Style Profiles – Kris Krug, One Cool Geek

Style Profiles – Kris Krug, One Cool Geek What stands out about him is that he shatters the stereotype about Vancouver people, and about geeks fixated on the nerd box: he’s extroverted and friendly to strangers, making even a banal elevator ride into a party. Not one to leave anyone out, his co

Web 2.0 and The Letter “e”: The Interview

Web 2.0 and The Letter “e”: The Interview In an exclusive e-mail exchange with our editors, the reclusive vowel talks about what he’s been doing since the year 2000, his investment strategy, and his thoughts on whether we’ve entered a new technology bubble. He joins us from his yacht just out

Workspace Photo Contest

My buddy Bill is opening an awesome new shared Workspace for independant artists, geeks, and other creative entrepenerial types an awesome part of Vancouver. I’m a member and so are lots of other great peeps. Anyway, he’s holding a photo contest and giving away 10 free month long memberships. It’s a great idea and would Read More …

Flickr War

Flickr War Verb//slang Definition: 1. the act of war performed on flickr through posting of unfortunate pictures Usage: “If you post those pictures of me in my y-front underwear you’ll get Flickr warred beeyatch.”

Kriscollection v.1

I’ve completed my summer mix CD. Here’s the playlist. 001 – Sunshowers // MIA 002 – We Be Burnin’ // Sean Paul 003 – King Without A Crown // Matiyahu 004 – Love Lies Bleeding // The Black Tories 005 – Fear of Dying // Jack Off Jill 006 – Beautiful Stranger // Madonna 007 Read More …

Burning Man Photography

Desert to Dream: A Decade of Burning Man Photography Desert to Dream is an unprecedented photographic record of a decade of Burning Man celebrations — from its infancy as a performance art exhibition in the late 80s to its explosion as a pop culture, community-driven phenomenon today. Photographer Barb

DrupalCamp Seattle 2006

I got a thank you email from Gregory Heller at CivicActions this morning which reminded me that I hadn't posted a Drupal Camp Seattle 2006 wrap-up yet. 2 weeks ago in Seattle CivicActions, Raincity, and Bryght co-ordinated a Drupal training camp and hack-fest for about 50 aspiring Drupal-geeks at the Hugo House in Seattle. This Read More …

Lip Gloss and Laptops Episode 019

Lip Gloss and Laptops Episode 019 Kris Krug was the official L&L photographer a few weeks ago, and also gives us a revealing interview that includes background about Airdrie’s now-famous Space Needle photo. Yes, she did it!

We’re Considering Going Carless

We’re Considering Going Carless Some friends of ours recently sold their car and became a member of Vancouver’s car co-op. This idea has appealed to me for years, but I’ve never done anything about it. Now we’re seriously considering taking the plunge. Why?