Body: walking (lots), diet
Mind: documentaries, visit to Makerspace at EPL, errands
Spirit: documentaries, walking outside
Social: corresponding with friends, walking downtown
Yesterday I dropped in on Edmonton Startup downtown and unfortunately a) guest visits are apparently by appointment only and, b) the place seemed to be undergoing renovations. I sent them an email yesterday asking for an appointment. No news yet.
While I was downtown, I picked up a new wristband for my Fitbit and then dropped in on the Edmonton Public Library's Makerspace. I quizzed the poor guy at the desk about their 3D printing for about 20 minutes, though actually he seemed to enjoy talking about it. I put a couple of models into the queue to get printed, just so that I could see how this process goes.
I continued to watch documentary videos, still mostly on the Singularity University website, and they continue to dazzle me. The current technology available is going to absolutely revolutionize life on Earth, and it's got nothing on the future of technology.
Here's a taste, which I'll be posting about tomorrow. This is a video about actual, real self-driving trucks replacing mine workers. This is going to have profound implications for oil sands workers--the plummeting price of oil is going than the tech in this video: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-30084997
I'm finally honing in on what I'm going to do with the rest of my life (my parents planted the idea in my head when I had dinner with them last week):
I am going to become a science journalist.
I'm now starting to formulate the strategy. It will likely involve crowdfunding, like Kickstarter or Patreon, and will need to involve learning about Accounting, Business Planning and Proposal Writing, Digital Video Filming and Editing, and Social Media for Promotion and Community Growth.
More on all of this soon.
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