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Month: November 2007
Friction, Baby
I’m suffering muscle twinges in my neck and shoulder that are usually linked to excessive typing. As I have a grant proposal to review, a senior thesis to help whip into shape, and a book under contract, this means that blogging will be substantially reduced while I ration my typing to those things that pay… Continue reading Friction, Baby
Literary Poll: Science Fiction Scavenger Hunt!
I realized that last week’s scavenger hunt posts neglected half of my favorite genre fiction, so here’s a post to make up for that: What items should appear on a Science Fiction Novel Scavenger Hunt? Some suggestions to get things started: One Big Dumb Object One improbably brilliant genius scientist who is able to both… Continue reading Literary Poll: Science Fiction Scavenger Hunt!
links for 2007-11-05
Recommendations of SFWA Copyright Exploratory Committee How… distressingly sensible. Where’s the train wreck I’ve come to expect from SFWA? (tags: SF books) Shtetl-Optimized » Blog Archive » Unparadox Contest “[T]he Birthday Unparadox: ‘If you put three people in a room, chances are no two of them will have the same birthday.’” (tags: physics math silly… Continue reading links for 2007-11-05
You Can Never Have Too Many Books
Here’s a picture of the haul from the World Fantasy Convention: (We got two of the bright blue bags with the odd aspect ratio, but I only put one in the picture.) The small pile on the left is a collection of samplers and free magazine issues (if I read them all, I’ll have a… Continue reading You Can Never Have Too Many Books
Shocking NFL News
The Patriots are playing the Colts this afternoon. And they’re both undefeated. Why doesn’t anybody tell me these things? You’d think a story like this might merit a mention or two on ESPN…
Fan Mail
“Hey, dude, what’s in the box?” “You know, I’ve asked you to stop calling me that. You should show some respect, since I’m the only one of the two of us who has opposable thumbs.” “Whatever. What’s in the box? Is it for me?” “Amazingly, yes, it is. It’s a rawhide bone.”
Don’t You Blashpheme In Here!
I’ve gotten away from posting Japan pictures, but here’s what may be my favorite warning sign ever: In case you have trouble reading the text in the image:
Dorky Poll: Physics Scavenger Hunt!
In the same basic spirit as the previous post, but with a physical science slant: What items should be on the list for a scavenger hunt through an academic physics department? The idea here is to keep a big group of grad students occupied and entertained for an afternoon by having them find items characteristic… Continue reading Dorky Poll: Physics Scavenger Hunt!
Literary Poll: Fantasy Scavenger Hunt!
The World Fantasy Convention is being held just up the road in Saratoga Springs, and Kate and I are commuting to it for the next few days. That means light blogging, which means it’s Dorky Poll time. Here’s a literary Dorky Poll (a more conventionally Dorky version will follow shortly), suggested by Kate: What items… Continue reading Literary Poll: Fantasy Scavenger Hunt!