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Business19

A Lesson from Fortune's 3 Lessons Sun 30 August 2015
Car Sharing Wed 02 November 2011
Lost CauseWorld Thu 04 March 2010
Competition is a Great Thing Sun 31 January 2010
So that's how they do it... Mon 10 August 2009
Unanticipated Consequences Thu 16 July 2009
You Can't Beat 'em Thu 18 June 2009
Two Ships Passing in the Night Tue 02 June 2009
Nudging you the Wrong Way Wed 15 April 2009
Why You Should Work for an Internet Company Mon 23 March 2009
This is What a Recession Looks Like Fri 06 March 2009
Tropican't Fri 27 February 2009
Insurmountable Experience Wed 18 February 2009
Too Transparent Mon 16 February 2009
Ironic Sign of the Times Sat 10 January 2009
Just Say No Wed 10 December 2008
Leading Indicators of a Credit Crisis Sat 25 October 2008
Rolling The Dice Sat 26 July 2008
Efficient Markets Sun 13 July 2008

Business, Finance3

Rethinking Inflation Sun 08 November 2009
Banking With A Difference Mon 03 November 2008
The Giant Pool o' Money Mon 21 July 2008

Business, History1

Contrasts Sat 20 August 2011

Business, History, Technology1

Understanding The Now Wed 28 December 2016

Business, NYC, Random1

Thursday Morning Epiphany Thu 11 September 2008

Business, Science1

The (Behavioural) Economist Wed 28 January 2009

Business, Technology9

The Moment of Truth Mon 17 April 2023
SIM As A Service Mon 06 January 2014
Amazon: The Scaling Company Wed 09 November 2011
The (Mobile) Elephants are Dancing Thu 29 April 2010
Commoditizing Dog Food Wed 28 April 2010
Why Cities Matter Thu 22 April 2010
What I Hope Will be in the Apple Tablet Wed 20 January 2010
Interview with the Innovator Thu 24 September 2009
Maybe Not The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread? Wed 03 December 2008

Business, Technology, Travel1

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

Finance8

A Different Way Of Comparing Canada & America Thu 27 September 2012
I'll Be Renting Tue 18 May 2010
Cascading to Failure Fri 07 May 2010
And now your failure is complete... Sun 09 August 2009
A Marble In Your Mouth Thu 26 March 2009
Fun With Stats Sun 11 January 2009
A Failure of Metaphor Tue 30 September 2008
Sinking The Costs Tue 26 August 2008

Finance, NYC1

New Names on the Doors Tue 07 October 2008

Finance, NYC, Random1

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

Finance, Random1

How We Got Here Mon 26 January 2009

Finance, Science2

More Human Than Human Tue 18 August 2009
Simple is the New Complex Sun 10 May 2009

Food14

In Praise of the French Taco Sun 03 December 2023
The Manhattan Project Mon 02 January 2023
Revoltingly Delicious Sat 04 January 2014
The Sunday Sauce Sun 28 October 2012
Pizzeria Farina Sun 18 March 2012
The Jade Seafood Restaurant Fri 16 March 2012
Richmond's Eat Street Mon 12 March 2012
Richmond Night Market Sat 27 August 2011
Hoisin Knife Sun 27 March 2011
Food Walking East Van Sun 13 March 2011
The Ritter Sport Unboxing Experience Thu 09 December 2010
Balinese Food Mon 09 August 2010
Milkfrothing 101 Wed 04 February 2009
Cooking Thai Sun 25 January 2009

Food, NYC8

Gastronomic Locavority Mon 21 December 2009
For the Alcoholic Russophile who has it all Sun 11 October 2009
Hot Diggity Dog Tue 21 July 2009
Borough Food Mon 02 March 2009
Tequila & Tarts Sun 15 February 2009
Lazy Day Sun 18 January 2009
The Perfect Pull Wed 14 January 2009
Eats in the Hood Fri 09 January 2009

