Yearlog
See also: Worklog.
2026
Both in Berlin, one after the other: DWeb Camp 2026 and Local-First Conf 2026
AtmosphereConf 2026 at UBC.
2025
November second whirlwind - IETF Montreal + atproto community, Sync Conf in San Francisco, EuroSky Live in Berlin + atproto community day.
Whirlwind August - DWeb Camp Cascadia on Salt Spring, Bristol for Ink & Switch kick-off of ARIA project + London meetup. New York for Protocols for Publishers first edition + NYC Atproto Community Hackathon.
ATmosphereConf 2025 in Seattle.
2024
Form AT Community Fund
Help out with organizing DWeb Camp 2024
In April, we shut down Fission
2020
Feb 29th: Leap Day — Rachael and I take a long weekend trip to Tofino, and come back early March into lock down.
COVID19, the Year of the Pandemic
2019
In August, host Berlin Open Source Salon.
In June, founded Fission.
2018
Back to San Francisco to wrap up Tachyon.
Prague for EthDevcon4 and Ethereum Magicians.
Two weeks in San Francisco for Tachyon.
SPADE founded with Brooklyn Zelenka, as part of grant from Tachyon.
August move to WikiJS. Colophon.
Berlin Sabbatical for the summer.
Dive deeper into Ethereum. Toronto WalletConf, I join Ethereum Magicians.
I move on from Finhaven.
Rose Manor flood.
Frontier becomes Finhaven.
2017
Founded Frontier Foundry in May, originally as a Venture Studio.
2016
Nov 11th long weekend trip to Victoria, Duck Ramen Wiki is born. Colophon.
September trip to Kampala, Uganda to help out with Ensibuuko.
Feb 29th Leap Day
January Presentation - What Investors Want to Quest U
2015
Turned 40 in February. Whole roast pig, of course.
Founded HUMAN with Ryan and Kharis.
2014
2013
Founded Full Stack with Lance.
Left iQmetrix
2012
Feb 29th:
2011
2010
Started a new job at iQmetrix
Moved into Rose Manor from 10th & Birch.
2009
2008
Feb 29th:
2007
Founded Bootup.
Bryght folded into Raincity Studios.
2006
2005
Turned 30 in February.
Launch Bryght Drupal hosting service.
2004
Founded Bryght.
Work on UrbanVancouver with Roland and Richard.
Meet Lance.
2003
Moved back to Vancouver from Ottawa.
Joined Drupal developer mailing list.
2002
2001
Consulting as Phenomenal Solutions — worst company name ever :)
Laid off from Nortel.
Sept. 11 attacks.
2000
Finished all my classes at UVIC at the end of 1999. Moved to Ottawa the first week of 2000, started working at Nortel.
1994
1993
Embark on Class Afloat from Vancouver. Spend the next 11 months onboard a tall ship sailing around the North and South Pacific.
Graduate from high school.
1979
Family moves to Bowen Island, my hometown.
1975
Born in Vancouver.