I had the opportunity to tour the Canada Line Operations and Maintenance Centre for a second time yesterday. Photos from both of my visits can be found on my Flickr account.
Side Project 1: Real Time Bus Map in Vancouver
Since TransLink released their new mobile Next Bus site with real-time GPS updates of bus locations, I’ve been trying to find ways to get the data and rehash it into something that Metro Vancouver transit enthusiasts (more specifically, enthusiasts who chase buses and monitor the transit system’s operation) will find useful. There were two main shortcomings of TransLink’s site from the viewpoint of a transit enthusiast: Can’t search for a specific bus. Often times transit enthusiasts “chase” a particular bus, usually a new bus, a fresh bus after a midlife refurbishment, or a bus with a new advertisement wrap. Can’t Continue Reading
Jailbreaking is “fair use”
I’m currently taking CPSC 430 and one of the requirements is to keep a journal throughout the term. I will be blogging here my class notes, thoughts, and links as they come up that are relevant to the course material. Also, see the other posts in the CPSC 430 category. Jailbreaking smartphones is considered “fair use” (at least in the US). Jailbreaking as fair use: Electronic Frontier Foundation (civil liberties union for electronic rights) Jailbreaking contravened which law: Digital Millennium Copyright Act
CPSC 430 – July 23, 2010
I’m currently taking CPSC 430 and one of the requirements is to keep a journal throughout the term. I will be blogging here my class notes, thoughts, and links as they come up that are relevant to the course material. Also, see the other posts in the CPSC 430 category. Class Notes Globalization Canada’s strength – multicultural But media/groups pick and choose photos that support their views Visa Kantian? Moral hazard – person’s skills don’t matter -> random chance Multinational Teams Communication breakdowns/difficulties Timezone issues Cost of living Canada/Vancouver > USA for example (harder to pay relocation) Even cost of Continue Reading
CPSC 430 – July 21, 2010
I’m currently taking CPSC 430 and one of the requirements is to keep a journal throughout the term. I will be blogging here my class notes, thoughts, and links as they come up that are relevant to the course material. Also, see the other posts in the CPSC 430 category. Class Notes Carnivore – a system created by the FBI to monitor email and electronic communications TALON – a database of possible threats maintained by US Air Force after September 11th attacks False positives US Legislation Authorizing Wiretaps USA PATRIOT Act Cloud computing – portions of files in different areas What to Continue Reading