"The worst thing that can happen is that it will go horribly wrong." - me in my journal, psyching myself up to take a risk.
November 2012
Lost my wallet on #uWaterloo campus and it makes it to the campus police before I can even retrace all my steps. So grateful to its finder!
I'm not sure what this song means, but it's delicious. ♫ t.thisismyjam.com/Malcolm/_3pyth…
...and once again, Google Maps underestimates how fast I'll run to catch a bus. 58 minutes? I think you mean –2 minutes.
Turns out the 23% I had thought I got on my Signals exam was just a data-entry error: I actually got a 73% (as I'd expected) #BestNewsAllDay
@momekh I guess the latter. I don't like the negativity of that phrasing though—it's not a fear of regret that motivates me, but curiosity!
"Failed efforts often don't leave a trail, so it's hard to appreciate how many there are." - Michael O'Rourke, at KI Seminar #uWaterloo
@ronroninabox I'm guessing "What I Learned Today". Like TIL but 1 letter more verbose, I guess? RT @ronroninabox: @iaboyeji #WILT?
I <3 those times when you make a decision with doubt but realize hours later that it was almost certainly the best decision. Just happened.
“After Dark” by LabRat is my new jam. ♫ t.thisismyjam.com/Malcolm/_3se0c…
It is WAY too dark to be 6pm. Wtf daylight savings time. Undecided as to whether I would prefer getting up in the dark over this though...
Retweeted @MermaidTales
Fiction helps you see your own life through a filter of art - @jaltucher bit.ly/VYyuTu
"A kid in Africa has more technology at his disposal than the president of the US did 15 years ago." –Ray Kurzweil buff.ly/RyyMvN
@psobot I just got the USA coop connections email, and realized we're working just a 15min walk away from each other: google.ca/maps?saddr=461…
"Those who cherish only the country’s past will not be entrusted with its future. " buff.ly/UCVguq
Awesome TEDx talk. David Birch: Identity without a name buff.ly/KNlbky
I just set up @Square so that I can sell my @Maleidoscope CDs via credit card. Excited to be living in the future.
Replacement shoes. You can see a lot of journeys in the old ones. @ VeloCity instagr.am/p/SGGVBZNtbO/
Heading down to The Little Bean in Kitchener to release my first CD! =D
@michaellitt I just saw your #TEDxUW talk title. Genius. Can't wait for it.
Retweeted @elemili11
Coolest stage setup. I'm blown away by everything! #tedxuw
#tedxuw "The host of the DC live stream, @mikekirkup , is totally fabulous" - @prashgopalan #TEDxUW ...I agree.
"The Arctic is a spiritual place" — @AndrewLFWong #TEDxUW
"There is no one out there to tell you how to lead a delegation to the United Nations" — @AndrewLFWong #TEDxUW ...touché. So write a guide?
"Technology can solve many of our problems. But we need more: we need to rethink the way we do healthcare." — Bill Tatham #TEDxUW
At, #TEDxUW, Bill Tatham speaks frankly about wealth and health.
"Your health coach can immediately message you back and give you feedback on your meal." #TEDxUW e.g. "sorry, pizza isn't a vegetable"
Retweeted @r25patel
I need a big brother in the cloud watching my eating and workout habits. Where can I get this app #BillTatham? #TEDxUW
Trust fills in the gaps of incomplete contracts — @AndrewMaxwell #TEDxUW
@AndrewMaxwell 's Four Trust Behaviors. "There will be a test." #TEDxUW
"You can't fake trust." — @AndrewMaxwell shortly before exiting stage left. #TEDxUW
@mikekirkup Aww yeah :) I'm also playing music as @Maleidoscope at lunch... not sure if that'll hit the #TEDxUW livestream but we'll see!
I was predicting that Amy Richter would redefine DNA as standing for something else. Maybe it's for the best that she didn't. #TEDxUW
"Something called to me on #uWaterloo campus." — Amy Richter #TEDxUW Ooh! Ooh! Let me guess! ...a goose.
