Kevin de Youngster
@kevindeyoungster.com
I'm excited by long walks, cycling up mountains, MTBing down them, LEGO, thoughtful writing, and playing with geospatial data.
[On a quest to walk all the roads]
http://kevindeyoungster.com
📍 Vancouver, BC
[On a quest to walk all the roads]
http://kevindeyoungster.com
📍 Vancouver, BC
i like the bookends Le Guin includes in this collection:
"That requires not a war but a search and discovery. The search takes him through mortal danger, loss, and suffering. The discovery brings him victory, the kind of victory that isn't the end of a battle but the beginning of a life."
"That requires not a war but a search and discovery. The search takes him through mortal danger, loss, and suffering. The discovery brings him victory, the kind of victory that isn't the end of a battle but the beginning of a life."
November 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
i like the bookends Le Guin includes in this collection:
"That requires not a war but a search and discovery. The search takes him through mortal danger, loss, and suffering. The discovery brings him victory, the kind of victory that isn't the end of a battle but the beginning of a life."
"That requires not a war but a search and discovery. The search takes him through mortal danger, loss, and suffering. The discovery brings him victory, the kind of victory that isn't the end of a battle but the beginning of a life."
added bonus from gogomi
November 9, 2025 at 10:48 PM
added bonus from gogomi
infinite scrolling is great actually, you just need to do it outside
November 9, 2025 at 9:19 PM
infinite scrolling is great actually, you just need to do it outside
‘Completed’ Hades 2. Great game!
November 3, 2025 at 9:10 PM
‘Completed’ Hades 2. Great game!
New blog post!
kevindeyoungster.com/writing/help...
Started out as a bit, but got completely out of hand 🤣
Too weird to explain briefly, so here are the footnotes. Judge for yourself:
kevindeyoungster.com/writing/help...
Started out as a bit, but got completely out of hand 🤣
Too weird to explain briefly, so here are the footnotes. Judge for yourself:
October 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
New blog post!
kevindeyoungster.com/writing/help...
Started out as a bit, but got completely out of hand 🤣
Too weird to explain briefly, so here are the footnotes. Judge for yourself:
kevindeyoungster.com/writing/help...
Started out as a bit, but got completely out of hand 🤣
Too weird to explain briefly, so here are the footnotes. Judge for yourself:
really love this quote.
tangentially, joan didion:
tangentially, joan didion:
October 25, 2025 at 12:24 AM
really love this quote.
tangentially, joan didion:
tangentially, joan didion:
coming up with archetypes is fun.
“The Bridger” would be interesting to implement in a classifier: trips crossing bridges (bus rides would be tricky, but possible)
compass-card-wrapped.netlify.app/arcana
“The Bridger” would be interesting to implement in a classifier: trips crossing bridges (bus rides would be tricky, but possible)
compass-card-wrapped.netlify.app/arcana
October 23, 2025 at 7:32 PM
coming up with archetypes is fun.
“The Bridger” would be interesting to implement in a classifier: trips crossing bridges (bus rides would be tricky, but possible)
compass-card-wrapped.netlify.app/arcana
“The Bridger” would be interesting to implement in a classifier: trips crossing bridges (bus rides would be tricky, but possible)
compass-card-wrapped.netlify.app/arcana
though sometimes i get carried away with 'getting reds', and end up being the one who’s late 😅
October 21, 2025 at 9:59 PM
though sometimes i get carried away with 'getting reds', and end up being the one who’s late 😅
coolest thing about the side quest to walk all of this city is there's no such thing as delays anymore, just misadventures.
friend's 15 mins late to our cafe hang in the west end? no problem, i'll just walk around for bit, exploring the unexplored
friend's 15 mins late to our cafe hang in the west end? no problem, i'll just walk around for bit, exploring the unexplored
October 21, 2025 at 9:44 PM
coolest thing about the side quest to walk all of this city is there's no such thing as delays anymore, just misadventures.
friend's 15 mins late to our cafe hang in the west end? no problem, i'll just walk around for bit, exploring the unexplored
friend's 15 mins late to our cafe hang in the west end? no problem, i'll just walk around for bit, exploring the unexplored
listen, compass card wrapped…arcana…collectibles…challenge…increased ridership…ripley's k
October 20, 2025 at 3:15 PM
listen, compass card wrapped…arcana…collectibles…challenge…increased ridership…ripley's k
latest from my 'dark experiments' folder:
a really large array of ghanaian names
a really large array of ghanaian names
October 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
latest from my 'dark experiments' folder:
a really large array of ghanaian names
a really large array of ghanaian names
oh yeah, forgot the customary gogomi screenshots!
October 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
oh yeah, forgot the customary gogomi screenshots!
hades 2’s arcana system reminds me of what i wanted to make for compass card wrapped, i.e. you unlock cards based on your transit history
October 16, 2025 at 5:54 PM
hades 2’s arcana system reminds me of what i wanted to make for compass card wrapped, i.e. you unlock cards based on your transit history
friend and i walked kensington-cedar cottage. followed the reds on our gogomi and the gradients on the trees
October 15, 2025 at 10:32 PM
friend and i walked kensington-cedar cottage. followed the reds on our gogomi and the gradients on the trees
some personal news: i'm on a break!
updated kevindeyoungster.com with a statement (speech bubble), and my first attempt at a poem this year (hidden in the nascent undergrowth)
updated kevindeyoungster.com with a statement (speech bubble), and my first attempt at a poem this year (hidden in the nascent undergrowth)
October 14, 2025 at 7:51 PM
some personal news: i'm on a break!
updated kevindeyoungster.com with a statement (speech bubble), and my first attempt at a poem this year (hidden in the nascent undergrowth)
updated kevindeyoungster.com with a statement (speech bubble), and my first attempt at a poem this year (hidden in the nascent undergrowth)
We met up at Elysian Coffee! First time meeting a gogomite IRL and it was so satisfying hearing him share how he uses Gogomi ~every day.
