This is the second (and last) installment in dealing with e-mails. It assumes that you have read the first one, basic ethos. If you have
Author: Luc Beaulieu
Dealing with E-mails in Academia I – Basic Ethos
E-mail is at the same time an efficient communication tool and a big productivity disruption that can occupy up to 23% of your daily working
Some public shaming is in order
I do not know about you, but I am getting tired and even a bit frustrated by all the e-mails asking me to come to
Start something new in 2019: schedule time with yourself!
The cemeteries are filled with people who thought the world couldn’t get along without them — Multiple sources, original author unclear As you start the
Another year is over…
I started this blog in April 2012, almost 7 years ago. During that time there were almost 214 000 views from visitors coming from 196
The Good Old Days vs. the Better Now
Nothing is more responsible for the good old days than a bad memory. — Franklin Pierce Adams In the next week, many of you will
Christmas Gift – The Perfect Backpack
About 2.5 years ago, I decided in was time to part ways with my humongous, generic black computer/gear backpack for something a little more professional,
On New Year’s Resolution or Simply Planning any New Project
“A goal without a plan is just a wish.” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Adopting a new year resolution, which many will do in the
Explanation of how a computer work by the legendary Richard Feynman
This was relayed to me by a colleague at work. Done at the most basic level, in a style typical to the incredible teacher that
Switching automatically between Light and Dark mode in OSX: Welcome to NightOwl!
The latest release of MacOS 10.14 introduce a Dark mode. It does look great and make it really easy on the eye at night. Personally
Do boring speakers talk longer?
According to this Nature blog post (Do boring speakers really talk for longer?), yes! It seems that having rhythm, a clear structure and sticking to
Please add to your names to the scientific community Statement denouncing Strumia’s discriminatory talk at CERN
“In this talk he argued that the primary explanation for the discrepancies between men and women in theoretical physics is that women are inherently less
Minor update to Kanban View for Cultured Code Things 3
First, Kansan-View scripts and css are now available on GitHub. Second, many thanks to Alexander Willner from Berlin, Germany for making the script fully compatible with
Kanban-View for Things 3 – Release V1.0 available (free)!
The following will allow a visual project-level overview of what is on your plate. It is comprised of 3 files: a python script, a CSS file and a PDF README file (a copy of this post). It can be executed from the terminal or as a system service using the macOS Automator app (thus never needing to open a terminal and can be associated to a keyboard short cut).
A Kanban view for Things 3 : Part III – displaying the project-level information
Almost there! Quite surprisingly, I hadn’t written html code since I completed my PhD in 1996. From 1993 to 1996, I created and maintained our
