Attn: science nerds

To blow your mind, do the following:

1) log onto springerlink.com from within the U of T network.
2) click on books.
3) Search for & download pdfs from amongst 30000 volumes in the Springer library.
4) !

Note: The following is a rant about version control systems. Ignore it unless you plan to set up a version control server using subversion ( Read more... )

So the giant bailout that will evantually be passed. If you've heard about this at all, you've probably heard the number 700 billion. The ever inquisitive Bosco Oh reports via ( Read more... )

Talk over. Didn't go as bad as I thought. Some people seemed interested, others not so much. Sky did not fall.

Monday: Finish applications to NSERC, OGS. Summarize Friedman PGM paper for presentation, along with Minka Pathology paper if looks like I won't have enough to say. Work on first three problems in set. Class. Call Execulink for Sept. refund ( Read more... )

I shared a bench with a small bird today as I ate lunch outside. It worked wonders to relieve stress. How can you feel worried about grants and work when this tiny delicate little life is cheeping and hopping around right next to you?

I certainly couldn't.

Back from lab meeting ( Read more... )

So this is what a large conference is like. It's freaking huge. Talks from 8:30 through until 4:30. Keynote speech afterwards. Seems like way too much information, it's pretty overwhelming. Like a zillion posters, of which my little guy is one. Seems mis-classified though. My work is basically a statistical method to estimate protein copy ( Read more... )

Didn't come up with a clever post for April 12th, which unbeknownst to me I have done two years in a row. First one was succinct and genuine. Second one was flowery and attempted to be funny. Now I don't really care, but I'll gladly mail it in. Let me get into character (*grump*, *farrumph*): Damn kids freezing in early spring; no more snow; ( Read more... )

Spring day!
Wearing my new bag!
Moving to Toronto in a few months!
Noopy's birthday dinner this weekend!

yeah!