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Dog Sitting

Dog Sitting

I’m dog sitting for a friend at the moment. The dog is the same one I’ve dog sat before, Bailey. She’s just as lazy as last time. At first it was nice having a dog that would randomly come say hi or jump on me, but as time has gone on and the routine...
Seattle

Seattle

Went to Seattle for 24 hours on the way back from Portland. We didn’t get to stay long in the city but we got to see some amazing stuff. We went to the Chihuly Garden & Glass exhibit. It was amazing to see some his teams installations. There was one room...
Portland

Portland

Portland is a pretty cool place. We rented a car and drove down from Vancouver for a few days. We booked our hotel through Portland Tourism’s website and saved about $50 each day on parking and breakfast because of that. We went to the zoo and the Chinese...
Comparing Realtors disbanded

Comparing Realtors disbanded

After my partners support was pulled from the project, Comparing Realtors is in a state of limbo. I’ve spent hundreds of hours on the project but sadly disagreements have led to it losing momentum and fizzling out. I’m now faced with the difficult decision...
Olympic Medal Count Bias

Olympic Medal Count Bias

It’s funny to me how the different news sites rank Olympic countries to make their country look better. For example, in New Zealand stuff.co.nz ranks them by gold medals. This means New Zealand’s few gold medals rank them fairly high. However CTV.ca in...
Smartphones for New Zealand Police

Smartphones for New Zealand Police

The project I’ve been working on has made the news again. We’re building mobile phone applications using wicket for the New Zealand Police so they can look people and vehicles up on their smartphones. The part in the article referring to bail checks was a...