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09 Mar

Posted at 09:29h in Cities, Gripes

I moved from New York to Toronto in the fall of 2016 to begin a PhD. When I pass through my old home city I sometimes get hit with a wave of nostalgia, and wonder how I could have left. If you happen to be...

24 Feb

Posted at 09:00h in Cities, Hacks, Paris, Random

Just an observation that Google maps accounts for hills when estimating walk time. Which is a thoughtful feature. I realized this when reversing the directions from my apartment in Paris to a nearby grocery store, and noticing that the estimated walk time went from 4...

20 Feb

Posted at 09:09h in Cities, Paris, Random

At our apartment in Belleville, Paris, we lived within a 6 minute walk of four Carrefour grocery stores. There were other grocery stores, as well, within that 6 minute walk radius. And an additional Carrefour at 8 minutes...

21 Mar

Posted at 13:13h in Cities, Gripes, Random

In Boston today I was walking into a CVS when I noticed that next to each tree the city had carefully designed and installed a sign discouraging people from locking their bikes to the trees. I couldn't help but be struck by the amount of...