This time last year, I was a manager of a small but mighy team of technical folks in a Go-To-Market organization at Sauce Labs, a Silicon Valley-based startup working in the software technology space. …

This year, one of the things I wanted for Christmas was a big Toblerone bar. I received one from some family and was rather excited. Looking at the bar, it’s pretty large, and it will (happily) take some work to finish it. At the same time, the start of a…

“Whatever this is, this isn’t an introduction to a thesis.” I remember the meeting with my two Master’s supervisors. I was a bit over halfway into my two-year program, and my supervisors had suggested that I begin writing. It was a MSc in applied mathematics, and there was a thesis…

I’ve been thinking a lot about Pink’s hair. My partner is a big fan of Pink, and has been for some time. I’m not too much of a fan, but I definitely appreciate the talent and sheer will of Pink and her career. As a quick recap, Pink has been…

At various parts of my life and in various contexts, people have asked “What’s the value of a mathematics degree?”. Usually there’s some vague answer about “learning how to think logically” and “a math degree opens a lot of doors”. Do I agree with these answers, in my personal experience…

Approximately one year ago this week, I was listening to a lot of Kanye West. Listening to his music made me feel good, confident, upbeat. Now I only feel sad. Right around a year ago, I was getting into listening to Kayne’s classic album Graduation, which was released in 2007…

I feel it’s important to print and keep diaries and personal accounts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here is mine: At the beginning of this year, I made two decisions: I planned to go to the gym at least once a week. Now, in late August, the situation has evolved dramatically…

This past weekend was Canadian Thanksgiving, so I’ve been thinking about what I’m thankful for. Over the past year, I’ve achieved some professional success, leaving a great development team for another great team in an customer facing role. This included taking on a remote position based out of San Francisco…