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TransLink's Buzzer blog
They're promising at least one update every weekday.
SkyTrain Security Unconference
Karen Fung, of Vancouver Transit Camp fame, is coordinating the online community conversation.
Jeff Rosenberg lists the best songs about Portland, Oregon for the Willamette Week
Just in time for the 2004 Rose Festival.
Rannie Turingan's iPhone wallpapers
My phone's currently rocking the bottles wallpaper.
David Ravensbergen critiques Richard Florida's concept of the creative class
"'Staying put' is only for those who can't afford to move, or those who still hold the outmoded belief that living near friends and family is a central component of basic happiness. This begs the question of how to create healthy communities when everyone is constantly on the move in pursuit of greener pastures."
Laidback Geek, Mark Yuasa's blog for people who like games and gadgets but aren't obsessed with them
I like video games (and only ever sports games and race car games, not FPS or role-playing games), only play them in streaks, not all the time, and don't always have to have the latest shiniest new toy.
Don't Cry for Me, I'm Already Dead
Proof that you can have entire conversations quoting The Simpsons.
Evan Osnos spends time with Tang Jie and China's "angry youth"
More courteous than angry-sounding, "pro-China youth" still sounds like a better phrase to describe them than "angry youth".
From the erotic domain, pole dancing as exercise increases popularity in China
Little mention that it's already a fitness trend in North America. With video.
William Deresiewicz on the disadvantages of an elite university education
It makes you incapable of talking to people unlike you; inculcates a false sense of self-worth; offers too much security; and trains leaders, not thinkers, argues Deresiewicz. Also, he discusses the importance of solitude.
Joe Clark takes over editorship of the Tea Makers blog
I was never particularly interested in the criticism-by-pseudonymous-insider blog about the Ceeb. This changes everything.
Not ShoZu's fault, evidently. I'm going to assume that ShoZu will release a fix just as I get my phone delivered.
iPhoto strips out the "minus" in longitudes, making photos taken in California appear as if they were taken in China. Good thing I don't use iPhoto.
Why homeownership might not be a good idea
For cities and for young people. Essentially: for some, homeownership locks you in a trunk.
Sameer Vasta on ad networks: the new cool kid clique?
I feel that there’s more room in the market (but only a little, nobody wants market over-saturation) for the smaller, elite networks that are prestige badges as well as revenue streams.
nciku Chinese characters and pinyin dictionary
So many features. Handwritten character recognition, audio in both a male and female voice, phrases suggested and rated by users. Hard-to-remember name, though.
Just, you know, shrug it off
Could we all be that chill and remain reverent?
Mike Lydon on how to create a bicycle network
Bicycle lanes, bicycle boulevards, shared streets and off-street paths are the four elements. Lydon cites Portland, Oregon as an example North American cities can aspire to.
Why they’re wrong about Critical Mass
Struggles for democracy and human rights under dictatorial regimes have never been won because the underdog rationally convinced the dictator to abdicate power.
What is Vancouverism?
Darren Barefoot finds some links, embedding a 10-minute video on the subject, which features interviews from Helena Grdadolnik, Lance Berelowitz, Trevor Boddy, Sherry Mckay, Larry Beasley and others.
Advancing in the Bash Shell
Some more shortcuts to add to the arsenal, on the road to better command line habits.
Paul Lukas, writing in 2006, about baseball players and their necklaces
Titanium and otherwise, with lots of links to photos.

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