Food, Travel21

When Architects Open Cafes Thu 24 January 2013
Istanbul Tue 02 November 2010
Uzbekistan Thu 21 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
Luang Prabang and Vientiane Tue 31 August 2010
Lao food Fri 27 August 2010
Yogyakarta Tue 17 August 2010
Borneo Notes Mon 02 August 2010
Kota Kinabalu Night Market Sat 31 July 2010
More Great Japanese Food Thu 15 July 2010
Tsukiji Fish Market Mon 12 July 2010
How to Drink Tea Mon 12 July 2010
Tokyo - Day 3 Sat 10 July 2010
26 Hours in Montreal Mon 17 May 2010
Torontonia Mon 09 March 2009
All Day in the Cafe Wed 07 January 2009
Australia: The Food Tue 06 January 2009

History5

Censorship Sun 12 July 2015
Goodbye Penny, And Thanks For The Memories Mon 18 February 2013
Great Stories From Hip-Hop Fri 25 February 2011
Couldn't Happen Here Tue 16 June 2009
The Depression & Path Dependence Thu 17 July 2008

History, NYC4

Geometric Growth & the City Sun 22 January 2023
Samurai is Japanese for Psychopathic Village People Sat 19 December 2009
New York Tour Sun 27 September 2009
Not Much of a Return Wed 22 July 2009

History, NYC, Technology1

Mapping the City Tue 22 September 2009

History, Random6

What Are The Odds This Is True? Fri 10 December 2010
Geography is Destiny Thu 02 September 2010
Great Meals and Path Dependence Sun 28 February 2010
Sorted Mon 28 September 2009
Nowhereland Fri 17 October 2008
Changing Times Wed 15 October 2008

History, Travel3

Cappadocia Mon 08 November 2010
Kowloon Walled City (Park) Tue 20 July 2010
Treasures from the Tokyo National Museum Sat 10 July 2010

misc1

About Sun 22 June 2008

NYC31

Brooklyn Walk Sat 26 June 2010
Celebrate the Solstice with Stop Motion Mon 21 June 2010
Spring Day in NYC Sat 10 April 2010
Ye Great Storm of 2010 Fri 26 February 2010
Gotta Love It Wed 17 February 2010
Transient City Thu 17 December 2009
Subway Mapping Mon 09 November 2009
Marathon of Consciousness Mon 02 November 2009
Bukem Sat 31 October 2009
Tell Me How You Really Feel... Thu 08 October 2009
Ah, Another Beautiful Sunset Fri 14 August 2009
The Joy of Brooklyn Mon 20 July 2009
They Did It Mon 08 June 2009
The Wall Sun 31 May 2009
Flint, Meet Brooklyn Mon 27 April 2009
Overwhelming Force Sun 12 April 2009
Instant Admiration to Instant Revulsion Sun 12 April 2009
Sign, Signs, Everywhere There's... Sun 01 March 2009
Rude Ink Sun 08 February 2009
Over the Bridge Sun 01 February 2009
Kingswood Fri 16 January 2009
Surreal Afternoon at the Office Thu 15 January 2009
Cityscape Sun 14 December 2008
New York Daze Sat 15 November 2008
Culture High and Low Thu 30 October 2008
Back from Beck Wed 08 October 2008
Cutting It Up Tue 23 September 2008
Media Backstory Tue 02 September 2008
With a Name Like That... Wed 27 August 2008
Hipster Pizza Tue 01 July 2008
Hard Times A'Coming? Thu 26 June 2008

