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On This Day...

• 2013: Thinking about a pro-bono policy; being deliberate about what I do for free, discount, or barter — After sketchnoting all these designers and artists talking about the value they get from experimenting with personal projects, I’ve been [...]
• 2012: Quantified Awesome: Blogging, WPM, and the speed of reflection — The combination that I use to write most of my blog posts (Emacs, Org Mode, and org2blog) automatically keeps track [...]
• 2010: Getting the hang of big companies — It occurred to me that many people don’t know what it’s like to enjoy working at a large company. What is [...]
• 2009: Helping people learn about Web 2.0 through stories — I help people learn about social media and Web 2.0 through stories. Bullet points and screencasts aren’t enough, but stories about [...]
• 2009: Drupal from the trenches: This is my game — I’ve been coaching a senior architect on a Drupal site he’s developing on a tight schedule. With a little bit [...]
• 2008: Trying to get a good head shot — Tim Sanders blogged about the importance of having at least one really good picture. It’s true: a good head shot [...]
• 2008: Dealing with stage fright — I had a lot of fun presenting at yesterday’s conference. Reflecting on it, I realized that my presentations are strongly [...]
• 2006: Doors Open — I wandered into three buildings featured in Toronto’s “Doors Open” weekend. Beautiful, beautiful architecture and interesting stories. =) I particularly liked the [...]
• 2006: Hacked another T-shirt — I simply can’t resist wordplay when it comes to hacking T-shirts. The bright orange T-shirt I bought at the Wireless Toronto [...]
• 2005: Flash fiction: DISTANCE (55 words) — DISTANCE Sacha Chua The cellphone rang, a welcome interruption cutting through my dreams. Woke up smiling and reached for the phone by my [...]