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Henry Ngo@astrodino.planetngo.ca |
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Data science in government. Previously worked in planetary astronomy. he/him/his
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Henry Ngo
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It's really hard for me to say what my "favourite X" is. It depends! Recently I learned that this is an experience many people have too. So for warm-ups/icebreakers, I just answered as if they asked to name one of my top/most liked X. And now I try to frame my warmup Qs like this too!
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Henry Ngo
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I think I had more (co-authored) papers published in the year after I left astronomy than most years of my postdoc because: - scientific publishing timelines are messed up - two kids born in 2.5 years of postdoc (2017-2019) - 2020 was 2020
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Henry Ngo
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hooray! kids school sent out their school supply list before the summer (as many families requested) and even better, there is no supply list, we just contribute a flat fee and the school gets better quality supplies in bulk!!
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Henry Ngo
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I feel like they basically sell starter kits to become that guy. My wife got me a pack from Costco. It was nice but I didn't become that guy because I have terrible taste buds and they were all kind of the same to me lol. Also I really like consistency so I just have a couple of go-tos!
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Henry Ngo
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Was in a 6 hour training session today for a topic that I wanted to learn and cared about. It even had breakout sessions and group practice. But can still confirm that being in a learning setting for the whole day sucks. Really glad to be done with school :)
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Henry Ngo
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Totally. When I do have to drive to Victoria, the sunrise over the Malahat makes up for having to leave so early in the morning
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Henry Ngo
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We used to go to the butterfly garden almost every weekend when we had toddlers and lived in Saanichton. Maybe good for us to take it as a fun outing from up island to visit the butterflies one day!
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Henry Ngo
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I think about taking the ferry sometimes to avoid the highway and traffic but the timing never works out / is the same time length anyways
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Henry Ngo
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Yeah, most time zone conversions I did growing up was to figure out when a hockey game or TV show would air on the west coast given an east coast time. Unless it's March or November, when I see EST or EDT, I just pretend it said ET.
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Henry Ngo
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In Canada, we don't really think about UTC and it feels weird to have the country be 4-8 hours away from a reference. If we did choose a reference time it would be the US East Coast, likely.
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Emily Hunt
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techbros are consistently incapable of making good takes about intelligence having a PhD doesn't mean you're smarter, it just means you got a PhD. there are many kinds of intelligence, and techbros are the kind of arrogant idiot that doesn't understand that
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Henry Ngo
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Sorry to hear about that therapist! I feel that I have lots of compassion but I don't really know if I have empathy. Or maybe I do but the definition I have in mind feels almost impossible outside of a few specific cases
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Henry Ngo
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Do you want, like, an expert opinion, or just some thoughts of another ND person?
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Henry Ngo
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Another birthday party, another pass the parcel, another discussion of Lucky's dad's rules lol
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Henry Ngo
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I had some 1c and 10c stamps for adding to my permanent stamps to send cards to the US! I think they were birds.
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Henry Ngo
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Yeah hand wash stack up until the evening usually. Sometimes even the next day :( But we need the counter space and it's stressful to see the stack!
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Henry Ngo
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I grew up in a "the dishwasher is a storage cabinet" household and we have three young kids so I really try to limit wash by hand these days. It's just sheet pans. I had a cast iron that I washed by hand for some time but still felt like too much work. Maybe when kids are less time consuming!
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Henry Ngo
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It is the same sign up, I mean. But the two feeds are different.
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Henry Ngo
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it is!
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Henry Ngo
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anything i can't throw in the dishwasher or very easily wash by hand is not worth it! even things that say "not dishwasher safe"---if it won't get destroyed, I'll usually dishwasher it anyways, having it wear out faster is better than hand washing
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Henry Ngo
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Hello! Are you on the astrosky feed list?
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Henry Ngo
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I miss living in a place where avocados were cheap and abundant and you can go to the grocery store and get one that's ready for dinner tonight, one that will be ready in 2 days and one for later in the week.
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Henry Ngo
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Got another scrap from the kid! Now it's clear that it's f(a,b) = (a*b)^2
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Henry Ngo
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I have never seen it for police departments but our local fire dept has a real-time* webpage that lists every incident where they send out responders. Tells you the general block, type of call and which engines are out. *Just refreshed the page and the most recent entry was 7 mins ago
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Henry Ngo
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6yo said they invented a "new math sign" and handed me this lol Anyways, they said you have to times the two numbers together then times by itself. I only received one scrap so I'm not sure if they mean f(a,b) = (a*b)^b or f(a,b) = (a*b)^2
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Dr. Jessie Christiansen
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PERMANENT JOBS. (Not tenured, but not contract or short-term positions. Proper full-time permanent jobs.)