NYC, Random27

Bill on Bill Thu 03 June 2010
Everything is Better with Lasers Wed 13 January 2010
Now You See Me, Now You Don't Fri 09 October 2009
How Did I Miss This Party? Tue 08 September 2009
The Hammer of Justice and the Table of Reason Mon 07 September 2009
Off the Hook in Red Hook Tue 18 August 2009
Envisioning New York Sun 07 June 2009
You Know The Economy is in the Crapper when... Fri 15 May 2009
Under Pressure Tue 12 May 2009
Spirited Ad Fri 08 May 2009
Spring is in the Air Sun 19 April 2009
Random Thoughts at NYPL Tue 14 April 2009
Libeskind @ Strand Thu 19 February 2009
Sign of the Apocalypse Sat 14 February 2009
Seen in New York Fri 13 February 2009
ComicCon Sun 08 February 2009
Sublime Sun 01 February 2009
Seen In New York Thu 22 January 2009
Conjecture Mon 19 January 2009
Best Photos of 2008 Sat 03 January 2009
A Parody of Itself Wed 10 December 2008
Bafascinating Sun 23 November 2008
Obamania Sat 25 October 2008
Is That A..? Sat 13 September 2008
Irony is... Thu 28 August 2008
Fail. Do Not Pass Go Sat 09 August 2008
Post-Industrial Chic Tue 05 August 2008

NYC, Random, Travel1

19 Recent Photos Sun 31 January 2010

NYC, Technology3

An Open Letter to Mayor Bloomberg & the Future Head of the DOITT Mon 04 January 2010
Uncovering UncoverYourCity.com Wed 16 December 2009
State of the (Design) Union Fri 12 December 2008

NYC, Travel1

The Sixth Borough Sun 13 June 2010

Programming2

Timestamps in Django Wed 03 September 2008
The Future of the Web Thu 21 August 2008

Programming, Technology1

Connecting to the Real World Mon 19 October 2009

Programming, Travel1

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

Random67

The Ongoing Digitization of Your Life Sun 21 May 2023
Shadowbahn Thu 02 September 2021
The Question Being Asked Sun 16 August 2015
The Ur And The Horn Tue 12 May 2015
2014: Rear View Mirror Edition Wed 31 December 2014
New York Alki Thu 20 June 2013
Notes on Healthcare Mon 10 June 2013
Requiem for a city Sat 23 March 2013
The Tower Sat 26 January 2013
Wednesdays Wed 24 October 2012
And Now Some Photos From Vancouver Thu 27 September 2012
Down & Out on the DTES Sat 01 September 2012
The Various Nicknames Of My Son Sat 21 July 2012
Emily Carr Graduate Exhibit 2012 Sun 27 May 2012
The World Needs More Better Propaganda Sat 05 May 2012
Michael Morris at the Belkin Art Gallery Thu 15 March 2012
Beaty Biodiversity Museum Sun 11 March 2012
Some Recent Quotes Sat 18 February 2012
Goodbye 2011, Hello 2012 Sun 01 January 2012
Defeat Mon 19 September 2011
The Real Reason They're Rioting in Vancouver Thu 16 June 2011
Recent Dispatches Sun 15 May 2011
Weekend Reading. Play Along At Home Sun 24 April 2011
Out With 2010 And In With 2011 Sat 01 January 2011
On Poetry Fri 31 December 2010
Getting Ready for India Sun 05 September 2010
Finally, A Great 21st Century Hip Hop Song Sat 29 May 2010
Unlearning Mon 17 May 2010
More Apophenia Sun 09 May 2010
Same Same But Different Sat 13 March 2010
World's Toughest Map Thu 04 March 2010
Can Someone Please Explain This To Me? Fri 22 January 2010
Today's Moment of Inspiration Thu 14 January 2010
Contemporary Canadian Thu 24 December 2009
I Know I Run Fast, But... Thu 24 December 2009
The Fall Mon 21 December 2009
Message from the Future Sat 07 November 2009
Design, The Economy & Everything Wed 30 September 2009
Call the Secret Service! Tue 01 September 2009
The Prophet Mon 13 July 2009
Manufactured Drivescapes Tue 23 June 2009
Kawaii Sun 21 June 2009
People Making Pretty Things Sat 09 May 2009
Vicarious Pants Thu 30 April 2009
Zeitgeist? Mon 27 April 2009
WTF? Sat 04 April 2009
Eruption Sat 21 March 2009
Battle at the End of the World Fri 13 March 2009
8 Months of iPhone Photos Fri 06 March 2009
Damn Cold Tue 10 February 2009
21st Century Moment Tue 20 January 2009
Migrants Fri 26 December 2008
A Curious Sensation Sat 20 December 2008
Montreal Mon 01 December 2008
This Year's Marathon Sun 23 November 2008
The Future Today Tue 18 November 2008
Episode 44: A New Hope Wed 05 November 2008
Handed Something New Mon 03 November 2008
Interesting Ad Tue 28 October 2008
BASEd in Kuala Lumpur Wed 03 September 2008
Visualizing Girl Talk Tue 02 September 2008
You Might Never Go There Sun 10 August 2008
What Are The Odds Tue 05 August 2008
Pixelated - in a Good Way Mon 14 July 2008
Survivors of the Massacre Wed 02 July 2008
Behind the Bench Sun 22 June 2008
Err Lingus Sun 22 June 2008

