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aranr

  1. Another night of #casseroles on Rue Boyer!
  2. @rypalmer That wouldn't be surprising, but, alas, no...
  3. Hey Google Maps, you've lost your Montreal metro data. Please get it back. Thx.
  4. Today's story by @snolen on the Mumbai-dancing-shoe-maker-to-the-stars is soooo ready for a movie treatment. theglobeandmail.com/news/world/ind…
  5. Looking forward to tomorrow's open data hack day at Stn C. Come join us if you can. eventbrite.com/event/28489763…
  6. Anyone know what day in August classes start for CSDM elementary schools?
  7. Looking for a junior front-end developer available for FT work. (CSS, HTML5, PHP, etc) Ping me if you know someone.
  8. Who represents you? Check out the new open API from @opennorth represent.opennorth.ca #mtlouvert #opendata
  9. Caught Smokey Joe & The Kid last night at Sala Rossa. My 1st intro to electro-swing. Lots of fun! facebook.com/smokeyjoeandth…
  10. Cool tool from MailChimp suggests marketing partners by comparing your list to other MC customers blog.mailchimp.com/introducing-wa… via @martinleveille
  11. Just made my annual donation to WNYC, producers of On the Media & RadioLab podcasts. U should listen if u don't. U should give if u listen.
  12. A new Christmas classic from Montreal's Barr Brothers: exclaim.ca/MusicVideo/Cli…
  13. Streaming wikipedia change log. inkdroid.org:3000 Absolutely fascinating via @exaltcreativity
  14. Totally inspired by the Open Data Montreal hackathon yesterday. Great turnout and cool projects. #hackmtl
  15. Discovered @pachube tonight. Very cool. Real-time, crowd-sourced data feeds of the internet of things.
  16. Thoroughly impressed with Evernote's seamless UX. Photograph a whiteboard with iPhone app, auto-syncs to web, auto-OCR image.
  17. Trying to explain why Mobile First / Responsive Design is desirable? MediaWiki has done your work for you: j.mp/soEIxh