Snitch Update: James follows Hal/Brother tracks Hal in Moment of (semi) Crisis

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Here’s text from my friend James, who has been following me online via the GPS Snitch which fits in my pocket and tracks me wherever I go:

Hal is on the move – its 2:30, I’ve over slept from a nap, so if missed his departure.

currently Hal is heading NE at 30km/hour by King & University (strangely I am home, but I work right by there – bad timing for a Hal spotting)

Hal is obviously heading east at the moment, located at Church and Carlton – heading to the rainbow cinemas? But its such a nice day.

I’m not sure what he’s doing now – he’s headed way out, and is either on car or speedy bike and is past Carlton / Yonge….. what are you up to Hal?

Hal has parked himself at Heydon st. A boring st if there ever was one, but something has caught his attention enough to stop his travels.
Hal, at 2:58, now, according to the GPS, is on the railroad tracks….. I think he’s in trouble. But apparently still traveling only 0 km/hr.

3:24 error in locating snitch – something is definitely up

Pretty funny stuff. Thanks James! Of course in reality I was dropping zines off at the Toronto Reference Library where my magazine Broken Pencil helps add to the periodic growth of the zine collection. I was also dropping off 3 boxes of books, doing some grocery shopping, and otherwise running a few other errands. So there you go. Someone asked in a comment last week how I felt about being tracked. Truth is, the person being tracked doesn’t really pay attention or even notice. It’s the person who is tracking who does the work and generally has, as you can see from above, all kinds of different reactions. When I was tracking W., I felt mainly paranoia and anxiety. Now that I’m being tracked by James and my brother, I don’t feel, really, anything.

One other interesting thing about being tracked on Friday: Not long after I left the house to run my errands, my mom went to the hospital after experiencing some scary symptoms. Naturally, my dad called both me and my brother. My brother was at work, plus he has a cell phone. I was driving around, and I don’t have a cellphone. My brother tracked me to the aforementioned Heyden Street (just north of Yonge and Bloor) and told me later that since he was soon to be in that area, he actually contemplated looking for me there. In the end, he just left several messages for me and then yelled at me for not having a cell when I finally got home and called him back. So, in this case, Snitch provided some interesting possibilities: it’s less intrusive than a cell since the user just has to carry it around passively, it never demands that you answer it or check up on it. But it still gives you some modicum of connection to the rest of the world. So long as Snitch is in your pocket, if someone really has to find you, they will. It wasn’t really a major emergency: mom lives in the Washington DC area, so it’s not as if I would have been able to rush to the hospital anyway. And, luckily, after spending the weekend in hospital she’s back home now and it seems like she’s going to be fine.

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Hey, I’m Hal Niedzviecki. I’m a writer/thinker who lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with my wife and daughter. Up till now I’ve always considered myself a private person. But at the same time I’m fascinated by people who effortlessly open themselves up to the whole world. So I’ve… more...

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