Patriot Act abuse: couple being overtly sexual on a plane have been charged...
THIS is the reason you don’t allow overly broad stupid legislation like the Patriot Acts I and II and the most recent Military Commission Act to pass. They are always unintended uses that far exceed...
View Article30 Days of Sustainability 2007 is coming!
30 days of Sustainability is once again happening in Vancouver. This year it runs from April 22 – May 21, 2007. I highly recommend that people go check out the temporary site and sign up for updates....
View ArticleBugatti Veyron races an EF-2000 jet fighter – this is AWESOME
I found this stunning YouTube video on John Chow’s blog here. The Bugatti has to race a mile, turn around, and race back. The EF-2000 has to take off, race a mile into the air vertically and then turn...
View ArticleInspired by Tim Ferris – working a week in Paris WORKED
I read an awesome book recently that made me rethink many things about location, work, and business. It was Tim Ferriss’ book which I highly recommend. “ “The 4-Hour work Week: Escape 9-5, Live...
View ArticleSingle best summary of how people feel about bailing out the auto industry...
If anybody knows who built this, please let me know so that I can attribute it properly…
View ArticleGoogle can now be used to prove that your spouse is a drunkard who wasn’t...
Google launched Latitude – a features in Google Maps that lets you keep track of your friend’s locations. As with all technologies, this one will pose new challenges. I can’t wait for the first divorce...
View ArticleA Range Rover that gets 60mpg? Sign me up.
Check out the concept Range Rover that is aiming for 60mpg courtesy of this article over at Fast Company by Ariel Schwartz. Wow. This thing can get 60mpg??? I’ll believe it when I see it. But I have to...
View ArticleTesla S announced: $50K USD car that seats 7, goes 300 miles between charges...
Okay, since I’m on the techno lust track today, here is the new Tesla S coupe that has been announced. Hmmm, toss up between this and the Range Rover. Is it just me or is there a significant overlap...
View ArticleHow come Raser Tech and FEV can build a 100mpg Hummer and GM can’t?
Have you seen this new 100mpg Hummer H3? Holy crap. It accelerates 0-60 faster than its gas counterpart and gets 4-5x the mileage. Rasertech and FEV, an established auto design and manufacturing...
View ArticleGM’s (ahem) slightly revised PR ad – this one is WAY better than theirs
Click and watch. It’s brilliant.
View ArticleRinspeed Urban Commuter – perfect for Yaletown! (except you can’t buy one yet)
Cool looking little commuter concept car from Rinspeed. Cute! It’s like a pug. Imagine owning a pug dog and a Rinspeed? They’d be the perfect Yaletown accoutrements. Rinspeed UC: Want to Get More Miles...
View ArticleI wanted another Subaru…until I found…the strap-on tank track!
Strap-on tank converts a car into a true all-terrain vehicle from Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine I wanted another Subaru until I saw THIS baby! Forget the Subaru. Maybe an old Yugo?
View ArticleCity of Berkeley launches their Climate Action Plan using Vancouver-based...
Check out the newly launched Climate Action Plan Indicators tool from the City of Berkeley that is based on Vancouver’s own Visible Strategies‘ “See-It” application. It allows all of the stakeholders...
View ArticleInteresting reading: food that kills, augmented reality, death by board...
Jamie Oliver pleads with us to stop killing our kids with crappy food: www.ted.com/talks/jamie_oliver.html Blaise Aguera y Arcas will blow your mind with the next generation of augmented reality...
View ArticleHonda’s new and very awesome 3 wheeled single person electric bike.
Honda’s new one person Electric motorcycle. WANT. More info here.
View ArticleHow to get to Inbox Zero with Gmail – Fast
I haven’t outsourced my inbox yet like Tim Ferriss has. I still do it myself. So every time I hit Inbox Zero, I thank my friend Alex Samuel from Social Signal for her tweeting about her own inbox zero...
View ArticleI’m in the June/July/August issue of Backbone Magazine talking about...
Does this mean I'm now a cover model? Backbone Magazine has just published a great overview of the cleantech sector in Canada that contains quotes from a number of notable people in the space including...
View ArticleGreat ride today. I LOVE the new highway for road-cycling.
I think that the Sea to Sky Highway is going to become known as one of the most amazing road-bike rides in the world. The Whistler Granfondo is going to be a blast. Great training ride day today. 16k...
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