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Kids, Bangladesh [photo]

March 22, 2010

Kids, Bangladesh, originally uploaded by Rod Edwards. This is a shot of a group of mischevious kids from the town of Rayenda, deep in the south of Bangladesh. The kids of Bangladesh are a wild and crazy bunch, without the reservations of the generally pretty conservative adults. They’ll happily spend the day following you around, [...]

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Photo – Calgary Tower

March 18, 2010

Calgary Tower, originally uploaded by Rod Edwards. A few weeks ago (the night of the Canada-US gold medal hockey game) my wife, several friends, and I were in Calgary overnighting to take in the game in advance of ski trip to Kicking Horse and Revelstoke. We used the Priceline iPhone app to book a room [...]

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PHOTO: Old City, Dhaka, Bangladesh

March 17, 2010

Old City, Dhaka, Bangladesh, originally uploaded by Rod Edwards. The city of Dhaka is the wildest, craziest place I’ve ever been (my wife and I were there in 2008). More people than you can imagine, packed into a smaller space than you can imagine, all frantically leading their lives. Its polluted, destitute, and heartwarming. Its [...]

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Winter grass – beautiful shot [photograph]

February 22, 2010

Warmth, originally uploaded by Paul Flynn – ‘Toronto Paul’. Captured by Toronto Paul, found on Flickr. Click it for a bigger version.

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Ad Hoc Drum Kit, Mabul Island, Borneo

February 14, 2010

Ad Hoc Drum Kit, Mabul Island, Borneo, originally uploaded by Rod Edwards. From my Malaysian adventures, 2008. This drum kit is made out of some miscellaneous real drum parts, twisted metal, big galon paint pails, and a water tank of some kind. You can find this drum kit at the ass end of nowhere, right [...]

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Lost Vegas

September 24, 2009

Did you know? Hundreds of people live in the storm sewers beneath Las Vegas, driven there by legal problems, addiction, or mental disorder, and subsisting on cash and tokens forgotten in machines by casino patrons. If you’re ever in Vegas, remember what lies beneath the neon.

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US Losing in Innovation

February 25, 2009

Its long been known that the US lags in productivity. More importantly, however, the states are lagging in innovation – the idea-generation that fuels productivity gains.  The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation attempts to quantify this. Note that Canada is significantly worse that the US and most European industrialized nations, and is near the bottom [...]

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Recovery.gov uses an Open Source CMS

February 19, 2009

The US government’s Recovery.gov (an accountability site tracking the use of stimulus dollars) is built on Drupal – a popular, free, open source content management system (software for running websites). Its innovative. It saves tax payer dollars. It allowed for quicker execution. Good to see that Canada is maybe one day possibly perhaps considering investigating [...]

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Does productivity need to come out of the hide of the working people?

February 19, 2009

Quite the conversation with the mayor of Lansing, Michigan on Fox News. He’s vitriolic, and bombastic and sounds like he’s stumping for a presidential nomination. That being said, do you think competitive pressure puts us into a “race to the bottom?” Is there a difference between “fair” trade and “free” trade?

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Study: Widening sidewalks, adding bike lanes at expense of parking benefits all

February 19, 2009

A 2006 study of a Manhattan street (PDF) showed that, in fact, local businesses would benefit if parking was removed so that sidewalks could be widened. [Spacing.ca] I’ve often thought about this for Corydon, here in Winnipeg – its the area where I live, and one of the city’s gastro-vino-sushi-chic districts. In the summer, the [...]

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