Can you believe it’s been a week? Listening to some people, you’d think this strike had been going for 6 months already. I spend most of my free time outside, moving around the city, and I haven’t really noticed much difference yet, besides some extra trash around the base of the street garbage bins. Back [...]
Category Archives: Toronto
Guide to surviving a garbage strike: Part two
June 24, 2009 – 9:19 pm
Part two in what could be a very long fight to keep our yards pristine in the summer heat, during a garbage strike. I mentioned last time I have some street cred. You need proof? I’m not worried about this strike dragging on. Our two person home puts out one kitchen trash bag every two [...]
Guide to surviving a garbage strike: In the beginning
June 24, 2009 – 9:17 pm
Toronto has been in strike mode for 3 days now. No city services, first and foremost in people’s minds, garbage collection. This obviously include recycling and compost, but garbage is a nice catch all. Many people are a little distracted by the looming Liquor board strike, so they can be forgiven for not planning ahead [...]
So sick of broken user expectations
May 27, 2009 – 6:36 pm
This is a sore point for a few reasons. First off, it’s my job to make sure users have a smooth flow through online experiences. Second, I come to rely on expected behavior, just like anyone else, and when that fails, it makes me angry. Third is when someone breaks the user experience just so [...]
