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Guryong Village is an informal settlement on private land located in Seoul’s affluent Gangnam District. For a while, I had been reading about it and its plans for redevelopment. I just couldn’t believe such a place could actually exist within a modern urban metropolis among neighborhoods known for plastic surgery, luxury retail, expensive real estate,…
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I recently prompted ChatGPT to generate images of how some parts of southern Ontario would look in 2051. The results were quite hit or miss, ranging from somewhat reasonable to outright horrifying. My general impressions were as follows: Mississauga My first reaction to the image above is they’ve put the Absolute Condos on steroids! What…
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Of course it should be every day, but I just wanted to devote a post to acknowledge the long Indigenous history of Turtle Island, where I’m privileged to have lived my entire life. It is worthy to note that Davenport Road, located a few hundred metres from my home on Spadina Road, has quite a…
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The Ontario government finally released its Greater Golden Horseshoe Transportation Plan, which sets out their vision for the region’s transportation system over the next 30 years. Although this Plan was initiated under the Liberal government in 2016, Ford and the PCs have now taken the credit. It’s a shame that a half decade’s work has…
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It was the very first question I was asked in a recent job interview. Not exactly the most typical way to kick off a job interview. As usual, I expected something along the lines of “introduce yourself and why are you qualified for this position?”, but the panel chose to be less conventional this time.…
James Pyo 