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Ignite!
Waterloo

November
25,
2009

Alex
Matan

@alexmatan

h<p://www.matan.ca

Ramy
Nassar

@ramynassar

h<p://www.ramynassar.com

15
presentaGons

20
slides

15
seconds
each

0
notes

0
ringtones

The
unconference
for
fun
and

the
goodness
of
community.

Jesse
Rodgers

@jrodgers

jrrodgers@gmail.com

h<p://whoyoucallingajesse.com

Unconference

From
Wikipedia,
the
free
encyclopedia

facilitated,
par-cipant-‐
An
unconference
is
a

driven
conference
centered

around
a
theme
or
purpose.
The

term
"unconference"
has
been
applied,
or
self-‐applied,
to
a

wide
range
of
gatherings
that
try
to
avoid
one
or
more

aspects
of
a
convenGonal
conference,
such
as
high
fees
and

sponsored
presentaGons.
For
example,
in
2006,
CNNMoney

applied
the
term
to
diverse
events
including
BarCamp,

Bloggercon,
and
Mashup
Camp.[1]
The
term
is
primarily
used

in
the
geek
community.

The
audience
par-cipants
are
more

important
than
the
speakers.

“Community
is
the

Framework”

h<p://davidcrow.ca/

h<p://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/kk/2405563687/

“we
don’t
oﬀer
crap—except
good
company
(in
the
form
of

demos
from
passionate
developers
and
entrepreneurs)”
–

Albert
Lai

Read
this!
h<p://bit.ly/6S8DMB

1. Topic

2. People

3. Venue

A
diﬀerent
way
of
thinking.

BarCampWaterloo

•  Started
with
30
people

in
the
room
in

September
of
2005

Growth
in
our
community.

•  DemoCampGuelph

•  StartupCampWaterloo

•  DevHouseWaterloo

•  Social
Media
meetup

•  Web
Design
and
developer
meetup

•  StartupDrinks

•  Etc…

Constantly
building.

h<p://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/oldpa<erns/2221005291/

ChangeCamp spreads the emerging ideas, tools
and methods of a networked society and builds
social capital to accelerate community
transformation. ChangeCamp is both a platform
and a community.

h<p://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/lecates/
454787692/

Tweet,
share
pictures,
talk
to
people,
ask

quesGons,
blog,
let
people
on
facebook
know,

talk
to
your
neighbor,
have
fun.

#IgniteWaterloo

Flood Forecasting and
Climate Change

Changing Weather Patterns
•  More high intensity rain events
•  More days above freezing
•  More lake-effect snow
•  Inland - less snow and more rain in winter

How to solve a Rubik's
Cube in 90 Seconds

How simple
algorithms
can solve
a complex
system

Aden Seaman
00000

Methods
Corner First Bottom First

  Petrus method   Friedrich method

My method is NOT a speed method 00001

Permutations

43,252,003,274,489,856,000 permutations

U: top
U’ D: bottom
F: front
B: rear
L: left
R: right
CW: F
L F’ CCW: F’
180: F2 00010

Web of states

00011

Subspace pathways

00100

My technique

  Layer-by-layer
  Jasmine Lee's beginner's solution to
cube
  Fast first-two-layers
  Doug Reed's intuitive F2L
  Good foundation for advancing to
Friedrich method
  Based on intuition, 9 algorithms
and their mirrors
00101

Step 1: Bottom Edges

  Intuition is
enough

00110

Step 2: Bottom Corners

  One intuitive
algorithm &
mirror
L’UL
  Corner rotation
unimportant

00111

Step 3: Middle Edge +
Bottom Corner
L’U’LU2FU’F’

U’L’ULUFU’F’ U2L’U2LU2L’U’L

01000

Step 4: Last Layer cross
repeat: F’U’L’ULF

01001

Step 5: Last Layer Corner
Positions

no changes
necessary

single swap

double swap
LU’R’UL’URU2
01010

Step 6: Last Layer Corner
Rotations

RUR’URU2R’U2 R’U’RU’R’U2RU2
01011

Step 7: Last Layer Edge
Position

B2TL’RB2LR’UB2 B2U’L’RB2LR’U’B2

01100

DONE!

Now let's see
this done in
real time!

01101

Step 1 + Step 2 beginning

Bottom Cross Bottom Corners
10.6s average 14.6s average 01110

Step 2 complete

Bottom Corners
14.6s average
01111

Step 3 first half

Bottom Corner Orient
+ Middle Edge Place
27.7s average 10000

Step 3 second half

Bottom Corner Orient
+ Middle Edge Place
27.7s average 10001

Step 4 + 5

Top Cross Top Corner Positions
5s average 8.7s average
10010

Step 6 + 7 + DONE!

