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Ep. 16: MySQL, MariaDB, and AI – A conversation with Kaj Arnö
MySQL changed the world. The commercial web as you know it ran on this database. Join me for a chat with MariaDB Foundation Executive Chair, Kaj Arnö…
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Duleepa Wijayawardhana
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Kaj Arnö
Ep. 15: From Russia without love
What happens when your father is taken by Stalin's purges? We explore Erwin's short story, "No Trial for Papa" and historical fiction
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Duleepa Wijayawardhana
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Erwin Warkentin
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No Trial for Papa
A young boy recounts the horrors of a Stalinist purge.
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Erwin Warkentin
Road Trip to Chisasibi: To the End of the Road
This is Genevieve Arsenault's version of our trip to James Bay from Montreal. Switch perspectives and see a whole different journey!
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Genevieve Arsenault
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Ep. 14: Puff vs the purple dune buggy
The story of the day a purple dune buggy almost got the better of its master Puff the Chevette. Also my first "driving experience" in Canada...
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Duleepa Wijayawardhana
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Ep. 2: How deeply are engineers adopting AI in larger software teams?
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Ep. 5: Fiction in the age of AI / Time travel to 1989
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Ep. 11: On the emotions of autobiography
 • Duleepa Wijayawardhana and Erwin Warkentin
Ep. 6: Finland's "The Shortcut" and my enlightened migration
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When hurricanes come to die
An original poem.
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Duleepa Wijayawardhana
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Ep. 13: Stories of Sri Lankan serendipity
In ancient times, Sri Lanka was called "Serendib" in old Persian, it is the root for serendipity. Come discover a couple tales on the subject of…
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Duleepa Wijayawardhana
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Saving Mr. Mendis
A short story set in colonial Sri Lanka (Ceylon), about a man in a rush to meet his fate.
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Duleepa Wijayawardhana
The Chain Letter
What happens when you delete an email? A modern horror short story.
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Duleepa Wijayawardhana
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Ep. 12: The Case of the Disappearing Internet
Did you know that a quarter to a third of the Internet has disappeared already? What does it mean to have our digital selves be removed? What does it…
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Duleepa Wijayawardhana
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Ep. 11: On the emotions of autobiography
Have you written about some emotional period in your life? Like the death of a loved one? Have you heard what you wrote being read back to you? Come…
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Duleepa Wijayawardhana
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Erwin Warkentin
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Ep. 10: Are you a manager or a leader? / To the lands of milk and honey
What are the perils of being a manager and not a leader or vice versa? Are you a manager or a leader? Here's my take along with a tiny short story.
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Duleepa Wijayawardhana
On the perils of management vs leadership – which are you?
Are you a manager or a leader? Can you take the traits of working in the known and the unknown too far?
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Duleepa Wijayawardhana
To the lands of milk and honey
A flash fiction story about a mice clan and their way of life. This is featured in Episode 10 of Tales under the cat tree podcast about managers and…
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Duleepa Wijayawardhana
Tales under the cat tree
Tales under the cat tree
Come explore the wonderful worlds created by words: from technology and the future to fiction and other realms. An exploration of our present, future, and humanity through storytelling. This is humans telling tales for humans (and their pets!)
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Projects
My Canada Project (2017)
Celebrating 150 years of Canada with personal stories
Travel Journals
Touring Asia (2004)
We climb Mt. Kinabalu, explore Thailand and my brother's wedding
Kilimanjaro Trek (2003)
Eight friends from Canada trek to the roof of Africa
Expedition Fishbait (2001)
Five friends explore the Broken Islands Group by kayak.

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