Going Overboard: A Series
Sometimes I get way too in to a topic.
2022 Vancouver Election Guide
9 parties. 59 candidates. One ballot.
Updated through Oct 12. Sat Oct 15 is the last day to vote! If you’re short on time, I’ve added some sample ballots for housing-focused progressives. Vancouver is cursed with an interesting political scene. We have a relatively engaged electorate compared to other cities, and a disproportionate supply of cranks....
How to Buy a Family EV
Doing battle with the global supply chain.
When our second kid was born a couple years back, I started working on getting us a bigger car. This proved… challenging. The requirements My quest had two key requirements that I thought were simple, but weren’t: Big enough to haul around two young kids, plus stuff. Nothing huge; just...
The Unified Theory of Cereal
How to do better than Corn Flakes.
I like cereal. It’s quick, it’s easy, it tastes good. Who doesn’t like cereal? Recently though, I’ve been at home more than usual. What was once a weekend treat is now always available, often appealing. Cereal is there, whether I’m trying to kick off the day quickly, tiding myself over...
Guide to the Cold-Industrial Complex
A primer on making sense of cold medicine.
It’s cold season. Yes, that time of year where, despite your best efforts, you have recently contracted one of the over 200 viruses that cause the annoying but survivable group of immune responses we call the cold. Naturally, you are familiar with the baseline approaches to managing cold symptoms. You...
Canada Election Guide, 2019
Your vote – it's in you to give.
Updated to reflect latest polling, and to add a Vancouver Granville section, through Oct 19. On Monday, Canada votes. Last election, Justin Trudeau’s Liberals swept into power. A wave of optimism and enthusiasm won the Liberals the largest gain in seats ever in a Federal election. Trudeau was seen as...
iTunes: An Error Occurred
Like all good things, iTunes comes to an end.
Once upon a time, Apple debuted an application for playing music. Yes, an application. That’s what we called apps back when dinosaurs roamed the Mac. And one of the most-loved applications back in that ancient era was for playing your MP3s. It was called iTunes. iTunes brought together a shiny...
Vancouver Election Guide, 2018
A housing crisis and dueling viewpoints make for a fascinating election.
Updated through October 19. Saturday is the final day to vote. If you’re short on time, I’ve posted three example Council ballots. Polls are open until 8pm. Canadian politics is, typically, boring. And we like it that way. We’ve seen what can happen when politics get too interesting. And well,...