Random, Science3

Best Metaphor Ever? Mon 21 March 2011
Today's Word of the Day: Apophenia Mon 12 January 2009
Visualizing Information Mon 29 September 2008

Random, Technology6

Things Are Getting Faster Thu 31 October 2013
We Live In The Future Sat 26 October 2013
Maker Faire Vancouver Sat 25 June 2011
The Modern Arabic Novel Sat 27 March 2010
Total Invasion of Privacy Mon 22 June 2009
Don't Expect To See Me Out Too Much Wed 01 October 2008

Random, Travel7

Notes on Japan Wed 14 July 2010
Piety & Punk Fri 05 June 2009
Final Shots from Australia Thu 08 January 2009
Various Aussie Thoughts Sun 04 January 2009
Sydney's Unique (Architectural) Style Sun 28 December 2008
The Great Dane Fri 26 December 2008
The Bluewater Classic Fri 26 December 2008

Random, Uncategorized3

Why I'm Bullish on Education Wed 02 September 2009
Super Surreal Fiction Mon 03 August 2009
Travellin' Man Tue 21 April 2009

Science9

Great Science Writing Sat 02 November 2013
Two Interesting Thoughts Sun 13 December 2009
Today's Big Idea Wed 07 October 2009
Under Pressure Tue 28 July 2009
Uncontrollable Fun Wed 20 August 2008
Trying to go Nowhere Fri 15 August 2008
The View from Afar Fri 18 July 2008
What a Tease Sun 29 June 2008
Emerging Complexity Mon 23 June 2008

Seattle5

One Seattle Fri 20 December 2024
First Ascents Mon 27 November 2023
Seattle Streets Mon 27 November 2023
The Great South Seattle Conflagration Wed 22 March 2023
Analyzing Violence in South Seattle Sun 16 July 2017

Seattle, Travel, Uncategorized1

Olympic Beaches Trip Report Tue 25 July 2023

Technology32

A New Way to Explore the MoMA's Permanent Collection Wed 21 May 2025
A Still Relevant Unpublished Post From 2016 Sat 21 December 2024
What’s Your Favorite AI? Tue 07 March 2023
Art at Home Sat 24 July 2021
Plants. Without the Effort Sun 28 February 2021
Finding Nearby Things in QGIS (Tutorial) Thu 06 July 2017
Debunking the "Steve Jobs Ignored Customers" Myth Mon 14 September 2015
What's Getting Backed on Kickstarter: Technology Edition Tue 24 March 2015
The Blinky Box Tue 24 June 2014
Google Maps: Confusing Time & Place Mon 13 January 2014
Everything Old Is New Again: Vol. 47 Sun 21 April 2013
On Driving An Electric Car Tue 02 April 2013
Cameratastic Wed 13 March 2013
Drones as a Service Mon 25 February 2013
Algorithms Without Feeling Mon 04 February 2013
Throwing Light Tue 01 January 2013
What Does 1 Month Of Tweets Look Like? Thu 08 November 2012
My Technology Graveyard Wed 29 August 2012
Maker Faire 2012 Sun 24 June 2012
Crushing on LED Art Mon 18 April 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
My Dad Is A Waterfall Sat 08 January 2011
Facebook's Orwell Moment Thu 22 April 2010
Justin Bieber has Swine Flu! Fri 16 April 2010
Algorithms are Hard :( Thu 11 March 2010
A Glimpse of Google's Future? Tue 02 March 2010
Maptastic Sun 31 January 2010
Facebook Thinks I've Got Marriage Problems Sat 12 December 2009
The Web Is Really Everywhere Sun 21 June 2009
Call Me. I'll Be Around Fri 10 April 2009
Healthy Things Tue 24 March 2009

