Category Archives: Field Notes
Women and the Telephone
Today we celebrate the memory of Ada Lovelace, widely recognized as the world's first computer programmer. more →
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Prorogue, Activism and the Power of Personal Networks
What will you do with the power of your personal networks? The anti-prorogue rallies underscore the importance of this decision and the skills you need to bridge online and offline life. more →
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Dispatch: On Value, Cost and Price (no math)
A story behind Lea Vivot's sculpture Secret Bench of Knowledge, with international characters, and a marketing and sales lesson in cost, price and value, from this morning's bus commute. more →
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140 Characters Or Less
On Twitter, character limits, meaning-making, and doing what we have always done. more →
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Weekend Food Blogging: Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate chip cookies need just a few ingredients, and are easy to make. I've paired them with a suitably complementary simple web layout. more →
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Weekend Food Blogging: Crock Pot Roast
More experiments with web layouts and cooking. This time, a comforting crock pot roast. more →
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Weekend Food Blogging: Oatcakes
Weekend food blogging is about two skills I want to improve simultaneously: cooking and web design layouts. These oatcakes have been a Sunday brunch staple for years. more →
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Stories from Beechwood Cemetery
Ottawa's Beechwood cemetery is beautiful at all times of the year, and especially so on crisp Fall days when its winding roads through wooded groves feel very 19th century. more →
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