Distractions, reflections

David Ing, at large … Sometimes, my mind wanders


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Yesterday

blog (feed #44)
Published Siang Yu Tang.
11:49pm via Foursquare
@ Siang Yu Tang - Neighbourhood acupuncture for fatigue. Needles in neck and back of hands, rather than down back. Vision cleared in seconds

February 3rd

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10:01pm via Tumblr
Fog On Burrard Inlet on Flickr.Not a ghost ship, just a...
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9:56pm via Flickr
Fog On Burrard Inlet

February 2nd

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3:56am via Urbanspoon
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3:36am via Urbanspoon
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3:28am via Tumblr
Dunleavy Ave at Railroad St on Flickr.
Mission to Seafarers...
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3:18am via Flickr
Dunleavy Ave at Railroad St
blog (feed #44)
12:43am via Foursquare
@ Firehall Arts Center - Display of pigment prints by Leonard Cohen 2008-2011. Chelsea Hotel play previews tomorrow, I will leave Vancouver on plane
blog (feed #28)
4:06pm via IngBrief
@warstrekkid When I developed a course in Finland,  student blogs were a way to enlarge interaction to a larger world.  I had colleagues from around the world looking and commenting on student blogs, with an understanding that students may have ...
blog (feed #28)
3:39pm via IngBrief
@warstrekkid Full-time, in-person university education is a privilege.  Distinctions between learning and teaching should be appreciated.  Unlike high school where (sometimes coercive “push”) teaching is required for adolescents, university ...

January 31st

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4:30am via syscoi.com/daviding
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4:08am via IngBrief
The structural shift from manufacturing economy to service economy can be denied or encouraged by society in general, and governments in particular.  Joseph Stiglitz writes: The parallels between the story of the origin of the Great Depression an...

January 30th

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4:21am via Urbanspoon
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4:21am via Urbanspoon
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Published Pelican.
2:43am via Foursquare
@ Pelican - Cantonese cuisine farther east, past Commercial Drive. Extensive menu, Chinese families at dinner, English of some servers weak
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8:36pm via Diigo

January 29th

blog (feed #28)
5:38pm via IngBrief
Flight AC101 returning to gate, due to sheared shaft in #2 engine, and can’t take off with one engine. Will either have repair, or change to another plane. Inconvenient, yes, glad that I didn’t book tightly from Toronto to Vancouver.
blog (feed #28)
4:54pm via IngBrief
Called by BMO Mastercard fraud detection, cash advances in Montreal without using a PIN. How was that done? Yes, I was in Montreal, and used card for metro fare and one dinner
blog (feed #44)
4:48pm via Foursquare
@ Maple Leaf Lounge - Domestic Departures - Healthier airport lounge snacks? Hummus and pita chips are new, can't find potato chips nor apples at 11a.m.

January 27th

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7:56pm via Urbanspoon
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5:40pm via Tumblr
Coral Egan, Segal Centre on Flickr.Preview of “The Year He...

January 26th

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4:19am via Tumblr
Yael Bensoussan duo, Segal Centre on Flickr.Vocals in French,...
flickr (feed #33)
Shared 2 photos.
4:06am via Flickr
Yael Bensoussan duo, Segal Centre Coral Egan, Segal Centre
blog (feed #44)
1:35am via Foursquare
@ Segal Centre for Performing Arts - Coral Egan with trio previewing new album "The Year He Drove Me Crazy" to be released in spring. Intimate venue with 150 in audience.

January 25th

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12:07am via Foursquare
@ Food Court Centre Eaton - Wandered through underground city from Bonaventure to Eaton Centre. Is this more real than Montreal below zero outside?
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6:31pm via Urbanspoon
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6:31pm via Urbanspoon
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5:12pm via Tumblr
Guaranteed Pure Milk bottle, Montreal on Flickr.Rooftop art deco...
flickr (feed #33)
5:04pm via Flickr
Guaranteed Pure Milk bottle, Montreal

January 24th

blog (feed #44)
3:14am via Foursquare
@ Montréal International Airport Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau (YUL) - Inbound from international locations, YUL seems to have upside of low stress immigration with no lines, but downside that checked baggage is slow to appear
blog (feed #44)
5:59pm via Foursquare
@ Newark Penn Station - En route to Manhattan to visit MK. Plans change quickly, now recalling New York time (and local prices)

January 23rd

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11:07pm via Tumblr
JAX Art by Joe Segal on Flickr.Sculptures of wood and aluminum...
blog (feed #44)
10:50pm via Foursquare
@ Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) - Flight delay 2+ hours from JAX to EWR. End point okay, but tornados in between. Will sleeping on plane block out turbulent experience?
flickr (feed #33)
10:43pm via Flickr
JAX Art by Joe Segal
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10:04pm via syscoi.com/daviding

January 22nd

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3:59am via Tumblr
Florida Theatre, Gordon Lightfoot on Flickr.In Jacksonville, FL,...
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3:51am via Flickr
Florida Theatre, Gordon Lightfoot
blog (feed #44)
1:00am via Foursquare
@ The Florida Theatre - In row 5 of Gordon Lightfoot concert in Jacksonville FL. Lucky with JMW, tickets bought 2 hours before show. Tour bus outside, southern tour weather benefits. Venue where Elvis first shook pelvis.

January 21st

blog (feed #44)
Published Indochine.
2:12am via Foursquare
@ Indochine - Bustling resto, unexpected for Florida. Servers move quickly, parents chasing children. Is Jacksonville for the young, or do they put uppers in the water?

January 20th

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10:55pm via Tumblr
Jacksonville Landing on St. John’s River on Flickr.Late...
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10:48pm via Flickr
Jacksonville Landing on St. John's River
blog (feed #44)
7:45pm via Foursquare
@ River City Marketplace - Drive-by view of suburban mall on Jacksonville CT3 bus from airport. Scenic route no extra charge, fare $1
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3:20pm via Foursquare
@ Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) - Quiet morning in United lounge, weather outside dry and clear. I guess this counts as the beginning of the south, in the U.S.
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1:09pm via Foursquare
@ Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) - Rebooked to early flight. Immigration heavy

January 19th

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10:43pm via IngBrief
Canadians three time more economically mobile than U.S., says Miles Corak.  Children more likely from two-parent homes, college fees lower. Canada is a world leader in economic mobility, right up there with Denmark, Norway and other Scandinavian ...
blog (feed #44)
8:26pm via Foursquare
@ Toronto Public Library - Queen/Saulter Branch - Only an inch of snow, sunny break in afternoon. Calm before a bigger storm?

January 18th

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Another eight days in Tokyo, for work plus sightseeing, also serving as a tour guide for Roy.
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1:38am via Coevolving Innovations
Questions about "what is system science" lead to questions of "what is science", and to system thinking surfacing some more philosophical foundations.
blog (feed #28)
7:27pm via IngBrief
Madonna reading systems thinking, describing Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” as “reductive”?  The word is better understand with an antonym of “expansive”, i.e. there’s little added on to “Express Yourself”.  Maybe Madonna got in...
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4:56pm via Delicious
A Plus API project I just pushed. Just stick the PHP file on your server, including your own API key, which you get from https://code.google.com/apis/console. It supports caching, to prevent hammering the G+ servers all the time, based on a sweet...

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