Comments for Ben's Musings and Announcements http://benwedge.ca Just some thoughts from Ben Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:28:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on 8000km by Samantha http://benwedge.ca/2011/12/14/8000km/comment-page-1/#comment-251 Samantha Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:28:10 +0000 http://benwedge.ca/?p=224#comment-251 I moved to Waterloo, and it seemed only reasonable to buy a car to commute to work (The Waterloo/Kitchener area isn't very bus friendly, nor bike safe), and to get to and from Toronto since Waterloo wasn't my first place of choice. I needed a car, and decided against a used one since my lack of knowledge and handy father or boyfriend was an issue, it seemed to make sense to buy a new car... and by buy I mean finance. Now, I'm living in Toronto. It's absolutely impractical to have a car. Getting rid of a brand new car after four months is an insane loss of money. So, it's parked with insurance at the minimum, and not being driven yet being paid for. I guess that's the "risk" of buying a car. Circumstances change. I moved to Waterloo, and it seemed only reasonable to buy a car to commute to work (The Waterloo/Kitchener area isn’t very bus friendly, nor bike safe), and to get to and from Toronto since Waterloo wasn’t my first place of choice.
I needed a car, and decided against a used one since my lack of knowledge and handy father or boyfriend was an issue, it seemed to make sense to buy a new car… and by buy I mean finance.
Now, I’m living in Toronto. It’s absolutely impractical to have a car. Getting rid of a brand new car after four months is an insane loss of money. So, it’s parked with insurance at the minimum, and not being driven yet being paid for.

I guess that’s the “risk” of buying a car. Circumstances change.

]]> Comment on The best chicken wings ever by David Ben http://benwedge.ca/2011/09/30/the-best-chicken-wings-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-200 David Ben Thu, 06 Oct 2011 11:13:14 +0000 http://benwedge.ca/?p=163#comment-200 Buddy what an awesome post. This post is reminding me our farmhouse party moments. Me and my buddy’s also organized same sort of digging party :)! Oh! Man really great chicken wings. Thanks for sharing this nice experience. :) Buddy what an awesome post. This post is reminding me our farmhouse party moments. Me and my buddy’s also organized same sort of digging party :) ! Oh! Man really great chicken wings. Thanks for sharing this nice experience. :)

]]> Comment on Samuel’s: It’s definitely not Starbucks by Sarah http://benwedge.ca/2011/08/12/samuels-its-definitely-not-starbucks/comment-page-1/#comment-174 Sarah Fri, 12 Aug 2011 19:53:59 +0000 http://benwedge.ca/?p=138#comment-174 We completely agree! Better than a Starbucks, which admittedly we're not fond of. It competes with the cappuccino we make at home, but I prefer our own beans so it's still slight advantage: home. But there's no doubt that a place like that is great for the downtown, and we do intend to visit semi-regularly even if just for the ambiance or to give Joe a break from barista duty at home. We spent a good chunk of last Friday morning in there and it was busy the whole time. I hope that's not just the novelty factor. I'd love to see it stick around for a long time. Let us know when we can expect that bar! ;) We completely agree! Better than a Starbucks, which admittedly we’re not fond of. It competes with the cappuccino we make at home, but I prefer our own beans so it’s still slight advantage: home.

But there’s no doubt that a place like that is great for the downtown, and we do intend to visit semi-regularly even if just for the ambiance or to give Joe a break from barista duty at home.

We spent a good chunk of last Friday morning in there and it was busy the whole time. I hope that’s not just the novelty factor. I’d love to see it stick around for a long time.

Let us know when we can expect that bar! ;)

]]> Comment on It’s all about relationships by Ben http://benwedge.ca/2011/07/26/its-all-about-relationships/comment-page-1/#comment-172 Ben Mon, 08 Aug 2011 20:01:48 +0000 http://benwedge.ca/?p=133#comment-172 Yes, <a href="http://benwedge.ca/2011/02/17/giving-credit-where-its-due-dalton-mcguinty-and-time-of-use-billing/" rel="nofollow">this one</a> specifically, which includes a graph provided by NSPI showing the typical demand curve per season. Yes, this one specifically, which includes a graph provided by NSPI showing the typical demand curve per season.

]]> Comment on It’s all about relationships by John http://benwedge.ca/2011/07/26/its-all-about-relationships/comment-page-1/#comment-171 John Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:44:49 +0000 http://benwedge.ca/?p=133#comment-171 Read an interesting technical report on wind-power the other day that quoted this blog. Read an interesting technical report on wind-power the other day that quoted this blog.

