A few months ago some of you will remember I blogged about How Open Data even makes Garbage collection sexier, easier and cheaper. I suggested that, with open data, coders could digitize the city’s garbage collection schedule and city maps and enable citizens to download it into their calendar or even set up a recurring [...]
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Spark Interview on VanTrash – The Open Source Garbage Reminder Service
A couple of weeks ago I was interviewed by the CBC’s Nora Young for her show Spark: a weekly audio blog of smart and unexpected trendwatching about the way technology affects our lives and world.
The interview (which was fun!) dives a little deeper into some of the cool ways citizens – in working to make [...]