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Henry Ngo
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High school and university and it was all "transparencies". Very few PowerPoint classes in physics/math. I didn't hear viewgraph until grad school because only the emeritus profs used it and you don't generally meet them during undergrad lol
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Henry Ngo
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I've heard this term used by professors/academics but those folks were from a time much earlier than the 80s lol.
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Henry Ngo
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On the other hand, once they are past initial screening, I do want to read good writing in the assessments! Screening is just checking for minimum requirements. Assessments is when I check if people can actually do the job. Save the good writing for that!
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Henry Ngo
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When I screen applications, I want them to repeat my job requirements back at me with their details. I write: Must have at least 3 years of python experience. I want to read: I have 5 years of python experience doing XYZ at ABC place. I don't want to read: I solve quant problems with Python
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Henry Ngo
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What would you have liked it to say instead? Just wondering!
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Henry Ngo
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Yeah, I have to gently push back when they say things like comparing school behavior to the workplace. 1) I'm not interested in preparing my 6yo for the workplace and 2) I and the staff I supervise have all of these accommodations and more! (Not every place will be like this I know)
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Matt Gabriele
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I really, seriously don’t wanna be a jerk but academics need to stop talking about “academic freedom” and start talking about “administrative harassment” or “political bullying” or something Use words other people understand and have sympathy for
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Henry Ngo
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Thank you!! Same to you! We're new in this journey so the advice is appreciated!!
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Henry Ngo
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One frustration is for big all school events like assemblies. They are stressful and the kid does better if they can do an alternate activity. But they can't always spare a staff member for just a few kids that need the space. But why not just have an entire classroom for alternate activity
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Henry Ngo
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That's really helpful to know what it should look like. I think we are lucky then, the staff have been framing it this way. Next time, we can talk about how many times out of 5 etc. So far, most support discussion is good but they always say limited by staffing.
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Henry Ngo
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I think we have good goals, but it's just the second time ever. A little frustrated that some needs from disabilities are treated like "preferences. Also the general approach of getting the kids to "fit in" with the general population instead of providing accommodations to address individual needs
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Henry Ngo
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We had one of those this past week. Better support though, but still a stressful time to feel like I have to be on the alert to advocate. Still, I am need to follow up next time on a comment.
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Henry Ngo
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Lol we had weird humor flash videoes that got abbreviated and quoted out of context just the same. Eg Ze end of ze world Homestay runner / strongbad Whatever "schfifty-five" was from Somebody set us up the bomb Also, in my classes, random quotes from WWF/WWE were heard a lot lol
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Henry Ngo
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Eggs: usually over medium, on rice or instant ramen soup Steak: medium, but I don't remember the last time I had steak Milk: only in coffee, 2% Alcohol: old fashioned, or amaretto sour Warm non-coffee drink: hot honey lemon and ginger
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Henry Ngo
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seafood fried rice!
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Henry Ngo
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I made a bunch of rice this afternoon just for the purpose of making it into fried rice tonight!
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Henry Ngo
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We are looking to do something similar for our bedroom too. The overhead light is super bright so looking for an alternative light source
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Henry Ngo
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For some reason, when I read discount duck, I thought it was a rubber duck lol
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Henry Ngo
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Do you want a remote to control some settings? Or just on/off.
Remote: www.rona.ca/en/product/g...
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Henry Ngo
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I don't know what it's like now, but 20 years ago, we got a lot of training to "write like an academic" in our uni English classes, but little learning in the wisdom to choose which type of writing to use in specific situations. (disclaimer: I still make this mistake at work a lot, still learning!)
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Henry Ngo
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I am pretty sure this guideline is not meant for specialized situations like higher ed or specialist audiences. eg the standard writing level at my org is Grade 8 education but of course we would not write our technical manuals to this standard. www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/...
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Henry Ngo
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Not a usual thing for me, but I love my backup plan of time critical work between 10pm-midnight and then setting a scheduled email for 8:03am the next day. Not in academia now so I usually take the equivalent time off later (or already had to take time off which caused the time critical-ness!)
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Henry Ngo
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i feel like I could end most of my dialogue that way lol
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Henry Ngo
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Definitely appreciate how challenging it can be to do the sensible thing of just changing the computer system!!
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