About the blog

I have been blogging here since 2003. Later that year I also became “caretaker” for the local blogging community, Yulblog. It’s through the friends I made there and the network I built that much of what came next was made possible. Before the echos and algorithms of social networks, there were the organic diversity and human connections of blogs. Although blogs may no longer be the most active parts of the Internet anymore, this blog is still dear to my heart. I write about anything that comes to mind but it often circles back to technology. I also like Jason Kottke’s framing of new liberal arts which fits i.never.nu fairly well. Or maybe my blog is best defined by the Six Cs that I wrote about 2 years ago. Those ‘fields of inquiry’ could describe what goes on here, but, in the end, this is an old school blog where I talk about anything that interests me.

About Patrick Tanguay

I’m Patrick Tanguay, I call myself a generalist, a synthesist, or a curator, depending on the day. Catherine Mathys says that I “find the things you didn’t know you were looking for,” which I find quite flattering and, well, pretty accurate.

I’ve long “suffered” from the habit of reading all the time and getting obsessed with certain topics. I’m on my fourth or fifth career, and for each I was self-taught, learning everything I could until I became the person who’s “generally in the know about stuff.”

Sentiers is how I reconcile these habits and the endless knowledge found online: sharing with anyone through the newsletter and then focused on specific needs and goals when collaborating with clients.

Previously I was a web developer for 15 plus years, co-founded the first coworking space in Montréal, Station C, and co-initiated the critically acclaimed print magazine The Alpine Review. Over the years I also helped start a number of groups bringing people and ideas together: The Awesome Foundation Montréal, Webcamp, Creative Mornings Montréal, and Hacks/Hackers Montréal. Back in the day I was steward of the oldest and longest running blogger meetup, Yulblog.