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Hub Haps #011-broadcasting from the future
Sam on the cam. Today around the Hub, Communitech PR ninja Samantha Clark was working with…
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Hub Haps #010-next gen Daleks?
For all you Doctor Who fans, these are not in fact Daleks. They are old light fixtures being replaced with more energy efficient LED panels throughout the Communitech Hub. And you’d better believe I asked the contractor if they were … Continue reading
Hub Haps #009-pensive hippie cowboy still life
With apologies to Rodin. Happy Monday, Hubsters. DW
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Hub Haps #008-was it Camera Day?
Cameras, cameras, everywhere at the Communitech Hub on Friday. If there’s anything I love more than cameras, it’s cameras on custom rigs with wires hanging out of them, held together by rubber bands. This handiwork by Kurt Schwarz.
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VOTE tomorrow! Let’s stay on track
Hey citizens! Tomorrow, Monday October 27 is our municipal election. Please get out and participate. The people we put in the drivers’ seats tomorrow will either set us up for an awesome future or completely derail the Region. I’m putting … Continue reading
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Hub Haps #007-Alexis Ohanian in the Communitech house
reddit founder, Y Combinator partner, and now podcaster, Alexis Ohanian dropped in for Techtoberfest at Communitech yesterday along with his film crew, all the way from Brooklyn. This is the third Techtoberfest he has hit here, so he must be … Continue reading
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Hub Haps #006-orange you glad for these bikes?
Y’all know I love bikes. Happily, this week saw the installation of a new Community Access Bikeshare station out in front of my favourite haunt, the Communitech Hub. Another instance of the great stuff coming out of The Working Centre … Continue reading
Hub Haps #003-Myo-controlled Klugman Kar
I cannot make this stuff up. But Kurt Schwarz and Yanish Jutton can. They are $400 out of pocket and totally kicking ass with their Myo-controlled Klugman Kar (my moniker, not theirs). It not only drives via Myo-control, but also … Continue reading
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The tallest tower will block out sunlight
“the tallest tower will block out sunlight” said City of Waterloo planner Laura Dewar as reported by Paige Desmond in The Record last week. The comment wasn’t referring to this Waterloo condo pictured above at Allen and Caroline Streets, which … Continue reading