Rotate Top Cycle Top Edges
Corners DONE!
10.2s average
5.5s average
10011

Nudging people onto bikes in
the age of the automobile

Brent Curry

21 Speed Women's Tonino Lamborghini Urbano Trekking Comfort Bike

•  Frame: 20'' inch frame •  Shift Levers: Shimano ST-EF50 21 Speed Rapid Fire
•  Fork: 700C CS9217 Steel •  Freewheel: Falcon FW-70 14-28T Index UCP
•  Headset: VP-H692W •  Chain: KMC Z51
•  Stem: HL-Alloy Adjustable Ext 110mm •  Crankset: 28Tx38T x48Tx170mm Silver Alloy
•  Handlebars: MTB -155 620mm x 50mm Rise, Steel •  Bottom Bracket: YST BB-612 UCP
•  Grips: Velo VLG-185AD2 Black Rubber Gel •  Pedals: VP 990S Plastic Body
•  Brakes: Promax TX-107L Front & Rear Alloy Linear Black •  Wheels: High V Profile 700C Alloy Silver w/ Front Quick Release
•  Brake Levers: : Shimano STEF 50 Alloy •  Tires: Kenda 700 x 40C Black w/ White line on Both Sides
•  Front Derailleur: Shimano TZ-31 •  Saddle: Velo VL-3061 B93 w/ Silver Bumper
•  Rear Derailleur: Shimano TX-30 •  Seat Post: SP-233 300mm Alloy Silver

“Equirectangular”
Marinus of Tyre
2nd century

“Stereographic”
Ptolemy
2nd century

Meta-‐Making:

A
hacker
space
in
17
easy
steps

Darin
White
-‐
Maker

1.
Overcome
the
iner-a
and
escape.

2.
Talk
to
strangers.

4.
Core
group
emerges.

6.
Survey,
travel,
talk.

7.
Deﬁne
what
you’re

building.

8.
Elect
a
board
and
choose
a
name.

9.
Keep
making
while

meta-‐making.

10.
Prop
each
other
up.

11.
Incorporate,
insure,
and
ante
up.

12.
Engage
the
experts.

13.
Persevere
despite

distractors.

14.
Space
search,

lease,
sign.

15.
Celebrate
incremental
success.

17.
Tell
your
story.

MODEL
OF
TEACHING
HASN’T
CHANGED

EARLIEST
UNIVERSITY
DATES
TO
4
AD

HOW
DO
STUDENTS
RESPOND

CLASS?

UW
MECHATRONICS
ENGINEERING

THE
PROFESSORS
WHO
REMAIN

RELEVANT
WILL
HAVE
TO
ABANDON

THE
TRADITIONAL
LECTURE
AND
START

LISTENING
AND
CONVERSING
WITH
THE

STUDENTS

-‐
DON
TAPSCOTT

Staﬀ
Sergeant
Kevin
Thaler

Here
comes
the
sun:

Solar
Energy
as
development

home
and
abroad
A
poem

By
David
EsGll

Right now, we move power
long distances

FIT- The Feed In Tariff
Program

Solar Power is now a viable
investment, not just a
showpiece

=

What about when it’s not
sunny?
-Turn off coal/natural
gas plants (or let
water build behind a
dam) when it’s
sunny
-Turn those badboys
back on when it’s
dark.

Solar creates jobs!
-Germany has 40,000 jobs in solar
manufacturing as of May
-On track for another 50,000 by year end
-90,000 jobs.

Source: New York Times, May 16, 2008

Jobs lost in Ontario by sector

Hmm… we’ve lost 90,000 jobs…

Oct 20, 2009:
First solar joins the S&P Index

Solar can go ANYWHERE
This camel is carrying
a solar powered
fridge that keeps
medicine cold as it
travels through
Kenya

Solar powered medical clinic in
Madagascar

Left: An off grid, solar powered data collector in
Antarctica
Right: An off grid, solar powered house in rural
Colorado

Copper wires are stolen for
scrap frequently.
-An ongoing issue in
Africa
-The FBI has warned
about this being a
threat to ‘critical’
infrastructure in the
US.

We can easily power the world
over using Solar.

Deserts are ideal for solar
plants: A concentrated PV
plant in the Mojave

Yes, I quit my job to start up
a solar company
…and I’ve been my own boss for
a year now.

We can start right here on our
roofs!

Which, in turn, will help the
Ontario economy

So that we can go and help
developing countries

And help fight climate change,
too!
Thank you very much.

