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	<title>Jim Pick</title>
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		<title>2009 is the year the Semantic Web takes off in Vancouver</title>
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I was interviewed for the Georgia Straight&#8217;s &#8220;The Web&#8217;s future is a matter of semantics&#8221; article.
A few weeks ago, the interview I did with Stephen Hui was published in the Georgia Straight &#8212; Vancouver&#8217;s main entertainment weekly newspaper.  It was the geekiest article I think you will ever see in the mainstream press ever. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jimpick.com/2009-is-the-year-the-semantic-web-takes-off-in-vancouver</link>
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		<title>Top Draw Moo Cards</title>
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I have needed some business cards for a while.  I wanted a nice distinctive design &#8212; but I&#8217;m a programmer, not a designer.  I spent a few days over the last week exploring options and struggling to come up with a nice design.
Several friends suggest that I give Moo Cards a try.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jimpick.com/top-draw-moo-cards</link>
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		<title>VanDev: Vancouver&#8217;s Freebase plus Northern Voice/Freebase Meetup Summary</title>
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Opening slide from my VanDev presentation about Freebase
Last night, I gave a presentation at the VanDev meetup about Freebase and the Vancouver Base.  You can view the slides here and read the feedback here.
I think it went better than some of my past &#8220;semantic web&#8221; presentations.  As the format was 20 minutes of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jimpick.com/vandev-vancouvers-freebase-plus-northern-voicefreebase-meetup-summary</link>
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		<title>Nix, NixOS and Ruby Gems</title>
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Last summer, I discovered a unique software packaging and build system called Nix from Utrecht University in the Netherlands.
Building and packaging software has been my primary work activity for the past 10 years.   I have maintained hundreds of RPMs and Debian packages, and have managed some very large code repositories, toolchains and build [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jimpick.com/nix-nixos-and-ruby-gems</link>
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		<title>Accessing Google Docs Spreadsheet Data Using the GData API</title>
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I have put together a short screencast to demonstrate how to access the data inside a Google Docs spreadsheet using Google&#8217;s GData REST API.
This past Monday, Darren Barefoot announced on Twitter &#8220;Let&#8217;s assemble a database of Vancouver tech scene people on Twitter: http://tr.im/gHHS. Please retweet!&#8221;
Within a day, over 180 people had used the form to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jimpick.com/accessing-google-docs-spreadsheet-data-using-the-gdata-api</link>
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		<title>Learning iPhone Development</title>
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I acquired an iPhone last July, and I&#8217;m in love with the device.  Since I am on a 3 year contract, I figured I might as well sign up for the developer program.  I paid $100 so I could install my own apps on the phone, and I accepted copious numbers of legal agreements.
Initially, I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jimpick.com/learning-iphone-development</link>
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		<title>Django + App Engine</title>
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Opening slide from my Google App Engine + Django presentation
Tomorrow (Tuesday, November 25th) at 7pm, I&#8217;ll be giving a short presentation at the Vancouver Django Meetup on my experiences using Google App Engine with Django.  I hope to see you there.
And on Wednesday, don&#8217;t forget to come to the 2nd RDF Vancouver Semantic Web [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jimpick.com/django-app-engine</link>
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		<title>Innaugural RDF Vancouver event followup</title>
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Watch the video in full size on Blip.tv or get the raw video from archive.org.
The first RDF Vancouver was a success.  Thanks to Michael Kalus for filming the event.
We&#8217;re having another event this month.  Please join us at 7pm on Wednesday,  November 26th at WorkSpace.  Here is the event signup page.
I&#8217;m [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jimpick.com/innaugural-rdf-vancouver-event-followup</link>
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		<title>RDF Vancouver Semantic Web User Group</title>
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I&#8217;m organizing a local &#8220;meetup&#8221; style event for people in Vancouver that are interested in Semantic Web technologies.  We&#8217;re having the inaugural event on Wednesday, October 29th at 7pm at WorkSpace.  You can sign up for it over at upcoming.org.
Additionally, I&#8217;ve set up a TiddlyWiki-based site for the group at rdfvancouver.org.
I hope to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jimpick.com/rdf-vancouver-semantic-web-user-group</link>
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		<title>Linux Plumbers Conference</title>
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Hitting the road&#8230;
I&#8217;ll be at the Linux Plumbers Conference in Portland, Oregon for the next few days.  If you&#8217;re there, get in touch!
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		<link>http://jimpick.com/linux-plumbers-conference</link>
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