Author Archives: dw
TBT: my original photographer
Takin’ you all the way back to the late ‘80’s for Throw Back Thursday. That’s my Pop, the original photographer. *My* original photographer. Sifting through hundreds of his photos today, we found lots of gems. And yeah, that’s how we … Continue reading
Barry Katz on how TO;WR can rival Silicon Valley
Barry Katz’s short answer to the notion of how [Waterloo Region + Toronto] can rival California’s Silicon Valley is simple: “You can’t and you shouldn’t.” He elaborated by saying that Silicon Valley is the product of a 45+ year evolution … Continue reading
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UW Software Eng students pay it forward
On this St Patrick’s Day, when community leaders are beseeching local university students to be respectful and “stay golden” as they party in the streets, I’ve got a good news story for you of the thoughtfulness and generosity of some … Continue reading
HackerNest: devs + beer + different companies
Last night was another great meetup of HackerNest KW, this time at BuildDirect in the graduator. I think this is the third one I’ve attended and I gotta say that this crowd is out to meet people. Super-friendly introductions all … Continue reading
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Going vegetarian…
Well… not permanently. But if any joint had a shot at distracting me from my carnivorous pursuits it would be The Jane Bond. Brohemus and I hit the café last week for Bro Night. We had great food and service. … Continue reading
Waterloo Tape Music Club: contact!
Regular readers know about the nascent (and I rarely use that word) Waterloo Tape Music Club. They know because they read my earlier post on WTMC meetup #1 back in January. An engineer, a composer and a DJ wanted make … Continue reading
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Tagged electronics, music, WTMC
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UW CriMeLab salon: bringin’ the drama!
Last week I hit Salon #2 at the Critical Media Lab at Gaukel and Charles. “DW, why are you talkin’ about this again so soon?” you may be asking. Well, dear reader, I love this series: format, talent lineup, crowd. … Continue reading
Compressed Company-new work, same great artists
It is often the case that when you find art you dig, you find people you really click with, too. That’s how it is for me with my friends David Hoover and Darryl Wiebe at Compressed Company down on Borden … Continue reading
Year of Makerspaces: UW Mech Eng WATiMake
I’m calling this The Year of Makerspaces because, happily, everywhere I turn I find a new one. Back in 2009 when we were founding kwartzlab, the first makerspace in Waterloo Region, we had to go to some lengths just to … Continue reading
Salon: discussing (not styling) in DTK
About a week ago, I heard UW’s Critical Media Lab was hosting a salon discussion at 44 Gaukel, which is their Kitchener lair. My very good friend/maker/artist/man-from-the-future, Mr. Bernie Rohde (above) was to talk about his work. As I told … Continue reading