Author Archives: Cath@VWXYNot?

About Cath@VWXYNot?

"one of the sillier science bloggers [...] I thought I should give a warning to the more staid members of the community." - Bob O'Hara, December 2010

Present tense

Posted on June 21, 2013 by Cath@VWXYNot?

It was my Dad’s birthday a couple of weeks ago, and after some thought and some time on the Amazon website I decided to buy him the History of the World in 100 Objects book; I’ve been thoroughly enjoying the radio … Continue reading →

Posted in family, personal, shopping | 9 Comments

ehCloud: why Canada (and every other country) needs its own cloud computing tools

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I recently helped one of our scientists put together an application for an industry-partnered bioinformatics grant. I understand the company in question to be more or less universally recognised as the leader in its field and therefore the obvious partner … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, communication, genomics, grant wrangling, science, technology, the wonders of technology | 15 Comments

Trees do the darndest things! (Part IV)

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Cath@VWXYNot?

“OK folks, I’ve been DJ Treebeard and it has been my pleasure to man the decks at the 3,457th annual Ent Ball! Time for one last song – everyone on the dance floor, line up, you all know this one!” … Continue reading →

Posted in nature, photos, silliness | 16 Comments

Regrettapalooza

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Mr E Man and I got to talking last night about bands and artists we really wish we could have seen in concert. After I started my list with the Beatles, we decided that this could go on all night … Continue reading →

Posted in embarrassing fan girl, music | 21 Comments

PLAYOFFS, BABY!

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Cath@VWXYNot?

There are just two days of regular season hockey left, and you know what that means – PLAYOFF POOL! If you’re already in this year’s regular season pool, you should have already received an email from the CBC; if not … Continue reading →

Posted in hockey pool | 4 Comments

Book reviews: down memoir lane

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I don’t usually read many non-fiction books, but I happened to read three in a row over the last few months. Funny how that happens… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The first was Glass Castle: a Memoir, by Jeannette Walls. I actually bought this book … Continue reading →

Posted in blog buddies, book review, current affairs, shopping, technology, the wonders of technology | 14 Comments

Early detection is key

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I know size isn’t everything, but this is still very clever (pencil for scale) Bravo, Canadian Cancer Society!

Posted in cancer research, communication, medicine, photos | 7 Comments

Bragging Rights Central archive, Apr 2013 – Dec 14

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I still haven’t quite got back into the regular BRC update habit, but rest assured I have systems in place to make sure I don’t miss any of your awesome comments or posts! Date listed is the date of archiving, … Continue reading →

Posted in meta | 7 Comments

The medium is the message

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I saw the most amazing TED talk the other day, about Nikola Tesla. Now, we all know that Tesla was a fascinating, awesome dude (especially as played by David Bowie IMHO), but in the case of this video it was the … Continue reading →

Posted in communication, embarrassing fan girl, science, technology, the wonders of technology, videos | 2 Comments

A proposal for an improved curriculum vitae format

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Let’s face it, the tired old standards of education, employment history, and achievements in each role really just aren’t that helpful during the hiring process. Sure, they’re necessary data points, but they’re by no means sufficient. You and your team … Continue reading →

Posted in apes, career, food glorious food, furry friends, personal, science, silliness | 12 Comments