February 2012
36 posts
Somehow managed to get 36mg dosages of Concerta this week which is honestly too much, so I’ve been awake all night moping through homework, being exceptionally high, and listening to Sail way more than is really required.
I am so unnecessarily melodramatic sometimes.
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Brené Brown: The power of vulnerability →
Here’s the thing, no family stuff, no childhood shit, I just need some strategies.
That’s about exactly how I feel every time I have to go deal with our school mental health services for refills on my ADHD drugs.
Why I'm Voting for Ethan Plato for SFUO President...
If we want to address the problems that we’ve been having with the SFUO, we need change. We need to put someone at the helm of that organization who believes in transparency and openness. We need someone who has seen things from the side of the fed bodies, who understands our issues, and who will be willing to fight for us, not against us. We need someone with the drive and experience to...
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The Society of Otis: Some thoughts on political... →
Forewarning: I’m going to talk some more about Drop Fees. I know I keep saying that I hate talking about these things, and every time I start, it ends up getting talked about to death until I feel like I’ve learned my lesson, but somehow I never do.
This afternoon, there was a question and answer period cleverly disguised and masquerading as a debate, or something to that effect, for the...
Ottawa Ruby: Three code-style tips for the budding... →
ottawaruby:
During the last meetup, we had an interesting talk where some of the advanced developers passed on a bunch of great development advice to the beginners. In this post, I wanted to add in one more group of tips for the newer developers.
Other than Kent Beck’s advice to “communicate your intent…
The Society of Otis: Good morning, Colonel By →
societyofotis:
Our time here is limited, and so our memory is restricted. Collectively we only have a vague memory of our recent past and those who were here before us, and little concept of our more distant predecessors. Subsequently it feels inconsequential to assume that our community here is the same now as…
January 2012
11 posts
Poetry for Engineers, Part 1
“Perhaps if we had some kind of platform we could attach to the horse? Then it could drag us and our luggage along?”
What a marvellous and clever idea! It would lead to a talk about friction, and why it was that an ice-skater could travel so much faster on a frozen lake than a person without ice-skates. “A platform could carry all of our luggage, but it would be very hard for the horses to...
Drop Pants, Not Fees (Or How I Learned to Stop...
Within just a couple of days, our Drop Pants, Not Fees event has exploded into a huge thing that’s apparently actually happening and really mobilizing a lot of students, so I feel that I should address my thoughts on the matter and clear up any confusion.
I’m going to state right off the bat that I’m not particularly privileged. I probably am a part of this ridiculous 1% idea...
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CUSEC 2012 Turing Complete, Complete
I’ve been meaning to start blogging as one of my new years resolutions to be cooler and more awesome, but what triggered me to get going right now and not later is because I can’t not keep thinking about this year’s CUSEC. It was only my second CUSEC, but I still really feel like this year was a really exceptional conference. Here’s a wrap-up of the things I learned this...
