Tag Archives: Kitchener

Weird Canada building culture–KWAG Drawathon

Posted on October 20, 2014 by dw

Weird Canada, along with some help from KWAG, Equitable Life, and Wellington Brewery put together exactly the type of event that I’ve been soapboxing as an awesome and most effective way to extend the cultural ecosystem. This second annual Drawathon … Continue reading →

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Hub Haps #007-Alexis Ohanian in the Communitech house

Posted on October 17, 2014 by dw

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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1shot #197-King and Queen

Posted on October 17, 2014 by dw

KFD on the job last night. At King and Queen, this is Kitchener. DW

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Hub Haps #005-music+beer+fun is good for business

Posted on October 10, 2014 by dw

I hit the monthly Hub Unplugged event last night at Communitech. Live music, drinks, lots of connections. For all the talk in the community at large of the necessity of creating a fun place that attracts and retains the talent … Continue reading →

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MaRS Studio Y visits Communitech

Posted on October 8, 2014 by dw

My very good friend Cathy Brothers, CEO of Capacity Canada, connected me with an opportunity to participate in a speed-dating meetup today. The dates were with a great bunch of social change agents from the MaRS Studio Y Cohort 2. … Continue reading →

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1shot #195-giant happy white people

Posted on October 7, 2014 by dw

I headed out on Charles Street to grab some lunch and was… confronted is the only word that springs to mind, confronted by these giant happy white people on the side of a building. Ok, storage vendor, you have my … Continue reading →

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kwartzlab turns five–reflecting back and looking ahead

Posted on October 1, 2014 by dw

Meet four of the hardest working meta-makers in Waterloo Region. Four of the seven kwartzlab founding directors, from top right, Ben Brown, Steph Smith, Cedric Puddy, and James Bastow. kwartzlab is WR’s most excellent makerspace, a fully equipped workshop and … Continue reading →

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1shot #192-word on the street

Posted on September 30, 2014 by dw

This made me think of all the fantastic little libraries springing up around WR. In DTK, I reckon this is the open-air pop-up version. These book cover designs from the 70’s and 80’s really pluck my nostalgia trigger. That’s one … Continue reading →

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Hub Haps #004-Kurt’s charity bike rig

Posted on September 29, 2014 by dw

  Last week, Kurt Schwarz was rigging up his bike for a stationary charity ride. He’s using a Raspberry Pi to tap into the resisto-matic flywheel on his back tire to display distance, energy generated, and other telemetry. Christie Digital … Continue reading →

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Lynne Cohen at KWAG-I couldn’t connect

Posted on September 27, 2014 by dw

I ran down to KWAG for the opening of photographer Lynne Cohen’s show with my main man Calder last night. No photography allowed (ironically) indoors, so you get this shot from out front of the gallery. Calder doesn’t like that … Continue reading →

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