Remember the day when the Google Street View car drove around Gabriola? I do, because I knew right away what that vehicle was, and it drove past while I was not wearing very much. (!) Thank heavens I was still in the car. And sure enough, I can go see my car on Google Street [...]
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There are people on Gabriola who have messages for all of us. They want to tell us about upcoming Gabriola events, Gabriola issues that need action, and whatnot. They often send email to all the Gabriola people in their address books – all at once, in one message sent to everybody. Maybe you’re one of [...]
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Mike posted this as a comment on my previous blog post: You’re posting on a PUBLIC blog on a very PUBLIC internet about the people places and events that are PUBLIC to you and you’re surprised that someone posted information PUBLICLY about YOU? OK, bit by bit:
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There’s a good chance that I’ll take this site down within the next week. If you’ve been meaning to contact me about something or other, but haven’t gotten around to it yet, you can head over to the contact form now and do that. If you’ve got any public comments, you can leave them on [...]
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A while ago I was in the Gabriola office of the Coastal Community Credit Union, doing some financial stuff. I showed my driver’s licence to the teller, then took it back. At the end of the transaction, the teller asked for my licence again, saying now we’ll scan your driver’s licence, so it’ll be in [...]
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This isn’t the sort of thing that I usually mention here, but folks concerned about privacy might want to know what Google’s up to. From Wired.com: ‘Don’t Be Evil,’ Meet ‘Spy on Everyone’: How the NSA Deal Could Kill Google.
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A while ago GALTT (Gabriola Land and Trails Trust) announced that they were sponsoring a Beginners Edible Wild Mushroom Workshop on Gabriola. (The instructor is Jessica Wolf, also known as Jessica Snider.) Sounds perfect, I thought, sign me up! I was about to register when I spotted this section of the registration form on the [...]
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