Conflict
Two weeks ago, during my weekly 1:1 with my supervisor, I asked “Do you have any advice if shit ends up hitting the fan?” I was referring to my JetBrains...
Collaboration
This is a pretty late newsletter by my standards, and I’d be lying if I didn’t say I was dragging my feet on writing this. There’s no reason for that other...
Druk
I’m writing another newsletter from the lab. The weather outside is amazing; it’s not raining at all, and for Vancouver, that’s saying something. I guess I...
Coming Up Next
I honestly can’t tell you what happened earlier this week, because I don’t really remember much of it. But let’s take a look at my calendar and see what...
Software Engineering Research
It’s a Sunday afternoon, and I’m in the lab. I hear the low hum of the fridge, and the soft, almost inaudible “whoosh” of the HVAC system. Outside, the week-...
Doing Nothing, for Once
This weekend, I did absolutely nothing. By “nothing,” this time, I mean nothing related to work or research. I feel pretty guilty about this, but it is what...
Presentation Week
The past week has been pretty busy. I finished up TA orientation yesterday. It was the first time that I planned it alone, but luckily, I had a template from...
TA Orientation and Kotlin (Funny Number Issue)
Last Week Was pretty busy. TA Planning I realized that the start of term wasn't too far off, and that meant I needed to help plan the TA orientation session...
Think of a Title
The year is now 2022, and it’s already shaping up to be a big year. If all goes according to plan (which, of course, is highly unlikely) I’ll be done my...
"You know, I'm something of a scientist, myself"
Warning: this newsletter contains minor plot details for Spider-Man: No Way Home The Last (two) Week(s) Unfortunately, I forgot to write a newsletter entry...
(Near) End of Year Productivity
When I left the house this morning, the rain turned from liquid to questionably hard semi-solid in a matter of minutes. In other words, it started snowing....
December? What?
2021 has appeared to move even faster than 2020 (granted, a lot of my time in 2020 was spent staying at home so my perception of time probably isn’t...
Black Swan Event
A black swan event describes an event that comes as a surprise, has a major effect, and is often inappropriately rationalized after the fact with the benefit...
What's Research Like? (1/4)
It’s nearing the almost three-month mark of me actually 1 doing research. If I target late August 2022 or sometime in September 2022 as my “finish” date, I’m...
Oh Fuck I Almost Forgot
As the title suggests, I nearly forgot to write my newsletter (blog post? whatever) today. Last week was the first fall reading week 1. In undergrad, I’d...
Back to It
I didn’t write a newsletter last weekend because my family had come on a very short-notice visit. For reasons I really won’t get into, I’m not very close...
Weekend Storm
I’m gonna keep this one super short, because I feel like there isn’t that much to say. I could try to squeeze out some stuff, but that wouldn’t really be...
Midweek Special
In my newsletter last Sunday, I mentioned that I was writing a thesis "proposal" so that I wouldn't have to struggle to explain "what the hell" I was doing...
Socks and Fall Weather
I’ve honestly talked a big talk over the week about sock wars, but I know for sure that I’m probably gonna get eliminated in the first week. I’ve never been...
Mental Models to Source, and Back Again
I’m writing another newsletter (blog post) later in the day again. This time, I’m at Adam’s place. After being brutally headbutted over and over again by a...