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His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston

Posted on May 18, 2016 by dw

The Governor General of Canada returned to UW campus yesterday to help celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Accelerator Centre. If memory serves, he was affectionately known as “DJ” among some students when he served as UW President from 1999 … Continue reading →

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1shot #253-building Waterloo

Posted on April 12, 2016 by dw

Cranes to the horizon on a foggy day. From east campus, this is Waterloo. DW

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FIRST Robotics–motivation to make and learn

Posted on April 4, 2016 by dw

[Updated 2016-04-04 10:02 with info from the ever-awesome Rob Gorbet – be sure to roll down to the comments for more info from Rob who sits on the FRC board of directors and served as an FRC judge, including the … Continue reading →

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UW Software Eng students pay it forward

Posted on March 17, 2016 by dw

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 →

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UW CriMeLab salon: bringin’ the drama!

Posted on March 11, 2016 by dw

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 →

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Year of Makerspaces: UW Mech Eng WATiMake

Posted on February 12, 2016 by dw

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 →

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Salon: discussing (not styling) in DTK

Posted on February 8, 2016 by dw

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 →

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Doctorow talked digital freedom at UW

Posted on October 21, 2015 by dw

I first became aware of author/blogger/activist Cory Doctorow in the web comic xkcd some time in the previous decade. What a perfect way to learn about someone. I pulled on that thread which got me started reading (since lapsed) the … Continue reading →

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Hack The North 2015–in brief… sort of

Posted on September 28, 2015 by dw

I was jammed with Maker Expo organization this year so I wasn’t available to cover Hack The North in depth. Still I was happy to hear Kartik confirm that I was on the guest list. It’s a pretty damned cool … Continue reading →

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Unplug Your Robot with Critical Media Lab

Posted on April 13, 2015 by dw

A couple weeks back, Brohemus and I stopped by a Critical Media Lab gig at the Kitchener Studio Project on Gaukel driven by Professor Marcel O’Gorman. On display and on tap for discussion were student projects from two of Marcel’s … Continue reading →

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