ABC News: Police: Students Used Cookies to Torture “Ill. College Students Accused of Kidnapping, Battery With Freshly Baked Cookies” The world is a strange and disturbing place. (tags: news stupid drugs) mmcirvin: A strange map: UFO sightings in the US Why don’t people in the South see UFO’s? (tags: space science silly US) The National… Continue reading links for 2007-11-08
Month: November 2007
True Exam Stories
Becky Hirta is thinking about exams: For the giant calculus class I’m starting to write multiple choice questions. For a class like that, really the only issues for me to consider about the final are how to avoid cheating (change the order of the MC questions and the numbers in the long-answer), how to make… Continue reading True Exam Stories
Semi-Dorky Poll: Bicycle or Running?
Mark P. comments on particles and waves: I think it can be argued that a particle is a “thing” while a wave is a “behavior”, so it’s like asking: bicycle or running? Yes, and? Why wouldn’t that work as a poll question? Here’s let’s try: Bicycle or running? Pick only one, and leave your answer… Continue reading Semi-Dorky Poll: Bicycle or Running?
Charles Stross, Halting State [Library of Babel]
I really, really did not like Glasshouse, Charlie Stross’s Hugo-nominated novel from last year. I enjoy his “Laundry” books, though (The Atrocity Archives and The Jennifer Morgue), and at Worldcon I had a conversation with Robert Sneddon, who recommended the forthcoming Halting State as closer in tone to those, so I picked it up a… Continue reading Charles Stross, Halting State [Library of Babel]
links for 2007-11-07
The Claim: Zinc Can Help You Beat a Cold – New York Times Old joke: With our product, you can cure a cold in just seven days, but left untreated, it could linger for a week! (tags: medicine science) Tara Parker-Pope on Health – Teenagers and Sex – New York Times “The lesson for public… Continue reading links for 2007-11-07
Saturday Football Weirdness
Boggling discovery of the week: ESPN will be broadcasting from my alma mater: Williams College will play host to archrival Amherst College in football at noon in the 122nd meeting of “The Biggest Little Game in America” on Saturday, November 10th. ESPN’s College GameDay Built By The Home Depot with host Chris Fowler, Lee Corso,… Continue reading Saturday Football Weirdness
Civic Duty Update
Today was Election Day in most parts of the US, and while there aren’t any big national races going on, there were a number of local contests– town boards, county legislatures, state judges, and so on. I stopped by the local elementary school on my way home, and did my bit for representative democracy, and… Continue reading Civic Duty Update
Dorky Poll: Particle or Wave?
You can only pick one. Leave your answer in the comments.
Nickel and Dimed
This is somewhat belated, as it’s no longer active, but I had a bunch of other things to do last week, and never got around to posting about Blog My Wage: HOPE asked Houston City Council member Peter Brown to spend a week living on the wage of a city worker. Council Member Brown took… Continue reading Nickel and Dimed
links for 2007-11-06
Gesturing helps grade-schoolers solve math problems Hand-waving is the key to any calculation. (tags: academia education math) Easily Distracted » Blog Archive » In Which I Pick Some Nits A historian reads Novik’s Temeraire books. (tags: books SF) slacktivist: Gay-Hatin’ Gospel (pt. 5) The conclusion of the series: “I think it has very little to… Continue reading links for 2007-11-06