David Estill
dave@estillenergy.com

Vlade
Statosky:
im
asking
you
are
they
really
married
or
is
it
a
virtual
marriage
because

i'm
not
apologizing
if
it's
fake
and
i'm
also
not
apologizing
to
the
idiot
who
thought

up
having
their
marriage
in
a
video
game.

PerpetualJ
Valkyrie:
You
dont
think
that
this
could
be
just
as
real?

Vlade
Statosky:
what
the
hell
are
you
talking
about.
this
is
a
game.

PerpetualJ
Valkyrie:
A
game?

Vlade
Statosky:
a
game.

PerpetualJ
Valkyrie:
How
so?

Vlade
Statosky:
game,
"virtual"
reality,
not
reality

Vlade
Statosky:
game.

Vlade
Statosky:
it's
on
your
computer

A Real Fraternity Road Trip

4 Days, 2,178 Kilometers
8 Schools, 1 Zoo

02/13/2009 5:10 pm
– Assemble the vehicle

Jeff
Levi

Paul Graham

02/13/2009 6:09 pm
– Drive 1 : Waterloo-Hillsdale

02/13/2009 11:35 pm
– Arrive: Hillsdale

02/14/2009 9:30 am
– Raid ‘Delta Omega’ Sorority House

02/14/2009 10:20 pm
– Drive 2: Hillsdale-Lafayette

02/14/2009 3:10 pm
– Visit Ball State University

02/14/2009 8:27 pm
– Arrive Purdue, catch up with other car

02/15/2009 10:10 am
–Drive 3: Lafayette-Zoo-Evanston
02/15/2009 01:06 pm
-Kidnap 1st year co-op

Hans

02/15/2009 3:30 pm
–Visit Racine Zoo
02/15/2009 3:31 pm
-Create LOLCATS subtitles

02/15/2009 6:10 pm
– Catch up with car2..again
02/15/2009 10:14 pm
– Crash

02/16/2009 10:10 am
– Explore Northwestern Campus

02/16/2009 12:16 pm
– Visit HQ

02/16/2009 2:10 pm
– Explore Obama-land Chicago

02/17/2009 12:10 am
– Bond with Brothers / White Castle

02/17/2009 11:03 am
– The LONG road home

02/17/2009 3:10 pm
– Visit Albion
02/17/2009 5:10 pm
– Visit Michigan State

02/18/2009 2:00 am
– Arrive back in Waterloo

Are you sure
that’s an album?

Metaphor in product design

Images: Mark Connolly, except as noted

Images (clockwise, from top left): Brown Brothers, Wikipedia; Mark Connolly; Mila Zinkova, Wikipedia; Majestic, Wikipedia

Images: Screen captures from Mac OS X

Images: Screen captures iPhone Maps application

Images: DigiBarn Computer Museum

Images: iPhoto (left); iTunes (right) (Screen captures from Mac OS X)

Image (right): Phonatic, Wikipedia

High Altitude Medicine
Matthew J. Renaud, MD, CCFP

Definitions
๏  High altitude:
  4950 to 11500 feet (1500-3500 m)
  Increased ventilation, decreased exercise tolerance

๏  Very high altitude:
  11500 to18050 feet (3500-5500 m)
  PaO2 60mm Hg, SaO2 90%

๏  Extreme altitude:
  18050 feet ( 5500 m)
  Hypoxia, hypercarbia
  Cannot acclimate

High Altitude Illness
๏  Acute Mountain Sickness
๏  High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
๏  High Altitude Cerebral Edema

Acute Mountain Sickness
๏  Common with rapid ascent above 8000
feet (2400m)
  Can occur at lower altitudes 4000-6000 feet (1200 – 1800m)
  Incidence ~ 50% at 14000 feet (4300m)
  Onset 8-96 hours after reaching altitude

๏  Symptoms
  Headache
  Bitemporal of occipital, throbbing
  Worse with valsalva, bending over
  And 1 or more of:
  Anorexia/nausea/vomiting
  Sleep disturbance
  Fatigue
  Dizziness

High Altitude Cerebral Edema
๏  Progression of AMS
  Lethargy
  Confusion, can progress to coma
  Ataxia
  Abnormal tandem gait, finger to nose diagnostic
  Life threatening

๏  Onset hours to days
๏  White matter edema on MRI
๏  Descent mandatory

High Altitude Pulmonary
Edema
๏  May occur alone or with AMS/HACE
๏  Dyspnea disproportionate to exertion,
progressing to at rest
  Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema
  Exaggerated hypoxic vasoconstriction,
capillary leak
  Diagnosis based on dyspnea unrelieved with
rest
  May be progressive, fatal
  Descent mandatory

