riding the bus and the gentleman in front of me has fallen asleep halfway through composing a tweet. #hasntdroppedthephonethouggh
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“I’m curious about these Balls” – @crobaricus
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fog dome over George’s Island
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as is tradition
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so long and thanks for all the fish
There was a point to this story, but it has temporarily escaped the chronicler’s mind
– Douglas Adams
by now some of you may have noticed that you haven’t seen much of me lately. some others of you may have noticed that you have seen much more of me lately. finally others still will be surprised that they had forgotten about me completely but are happy that they find themselves reading my post so they can catch up on what I am doing.
two weeks ago I was offered a full time position as a developer with Ping Identity. I started less than a week later and have been tackling interesting challenges pertaining to online identity management since (also attending a lot of training).
the last two weeks have also seen me move to the Halifax area because I am working in the downtown core. so if you have found yourself wondering why you haven’t seen me around, this is likely because I no long live in the valley. alternatively the reason you are seeing more of me may simply be because I am living closer to you.
so here is to the next chapter, a fresh canvas, a new adventure. to those who were integral in the last chapter, thank you for your efforts. to those of you who want to remain crucial supporting characters, the best of luck. finally, to those of you who will be participating in this new adventure, brace yourselves and god speed.
Anything that happens, happens.
Anything that, in happening, causes something else to happen, causes something else to happen.
Anything that, in happening, causes itself to happen again, happens again.
It doesn’t necessarily do it in chronological order, though.– Douglas Adams
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the people’s radio
starting this week I am part of a podcast. every episode will be a little different, with topics being whatever catches our attention that week.click here to go to iTunes and subscribe.
(alternatively subscribe to this link in non-iTunes podcast clients)
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the tide is crazy high today
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CROSBY!! #pens 3-1
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Sid makes it 2-1!!
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surreptitious #selfieswithgrant
@crobaricus @rizzface @RuSHSC2
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#pens played well tonight. a close game. if this keeps up it will be a good series!
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so much for the great goaltending dual…
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wait. stone is back? so PK got kicked out of the game for scuffing his glove?
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I’m genuinely excited that the #habs are scoring goals.
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in an unexpected turn of events I find myself cheering for Montreal…
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a pretty big deal
several months ago I shared that my brother won a Canadian Architect Award of Excellence on twitter and facebook.
today dalhousie university took the time to feature his work on their website and I realized that I should do likewise.my brother, matthew, is a pretty big deal and you should all know it.
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uncertainty
as I work to complete my thesis there is one question that I often hear a variation of when experimental results are discussed.
“are you certain you understand what the results mean?”
this leads to discussions of confidence, comprehension, and control with respect to research. as I spend more time in academia I have begun to consider how these discussions apply to life in general.
people at large generally struggle with uncertainty. manifesting itself as anxiety in people, pushing them to try and tighten their plans to maintain control, or learn every detail about all possible outcomes to worry about which is least unfavourable. the old saying “knowledge is power” is twisted and taken to heart as people seek to ineffectively overcome uncertainty.
as I inch ever closer to the completion of my masters degree I have felt uncertainty manifest in my life as people asking what I am going to do next, where I am going to live, and even if I am done my thesis yet. this uncertainty is pushing to create worry or anxiety in me and the urge to control situations is reflexive. neither of these responses seem terribly productive though.
instead of letting anxiety and worry develop I have been working to channel the energy from general uncertainty into constructive places. a large part of this process has been learning to separate the present from the future.
in academia I have found certainty of a result in the future comes not from controlling everyone else around me or by worrying about how people might possibly question it, but instead by completely understanding the environment that the experiment took place in. armed with the knowledge of the moment that produced the results equips me for future situations.
extending this process beyond academia is a little trickier. in practice it means that the moments when I feel most burdened by uncertainty are the ones where I stop everything, even for a moment, and force myself to be present in whatever activity I am doing. the only impact I can have on the future is to be the best version of myself right now.
tomorrow is coming whether you want it to or not.
embrace today while it is here.
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new favourite game
suggesting that the media isn’t telling us about a nuclear civil war somewhere and the odd weather is just nuclear winter -
the title of this new game is “disturbingly plausible”