Technology, Travel2

San Francisco Wed 16 November 2011
Land O' Engineers Thu 15 July 2010

Travel50

Taiwan Notes Sun 04 August 2024
Hunting for King Tides Fri 30 December 2022
Trip Report: Mount St. Helens Mon 08 August 2022
Yukon Notes Sat 24 September 2016
Paris Notes Sun 12 June 2016
Portland in 2015 Sat 11 July 2015
Seattle's Hidden Dystopia Thu 22 August 2013
Hunting Canada's Biggest Trees Mon 15 July 2013
Portlandia Tue 26 March 2013
Hawaii Notes Sun 23 December 2012
An Epic Hike Thu 20 September 2012
Rainforest Trail - Pacific Rim National Park Reserve Sat 21 July 2012
Toronto Afternoon Sat 09 June 2012
In Praise of Tokyo Tue 15 May 2012
Toronto to Montreal to Toronto in 27 Hours Sat 07 January 2012
Hornby Island Sat 20 August 2011
Galiano Island Mon 18 July 2011
Richmond Sat 18 June 2011
Europe Notes Tue 24 May 2011
48 Hours in Seattle Wed 13 April 2011
Vancouver: Almost a Week In Mon 10 January 2011
Travel Notes Sun 12 December 2010
Why I <3 Berlin Sun 28 November 2010
Wrapping Up India Tue 12 October 2010
Hanoi & Ha Long Bay Fri 27 August 2010
Kuala Lumpur Wed 18 August 2010
Mt. Bromo Fri 13 August 2010
Ye Olde Boat Race Fri 13 August 2010
Bali Mon 09 August 2010
Semporna Mon 02 August 2010
Laundry Sun 01 August 2010
Maliau Basin Thu 29 July 2010
Hong Kong Notes Mon 26 July 2010
Gulung Mulu National Park Mon 26 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
Repetition is the Key to... Wed 14 July 2010
Characters Tue 13 July 2010
Tokyo Old & New Mon 12 July 2010
Tokyo - Day 2 Fri 09 July 2010
Tokyo - Day 1 Fri 09 July 2010
A Few Days in Vancouver Sat 03 July 2010
DC on a Whim Mon 05 April 2010
Ten Random Thoughts on Wyoming Sun 12 July 2009
The Longest Day of my Life Mon 05 January 2009
Don't Pass on this Hike Fri 02 January 2009
Australia: Land of Colour Fri 26 December 2008

Uncategorized30

A Real Case Fri 23 December 2022
Space Volcanoes Tue 25 January 2022
Summer: How Much Hotter & Drier Sun 12 September 2021
Thinking Like an Algorithm Tue 15 December 2020
Excerpts From A Few Stories I Read Last Year Sat 05 January 2013
Classic Hong Kong Action Movies Courtesy of YouTube Sat 13 October 2012
The China Fall? Mon 10 September 2012
Van Dusen Trip Sat 25 August 2012
This is how it begins Sun 03 June 2012
Why I Love American Psycho Sun 13 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
Architecture Notes from Vancouver Sun 04 March 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
Articulating Your Idea Sat 12 February 2011
Signs in the 'Hood Sat 19 September 2009
iFun Wed 20 May 2009
Boom & Bust Tue 14 April 2009
Ice Age Conversations Sat 04 April 2009
Mobile Tech 4 Social Change Sat 21 February 2009
I Resolve To... Sat 03 January 2009
Subway Graffiti Thu 14 August 2008
From my iPhone Sun 03 August 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