16 Jul 2015
If you use OpenSSH to connect to SSH servers on a regular basis, you may benefit from using an SSH configuration file. This will help you to shorten long commands:
Continue reading →19 Sep 2014
If you have a number in your University of Waterloo email address (e.g. j9smith@uwaterloo.ca
), log in to WatIAM, navigate to “Update Profile”, switch to the “Email Configuration” tab, and check if you have a “Friendly email address” available to you. You may be able to claim the alias for your firstname.lastname
(e.g. john.smith@uwaterloo.ca
)!
28 Aug 2014
Continue reading →…praising someone's process ("I really like how you struggled with that problem") versus praising an innate trait or talent ("You're so clever!") is one way to reinforce a growth mindset with someone. Process praise acknowledges the effort; talent praise reinforces the notion that one only succeeds (or doesn't) based on a fixed trait.
27 Aug 2014
Continue reading →Being strikingly different is sometimes just a matter of doing what everyone ought to do, and then doing it a bit better.
26 Aug 2014
Hello, World!
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