Boris Mann’s Personal Blog

Boris Mann’s Personal Blog

Oct 2018

Hello SPADE

Cross-posted from Boris’ blog: https://blog.bmannconsulting.com/hello-spade/
May 2018

EDCON, WalletConf, Magicians & Summer in Berlin

All of the presentations were great, and lead to good Q&A in the room, and extended discussions in hallways and over...
Mar 2018

Pho Sate at 24 Train Express Noodle House

Pho Sate at 24 Train Express Noodle House On the way home from Bowen the other day, we needed a late lunch and stopped b...
Mar 2018

Beef Short Rib Pesto Tomato Stew

Beef Short Rib Pesto Tomato Stew For my mid March 2018 Bowen Weekend, I spent Saturday afternoon making a beef short rib...
Mar 2018

A Bowen Weekend

I walk to work from our temp place in Yaletown. This is the pedestrian part of Robson, the art gallery, and green roof o...
Mar 2018

Testing & Validating Open Angel Models

Testing & Validating Open Angel Models Hi Bonnie — thanks for the kind words. Small in quantity, High in Quality has...
Mar 2018

Open Angel Reboot

Open Angel Reboot Shutting down the investment dinner series, call for collaborators A couple of weeks ago we sent out a...
Mar 2018

When does Vancouver hit “peak coffee shop”?

[1] Technically the first co-working space in Canada was community run in Charlottetown, PEI, before the term became pop...
Feb 2018

Using a Bitcoin ATM to withdraw CAD in Victoria

Using a Bitcoin ATM to withdraw CAD in Victoria I’m in Victoria for a couple of days and I’ve been exploring the city. I...
Feb 2018

Maybe we don’t need a new token standard, we do need to work on security token interoperability

Maybe we don’t need a new token standard, we do need to work on security token interoperability Hi Matthew Unger — great...
Jan 2018

Setting up my Chromebook

Setting up my Chromebook Exploring a Chromebook for day-to-day & development use ASUS Chromebook Flip C302–12.5" to...
Sep 2017

This is a great article in trying to explain forking in the context of blockchains.

This is a great article in trying to explain forking in the context of blockchains. But today, the chain itself is not t...
Sep 2017

Yes, thank you Roland Tanglao – fixed!

Yes, thank you Roland Tanglao – fixed!
Aug 2017

Blockchain Definitions

Blockchain’ ethos of trustlessness and decentralization is in part what drives interest in it, especially by people who ...
Jul 2017

I have seen most blockchain teams not be very good at “classic web” technologies.

I have seen most blockchain teams not be very good at “classic web” technologies. How many CRYPTOPROJECT.herokuapp.com s...
Jun 2017

Automated Tickler Reminders are Key

Automated Tickler Reminders are Key The automatic follow up with people after a lapse in communication – aka a tickler f...
Jun 2017

Not a format issue

Not a format issue Maybe I overdid the title. Not a matter of representing the notes (although a constrained, simplified...
Jun 2017

Time for a vNotes Format?

Time for a vNotes Format? A note sync format across devices & systems Today we have vCards for person & business...
May 2017

Microsoft and the Open Source community

My own usage of Microsoft I have a family license for Office which includes OneDrive storage space. The Outlook app on i...
May 2017

​​Cully: We’re building a bot!

​​Cully: We’re building a bot! ​​Frontier Foundry partners with 20 Year Media, building messaging + machine learning eng...
May 2017

Setting out for the Frontier

We’re also exploring working with existing startups in different ways. Adrian and I’ve always informally mentored & ...
May 2017

Nope! I’m using Capsule CRM as my personal CRM (which I mentioned in the article) which seems a…

Nope! I’m using Capsule CRM as my personal CRM (which I mentioned in the article) which seems a better fit now. Really, ...
Apr 2017

Comparison to Electron?

Comparison to Electron? Will ReactXP extend support to run as desktop apps on Mac and Linux too? Because otherwise, as a...
Apr 2017

Frustrated with Google Docs

Frustrated with Google Docs This is very close to the system I use. However, I’ve become really frustrated with Google D...
Apr 2017

I just want more Lee, direct to the page.

I just want more Lee, direct to the page. And yes, I should be doing more of this as well, although the bulk of it ends ...