Good news! I'll soon be starting a software engineering gig at the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) in Seattle, a non-profit biomedical research organization. ISB is full of really great people and they're doing some exciting work in proteomics and computational biology. I'll be joining the Shmulevich Lab and I'll be starting [...] Read More…
I've been reading Michael Ignatieff's CBC Massey Lecture The Rights Revolution and I had to laugh a little when I came across this section regarding authenticity: The central idea I absorbed then---chiefly, if not exclusively, from feminism---was that each of us has a right to choose the life we lead and that we must fight [...] Read More…
Now that I have my master's degree wrapped up, I am officially for hire! I am primarily looking at opportunities in the Seattle area. If you are on the hunt for a creative, smart, and hard working Software Engineer, have a look over my resume and feel free to get in touch. [...] Read More…
Today was my last official day of graduate studies at the University of Toronto. My thesis readers approved my work, we filed all the paperwork required for me to graduate, and that makes me a Master of Science in Computer Science! Well, you know, save for the convocation ceremony. A lot of the research [...] Read More…
I've been mostly offline lately writing my thesis paper, but I couldn't let Christmas Eve pass without wishing everyone Happy Holidays. Have a wonderfully fun and safe Christmas! Myself, I'm hanging out at my family's place in British Columbia and I'm planning to hop down to Seattle next week. I've mostly been writing and [...] Read More…
Maybe it's a response to the sting of recession, maybe it's Jack Layton wearing off, but Bay Street types are flocking in droves to adopt the fine moustache this November. It's all part of Movember, a fundraiser to raise money for prostate cancer research. The idea is that dudes grow and groom a [...] Read More…
Pride Toronto is hands-down the best party of the year in this city and one of the biggest Pride festivals in the world. This year I started off the weekend by dragging myself out of bed bright and early on Saturday for the 5km Pride and Remembrance run with the University of Toronto Pacer [...] Read More…
My friend and housemate Jodie Lightfoot is running outdoor boot camps this summer in central Toronto. She's an NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist -- she knows her stuff -- and she will KICK YOUR BUTT into shape. She's running free Saturday classes in June to whet your appetite for a full-on assault in July. [...] Read More…
I was off to the capital last weekend to cheer on my brother and friends in the Ottawa Race Weekend half marathon. I'm more of the short and fast type and had hoped to tear it up in the 5km race, but alas, I didn't register in time and the event sold out. [...] Read More…
So I took a trip to Seattle last week as a reward for finishing my coursework. After a somewhat desolate winter in Toronto's concrete jungle, all the greenery and mountains around Seattle were very, very welcoming. Thankfully it looks like Toronto turned a little more green while I was away. Rob and I went [...] Read More…