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My experience – Masters in Digital Transformation and Innovation (MDTI) with a Concentration in User experience design at uOttawa
What a mouthful for a program name! Digital Transformation and Innovation (MDTI) with a Concentration in User experience design at uOttawa. It’s been a pretty good conversation starter when people ask you about your degree. They kind of understand innovation, but it’s sandwiched with two concepts that might pique curiosity. This post is under construction […]
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Aftershokz Openrun (Aeropex) (mini) – User experience product critique review
Overall Experience Overall, I am very impressed and satisfied with my experience with the product. It is my first bone-conduction headset. I acquired this for the purpose of listening to audio content wirelessly while running on road and trails. The open-ear capability has completely transformed my running experience in a positive way. I can enjoy […]
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Quotes I enjoy
“scholars are implicated in an intellectual quest that is not far from paranoia—a word that is not meant as a pejorative” — Tung-Hui Hu, A Prehistory of the Cloud (p.35) Not accepting myths and words as truth, without methodological empirical and reproduceable evidence. “Each of us dichotomizes the Kosmos in a different place.” — William […]
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Guide to trail running in the Canadian Rockies (Alberta)
In the summer of 2021, I had the privilege of finally visiting what I now consider the most beautiful gem in Canada for trail running, the Rockies. I was based in Calgary and Banff for this adventure. I’m originally from Ottawa and had to learn to adapt quickly. If you are a trail runner and […]
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Phasmophobia cheat sheets
My friend David shared a cheat sheet for playing Phasmophobia. To really get a spooky mood, I didn’t want a white background taking away from the horror on my second monitor! Ideally all lights would be turned off and I could focus on running away from my friends or possessed souls. I decided to reformat […]
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How I’m still using my 12 year old Focusrite Saffire audio card (firewire) with Windows 10
Summary/TLDR: I stopped using my Firewire card and switched to a new interface with a USB-C connection. Firewire (support) is now officially dead with Windows 10 20H2. If you are able to downgrade to 1909, workarounds may be possible. See comments. Some have found success for a similar model (Saffire Pro40) using a PCIe firewire […]
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My first miniature paint project
One night while shopping for board game expansions for a board game (Scythe), I noticed within a list an incredibly expensive component: painted miniatures for the game. At about $200 CAD, the hand-painted miniatures were three times more expensive than the game itself (which includes unpainted miniatures). Balking at the price, but drawn in with […]
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My first marathon experience
A story of data, discovery, progress and fear. “So you signed up for your first marathon? Is it boring?” I had a recurring question about entertainment throughout my journey on a regular basis. How could I run such long distances and not find it boring? To me training wasn’t boring. After reflecting on the question […]
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Foresight predictions
Vaccine tourism will be incorporated in tourism strategy (offering free immunization on arrival for vacation to a foreign country). 3 March 2021 Music videos or movies will be in virtual reality. (22 July 2019)
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DAW music software authorization affecting creative flow
With every virtual instrument and effects going the authorization-software route, the creative process is burdened by software updates, patches and oh-surprise download updates… Internet connection required. 😟 Now before considering “oh a cool plugin”, do I really want to jump through all the hoops to have that extra piece of code running in the background. There’s […]