Jak King advocates free transit in Vancouver run by the government
Armed police to make sure we all pay our two dollars and a quarter, or the hundred and seventy five buck fine if we don't. What a stupid and dangerous idea.
Chad Graham got invited to a luncheon on HMCS Vancouver
I was even shown places they weren't supposed to show me by accident and had to delete a bunch of photos before I left the ship.

A Welcome Change From Urban Drudgery

This morning, instead of working from home as I had promised, I ducked out to ride around my neighbourhood for a half hour before the deluge predicted by Claire Martin. A half an hour turned into an hour and a half, and took the route that I decided will be the route to work. Mostly downhill, and not scary downhill like Union which levels off just as it crosses with Boundary. And under the Second Narrows Bridge.

Vancouver add-on for Flight Simulator released
Also includes Pitt Meadows Airfield and Langley Airfield.
Elaine Corden loves the CBC, but the The Great Canadian Wish List is bringing her down
The second link in her post is to an article in The Tyee she wrote about the wishlist.
Audio of City Making in Paradise with Ken Cameron and Mike Harcourt
Also includes audio of the respondents Ting Pan, Lainya Rowett, and André Vallillee.
The real reason for time tracking systems?
Important point from Geoff in the comments: People are just asked to log the time they've worked, and others, accountants and directors, decide what is billable.
Stephen Rees on TransLink fare evasion
My photo adorns his excellent article, which also talks about fare evasion in London, and some of the tactics officials uses to reduce it. Vancouver's fare paid zone starts today.
Why do people write free documentation? Results of a survey
[A] motivation often voiced by contributors: they don't have the skills to write software for other people's use, but can make themselves useful through support and documentation.
When college ends, so does activism
It amazes me that unions still teach kids on building coalitions, canvassing neighborhoods, visiting members’ homes and organizing direct actions and public events. Sure doesn't sound like the long-range planning conservatives did 30 years ago.
Zak Greant hacked business models
Most of it covers employee-employer relations (the phrase "business model" to me means "how the company makes money"), much of which I recognize as reality or promised in startup-land.

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