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”?
Author: Chad Orzel
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
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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
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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
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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.
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Michael Bay And Shia LeBeouf Spitball Transformers 2 Ideas | Film | A.V. Club "Michael Bay: Okay, so boom goes the sphinx. Boom goes the pyramid. Boom! Boom! Boom! Go the HondaCivicstrons we positioned all around the entrance to the tomb. And then, whhhhhhhhiiiiiiirrrrr, click, clack, crunch, sweepy spin thwaaaack! Here comes Beefy, our hero,… Continue reading links for 2009-04-24
Pop Culture Interlude: A Good Name for a Band
A little while ago, I was pointed to Jim Munger’s blog, which is full of ranting about various topics. Not quite to the standards of alt.peeves, back in the day, but some of it is entertaining. It also includes several mentions of his band, Better Than Abstinence. There seemed to be something wrong with the… Continue reading Pop Culture Interlude: A Good Name for a Band