Gamification is a big idea these days. People in a variety of fields realize that games — often video games in particular — have a lot to teach us, whether it’s how to deal with a deranged computer forcing us through ever-more-dangerous tests or that bards can be spoony. When…
August is my vacation time, so I’ll see you cats in September. Live long and prosper!
Guest post by Debra Kriger. My brilliant sister, everyone! Dear Physicians-in-Training, First, let me say congratulations and thank you. Congratulations on reaching the levels of achievement you have reached, and thank you for your service. You are an important part of our society, and you do difficult and integral work.…
My name is Sarah, and I’m not a nerd. It’s a tough thing for me to admit. Nerds are cool. I hang out with nerds, date nerds, spend most of my social time with nerds. Nerds have cool toys, make engaging videos, and fight for good causes. And for most…
… is now I have to explain how horribly I did with last year’s resolutions.
… with theatre, academic, and other work right before Labour Day. See you on the blog next weekend, and hope you’re enjoying the long weekend!
(I’m baaaaack…) Yes, it’s April Fool’s Day. No, this isn’t a joke. This is me writing about what I’ve come to think is one of the most common problematically expressed artistic criticisms on the Internet: the vilifying of Twilight fans manifested in everything from the Star Alliance to the “Still…
Hey folks, So I thought I could handle recovering from this virus, doing physiotherapy, writing the first draft of my thesis, putting together some short stories, planning my flagship treasure hunt for the summer, taking online courses in cryptography and game theory, playing ice hockey, and keeping up with this…
Sooo… this is turning out to be a super-busy time of year for me. I am privileged to be working on something really cool, and also to be working on something a little more ordinary but really cool nevertheless. However, working on both those things and at the same time…
Well, Chris Carter? I’m still waiting. In the meantime, it’s that time of year again: time to go over everything I said I’d do this time last year but probably failed to accomplish by this time this year. Drum roll, please!