ArchiveApril 2006

Waterloo :(

I return to Waterloo tomorrow. It’s too soon.  I went to Waterloo yesterday to meet my USRA supervisor and pick up the keys to my apartment.  Notwithstanding its entrepreneurial spirit, I...

Doing

Is something worth doing if you can’t do it well?  What if you know you can’t devote enough time to really ever do it well?

Kyoto

We are looking at all options — Rona Ambrose, Federal Environment Minister (CON) It’s with these words that Ms. Ambrose decides that she wants to scrap Kyoto. In which case, trust me, I...

Systems

I talked to John, from my only Systems class today. He’s going drinking after his exam… Truth be told, I almost busted a gut when I heard that. In all the years of university, exam time...

Tradeoff

Engineering is all about tradeoffs. [crickets chirp] Well, I guess that wasn’t too profound.  It is however, a core component of engineering – we juggle tradeoffs every time we evaluate...