My major “service” activity at work is involvement with the Minerva program, which attempts to blur the line between academic and residential life. I enjoy this because it gives me the opportunity to work closely with students outside a narrow academic context, and I’ve been very impressed with the creativity and responsibility of the students… Continue reading Time Scales, on Campus and in the Blogosphere
Month: April 2009
links for 2009-04-28
Acephalous: Concerning the inherent superiority of printed text to irresponsible online drivel. "Is it absolutely necessary for the image gracing the cover of the most recent issue of the official mouthpiece of my professional organization to depict something that, when seen on my desk by a colleague from another department, compelled her to ask where… Continue reading links for 2009-04-28
Advantix Makes Dogs “Ticklish”?
I’d like to interrupt the ongoing discussion of how we’re in the early chapters of The Stand for a quick question about what really matters: the cute behaviors of my dog. There’s probably a technical term for that thing dogs do where their back legs twitch when you scratch them in just the right spot.… Continue reading Advantix Makes Dogs “Ticklish”?
How to Email Your Instructor for Help
Back in the stone ages, when I was a student and walked uphill through the snow to class, if you wanted assistance on a homework assignment, you needed to track the instructor of the class down in person, either by going to their posted office hours, or calling them on the phone to set up… Continue reading How to Email Your Instructor for Help
links for 2009-04-27
LiveLeak.com – Smart Mutt How to get your tennis ball out of the pool without swimming. (tags: silly video animals dog)
How to Stop Worrying and Learn to Love Google Analytics
I’ve had an article called How to Set Up a Blog (For the Long Run) open in a browser tab for long enough that I no longer remember what first sent me to it. Which is probably a good thing, because it’s irritating as hell: Life-saving market research tip #2: Use Google. If you do… Continue reading How to Stop Worrying and Learn to Love Google Analytics
links for 2009-04-26
ROCKET SCIENCE « Pundit Kitchen: Lol News and Lol Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, John McCain, Joe Biden and more "It really is that hard, but the results kick ass." (tags: science astronomy space silly pictures internet) http://www.mat.univie.ac.at/~neum/physics-faq.txt "This document (a simple ASCII file) contains answers to some more or less frequently asked questions from theoretical… Continue reading links for 2009-04-26
Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Humorous Status Updates
Chad Orzel now knows more than he would like to about the loathsome political views of some old acquaintances. Chad Orzel is pretty sure the people in question don’t read the blog, or at least won’t know he’s talking about them. Chad Orzel is grateful for the feature that allows him to stop receiving those… Continue reading Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Humorous Status Updates
links for 2009-04-25
A lot of ignorance neednât stop you from offering contradictory theories § Unqualified Offerings "I have no particular opinion on why there is a gender gap in certain fields of science. I have a lot of skepticism for various theories offered, but I have no theory of my own. And it isnât just because itâs… Continue reading links for 2009-04-25
Thursday Baby Blogging, Friday Edition 042409
SteelyKid says “Look at me! I’m HUGE!” Seriously, look at how small she used to be. This is it as far as blogging today, by the way. I have to teach a class, and then I need to get through the copyedits on the book-in-production. Try to contain your disappointment.