Patrick Lam

Thoughts and travels of Patrick Lam

PLDI 2014 or 2024?

26 Jun 2025

There are 10 paper titles which come from either PLDI 2014 or PLDI 2024. (Year drawn at random, then paper.) Can you guess which is which?

Trip report: Estonia, May 2-12 2025

25 Jun 2025

Research visit to Tartu, passing through Tallinn. First time back in Europe since 2019.

May: photos post

1 Jun 2025

Returning to normal service with lots of pictures processed in May.

April: exams and travels

24 May 2025

Still had exams to give but was able to start moving on with my life this month.

Trip report: Lima (and Paracas), April 11-18 2025

12 May 2025

Referee seminar in Lima plus a side trip to Paracas and Isla Blanca.

Review: Les Groseilles de Novembre by Andrus Kivirähk

11 May 2025

Classics of Estonian literature: Days of our Lives for not-so-great feudal villagers.

April: photos post

5 May 2025

March was a doozy, so here are the two sets I processed in March, as well as April’s pictures.

March: last bit of the term (a doozy)

18 Apr 2025

I guess it’s accumulated work catching up with me towards the end of the term, such that, despite having no trips longer than a weekend, free time was at a premium.

February: still teaching three courses, plus a hiking trip to Japan

31 Mar 2025

OK, this month had a trip to Japan. Aside from that, I got to Toronto once, and to Kingston just at the end of the month. February is a short month, though.

February: photos post

10 Mar 2025

Moving right along, I’ve now posted the Around the Mountain Circuit from 2023, and the next big set is August 2023. I added to the backlog with 2000 pictures from Japan though.