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- Articles I’m Digesting 16-11-2009 by eaves.ca on Nov 16, 2009
BC Budget Visualizations – DIY Transparency & Local Government by Jer (via David Ascher) When I think of Open Data many ideas come to mind. Applications like Vantrash were an early success, but what Jer has done with the BC Government's Budget...
- Stem Cell Charter Sign & Share Rally Begins! by eaves.ca on Nov 12, 2009
Why did I sign The Stem Cell Charter? Yes, I've been really impressed with the launch and the associated campaign. Yes, my parents are cancer researchers and I (literally) grew up in lab. Yes, the website and videos are beautifully done. Yes, the Cha...
- Upcoming talk: Toronto Innovation Showcase by eaves.ca on Oct 28, 2009
Just a little FYI to let people know I'm going to be in Toronto on Monday, November 2nd for the City of Toronto's Innovation Showcase. I'll be doing a panel Open Government with Maryantonett Flumian (President of the Institute On Governance, I remem...
- Spark Interview on VanTrash – The Open Source Garbage Reminder Service by eaves.ca on Oct 16, 2009
A couple of weeks ago I was interviewed by the CBC's Nora Young for her show Spark: a weekly audio blog of smart and unexpected trendwatching about the way technology affects our lives and world. The interview (which was fun!) dives a little deeper...
- Articles I’m Digesting 10/09/2009 by eaves.ca on Sep 11, 2009
Here's a few articles I've been reading that I've found particularly compelling. Big Food vs. Big Insurance by Michael Pollan (via David B.) This great piece talks about the secondary impact of health care reform - namely that if US Health Insuranc...
- The Day my Universe Changed by eaves.ca on Sep 9, 2009
Last night I re-watched the first episode of James Burke's 1985 history/science series, The Day the Universe Changed. If you've never had a had a chance to watch it, find it in your local library (or for those unconcerned with legal issues, fire up y...
- How bad design led to a lost decade by eaves.ca on Aug 25, 2009
First, I'm away on vacation (hence the scarce number of posts) and am consumed writing a few chapters for a couple of books that I'm contributing to - more on those in the near future I hope. In the interim, I became profoundly depressed this morning...
