Next up in our series of science-themed Christmas ornaments are these two dinosaurs: Why? Because dinosaurs are awesome. Seriously, do you really need to ask?
Author: Chad Orzel
Links for 2010-12-23
The Greatest Letter Ever Printed On NFL Team Letterhead “In 1974, a Clevelander wrote the Browns complaining of the menace posed by the then-fad of throwing paper airplanes, and implicitly threatened litigation. The Browns’ response is just about the most awesome thing ever committed to paper.” (tags: sports football law history stupid) The Christmas sermon… Continue reading Links for 2010-12-23
Science on the Tree 2010: Squirrels
Next up in our series of science-themed Christmas ornaments is this squirrel: A reminder that you can’t trust those furry little bastards… What do squirrels have to do with science? As Emmy (and any other dog) will tell you, squirrels are representatives of all that is evil and twisted. And, unfortunately, science is just as… Continue reading Science on the Tree 2010: Squirrels
Notes Toward a Unified Theory of Modern Christmas Songs
As is often noted, most modern recordings of Christmas songs range from utterly bland to excruciatingly awful. There are some that sorta-kinda work, though, and a bare few that are brilliant: In the interest of promoting, you know, music that doesn’t suck, it’s perhaps worth taking a look at what makes the good songs work.… Continue reading Notes Toward a Unified Theory of Modern Christmas Songs
Links for 2010-12-22
Hyperbole and a Half: The Year Kenny Loggins Ruined Christmas “I walked through my front door with purpose and gathered my family members in the living room to tell them about my vision. I was going to rewrite the birth of Jesus Christ and I was going to make it POP. My mom, always wanting… Continue reading Links for 2010-12-22
Science on the Tree 2010: Literature
Continuing our series of science-themed Christmas tree ornaments, we have this cute pair of reading bears: “But wait,” you say, “reading isn’t a science!” Ah, but while reading itself may not be a science, science is nothing without the scientific literature. The really essential step in the process of science is the communication of scientific… Continue reading Science on the Tree 2010: Literature
Hurry Up and… Do What You Were Doing Already
As mentioned previously, I sprained my ankle last Thursday. Just to be safe, I went to the doctor on Friday, to make sure it wasn’t anything worse. He poked it a little, sent me to get an x-ray, and gave me a prescription for crutches. The x-ray took a while, and the crutch prescription could… Continue reading Hurry Up and… Do What You Were Doing Already
Links for 2010-12-21
Tron | Film | Better Late Than Never? | The A.V. Club “What’s odd about all this is that the more I see these movies, the more I become convinced they could have been used in happy little object lessons about how God wants only to save us. That includes Tron, a mostly mediocre-to-awful film… Continue reading Links for 2010-12-21
Science on the Tree 2010: Extrasolar Planets
We didn’t do a Christmas tree last year, because we figured SteelyKid wasn’t yet old enough to be safe around it. We put one up this year, though, and she’s been very grown-up and careful around it, so all is well. The return of the Chateau Steelypips Christmas tree means I can also revive a… Continue reading Science on the Tree 2010: Extrasolar Planets
Links for 2010-12-20
Let It Dough! – NYTimes.com A different take on Christmas cookies. (tags: art pictures holiday nytimes) Crash Test: 2009 Malibu vs. 1959 Bel Air | Wired Science | Wired.com “Not sure why they (whoever they are) did this test, but it is pretty cool. This is a crash test between an old and new car. Check… Continue reading Links for 2010-12-20