AmyRichter's #TEDxUW talk reminds me of Cal Newport's So Good They Can't Ignore You. She says "follow your passions" but her story disagrees
I'm trying to think if Geoff Fong's insights into short-term vs long-term costs can help me with my chocolate addiction... #TEDxUW
#TEDxUW @casscoleracing reflects on the guys in the SAE team talking like they knew everything. Yeah guys tend to do that even when we don't
"I choose crazy, and accept that TBD good, the bad, & the ugly will come along with it. Will you take those risks?"— @casscoleracing #TEDxUW
Hilarious and inspiring #TEDxUW talk by @MichaelLitt. Thanks for completing Larry Smith's talk from last year xD
"They'll say 'it's a pipe dream'. What's a pipe dream? Maybe it's just a dream without a plan." — @HeatherMoyse at #TEDxUW Beautiful framing
Replying to @coreywwadden
@millionaireby25 ...who are you talking to?
At #TEDxUW listening to successful people speculate on what led to their success. One can never be sure, but it's fun to wonder.
@prashgopalan Don't sell yourself short. This is one of the best closings I've heard. Not awkward at all. #TEDxUW
@millionaireby25 I think if I were him my response would be "Don't mention it" :P
Retweeted @js2thoms
So proud to be @uWaterloo student! Inspired to define my #edge and make a meaningful contribution. CARPE DIEM. Thank you! ...
Perspective-expanding essay: Nobody Knows You’re a Drone buff.ly/UNO3Yy
One of my favourite tracks off my own new CD. Music video coming in a week or two! ♫ t.thisismyjam.com/Malcolm/_3v9lj…
@Better_History I'm so happy you exist! Bug: BH not showing visits this week (aside from 20 today) then extension crashed. DM for more info.
Awesome 9yo speaker (by adult standards, not just "good for her age"). TIL defective toasters kill more ppl than sharks buff.ly/XXYTRQ
@BarackObama This ought to be on your reading list for this week. Insight into foreign labour and protectionism. 37signals.com/svn/posts/3330…
Retweeted @haideralmosawi
"I think that if other people knew how I felt right now, they'd burn me at the stake for feeling so good." ~ Anne La ...
Replying to @em_usic
@Ena_Music that's hilarious. I love the 2 subs + amp one.
#Protip: using the new gmail UI but don't want attached images inline? drag another non-image file with it, then remove that one
@abr71310 Paying out before calling in is a way better strategy. Can be hard to give someone value >= what they give you, but always try.
In psych class, learning about cults re: cognitive dissonance. Humans, why? How?
Recent amazingly honest videos by @coollike, @michaelaranda then @sc2sday make me think there should be an International Insecurities Day.
Retweeted @jonathanmead
You know what would be really awesome? If your FTP to your site could be a folder in Finder.
@jonathanmead I think this could be hacked together using the DropBox API. *Googles* Oh! Check out plus.google.com/10889655604876…
@suddain Not if it's a monkey on its own. An invisible monkey in the rain though...
The genealogy of a pencil, as told by a pencil. Great read. buff.ly/q8hARM
#UwDemoDay @Invuze lets you call a number to control a jukebox. Cool, but... call? It's 2012.
At #UwDemoDay, @mantaphrase's @pltardif closed with "We're proud to be releasing French in 3 weeks. Thank you." ... you mean "Merci" #FTFY
#UwDemoDay @abr71310 is unnerved by surprise auto-advancing slides. Make sure not to do an #Ignite talk :P
@inVUze Righto. Mention those first though. Calling would be the last choice of most people I know. App first, then SMS, then phone.
Retweeted @mrae19
"Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will." - Zig Ziglar
@mrae19 Ahh Zig. Listening to his tapes?
"I have never let my schooling interfere with my education."–Mark Twain. Me neither—that's why I'm skipping lectures to attend #D2Lmobilize
"Governments have been transformed by mobile technologies" — @j3ff_M ... Sure, but they have a long journey ahead! #D2Lmobilize
"You can't change thumbs now" — @j3ff_M #D2Lmobilize ...Challenge Accepted.
