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Apr. 14th, 2023 09:28 pmThere are many things in life that I have to thank Erica H for, but perhaps the most recent is introducing me to the two TV series by Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese, "Dark" and "1899", both of which delve into the experience and twists of alternative realities and timelines and, as fine German productions, they have also provided me the opportunity to brush up on the little I know of that language (which I must say is relatively easy for an English speaker), The former is a few years old now (2017-2020), and the latter has but one season so far (2022) but with quite an impressive dangling lead for the next presentation. I am by no means a big TV buff, but when I do get the chance I seek Erica's vastly superior knowledge of contemporary culture on such matters, just as I do with Brendan E when it comes to film.
These opportunities have been relatively slim pickings. I am still working my way through the final unit for my psychology degree, with an assignment with a workplace occupational stress focus that I can conveniently use - at least in part - in my own workplace. A small highlight of the week was presenting a broad overview of the Research Computing Services to the Quantitative and Applied Ecology Research Group. On a related matter initial grades for the first assessments in my master's in climate change science are coming in, and I'm pleased to say I doing pretty well. In the other direction, a good portion of the weekend will be spent marking assignments for the university's Cluster and Cloud computing unit. Thankfully this does not look as onerous as it has been in previous years.
These opportunities have been relatively slim pickings. I am still working my way through the final unit for my psychology degree, with an assignment with a workplace occupational stress focus that I can conveniently use - at least in part - in my own workplace. A small highlight of the week was presenting a broad overview of the Research Computing Services to the Quantitative and Applied Ecology Research Group. On a related matter initial grades for the first assessments in my master's in climate change science are coming in, and I'm pleased to say I doing pretty well. In the other direction, a good portion of the weekend will be spent marking assignments for the university's Cluster and Cloud computing unit. Thankfully this does not look as onerous as it has been in previous years.
