the flying squirrel

Oh, Adam, this could have worked out so much better if you’d just read The Ethical Slut. Instead, I have to be subjected to the usual media tropes about philandering politicians. sigh. Wouldn’t it have been more fun if his “live-in partner” could come out and say “Yeah, I know and I’m cool with it.” [...]

After the jump is the speech I gave to Waterloo City Council on Monday. The meeting itself was written up in the Chronicle, but I don’t think the quote from me totally sums up what I was trying to say (you know, newspaper quotes…). I’ve mostly been complaining about the media and the residents’ associaton [...]

Do you read Seth Godin’s blog? You should read today’s post, particularly if you’ve been following the HUG thing. Which statement do you think is more likely to generate the desired response? I’ve been living here for 50 years! I pay my taxes! This neighbourhood is a disaster and the city needs to do something! [...]

I’ve been moved to write a post about HUG Waterloo on WWBA. It’s a follow-up to a post I did a year ago on the supposed “student ghetto” in the Northdale neighbourhood where Ellen lives. Ellen and I talked to Jan D’Ailly last night, offering some of the pieces of the puzzle that I’d been [...]

Merry Christmas, everyone! I’m in Belleville for the holidays, as usual. I’m enjoying a little bit of relaxation and celebration back home with my family. My mom threw her now-traditional Christmas Eve Open House last night. I got to catch up with cousins and aunts and uncles. Today we did the normal Christmas gift exchange [...]

I’ve been trying to get more into Ubuntu lately. Not just running it, but getting involved. I like Ubuntu. I like the software; I like the ethos; I like the community; I like how it’s catching on with people. There’s lots of things to like. I haven’t been this excited and enthusiastic about a computing [...]

I went to the first Ignite Waterloo event last night. Ignite events have been around for a while, but this was the first time we had one in Waterloo. And it was amazing. The premise is you get smart, talented speakers and give them 5 minutes each. They have to prepare 20 slides and they [...]

So me and some folks at kwartzlab (as well as the KW Linux Users Group) are getting together on Thursday to celebrate the release of Ubuntu 9.10, the Karmic Koala. Details at the Kwartzlab site if you’re interested in attending. I run Ubuntu at home on all my computers now. Well… nearly all. It’s come [...]

Kwartzlab is a club, a collective, a shared idea, and a place. The idea sprang up when Mike Hiemstra put out the call on his blog back in March. Since then, folks got together, had lots and lots of meetings, incorporated, leased some space and have been spending the last few weeks turning a little [...]

Let’s clear out some links and ideas and things with a bullet post. Things have been a little hectic lately. Hence no posts. Sorry about that. Have to get back into the habit of posting regularly. Also, recent job searches have reinforced my inner critic. I’m settling in at Open Text, and people are really [...]