Ian Wood

N/A • 12 Oct 2009 • EDITORIAL, ET CETERA

Twitter recently received a private equity investment valuing the company at around $1 billion. Given the sudden popularity and ubiquity of Twitter, one might consider the valuation well deserved. But, what is Twitter really? Is Twitter a new communications medium or is it a social network? Or is just another form of social bookmarking? And what are its long term ...

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LA Fires

Los Angeles • 30 Aug 2009 • 22 PHOTOS

An enormous fire rips through the mountains Northeast of where I live. I get as close as I can at about 4.30am with my camera to take some pictures and witness first hand the surreal landscape as the fires bear down on residential neighborhoods.

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Salt Spring Island

Salt Spring Island, BC • 01 Jul 2009 • 32 PHOTOS

My mother and I pay a visit to my cousin David's home on Salt Spring Island in the archipelego off of Canada's Southwestern coast. A relaxing week of eating delicious food, sailing and spending time with family.

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Coachella 2009

Palm Springs • 20 Apr 2009 • 122 PHOTOS

4: Number of days spent in the desert, 14: Number of shows I attended, 5: Number of shows I wanted to see but missed, 10: Number of times we lost everyone in the crowd, 2: Number of parties I attended, 2: Number of parties that ended before I got there, 5: Average number of people wedged into my car, 65: Number of miles travelled between Indio and Palm Springs, 8: Total hours I slept, 8: Total hours I spent in the pool, 100: average temperature, 1: Number of jars of Nutella I consumed.

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Real-Time Racing Telemetry

N/A • 12 Mar 2009 • EDITORIAL, ET CETERA

Seasoned track racers know what it means to be able to see all their lap times, acceleration and braking points, position on track, speed, etc. While there are relatively inexpensive data loggers that can do this in varying degrees, none have what I want and none can show the data live in the pits. Live data during a race can make a big difference to a driver’s ...

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Hybrid vs Diesel, an MPG Falacy

N/A • 12 Feb 2009 • EDITORIAL, ET CETERA

South Park was first to rip apart the hybrid owner who confidently believes he/she is saving mother earth through their choice of car. In the episode, South Park residents suddenly become eco-warriors proudly showing off their newly purchased “Toyanda Pious” hybrids. But their new found eco-arrogance creates a giant cloud of toxic “smug” ...

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Thunderhill in Slow Motion

Thunderhill • 27 Dec 2008 • H.264 video / 768kbps

Highlights from the 2008 24 Hours of LeMons Arse-Freeze-A-Palooza at Thunderhill Raceway. Everything looks cool in slow motion especially when backed by a strong beat and grown men singing in falsetto. Duration: 03:30.

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Bowling!

Los Angeles • 06 Dec 2008 • 67 PHOTOS

Dinner at Cafe des Artistes and then bowling for Nick Coleman's birthday. Smuggled Patron shots and girls bowling in heels. Hot!