Not that I’m a crazy blogger or anything, but I was finding the blogger system to be rather annoying. As such, I have decided to move my blog over to a wordpress installation. Let’s see how this works!
design, programming | Jason | 
October 26, 2009 11:47 pm | 
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When I have some time, I plan to go through this fabulous list of open lectures about Africa.
“As the world become an increasingly interconnected and truly global marketplace, it becomes ever more important to learn and understand the history, culture and economic roles of nations around the world. Africa is no exception, and this collection of lectures, many from renowned scholars, researchers and innovators, will help you better understand the many varied regions of Africa and the continents changing role in the world marketplace.”
development, travel | Jason | October 15, 2009 7:11 pm | Comments (0)
Some interesting Canadian place-name trivia. In all, we have a lot of pleasant places, but we’re not all that creative when it comes to lake names! (“hey – that lake looks pretty long, let’s call it Long Lake!”)
Source: http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/info/trivia_e.php
Most Common Place Names in Canada
| Rank | Place name | # |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mount Pleasant | 16 |
| 2. | Centreville | 15 |
| 2. | Lakeview | 15 |
| 3. | Pleasant Valley | 14 |
| 4. | Fairview | 13 |
| 5. | Rosedale | 11 |
| 6. | Salem | 10 |
| 6. | Bellevue | 10 |
| 6. | Springfield | 10 |
| 6. | Glenwood | 10 |
| 6. | Richmond | 10 |
| 6. | Riverside | 10 |
| 6. | Westmount | 9 |
| 7. | Maple Grove | 9 |
| 7. | Greenfield | 9 |
| 7. | Victoria | 9 |
| 7. | Sunset Beach | 9 |
| 7. | Sunnyside | 9 |
| 7. | Little Harbour | 9 |
Most Common Feature Names in Canada
| Rank | Place name | # |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Long Lake | 203 |
| 2. | Mud Lake | 182 |
| 3. | Long, Lac | 164 |
| 4. | Long Pond | 152 |
| 5. | Rond, Lac | 145 |
| 6. | Green Island | 132 |
| 7. | Long Point | 125 |
| 8. | Big Island | 120 |
| 9. | Narrows, The | 118 |
| 10. | Truite, Lac à la | 113 |
| 11. | Round Lake | 109 |
| 12. | Otter Lake | 108 |
| 13. | Black Rock | 103 |
| 14. | Long Island | 101 |
| 14. | Perdu, Lac | 101 |
| 14. | Moose Lake | 101 |
| 15. | Little Lake | 100 |
The Taj in Jalalabad, Afghanistan is indeed an oddity. Not only is it the only bar in eastern Afghanistan, it is also the location where an ingenious “Beer for Data” program began. Put simply, if visitors to the bar have useful data (gps plots, imagery, technology white papers…) they can trade this information for a beer.
source: Human Technology Network
development, GIS, knowledge management | Jason | August 19, 2009 1:05 pm | Comments (0)
You always expect for your luggage to be treated badly when putting it onto an airplane, but check-out this picture and video of a luggage container stuck in the engine of a Japan Airlines flight out of LAX. Crazy.
Source: BBC
travel | Jason | May 12, 2009 1:53 pm | Comments (0)
This video captures 20 minutes of sandbagging at the Fargodome.
politics | Jason | April 1, 2009 2:02 pm | Comments (0)
design, flash | Jason | March 23, 2009 11:51 am | Comments (0)
I love this one-hit wonder song by Murray Head, but hadn’t seen the music video until today.
travel | Jason | March 13, 2009 12:22 pm | Comments (1)
design | Jason | March 3, 2009 1:07 pm | Comments (0)
So Stephen Harper was in town recently, and was found giving a press-conference announcing that “The Rapid Transit (Sky Train) Line To Coquitlam will be built”. Unfortunately Glen Clark promised the same thing in 1999 (check out this 1998 news release talking about a “Broadway-Lougheed-Coquitlam-New Westminster” sky train route. Hopefully this time we can trust the politicians.
development, politics | Jason | March 2, 2009 1:37 am | Comments (0)
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