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Just upgraded to the new version of Blogger, which presumably shouldn’t change much except that I know better. We’ll see how this goes. For those of you who live in Ontario, there’s a series of Citizen’s Assemblies regarding electoral reform … Continue reading →

Look at me, I’m posting from a game console! A more substantial update will follow, sometime when I have an actual keyboard.

Some days, research happens. Other days… One of the things that distinguishes mathematics from the sciences (and from almost every other field of academia) is that a mathematician needs no lab, no physical apparatus, no research subjects; while all of … Continue reading →

Yesterday I got a postcard from my dental insurance company, briefly explaining how much they value the privacy of my personal information. My very first thought upon reading it: “Who have you sold my information to, you rat-bastards?”

Today’s linguistic oddity: I’m currently in possession of a computer part that I’ll be delivering to its rightful owner in good time. The box lists specs and a marketing blurb in three languages: English, French, and German. I don’t know … Continue reading →

Been a little more preoccupied than usual, which is a bit of a trick for me. Much of the extra time’s been going to work-related endeavours: the conference I was organizing two weeks ago, of course, but also a bunch … Continue reading →

And hence stress levels: almost down. Have the abstract book/programme in hand; small typo in the schedule, which is annoying but hardly a problem. Sent the “dedication” flyer to Print Services today. Time was that I could spend three days … Continue reading →

I was playing around with some new ideas earlier this week; that’s usually a sign that my research brain is swinging from asleep to awake and hollering. In this case, it was prompted by my having to proctor tests without … Continue reading →

This appeared in my mailbox tonight: not spam, so much as the template for spam. Subject: Never-seen {SPUR_2} Take pleasure from Dear user. {SPUR_1} {SPUR_3} {SPUR_4} Find what you need: {SPUR_DOMAIN} Come on in and get it all very cheap! … Continue reading →

I am drunk on the power of networked library systems. While they won’t quite deliver books to my door, the results are generally close enough.