Author: Malcolm Peralty
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Why I’m on the Hunt for a New Job
I was let go from my position at Innovate Kingston today, as the organization needs to go extra lean to keep things rolling for its next big event. I was really hopeful that the position would continue on for some time as I enjoyed not only the people I worked…
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Going to Visit Gael This Weekend
Annie’s mom hasn’t been well. She suffered another noticeable decline and has been in the hospital for over a month now. Annie and I are looking forward to seeing her, though reading reports from other people’s visits, while slightly humorous, they are quite sad. She has been having difficulty differentiating…
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Learning to Make Video Games
I really want to learn to make simple video games. I watched Quill18 create his latest Ludum Dare competition game, and was super inspired. When the theme was announced, I immediately thought of an idea. I went to try to make it in Unity and Game Maker Studio 2 and…
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Creating a Card Game
I’ve been working on creating a card game for a few months now. The idea has been bouncing around in my head for over a year, and when I tried to translate it into a game that I wanted to make, I realized I didn’t have the skills to make…
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Anti-Smoking Drug Helping My Depression
I can’t believe I haven’t written a blog post about this already. As many of you know, I write pretty openly about my battles with anxiety and depression, and I am happy to say that Wellbutrin has been super effective for me. A little over five months ago, I started…
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The Breakout Project: Absolutely Amazing
In less than four and a half months, I went from learning about an idea that Innovate Kingston had for The Breakout Project to being one of the people that helped pull it off. I can’t believe that the first event is now behind me. I am happy to say…
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Basic Income – Not Just About Giving Money
One of the issues with a Basic Income trial, like the one Ontario is going to run, is it doesn’t address the other side of the coin: how do we pay for this program? Basic Income is expensive, but many supporters on both sides of the political spectrum are interested…
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Disincentivizing Work – The “Problem” with Basic Income
Yesterday, I did a quick blog post about the Ontario “Basic Income” pilot announcement and my issues with it. Since then, I’ve gone on to read many comments about the pilot and wanted to write a few more thoughts I have. Please know that these are my personal opinions. One…
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“Basic Income” Trial Ontario
So, Wynn’s government has released some details on what their “basic income” pilot is going to look like, and I’m very unhappy with how it has been set-up. I feel like they didn’t take the time to read up on what basic income is supposed to be and how it…
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Hyperspeed Job Update: Three Weeks In
So I’ve been through three weeks at Innovate Kingston working on The Breakout Project. It has been a busy three weeks, to say the least. The first few days were brain dump meetings with board members and transferring ownership/control of many IT accounts to me. I also redeveloped the event…
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Senior Technical Project Manager – The Breakout Project
Annie and I needed a break from our life in Guelph, and so over the course of December, I searched high a low for a new job that would give us a new start. I hunted for a position that would either allow me to work remotely so Annie and…
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My Christmas Letter 2016
Well, despite telling myself last year that I wasn’t going to move again in the winter, Annie and I moved again, but I’m getting ahead of myself… In January, I started a new job as Director of Technology at Fortrus Financial. The goal was to help modernize a quasi-financial business…
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