Diagnosis of HAPE
๏  Symptoms (=2) ๏  Signs (=2)
  Dyspnea at rest   Crackles or wheezing
  Cough   Cyanosis
  Decreased exercise   Tachypnea
tolerance   Tachycardia
  Chest tightness/
congestion

Why Does HAPE Occur?
•  Hypothesis 1: Pulmonary
endothelium barrier fragility

•  Pulmonary endothelium barrier susceptible to:
•  Mechanical stress
   Stretching of the endothelium  gaps  passage of proteins
and red blood cells
•  Inflammation
   Mediators release   permeability  gaps  passage of
proteins, red blood cells and inflammatory mediators

•  Questions:
1. Inflammation = 1st culprit?
2. High pressure alone enough to result in extra vascular leak?

Inflammation in HAPE?
•  Schoene et al., 1986, 1998
–  Leukotrienes (marker of
inflammation) very high in BAL
in subjects acutely ill with HAPE

•  But inflammation present at the
start or as a result of HAPE ?

•  Swenson et al., 2002
–  RBC and proteins present in BAL
in people at onset of HAPE
–  But no inflammatory markers
present

๏   Inflammation not the
causative factor

Hypoxic Pulmonary
Vasoconstriction
๏  The Stress Failure Theory (West et Mathieu-
Costello, 1998, 1999)
Alveolar hypoxia

Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (uneven)

 capillary pressure (some capillaries)  VA/Q heterogeneity

Damage to capillary wall (stress failure)

Exposed basement membrane
EDEMA

Inflammatory mediators

Circular break of the epithelium

Full break of the blood-gas barrier

Costello et al., 1992

Red cell moving out of the capillary lumen
(c) into an alveolus (a)

Exercise Induced Hypoxemia
EXERCISE +/- Alveolar hypoxia

Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (uneven)

 capillary pressure (some capillaries)  VA/Q heterogeneity

Damage to capillary wall (stress failure)

EDEMA Exposed basement membrane

Inflammatory mediators

O2
HYPOXEMIA ! in about ½ endurance athletes
(Powers et al., 1988)

Pulmonary Barrier Integrity in
Athletes
•  Hopkins et al., 1997
–  BAL in 6 athletes after a 7min exercise at maximal intensity
–  Post exercise:
•  RBC
•  Total protein
•  Albumin
•  Leukotrienes B4

•  Hopkins et al., 1998
–  1h at 70% VO2max  no signs of alteration

  Impairment of the integrity of blood-gas
barrier only at extreme level of exercise in
elite athletes

Why Does HAPE Occur?
๏  Hypothesis 2: Pertubation of
alveolar fluid clearance
  Role of fluid in extravascular space
depends on:
–  Its accumulation
–  Efficiency of its rate of clearance
•  Hypoxia   Na,K-ATPase activity (Dada et al.,
2003)

Treatment

๏  DESCENT

๏  Oxygen 4 L/min

๏  Strict bedrest if descent not
possible

๏  Nifedipine

๏  Nitric oxide

๏  Dexamethasone

๏  Hyperbaric chamber

Gamow Bag

How Theatre
Helped My Career
Improvisational guidelines for work
and life

Nick Oddson

What is improv?
๏  True to what
makes sense in
the moment
๏  Making it up
without
reservation
๏  Working with a
team to do the
best job

When it works
๏  Sharing
๏  Teamwork
๏  Removing barriers
๏  Achievement

Relearning childhood
๏  Imagination
๏  Uncensored creativity
๏  Fun and play
๏  Collaboration
๏  Partnership
๏  Adventure

Remember
๏  Jump right in but pay attention
๏  Build on others ideas
๏  Don’t talk about it, do it
๏  Success for the group
๏  Take risks
๏  When you do talk, make it matter
๏  Practice

Thank you
๏  Improv Theatre - Theatre on the Edge, www.tote.ca,
every Thursday @ 8pm
๏  Improv Consulting - Karen Lucas,
karenlucas@rogers.com or Bernie Roehl,
broehl@gmail.com
๏  Me - Nick Oddson, noddson@rogers.com, @noddson

Phil Kalina for Stan Hywet Hall Gardens
Thomas Hawk Strocchi
Christiana Care jugbo
Ryancrs brainware3000
Bluerock Flickr bingisser
.Hessam BombDog
Images Rusty Stewart
thomas.merton
Aaron Webb Marcin Wichary
JosephGilbert.org dresmall
Knivesout totalAldo
B_Zedan

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more?

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