open data lead @ gov 🐙 satirical musings on gov, data, space, accessibility, dogs, policy, electronic music, snacks 🐾 policies don't have feelings, people do
Toronto, Ontario
Joined March 2009
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No more smart cities. I want dumb cities. Cities that anyone can use and live in, public infrastructure that makes so much sense you don't have to think twice to interact. A city where I don't have to watch strangers struggle to understand Presto or bikesharing or parking.
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At the first mayoral debate on poverty. I saw Kevin Clarke, a candidate who lives in poverty, get assaulted for trying to speak
After getting the impression this isn't quite what others saw, I wrote about it. Please read and share my latest:
yeseverything.ca/blog/on-deb…
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Sunday read.
This is hilarious. Engineers are competing who creates the worst UI on Reddit.
I think the winners are:
1/ Enter your phone number
I just had a positive customer service experience. With @TorontoHydro. And their website was easy to use! Is my curse of having bad luck with online service finally...lifting?
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That’s not a star, that’s freaking #Venus seen from the International Space Station captured by
@astro_timpeake
👏
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Getting to chat about inclusive design and accessibility is my passion and I'm so happy I had a chance to do it with @thenikkinolan and Sam on @disability_band!
Disability Bandwidth S2 Ep 2 is out! Angie Rajani, @InclusionRatedE joins hosts Nikki Nolan @thenikkinolan and Samuel Proulx to dive into her work as an inclusive design strategist, co-designing DEI initiatives, and how to approach intersectionality.
disabilitybandwidth.com/s2-e…
I just moved and my living room window looks right into an Ontario Public Service IT office. Do you think they'd play along if I challenged them to a window post-it note tic-tac-toe contest??
my partner just informed me that litigious is pronounced like Fergalicious and the world just makes a little bit more sense today
Today I did a recap of everything we've accomplished with open data at @ESDC_GC in the last year and it was a really good reminder to record your wins whenever you can because my heart feels full. ❤️ This is the good fight.
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For the two weirdos saying, "run for mayor," just know that my platform would be declaring Electric Circus as intangible cultural heritage and reinstating dance parties at Queen/John every Friday at which me, your mayor, DJs in spandex. No one wants that. youtube.com/watch?v=c-ydGUHU…
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Old mail from a client in prison. His dog Jennifer bit a police officer who tried to rouse him while he was sleeping rough. Jennifer, his best friend, was declared a "Dangerous Dog" and taken away. I think about this a lot: "what are we fighting for?" Justice and love, always.
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Today, people are asking me for #TTC fare to go to a warming centre. I have to tell them that @cityoftoronto did not decide to open them, and unfortunately there's nowhere to go after we close. They are asking me why, it's wet and cold outside, and I have no answer.
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Much more useful when results are scoped to components. Easier to pull signal from noise and reduces redundancy of multiple tests flagging the same element.
So some friends and I entered a speed jigsaw puzzle contest in the 'burbs on a whim and... snagged a silver!🥈2nd Place Champs!
ALT Four people smiling assembling a jigsaw puzzle on a ping pong table inside a Games store. The first person has a ponytail and a plaid shirt and is smiling. The second one has short hair and red glasses and is assembling the puzzle. The third person is smiling with a hoodie and gray toque on while the fourth person is wearing a shirt with flowers on it and jeans, smiling while holding a puzzle piece.