The last few weeks, I've been thinking about what it means to be an Awesome Foundation trustee. Yes, it's putting our money where our mouths are; not just saying "that would be a cool project" but putting the money on the table to fund it. More than that though, for me it's been about being a small ...
There's an anti-pattern in Object Oriented programming called "God object" or "God class". An pattern is a design to follow. An anti-pattern is something to avoid. A God class is a class that knows and/or does too much. Breaking a problem down into well-defined units of limited scope is part of writing good code that ...
I finally caved and got a Kindle (Amazon). My friend showed me his, and it looked pretty cool, and then I packed up my apartment... and I have a lot of books. And it started to seem stupid that I was carrying around all these large, physical objects. Time to digitize. Ironically I had held off ...
I finished reading Dear Undercover Economist (Amazon) last week. It's an interesting book, well I think so - but then I have an AS in Economics and briefly thought that's what I should study at university. But, the idea of applying economics to life appeals to me. In economics, actors (people) are assumed to be completely ...
I saw someone I hadn't seen in a while, as part of enquiring how I was, he asked specifically how my blog was. I quipped, Oh the internet's good. It's the real world I have problems with. Lately, that keeps coming back to me. I feel like reality has a big stick that it's beating me with. Dealing ...
I received something in the mail last week, and it made me really happy. It was a copy of What Would Google Do? (Amazon) and a hilarious card from the wonderful Ian at the Code Factory. It really made me think about how I changed as a person during the two years I spent in Ottawa. ...
I've been posting a few articles on Twitter about Minimalism lately. It was apt as I was trying to declutter in preparation for moving. Mostly, though, I post articles about how Minimalism is not necessarily The Way. The concept frustrates me - when I read about people with less than 100 items, I just think about how that ...
Last night, I was on the phone to my friend whilst I was pottering about unpacking my apartment, and he said: "Have you taken anything? You've not been happy like this without meds in a while" (To clarify, I have strong painkillers because of wrenching my shoulder in February - which is still causing me pain) I hadn't ...
I had the best time in Extreme Blue. I learned so much. I met such cool people. It was awesome. The summer though, was a terrible time to take off from my thesis. So close to the end. So clear on what I was doing. So motivated to ESCAPE and move on to the real world... And ...
Last week, I wrote that things have been a little bonkers lately. I have not spent seven days straight in Ottawa since the start of August and I'm stressed, discombobulated, and overwhelmed. Normally, I figure things about by writing about them. Lots of work on? How can I be more organized/better at delegating/manage my time most effectively? ...
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