Public Transit Adds Data Points

Here in DC, WMATA (Washington Metro Area Transit Authority) has started putting up signs at all its bus stops that have a unique stop number on them.
What this number symbolizes is a unique ID that riders and WMATA operators can use to point to an exact location and stop.
As you can see from the sign, [...]

Future of Web Apps, Miami, 2009

Back last semester, I decided to pony up the resources to travel to Miami to attend the Future of Web Apps conference run by Ryan Carson’s Carsonified.  The ticket cost $200 for just the conference day (the workshop day was on the prior day but cost quite a bit).  It ended up that I had [...]

Walking Surfaces

Today it was rainy in DC and I was walking to the Exorcist steps to do my workout (chin-ups and 5-8 laps up the stairs) when I saw this guy fall flat on his ass on slippery stairs outside.  He was wearing flip-flops, so he had no traction.
I know this feeling well.  Georgetown has a [...]

Imprinting

I opened up a Shelfari account and populated it with most of the books I’ve read from 2005 on — I don’t have a list of what I read before then.
It’s quite an easy service to use. Search for your book and edition, then add it to your shelf. Then add in some [...]