]]> Comment on Redefining the value stream in Canadian public transit by Warren http://benwedge.ca/2011/07/10/redefining-the-value-stream-in-canadian-public-transit/comment-page-1/#comment-162 Warren Mon, 01 Aug 2011 02:43:27 +0000 http://benwedge.ca/?p=122#comment-162 For a great video check out Toronto councilor Adam Vaughan on City TV from a meeting on July 28. He confronts the KPMG consultants who are suggesting privatization of parts of the TTC. Apparently it was a disasterous experiment in Melbourne Australia. http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/video/145682 For a great video check out Toronto councilor Adam Vaughan on City TV from a meeting on July 28. He confronts the KPMG consultants who are suggesting privatization of parts of the TTC. Apparently it was a disasterous experiment in Melbourne Australia.

http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/video/145682

]]> Comment on Dalhousie-NSAC Merger by K. http://benwedge.ca/2011/05/20/dalhousie-nsac-merger/comment-page-1/#comment-116 K. Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:43:16 +0000 http://benwedge.ca/?p=82#comment-116 What prevents policy responsibilities? What prevents policy responsibilities?

]]> Comment on The first week with my Nexus S by Ben http://benwedge.ca/2011/06/08/the-first-week-with-my-nexus-s/comment-page-1/#comment-107 Ben Thu, 09 Jun 2011 10:27:55 +0000 http://benwedge.ca/?p=85#comment-107 Also I don't hear it vibrating when it's on my desk or table. Also I don’t hear it vibrating when it’s on my desk or table.

]]> Comment on The first week with my Nexus S by Ben http://benwedge.ca/2011/06/08/the-first-week-with-my-nexus-s/comment-page-1/#comment-106 Ben Thu, 09 Jun 2011 10:26:34 +0000 http://benwedge.ca/?p=85#comment-106 Thanks for the feedback. I'll look in to some of those things, such as swype. The battery percentage only seems to appear on the lock screen when charging, and for the camera I'm hoping to find a solution that doesn't involve having to frequently adjust the volume. Thanks for the feedback. I’ll look in to some of those things, such as swype. The battery percentage only seems to appear on the lock screen when charging, and for the camera I’m hoping to find a solution that doesn’t involve having to frequently adjust the volume.

]]> Comment on The first week with my Nexus S by Mitchell McKenna http://benwedge.ca/2011/06/08/the-first-week-with-my-nexus-s/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Mitchell McKenna Thu, 09 Jun 2011 08:44:18 +0000 http://benwedge.ca/?p=85#comment-105 Wow, free Nexus S - remind me to call you up next time I need to do some bartering my friend. Possibly some solutions to your iphoneitus: 1) Visual voice mail - Better yet, get Google Voice and get your voicemails transcribed and emailed to you with the voicemail attached as an mp3. 2) No msgs notification when speaker is off - doesn't it vibrate everytime you get a message? 3) Battery percentage and date is on the lock screen 4) Date and weather - I recently downloaded Go Weather Widget - it give you a sexy calendar/weather widget that looks like HTC's 5) keyboard - give Swype a try (it came built into my Droid X, but they have free beta's every once in a while), or Swiftkey (they've got a free beta right now, been trying out their predictive text the last couple days) 6) shutter sound - if the Nexus S is the same as the Nexus One, while in the camera app, turn the volume all the way down and the shutter sound goes away Foursquare, agreed on slow updating, the 4sqr widgets are even worse. Wow, free Nexus S – remind me to call you up next time I need to do some bartering my friend.

Possibly some solutions to your iphoneitus:
1) Visual voice mail – Better yet, get Google Voice and get your voicemails transcribed and emailed to you with the voicemail attached as an mp3.

2) No msgs notification when speaker is off – doesn’t it vibrate everytime you get a message?

3) Battery percentage and date is on the lock screen

4) Date and weather – I recently downloaded Go Weather Widget – it give you a sexy calendar/weather widget that looks like HTC’s

5) keyboard – give Swype a try (it came built into my Droid X, but they have free beta’s every once in a while), or Swiftkey (they’ve got a free beta right now, been trying out their predictive text the last couple days)

6) shutter sound – if the Nexus S is the same as the Nexus One, while in the camera app, turn the volume all the way down and the shutter sound goes away

Foursquare, agreed on slow updating, the 4sqr widgets are even worse.

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