#D2Lmobilize If your mom friends you on Facebook, accept, because you can actually restrict MORE things with your friends.
@j3ff_M at #D2Lmobilize says students want to learn on mobile. As a UW student, I'm wondering why we don't have a @Desire2Learn app...
I accidentally attributed some #D2Lmobilize quotes to @j3ff_M instead of @markmilliron . My bad.
Who's the gamer at #D2Lmobilize who just asked @markmilliron about how to get into #edgames? I know someone you might appreciate talking to.
9yo MaddieCranston is a compelling speaker—better than the avg adult. Marine Biologist? Good luck—I hope you keep speaking too! #D2Lmobilize
"People say 'children are our future.' I say they're our present!" — @SharkWarriorJr Maddie Cranston at #D2Lmobilize
@kymchiho Congrats! Break a leg! I'm at #D2Lmobilize too but I'm over in the main room (student track) @UWVeloCity
Replying to @mrmuzzdog
@mrmuzzdog OERcampus maybe? @kylemackie @markmilliron
"I left everything and jumped into a concrete sandbox to start a company. You too can do this." — @ClevrU's Dana Fox #D2Lmobilize
I'm really enjoying the depth of the responses from the panelists at #D2Lmobilize ...not just one-sentence answers
@noddson Nice to meet you. Let me know what you think of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.
@mrae19 Well the other frustration I have is that #uWaterloo is using an outdated version of @Desire2Learn :(
Not sure how I feel about the term "Essential Skills"...sounds kind of wishywashy. I'm highly in favour of broad learning tho! #D2Lmobilize
Jackie Lee ( @RecruitMyFriend ) keeps saying awesome things. This is a great panel. #D2Lmobilize
#D2Lmobilize #VirtualPanel ...the answer is coop. Q: "how can students graduate with enough experience to get hired?"
@cartoon_nate I find it so confusing that people don't "go on". Email is like my virtual desk.
"...times when things didn't work out. I hesitate to say 'failure'..." —@kurtismcbride #D2Lmobilize ...just say it! It's not a bad word!
@cartoon_nate @Communic8nHowe @mrmuzzdog I agree with Nate re:defn, and I'd say many natives will benefit from teaching. (1/2)
@cartoon_nate @Communic8nHowe @mrmuzzdog Growing up in Canada doesn't make you an NHL player. (2/2)
My phone has 1% battery. So glad I brought a paper notebook to #D2Lmobilize so I can still take notes!
Retweeted @uw_kiss
Head to the #UwFeds #ArtsSymposium! It's AWESOME! :) In the SLC Great Hall! All afternoon! Yay for supporting the Student # ...
Retweeted @ScottHYoung
Intelligence isn't seeing patterns others can't, but unseeing the patterns which don't exist.
@ScottHYoung That's awesome. Much more actionable than "think outside the box".
Retweeted @Spongelab
Elon Musk Wants to Build 80,000-Person Mars Colony #space ow.ly/fEaV2
Finally found perfect topic for my psych paper due tmro. Choosing the topic was the hardest part because it's so open-ended! #fullspeedahead
So Google just acquired @BufferBox . Congrats! Exciting day in #KWawesome po.st/KP3Fur
One neat possibility of Google owning @BufferBox is that they might decide it's in their best interest to run it at a loss (Play vs Amazon).
The Daily Practise, aka tdp.me could be an awesome way to be accountable. (live at ustre.am/4inI)
about the app: Android? iOS? (live at ustre.am/4inI)
ustream accounts are terrible. I'm also super-unimpressed with their customer service (live at ustre.am/4inI)
My guess, Leo, is you aren't having issues because you already have an account, but the new system is bad (live at ustre.am/4inI)
before the accountability app gets launched, people might enjoy using tdp.me (live at ustre.am/4inI)