Author Archives: dustinfreeman

Your code doesn’t need to be THAT good

Posted on September 28, 2011 by dustinfreeman

I’m currently crunching to finish a software project. It’s my first time collaborating with a large number of non-co-located people with a shared repository. It’s been interesting and frustrating to manage tasks and larger-scale goals across such a group. One … Continue reading →

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Test Strip Hero

Posted on June 30, 2011 by dustinfreeman

You know when a compulsively cool idea occurs to you, and you can’t stop yourself from doing it? I’m thinking of playing other parts of the world, too.

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Dustin Freemans of the Internet

Posted on June 23, 2011 by dustinfreeman

My name is relatively rare, but not so rare that I’m in the only one with it. I first became aware that there were other people with my name out in the world when I was 12. I was getting … Continue reading →

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Truckers 4 Life

Posted on June 13, 2011 by dustinfreeman

I like the artifacts of sub-cultures, by sub-cultures and for sub-cultures. I another one of my many, many transits across the 401, this time from Kingston to Toronto, I can across this wonderful booklet: Over The Road, June 2011 issue. … Continue reading →

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The Coolest Traveller I Have Ever Met

Posted on June 8, 2011 by dustinfreeman

This story comes up again and again when I tell travel stories, and it was briefly mentioned on Taylor and I’s 2007 Southeast Asia travel blog. The guy’s name was Manfred. He was 70-ish. We met him while taking the … Continue reading →

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Cultural Imports

Posted on June 3, 2011 by dustinfreeman

I’ve been around the world more than the average person in the last few years, both traveling through places and living places. When I encounter a new bit of culture that I like, I try to incorporate it in to … Continue reading →

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Four Bikes

Posted on May 8, 2011 by dustinfreeman

Once I moved to my semi-permanent apartment flat on Sleaford Street, the bike each day to Microsoft Research Cambridge was about 20 minutes. There was lots about the unique -ness of Cambridge I wanted to capture, so I got a … Continue reading →

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Among the English; Travel Lifestyle

Posted on May 5, 2011 by dustinfreeman

Back among the English: [Our bus comes up to our plane from Düsseldorf to Stansted; turns out to be fairly small, props instead of jets] Guy #1: Huh, its a small one. Guy #2: Yes, I was wondering why there … Continue reading →

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Travel, Significance, Happiness

Posted on April 28, 2011 by dustinfreeman

I’ve arrived in Nice, France and I’m just getting my shit together before I head out for the night. So, I’ve discovering couchsurfing, and it’s awesome. If you’ve traveled and you’ve never used couch surfing before, you’re an idiot. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Augmenting Minimalism (Improv)

Posted on March 30, 2011 by dustinfreeman

Improv (when I’m loving it) is the most minimalist art form. Improv tends to be better when we bring only a little bit of ourselves to it; when we plan as little in advance as possible. The best, most honest, … Continue reading →

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