The Portland Afoot game

This past weekend was the Portland Afoot game.  This was a sort of transit scavenger hunt put on by Portland Afoot, Portland’s 10-minute newsmagazine on buses, bikes, and low-car life.  The whole event was themed like a murder mystery (who killed Faire LeSequare — that name being an inside joke for local transit buffs) and involved … Continue reading The Portland Afoot game

PDX Bus 6.0’s Commuter Bookmarks

There is a free iPhone app that I use all the time called PDX Bus (iTunes link).  Portland has not only GPS-enabled public transport with extremely accurate arrival and departure times, they have opened up the data feeds for anyone who wants to request a free developer ID.  As such, we have plenty of apps … Continue reading PDX Bus 6.0’s Commuter Bookmarks

“Jack Shows Meg His Tesla Coil”

Please note that all blog posts before 8 April 2007 were automatically imported from LiveJournal.  To see the comments and any LiveJournal-specific extras such as polls and user icons, please find the source posting at http://brianenigma.livejournal.com/2004/05/Stuff I forgot to include in my entry last night: The Swagat in NW is much different than the Swagat in … Continue reading “Jack Shows Meg His Tesla Coil”

Word to your mutha!

Please note that all blog posts before 8 April 2007 were automatically imported from LiveJournal.  To see the comments and any LiveJournal-specific extras such as polls and user icons, please find the source posting at http://brianenigma.livejournal.com/2004/05/I have talked to both Conrad and Kate about this: I am having difficulty finding individually packaged (canned or bottled, or … Continue reading Word to your mutha!