Category Archives: technology

Please tell me this isn’t really a frequently asked question

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

(from the Canadian Common CV FAQ page)

Posted in screenshots, silliness, technology | 15 Comments

A very retro seminar

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

(now that Big Complicated Grant has progressed to the next stage and I can draw breath again, let’s see if I can remember how to write about anything other than hockey!) I believe I’ve mentioned in the past that I … Continue reading →

Posted in cancer research, career, evolution, genomics, original research, science, technology | 5 Comments

CATH GRUMPY

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Our home internet’s down. It went down on Saturday, and came back on for a few hours on Sunday before the blessed “online” light on the modem went off again. It’s done this a few times before, and always switched … Continue reading →

Posted in cycling, first world problems, personal, photos, rants, technology, whining | 14 Comments

Could this be…

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

…the most useless list of spellcheck suggestions of all time? (I’m sure a tamarind genome sequence is in the works, somewhere…) …the worst possible weather in which to be running around collecting grant signatures from PIs in three different buildings? … Continue reading →

Posted in career, drunkenness, English language, idiocy, photos, publishing, science, screenshots, silliness, snow, technology, Vancouver | 8 Comments

Designing an online grant submission system?!

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Good for you! Let me help you out! In my four-and-a-bit years as a grant wrangler, I’ve applied to a bewildering array of Canadian and international government and charitable funding agencies. Every organisation has their own system (some even have … Continue reading →

Posted in career, grant wrangling, science, technology | 14 Comments

Pacific surf, the coast by starlight, and the Cascades: San Diego to Vancouver by train

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

or: what you gain when you’re not too vain to deign to let the train take the main strain. As I said in my last post, a meeting with collaborators in La Jolla last week probably represented my last chance … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, embarrassing fan girl, food glorious food, fun with language, nature, personal, photos, snow, technology, travel, Vancouver | 10 Comments

Zen and the art of locomotive maintenance

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I got home yesterday lunchtime after an epic West Coast rail journey from San Diego to Vancouver. I’ve been to La Jolla once every six months or so since July 2009 to meet with collaborators, and every time I’ve gone … Continue reading →

Posted in bad people, current affairs, drunkenness, first world problems, food glorious food, idiocy, personal, photos, rants, snow, technology, travel, whining | 38 Comments

iFacepalm

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

If only everyone knew how easy it can be to solve complex, deap-seated medical problems! Looks legit – it’s on Wikipedia, after all. I mean, sure, there’s a disclaimer – but they only have to put those in for legal … Continue reading →

Posted in medicine, pseudoscience, quacks, screenshots, silliness, technology | 8 Comments

A change would do you good

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

My involvement in the municipal election a couple of weeks ago left me with a buzz of positive energy that inspired me to keep the momentum going and get out and do something constructive again as soon as possible. Luckily … Continue reading →

Posted in activism, conferences, games, personal, politics, science, technology, television, Vancouver | 9 Comments

Scrutiny on the count, eh?

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

(Long post alert! Sorry!) Regular readers will know all about my passion for politics, a passion that was dampened only slightly by seven years of voteless pre-citizenship residence in Canada and that has ramped up again recently thanks to a … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, current affairs, environment, personal, politics, technology, Uncategorized, Vancouver | 19 Comments