Really cool seeing someone nerd out about something you made!
Really cool seeing someone nerd out about something you made!
October 6, 2025 at 4:24 AM
We met up at Elysian Coffee! First time meeting a gogomite IRL and it was so satisfying hearing him share how he uses Gogomi ~every day.
Really cool seeing someone nerd out about something you made!
Really cool seeing someone nerd out about something you made!
i'm rarely downtown so i often bundle errands when i visit 😆
- pass by @vangamegarden.bsky.social (was fun!)
- catch up with my friend at meta (heard some heinous things the company's doing)
- pick up new vol. to start a collection
- cover some unexplored paths with gogomi
- pass by @vangamegarden.bsky.social (was fun!)
- catch up with my friend at meta (heard some heinous things the company's doing)
- pick up new vol. to start a collection
- cover some unexplored paths with gogomi
September 29, 2025 at 1:53 AM
i'm rarely downtown so i often bundle errands when i visit 😆
- pass by @vangamegarden.bsky.social (was fun!)
- catch up with my friend at meta (heard some heinous things the company's doing)
- pick up new vol. to start a collection
- cover some unexplored paths with gogomi
- pass by @vangamegarden.bsky.social (was fun!)
- catch up with my friend at meta (heard some heinous things the company's doing)
- pick up new vol. to start a collection
- cover some unexplored paths with gogomi
didn't expect "the dispossessed" to be so popular, had to return my hold earlier than expected. on the bright side, my other hold is in, so this is more like a hot swap.
ps: this coleus on the sidewalk made me smile, its edges were stimulating
ps: this coleus on the sidewalk made me smile, its edges were stimulating
September 27, 2025 at 11:20 PM
didn't expect "the dispossessed" to be so popular, had to return my hold earlier than expected. on the bright side, my other hold is in, so this is more like a hot swap.
ps: this coleus on the sidewalk made me smile, its edges were stimulating
ps: this coleus on the sidewalk made me smile, its edges were stimulating
Oh yeah! Forgot to update you. I went to her place a week after and joined her on a long walk around her neighbourhood.
Heard stories about her growing up in DRC, compared notes on moving from African countries to Vancouver 30 yrs apart, and loved how she finds the word 'chitchat' hilarious.
Heard stories about her growing up in DRC, compared notes on moving from African countries to Vancouver 30 yrs apart, and loved how she finds the word 'chitchat' hilarious.
September 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Oh yeah! Forgot to update you. I went to her place a week after and joined her on a long walk around her neighbourhood.
Heard stories about her growing up in DRC, compared notes on moving from African countries to Vancouver 30 yrs apart, and loved how she finds the word 'chitchat' hilarious.
Heard stories about her growing up in DRC, compared notes on moving from African countries to Vancouver 30 yrs apart, and loved how she finds the word 'chitchat' hilarious.
Special thanks to whoever shared Gogomi in a "Vancouver urbanist/local politics chat group"
Got an email from someone who discovered the app there and has been using it for their quest to run every street in the city. They find it super helpful. Really cool!
Got an email from someone who discovered the app there and has been using it for their quest to run every street in the city. They find it super helpful. Really cool!
![Happy to chat with you if you'd like. I have a personal project to run every street in city of Vancouver, so I'd be happy to give you whatever feedback you'd like.
My cell phone is [redacted]. Also, I live in the Riley Park area, so could grab a quick coffee some time if you're around Main or Cambie areas and wanted to geek out on the maps for an hour! I learned about your app in a Vancouver urbanist/local politics chat group which prompted me to give it a go.
I use Strava which has similar mapping for where you've run, but it doesn't have a feature to explicitly show you where you have not run. I like the red highlight you use as it is really clear and I love that it's hyper local instead of some giant app requiring an expensive subscription.
Anyhow, thanks again. Cheers,](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:v3blpbh4q3foiulhvpryaqns/bafkreidstnr7vdfymgkl3bquwi3sptzvaqeh6ixzmeo3nyqgq5eyxvywti@jpeg)
September 17, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Special thanks to whoever shared Gogomi in a "Vancouver urbanist/local politics chat group"
Got an email from someone who discovered the app there and has been using it for their quest to run every street in the city. They find it super helpful. Really cool!
Got an email from someone who discovered the app there and has been using it for their quest to run every street in the city. They find it super helpful. Really cool!
catching up on this year's witch hat atelier scans. so earnest!
September 14, 2025 at 10:08 AM
catching up on this year's witch hat atelier scans. so earnest!
😂 my reputation is preceeding me, not sure how to feel about that
September 13, 2025 at 9:17 PM
😂 my reputation is preceeding me, not sure how to feel about that