Contributing to Open Source Code
In February of 2017, I was assigned to look after the New York Observer. My first task was a stale ticket about FBIA warnings. FBIA (Facebook Instant Articles) is a platform that Facebook is promoting to help articles load faster on mobile, within the Facebook...
Preserving the History of Cobble Hill
The Cobble Hill Historical Society is a non-profit group dedicated to preserving the history of Cobble Hill and the surrounding areas (Duncan, Shawnigan and Cowichan). They are embarking on an ambitious project to digitize and catalogue their historical assets. We're...
Helping scientists look after grey whales
Clayoquot Whales is a site maintained by Josie Byington, a scientist who tracks whale movements in and around Clayoquot Sound and Barkley Sound here in BC. A couple months ago she reached out to my company for help. She has whale sighting reports coming in every week,...
New job + A new SEO tool I made
I started a new job a couple months ago. I don’t think I notified social media, so here’s the official announcement – I’m a project manager at Geeks on the Beach!
Compostable plastics: The hard-to-break-down facts
Update on compostable plastics – we had a talk where Jack, Chet, and two other experts shared their knowledge about CP. Here's a writeup. https://vancouverisland.surfrider.org/compostable-plastics-101/Chris-Ann and I picked up Chet at the Compost Education Center in...