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• 2013: How hacking my wants helped me experiment with early retirement — During his Third Tuesday Toronto talk on How to Live an Amazing Life (see notes), C.C. Chapman saw me sketchnoting [...]
• 2012: Not getting overwhelmed by learning, no siree — Sometimes I feel like I’m buzzing from all the different things that are going on. So many new things to [...]
• 2011: (500) days of salad — I’m nearly done with the community-supported agriculture box’s haul of lettuce, although I still have Awesome-Garden-Lady’s lettuce to get through. [...]
• 2010: Weekly review: Week ending June 20, 2010 — From last week’s plans: Work [X] Update Idea Lab moderator guide [-] Import Smarter Planet experts into expertise locator [...]
• 2007: How do you know if an idea is innovative? — How do you know if an idea is innovative? You might feel that your pet idea is amazing, only to find [...]
• 2006: ARGH — Fell off my bike. Hurts like heck. Fortunately wasn’t too far from Graduate House at the time, but will probably be [...]
• 2005: Driving lessons: 3rd hour — 2005.06.21 — 1. PRE-START ROUTINE P 2. REVIEW THE FOLLOWING: . starting and stopping procedures P shifting gears P safe distances P 3. BACKING PROCEDURES P 4. PARKING PROCEDURES . entering and leaving perpendicular, diagonal and [...]
• 2005: Driving lessons: 2nd hour — 2005.06.21 — 1. REVIEW THE FOLLOWING . PRE-START ROUTINE P proper handling of steering wheel P shifting of gears P starting and stopping procedures P left and right turning P safe distances P 2. STRAIGHT DRIVING P 3. [...]
• 2005: Driving lessons: 1st hour — 2005.06.20 — P: Pass, NI: Needs Improvement, F: Fail 1. IDENTIFICATION OF BLOWFATCH(tm) P 2. PRE-START ROUTINE . Are all doors properly closed? P Is your driving seat in [...]
• 2005: Love & Money: A Life Guide for Financial Success — Jeff Opdyke I browsed through this book on a whim and ended up reading it cover to cover. This John Wiley book [...]
• 2005: Think Rich, Pinoy — Larry Gamboa Seems to be a rehash of Robert Kiyosaki’s Rich Dad, Poor Dad, padded out with anecdotes of personal success at [...]
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• 2004: Beloved canines, cherished friends — (Sacha here. Lucas and Kaygee are both perfectly alive and well. I just couldn’t think of any other names at the [...]
• 2004: Class today — - CS21A: (B) Intro to Java lecture. (G) Intro to Java lecture, lab discussion. # I finished all of the feedback [...]
• 2004: More experiments with sausages and potato soup — I think I’m getting hooked. I found myself wandering the aisles of Rustan’s supermarket earlier, looking for cookware. I put two [...]
• 2004: Public apology about posting opinion — Oops, sorry. Apparently, my teaching reflections might not be for public consumption, as they may negatively reflect on my co-faculty. I am [...]