February 2009
50 posts
Printing The New York Times Costs Twice As Much As Sending Every Subscriber A Free Kindle - http://is.gd/jbvY
U of T students on the 506 College streetcar: please don’t block doors and take available seats so we can all fit on the streetcar. Thanks!
Nice write-up on K’Naan on the BBC website: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7908409.stm
Finally taking off from work, maybe take it easy tonight. What is everyone else doing this warm winter night?
Lots tweeting: Fam (@lbails18), coworkers (@meyran), pubs (@RandomHouseCA), city council (@TorontoCouncil), events (@tnit), gossip (@xoxoTO)
Retweeting @rhh - There should be a fast & easy way to get tax-favourable status for flashmob do-good projects
Retweeting @RandomHouseCA - “Douglas Copeland’s Generation A coming Sept—already have my copy. I’m told JPod fans will love. -Julie”
Looking forward to the public availability of Shortcovers on Feb 26th, the beta works quite nice! http://www.shortcovers.com/
I think Obama just promised to cure cancer. Seriously.
RT @MovieMoxie - Just got in from seeing two amazing Canadian Flicks: Stone of Destiny and Nurse.Fighter.Boy.
RT @Igniter - Obama says ‘it begins with energy’ and Ontario just introduced best legislation for renewables in North America. #ONgea #obama
Google, Skype, Amazon call on CRTC to ban ISPs from traffic shaping: http://tinyurl.com/dj3h53
Watching the state of the union address online… lots of clapping
Just got back from developers lunch in Toronto… good to see lots of people turn out!
Day 2 without coffee… going through minor withdrawal symptoms now
A day without coffee is a day you don’t want to see me in person ;)
Twitter SMS seems to be working again in Canada… But the site says it’s still down. Wonder what’s going on?
Twitter messaging seems to be working again in Canada… Wonder what’s going on?
Reading about Toronto’s proposed venue plan for the 2015 Pan-Am Games Bid: http://tinyurl.com/d27nfg
RT @nowtoronto (via @modernmod, @ryanmerkley) In defense of Mayor Miller and the Toronto operating budget: http://bit.ly/196nxW
When can I use... →
RT @larrylarry: Oooh. “WhatsThatFont” App for iPhone to identify fonts on the go: http://is.gd/jc7b (now… where’s my iPhone?)
McGuinty on NIMBYs: Only safety, environmental concerns are legit objections to biofuel, solar and wind projects - http://is.gd/jax3
Everyone please welcome my brother to Twitter, @LukeBailey!
RT @larrylarry: Bank of Canada may cut interest rates (currently at 1%) further - http://is.gd/j3zh
(via @MegSinclair): RT @mayormiller Announced Toronto Helps programmes to help seniors, job seekers, youth, tenants. http://bit.ly/5xxx
Going to Ajax Pub Nite tonight at the Rhino in Toronto…
RT @markevans: Is Twitter a Threat to Google? - http://tinyurl.com/cd26qp
RT @sabbatical (via @ryantaylor, @UnionSt) Barack Obama is tired of your mutherf#$&ing sh*t - Ringtones anyone? http://bit.ly/Nqvh
Testing out the FireFox 3.1 beta… It’s too bad the Delicious bookmarks aren’t supported yet, but it’s seems snappier!
Professor loses job for giving all students A+… free from pressure to pass, they become “scientists, not automatons” http://is.gd/iDO3
At a neat show at Nathan Philps Square for WinterCity http://twitpic.com/1d3bg
Recreating the button | stopdesign →
RT @smack416 (via @Brydon): Malcolm Gladwell, master storyteller. http://tinyurl.com/bj2qdd
RT @emenel: Why doesn’t Toronto have a design museum?
RT @lisamurphyTO: The Economist on Hulu: http://tinyurl.com/djd2qb
RT @HarperCollinsCa: npr on coraline: http://tinyurl.com/bhzusc
You know it’s been a bad winter when it is -10 C and you think: “pretty warm” #toronto
Coraline, opening this weekend, looks REALLY good - http://tinyurl.com/9copgz
Public Wireless, fomerly BMV, will offer $40 per month for unlimited calls & text w/no contracts in 3Q 2009 - http://is.gd/iBQc
RT @transittoronto - Calendar: Airport - downtown rail link, Georgetown GO community open house today http://tinyurl.com/bq3ho3
Eating Chippy’s across from Trinity-Bellwoods. Yum!
RT @sarahroger: Radiohead rumoured to play either House of Cards or 15 Step at the Grammys on Sunday http://is.gd/ixVe
People in Canada are trying to get a Wikimedia chapter started again: http://bit.ly/2JMnCU
Really good article on the Post’s blog about the (lack of) entrepreneurship in Ontario (and Canada) due to red tape: http://bit.ly/cWnD
RT @THE_REAL_SHAQ - Im tryn talk steve nash into joining twitter
RT @SteveKeys: Reading: Best of ChangeCamp, on @blogto - http://tinyurl.com/desomv #changecamp
RT lots of people - The New York times has a neat visualization of twitter topics by region during the superbowl - http://tinyurl.com/aduqlw
RT @sparkcbc: Spark 65 is up, featuring @remarkk, #changecamp, Jenova Chen, and more: http://is.gd/ifHj /dm
instead of coming to office early, went to coffee shop for an hour - ended up being more productive overall