Crossposted from Scimatic Jamie and I had the pleasure of going out for dim sum with Greg Wilson the other day. You might remember Greg from such classics as Science 2.0 and Stack Overflow Dev Days Toronto. He was talking to us about his Software Carpentry course that he’s been running out of the University [...]
Cross-posted from Scimatic I find it hard to fathom that it’s already been one year since I joined Scimatic. It’s been a great year full of exciting developments, and I think that we are well-poised to do some more great stuff in the future. In the past year, we’ve done a major project for one [...]
Especially about the “really healthy” part.
My wife and most of friends are aware of my deep love for Neko Case. So when I was at the Spadina TTC station and saw this poster, I started to think, “How more awesome can Neko get?” And the answer is “None, none more awesome.” Check it out — Neko, fast cars and swords! [...]
So it’s our fourth day here in West Vancouver for our Christmas break. We come back to BC every other year, and I get really excited for it. I love Christmas with the whole Graham family, and this will be the first year that Iain will go into ski scamps. Except it won’t. We are [...]
My passport expired in November, and I feel that I have to have a valid passport. Just in case I get The Call and have to leave the country in the dead of night. The last time I went through the process, it was a giant pain in the ass, as I had to get [...]
Even though he was convicted, I actually like former Illinois Governor George H. Ryan. He was two for three for me; he promised to fix the Hillside Strangler, and did; and then he put the death penalty on hold. So he sold fake licenses through the Secretary of State’s office. This is Illinois, after all. [...]
Cross-posted from Scimatic.com Was out at UofT’s Convocation Hall last night, where I got to listen to Malcolm Gladwell riff on, well, lots of stuff. Gladwell has always been one of my favourite writers, not only because he writes well and raises interesting questions, but also because he’s one of the only writers I know [...]
Hope all my folks and friends down in the US have a great Thanksgiving. I’d love some turkey and apple pie, so save me a slice.
It’s been non-stop election coverage around here. I’m going a bit crazy about it. But I’m going to assume the best about my friends, family and fellow Americans (even those, like me, living in another country) have done or are doing the right thing and voting for Barack Obama. Most of the people I know [...]