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asymptotically approaching thesis proposal
I am asymptotically approaching my final thesis proposal. I thought you all needed to know ( Read more... ) -
Netbooks redux
So I started with a few qualifications ( Read more... ) -
Nepean Concert Band fundraising concert
My band's big concert/fundraiser has been moved to April. Anyone interested in coming out? I can get tickets on Wednesday if you want them in advance, or you can buy at the door. It's $10 either way. And there will also be tasty baked goods for sale at the break ( Read more... ) -
Netbooks
My laptop is having troubles, and I really want to try out a netbook and go back to linux fulltime. But there's some issues using it as my primary/travelling laptop, all related to my photography habits, and my need to be able to handle photos when I'm travelling ( Read more... ) -
Three things
1. Donating blood is awesome ( Read more... ) -
Ada Lovelace Day profile: Sheila C. Alder
This is a profile of a woman in computing for Ada Lovelace Day:
Ada Lovelace Day is an international day of blogging to draw attention to women excelling in technology ( Read more... ) -
A talk I'm really excited about
Cross-posted on CU-WISE Blog:
Ever wondered about what women encounter working in science and engineering?
One of our upcoming CU-WISE events is a talk by Dr. Christine Waechter. I got a chance to talk with her at Ottawa U after Dr. Tamaki Sato's talk ( Read more... ) -
On science and being stupid
The importance of stupidity in scientific research
"Science makes me feel stupid too. It's just that I've gotten used to it. So used to it, in fact, that I actively seek out new opportunities to feel stupid. Heh. I'm not sure I've ever framed it that way, but I do enjoy the fact that no one else knows the answers to my problems, in some insane ( Read more... )
