Bill III’s Blog » Have you ever printed a boarding pass? “Well this little feat has been a long time coming. For those of you who have worked with me in Unalakleet you probably have heard about my aspiration of using the poster printer to print my boarding pass. Well two days ago my dream… Continue reading Links for 2011-04-20
My Feelings on Fracking
The New York Times had another article on the environmental impacts of shale gas drilling, which reminded me that I had intended to write something else on the subject after February’s post on the fracking panel at AAAS, but never got around to it. The hook for the article is yet another study showing that… Continue reading My Feelings on Fracking
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Keeping the Keys to the Kingdom « Easily Distracted “I’m very much with my colleagues in their call for a renewal of practical wisdom. But in their view-and mine-one of the consequences of such a turn would be that we’d stop trying to make systems, rules and structures do to us, for us, with us,… Continue reading Links for 2011-04-19
Wave Nature Gets Bigger: “Quantum interference of large organic molecules”
It’s been a while since I wrote up a ResearchBlogging post, but since a recent paper forced me to update my “What Every Dog Should Know About Quantum Physics” slides with new pictures, I thought I should highlight the work on the blog as well. Not that you could’ve missed it, if you follow physics-y… Continue reading Wave Nature Gets Bigger: “Quantum interference of large organic molecules”
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TV staffing: uniquely awful, but survivable | johnaugust.com “Here is what it means to be a TV writer: You are paid to work in conditions that vastly accelerate the degradation of your body while brainstorming fantasy lives for the select group of your co-workers who work in conditions designed to make their already-exceptional bodies look… Continue reading Links for 2011-04-18
Musical Poll: Blinded by the WTF???
A very silly musical poll question, brought to you by the local classic rock station’s music selection this morning: Which of these makes more sense:online surveys On an unrelated note, it’s deeply unfair that sleeping really late puts SteelyKid into a worse mood than not getting enough sleep does.
Links for 2011-04-16
By Ken Levine: How to create a hit network drama “Fame and riches can be yours! Procedural/action dramas are in and you too can create one if you just follow these very simple steps: Always start with a couple. He must be boyishly handsome and she must be smoking hot. You can go “mature” but… Continue reading Links for 2011-04-16
What to Tell Your Dog About Einstein
Regular blogging has been interrupted this week not only because I jetted off to southern MD but because this week was the due date for the manuscript of the book-in-progress. It’s now been sent off to my editor, and thus begins my favorite part of the process, the waiting-to-see-what-other-people-think part. I’m pretty happy with it,… Continue reading What to Tell Your Dog About Einstein
Thursday Toddler Blogging 041411
SteelyKid has been sick this week, which made it a perfect time for me to fly down to Maryland for a couple of days. Fortunately, she and Kate have both forgiven me. I did break out the new friend I purchased for SteelyKid a couple of weeks ago, and have been holding in reserve: The… Continue reading Thursday Toddler Blogging 041411
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The Defenders – NYTimes.com “One of those on the ramparts peering out into the night was a blue-eyed, dark-haired young Irishman named John Thompson, a private, who left what may be the only surviving description of the battle by a rank-and-file soldier: a long letter that he sent two weeks later to his father back… Continue reading Links for 2011-04-13