Oz

Try this at home.

[Oz @oswaldasmith]

10 years ago today, @jutcltd and I launched Google Transit, which embeds JUTC routes, schedules, and fares directly inside Google Maps.

Here's the inside story of how a @UWImona student partnered with the JUTC to do the only such implementation in the Caribbean, and win a National Innovation Award.

(Inspired by this decade-old tweet from @Gordonswaby, which I only just saw recently:

[Gordon Swaby @Gordonswaby]

Oswald Smith, the UWI student that spearheaded Google Transit for JUTC has just created a bunch of opportunities for himself

[Oz @oswaldasmith]

Because only one solid reason is needed:

Most Jamaicans know, benefit from, and boast about the fact that there's a lot of corruption (that's what links are).

So they'd rather take their chances with the foreign judge who probably doesn't understand the culture, but also didn't go to school with the prosecutor and is friends with the Inspector. It's not a guarantee, but it's about balance of probability.

It's easy to reduce it to "white judge vs black judge," but the racial difference is merely a proxy for a perceived distance from the local networks of influence.

[Glenroy Murray @GlenDivo]

Privy Council defenders can never actually provide 2 solid reasons to defend the position.

It’s always, I trust the white judges more than the black ones. The whites can be impartial and we cannot. They just no like how the truth of their view sounds.

[Oz @oswaldasmith]

@Junior2uu These features aren't unique to electric cars.

[Oz @oswaldasmith]

"Rent is the most you'll pay. Mortgage is the least you'll pay."

[Minister Of Enjoyment @mikey_esquire]

I just got a quote to fix the roof of my house and mi feel my blood pressure go up 20 points.

This is the side they don’t glamorize. If you renting, rent till you ready. If you wah buy boasy car and pay rent, 1000% do tht. Do what you doing till u ready.

[Oz @oswaldasmith]

@BiggestBarry The one whose family allegedly spent the GoFundMe legal defense money on an Escalade and a Miami trip?

[Oz @oswaldasmith]

True. Dunce is really the refusal to be caught up in Analysis Paralysis.

[BiggestBlackestBarry @BiggestBarry]

Duncenis is an interesting and powerful philosophy and modus operandi as how i have interpreted it. The core of it is a complete single mindness of purpose, practice and end objective.
Trump fully dunce.
LA Lewis fully dunce.
Elon fully dunce.
Di chappa dem dunce.

[Oz @oswaldasmith]

@drinkstain Roboshantallamah!😂😂😂

[Oz @oswaldasmith]

Whether or not it works is up for debate (it doesn't; we need to grow up), but yeah...woke up to strange cords tied on our front door, mysterious bottles with liquid buried in our yard, etc.

[Shamye @Terrizle]

Idk man. Unuh really believe people out here a work obeah on other people? 😂

[Oz @oswaldasmith]

So you're getting a full-size SUV for the cost of a compact crossover SUV. Isn't that a good thing?

[Minister Of Enjoyment @mikey_esquire]

@Fatalic_Dj You know how much for the G700??

[Oz @oswaldasmith]

It's curious that you think a "UN official" is somehow inherently more qualified for this post than a former CDS and CoP. Why?

But you're a warriors fan, so I guess we can't expect much🤷🏾‍♂️

[Kimone Francis @kimzTm]

“A former UK diplomat was reportedly among those considered. It's also understood that a senior UN official, who is Jamaican, was among the top contenders following an initial assessment.”

One wonders how the senior UN official with over 20 years experience missed out🙃

[Oz @oswaldasmith]

@DuncanAdley It's fake news. And apps nag you to turn them on because they improve engagement.

[Oz @oswaldasmith]

@KyleAnthonie This isn't even remotely true.

[Oz @oswaldasmith]

@drinkstain That's the spirit 👌

[Oz @oswaldasmith]

He looks more like Russ 🤔

[Russell Wilson @DangeRussWilson]

Happy birthday Future!!! ❤️ We’re so proud of the young man you are! I can’t believe you’re already 12 years old. God only has abundance in store for you!

You’re an incredible son, best friend, and you are the BEST big brother! You continue to impress us more every day and it brings us so much joy to watch you grow! We love you so much!!! @ciara

[Oz @oswaldasmith]

It's very easy to use working out as a substitute for making real progress in your life.

[Danielle ✿ 🇬🇷 @DVSGains]

What’s the dark side of gym life no one admits?

[Oz @oswaldasmith]

Drake winning, OKC losing.....I used to pray for times like this 🙏

[The Eternal Father Awards @TheEFAsJamaica]

The Eternal Father Awards us serious about changing the narrative around fathers. We want to see a change in the attitude towards and in Jamaican fathers.

[Oz @oswaldasmith]

@DAZN what's this?

[Oz @oswaldasmith]

Nuggets gone.
Celtics gone.
Lakers advance.

Life is good 👌

[Oz @oswaldasmith]

If we're honest, we Jamaicans love the audacity.

[🦋 @formerwickdgyal]

Vendor I just met for the first time in my life: Baby, sell fimme make me run go get something from the van.

Reader, he was gone for more than 30 mins.

At least all my yam was free and he said I could come back the next week cause sometimes it’s too busy for him alone.

[Oz @oswaldasmith]

@drinkstain Gyal dem muse