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Comment on Samuel’s: It’s definitely not Starbucks by Larry

Larry — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:53:47 +0000

I dare anyone to find a better barista than that tall guy. Would love to see something done better at home!

This place is pretty serious after 6 some months…

Comment on 8000km by Samantha

Samantha — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:28:10 +0000

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

David Ben — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 11:13:14 +0000

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

Sarah — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 19:53:59 +0000

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

Ben — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 20:01:48 +0000

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

John — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:44:49 +0000

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

Warren — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 02:43:27 +0000

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.

K. — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:43:16 +0000

What prevents policy responsibilities?

Comment on The first week with my Nexus S by Ben

Ben — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 10:27:55 +0000

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

Ben — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 10:26:34 +0000

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.