It’s been three full days of competition at Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games… and there have been three major Engineering failures by the Canadian organizers. You would think Canada would at least employ some engineers who were up to snuff for the Olympics – alas, it was not to be.
[Cross-posted from The Cannon Newspaper's January feature to reach a wider audience]
“The Tool”, for those unacquainted, is a 60″ long triple-chromed pipe wrench made by the Ridge Tool Company (known for its Ridgid brand of hand tools and power tools). This particular tool is a 42-year-old specimen that now serves as the mascot of the [...]
[Cross-posted from The Cannon Newspaper's January feature to reach a wider audience]
The year is 1929. It is a calm and quiet evening on the picturesque University of Toronto campus. Students could be seen relaxing at the then 10-year-old Hart House, the central community hub built for students of all faculties and colleges alike.
Suddenly, a loud [...]
I’d like to continue a thought that was cut short during the EngSci Club candidates’ debate, as election season winds down.
The Class Rep Conundrum
As I mentioned, I think that one of my biggest failings as Vice Chair of the Engineering Science Club this past year was the lack of participation from and communication with the [...]
[Cross-posted from Richmond Hill High School Alumni Association blog found here.]
What follows is a story I have told only to a few of my closest friends (and probably not in its entirety), because of its complexity, personal nature, and my own confusion. It’s taken me a long time to formulate this into a coherent message [...]
For the past summer, I’ve been working at the University of Toronto, with Professor Parham Aarabi and his startup ModiFace, which does facial recognition and related technologies. It’s been an enjoyable summer, and I’ve learned far more in this short period than I have in the past two academic years at the university. Although I’m [...]
(Ed note: This post receives a lot of Google hits. For those stumbling upon this post, I also recommend this one, which is more in-depth and updated.)
Yesterday, amidst a rather empty convocation hall, I attended the Engineering Science overture lecture for the 2007 Winter Term, themed “Systems and States”. Giving the lecture was one Professor [...]