008

From my iPhone Sun 03 August 2008

Rolling The Dice Sat 26 July 2008

The Giant Pool o' Money Mon 21 July 2008

The View from Afar Fri 18 July 2008

The Depression & Path Dependence Thu 17 July 2008

Pixelated - in a Good Way Mon 14 July 2008

Efficient Markets Sun 13 July 2008

So That's Where All The Woolly Mammoth's Went... Wed 09 July 2008

Quebec: No Love from Map-Makers Sun 06 July 2008

Fireworks & Rooftops Sat 05 July 2008

The Challenge of an Original Thought Sat 05 July 2008

Survivors of the Massacre Wed 02 July 2008

Hipster Pizza Tue 01 July 2008

What a Tease Sun 29 June 2008

Hard Times A'Coming? Thu 26 June 2008

Emerging Complexity Mon 23 June 2008

Behind the Bench Sun 22 June 2008

Err Lingus Sun 22 June 2008

About Sun 22 June 2008