Came across a framework today from Japanese self-help and business management speak: “Ricework vs Lifework”. This is a borderline pun in Japanese (only one character different between the words) so it has high memetic power. Poking around a bit I couldn’t find a single origin, it is just kind of all over the place. Others have expanded on it too. Here are the four levels that seem common: ライスワーク (Rice Work): Work that pays the bills.
Just watched. So happy for Spurs! #COYS
Please let this be a trend and the settling in is finally happening.
Warm autumn blue skies in Vancouver
Me: (quietly crawls into bed with my crab hat on)
Her: WAH! You scared me!!
Me: Why? It is just I, your loving husband of 27 years.
Her: That’s too long…
☠️☠️☠️
#truelove
Started reading: American Hagwon. Going to see Min Jin Lee talk at UBC next month with my wife 📚
#amReading #booksky #bookstadon
Finished Soil and Soul by Alastair McIntosh 📚
What an extraordinary book! So many highlights that I need to process. I learned a lot about Scottish history, my history as my ancestors came to Canada around the time of the Clearances, but I am not sure if related yet (researching this now!)
WCAG 3: a different future for accessibility
WCAG 3 is the first ground-up rebuild of the standard since … 1999. … it’s an entirely different model. Instead of just asking “Does this page have alt text for images”, it asks “Can a blind person actually consume the image’s content”.
#a11y
What is turning into an annual tradition: sunset photos from the False Creek Yacht Club, the afterparty for #polyglotunconf 🌅
Had a great time again this year. We talked a LOT about AI, but I also made a bunch of real human friends. 😊
Ran a session called “What if YOU owned the software foundation?” and got a room of governance nerds to talk about how a foundation can serve devs and users as member-owners. Got some gold!
#polyglotunconf #cooperatives
Got my coffee ☕️ got my notebook 📓 got my @inkandswitch.com swag 👕 got my energy ⚡️ time for the annual Polyglot Unconference!
Beautiful day to do the thing 🗳️
Today has been a day of watching FD Signifier tear Killer Mike a new one, alternating with this old documentary of Thomas Merton. We all live a life of contrasts 🤷♂️
Although I had paused when Elon bought it in Oct, I finally stopped cross-posting to Twitter in Dec 2022. A couple months later deleted and archived all my posts. I was on Mastodon full time. My first Bsky post was Jan 18 2023. Haven’t logged in to the Dead Bird for nearly 4 years.
Have been feeling a bit overwhelmed so took a little time to connect with nature And stay grounded. Found this big ole stump, and a building that looked like a Karuizawa udon house!
Tonight’s entertainment with the fam.
Play is in Japanese and Spanish with English surtitles.
www.firehallartscentre.ca/event/red…
Did the thing (municipal). In a couple weeks will do the other thing (provincial). 🫡
Got home at 2:30am. ✈️ The flight attendant was born in Montreal but raised in Jamaica and had a very pleasant accent. 🚕 The taxi home was a young white guy who drove like Baby Driver: two hands high on the wheel, strong acceleration, cautious of po-po around bends and over rises. 😄 Good trip!
Thanks for the good time Toronto!
(Currently in downtown Toronto and the Patagonia fleece vest + brogues ratio has shot up 📈)
Getting some park time and clear blue sky time before meetings.
Listened to the #SurreyBC debate while walking around Roncy in Toronto. Such lack of imagination. I sure know who I am NOT voting for… just not sure who I SHOULD be voting for 😅