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"Gladwell’s books are fun, but I find myself often disagreeing with his analysis, so I thought it would be entertaining to take my time reading his latest and jot down my thoughts as I progress. "
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"When throwing a football, there is some air resistance this means that 45 degree is not necessarily the angle for the greatest range. Well, can’t I just do the same thing as before? It turns out that it is a significantly different problem when air resistance is added. Without air resistance, the acceleration was constant. Not so now, my friend."
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"One way to measure the approach of the new year is to count the Holocaust films at your local multiplex. The holidays arrive just as studios begin wooing academy members with serious dramas, and there’s nothing more serious than genocide. "
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"Thanks to ilbasso over at unmannedspaceflight.com for posting a link to this cool video showing what happens when you point a particle beam (a small one) at a Webcam. "
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Some people have way too much free time…
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A series of letters on the current academic job market, to lift the spirits of people not getting jobs at the MLA.
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"Ah, the end of the semester — the students are wending their way home; the papers are finished; it’s time to tuck in the final grades and turn my thoughts to some serious writing of my own and to Christmas shopping. But wait — first I have to attend the seven meetings scheduled for the coming week."