November 2011
1 post
Protect The Internet →
March 2011
2 posts
Today at Grebel we met a candidate for the...
theseer:
pmanda:
Amanda: Hi, I’m Amanda, I’m mainly interested in youth and child ministry, and my undergraduate degree is in Recreation and Leisure studies. Martin: What?! Amanda: Recreation and Leisure studies. Martin: Your degree is in what??
Amanda, everyone knows you can’t get a degree in having fun.
I like this guy.
A Sandwich, A Wallet, and Elizabeth Taylor's... →
A well-written, thinly-disguised parable about business.
December 2010
1 post
Waterloo wireless security →
theseer:
“All users of ‘uw-wireless’ should switch to using ‘eduroam’, as soon as possible, to avoid disruption in service. ‘eduroam’ offers a higher level of security, and can be used at other participating universities in Canada.”
—
Waterloo Daily Bulletin, December 13, 2010
I am amused by the fact that this is now being portrayed as a significant security problem, when for years the...
November 2010
1 post
August 2010
1 post
July 2010
1 post
Pledge to help bring Mel's Diner back! →
(via @ryanchenwing)
June 2010
3 posts
It’s an exciting week coming up. Two presentations (and a red t-shirt as part of the deal).
April 2010
1 post
“As the world’s number one receiver, I want to be with the world’s...”
– Chad Johnson, in a GoDaddy commercial. Celebrity endorsement is getting ridiculous. How does being a good football player qualify you to tell me where I should register my domain name?
February 2010
1 post
This Is a Test Product and Nothing Will Be Sent to... →
January 2010
5 posts
“Location: Wi-Fi, Digital compass, Assisted GPS (Wi-Fi + 3G model), Cellular...”
– iPad - Technical Specifications
I’ve gone from writing cookie-cutter cover letters in an attempt to get co-op interviews to reading cookie-cutter cover letters from students hoping that I’ll give them a co-op interview. Things have come full circle.
You can now donate to the American Red Cross through iTunes. Pretty cool.
On self-improvement
New Year’s resolutions are a strange beast. The self-reflection that the passing of another year brings causes us to vow to change ourselves into better people. This year, we think, will be the year where we will become the people that we want to be.
Unfortunately, while our intentions are good, we treat major life changes as things that we can make happen if we just try hard enough. So...
December 2009
6 posts
When I was in my first year of university,
theseer:
I took 1st year courses. In my second year of university, I took 2nd year courses. In my third year of university, I’ve taken 2nd year courses, and next term I’ll take 3rd year courses. In my fourth year of university, I’ll take 3rd year courses and then 4th year courses. In my fifth year of university, I’ll take 4th year courses.
What a horrible identity crisis.
I still say I’m in...
This morning, a crossing guard assisted me across an intersection near work. I didn’t know that Apple cared that much about my safety.
Lifestyle Inflation
I’ve been trying to make do with the flaky, slow WiFi at my apartment complex, and I can’t take it anymore. So I’m looking at other options. The only two choices in my complex are AT&T and Comcast. If you sign up for AT&T DSL, the prices are such that a package with home phone service is pretty much the same price. It’s the same thing with Comcast: once you sign...
October 2009
2 posts
An Epidemic of Fear: How Panicked Parents Skipping... →
September 2009
2 posts
August 2009
9 posts
EXHAUSTED
willards:
but so in love with California’s coast (not so much the inland).
The coast was beautiful, but the inland was more exciting. What more could you ask for than a drive in total darkness on a ridiculously windy road through the mountains, while dodging deer at every turn?
We're waiting in Calgary
willards:
on our way to San Francisco! Unfortunately, they just made an announcement that our flight is delayed for an hour. Stinkers. At least there is free Wifi.
See you soon!
July 2009
11 posts
United vs. Air Canada?
willards:
Does anyone know if there is a difference between booking through Air Canada or United for the same flight? Air Canada seems to be about $15 more expensive, not much, but is there a reason to pay the extra? Does United make you pay for checked luggage or something?
United does make you pay for checked baggage, but it’s only for flights operated by United, not flights with UA...
I know that it’s an easy thing for someone in my position to say, but I’m starting to think that being an interviewer is at least as difficult as being interviewed. At the end of the interview, the interviewee has done everything they need to do. The interviewer has to make a decision.
Tomorrow, instead of going to work, I’m headed off to Great America with the rest of my department for a day of fun. I’ve heard that they have a lot of the same rides as Wonderland, but there should be some different ones too. Should be a fun time!
AHHHHHH FACESBOOK! →
It makes me sad that I’m not in here. I guess that I haven’t quite moved on yet. (via danicarachelknight)
“[Silicon Valley] is a place where you make three times as much money, but you...”
– One of my co-workers, comparing living in Silicon Valley to where he grew up. The problem is that there are a lot of people here who don’t make two or three times what they would at comparable jobs elsewhere. There’s a lot of poverty around this area.
I’m making cookies to celebrate the new apartment (and make use of my kitchen)!
WatchFireworks store competition (via cabel.name)
Diversifying my interests →
I’m excited. First, it’s a long weekend, and second, my stuff is being delivered on Tuesday!
June 2009
20 posts
Got my California drivers' license!
All it took was 12 days between the written and driving tests and $28 of my money.
