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Dr Brett H Meyer
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We live because everything else does.
—Richard Wagamese

He/him, Professor of ECE, researching hardware-software co-design of machine learning systems; 🇺🇸 in 🇨🇦! Views expressed are my own.

https://rssl.ece.mcgill.ca/
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When you wake up and think that it’s a warm January day rather than a cold November day.
Snow hangs heavy on the trees that make up the canopy over a forest road. A footpath has been cleared along the trail road, as has another for cross country skiing.
November 11, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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A turboprop takes off into clouds lit from below by the setting sun. In the foreground right and left, solitary trees stand dark against the slowly darkening sky.
September 3, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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Disclaimer 1: this is from my second attempt, as my first was terrible.

Disclaimer 2: I have a ZSA keyboard. Does that give me an advantage on their site? Who knows.
Typing test results: - Accuracy: 99.58% - Speed: 102 wpm - Time: 02:16
July 31, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Mood:
A screenshot of the quoted post. Below it in my feed, Endless Screaming: AAHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
July 16, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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The ice watches; the ice remembers.
Lake ice; dark ice in the shape of an eye is surrounded by lighter ice. There appear to be rivers of darker ice running into the eye shaped ice in the middle.
December 30, 2024 at 12:35 AM
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Gluon is a word! 🤨
A screenshot of Apple News+ Quartiles. Two word fragments, glu and on, have been put together, but are colored red; the game doesn’t think gluon is a word!
December 26, 2024 at 3:20 PM
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You also shouldn’t order one from Google; it doesn’t get ratios.
A partial Google AI summary about how much water should be in an Americano: “The amount of water you use to make an Americano depends on the ratio of espresso to water, which you can adjust to taste: * Classic ratio: The traditional ratio is 1 part espresso to 2 parts hot water. For example, if you use a single shot of espresso (3 oz) you’ll add 3 oz of hot water.” Note! This is incorrect! A 1:2 ratio requires 6 oz of water.
December 16, 2024 at 1:40 AM
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If Among Us makes people killers, I’ve got bad news. 🙄
From prioridata.com, “The popularity of Among Us saw a decrease in 2021. A year later, the game was revealed to have over 163 million monthly players. Likewise, the number of daily active players of Among Us is 10 to 15 million.”
December 10, 2024 at 2:43 PM
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The sun just rising
Fast shoes carefully tightened
It is time to race
The sun is about to rise over the Atlantic at the start of the Rehoboth Beach marathon in Delaware.
December 9, 2024 at 8:37 PM
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Race day tomorrow! Gorgeous shakeout run along the water late this afternoon:
Sand and sea: the Atlantic Ocean at Rehoboth Beach. A wooden jetty extends into the relatively calm water. The sun is setting off camera.
December 7, 2024 at 12:14 AM
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What books are you using to hold up your laptop and monitor?
A desk with two stacks of books: one supporting a closed laptop— Computer Organization and Design, Microelectronic Circuits, and Calculus; and another supporting a widescreen monitor— Computer Architecture, Modern Processor Design, Digital Integrated Circuits, Multiprocessor Systems-on-Chips, and Operating Systems.
December 4, 2024 at 2:54 PM
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When you misjudge your size and get stuck.
The majestic Mist, a Balinese cat, is straddling a book collection the long way. He meows, because he’s stuck.
December 1, 2024 at 2:01 PM
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I wanted to create a poll in teams, so I went to install the Polls app. Given the rating, I didn't have high hopes, and in spite of that, I was still disappointed.
The Polls app, an option component of Microsoft Teams, has been rated on average 1.6 stars out of 5 by 524 users. This feels generous.
November 26, 2024 at 2:48 PM
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Can I *please* have some taco meat?
Cara the Coton de Tulear sits so nicely, with great hope in her eyes, asking for some taco meat.
November 23, 2024 at 11:02 PM
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These are the ones my kids my kids used in primary school. I love it that they still have a map on them.
Hilroy exercise books in four colors; in typical Canadian quaintness, there’s a map of Canada on the cover.
November 23, 2024 at 3:22 AM
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Opinions? We’ve got opinions for days over here.
Mist (Balinese cat, left) and Cara (Coton de Tulear dog, right), sitting attentively.
November 21, 2024 at 7:01 PM
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This is incredible. I love the little creatures hanging out or hiding different places.
A Lego angler fish hiding in a Lego coral reef.
November 20, 2024 at 3:42 AM
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The latest notification that Twitter is attempting to use to lure me back— although I don’t think this one has been thought through carefully …
On Twitter, Jeremy Howard, renowned ML educator, writes: “Oh wow there’s another social network where people are actually active?!?”
November 19, 2024 at 10:48 PM
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The Minecraft OST is the soundtrack of my life right now.
A scene from Minecraft, but the Nether is taking foothold in the overworld-- basalt, netherrack, magma blocks, and fire, beginning to spread. Icebergs watch on silently in the distance.
November 19, 2024 at 3:21 PM
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For some reason these two options don’t feel comparable.

I love Apple Maps, but …
Two alternatives for public transit in Apple Maps, each taking about an hour. One leave immediately, the other, in 7 hours.
November 14, 2024 at 11:57 PM
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My last track workout of this marathon training cycle is complete, and I'm grateful. The @mcgillu.bsky.social track is great, and it was beautiful out today, if a bit on the chilly side.
Percival Molson Stadium: soccer goals, and football uprights in the foreground, with the stands and Mount Royal behind.
November 13, 2024 at 7:12 PM
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I’ve seen some beautiful sunsets this marathon training cycle, but I’m ready to start tapering. Three and a half weeks to go!
Another sunset over Lac Saint-Louis.
November 12, 2024 at 11:05 PM
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There’s something delightful about starting over.
Sunset over Lac Saint-Louis.
November 11, 2024 at 3:44 PM