The DonorsChoose fundraiser is winding toward its conclusion, which means I need to find some new way to raise money for a final push. So, here are two new offers, one for high rollers, one for small donations: Incentive 1: Guest Post: Taking my cue from the Seed overlords, we’ll add a random element to… Continue reading DonorsChoose: Two New Incentives
Dorky Poll: Favorite Math Book
I had a doctor visit and a meeting schduled for this morning, which cut into my blogging time. And I have another meeting in an hour, and I need to get lunch. This sounds like a job for a Dorky Poll! So here’s a quick pair of questions, based on a glance at my office… Continue reading Dorky Poll: Favorite Math Book
Don’t Wear Red or Mention Montana
The Science Times this week appears to be the Special Coturnix Issue, at least judging from the titles in my RSS reader– a huge stack of articles about sleep and biological clocks. Bora must be thrilled. Mixed in there, though, are two articles about NASA. One bears the dramatic headline “NASA Faces House Hearings on… Continue reading Don’t Wear Red or Mention Montana
links for 2007-10-23
Cocktail Party Physics: they do it with mirrors What’s up with those “It’s the mirrors” commercials for DLP. Still no explanation of the elephant. (tags: physics industry science materials gadgets) A.C.C. Teams Thinking About the Final Four Already – New York Times Let’s not get ahead of ourselves… (tags: basketball) Harvard University engineers demonstrate quantum… Continue reading links for 2007-10-23
New “Meme”: Manly or Self-Sufficient?
As mentioned in the previous post, Cut to the Chase offers two lists of skills to look at: The Popular Mechanics list of “25 Skills Every Man Should Know” and a new list of “20 Practical Skills Every Self-Sufficient Adult Should Have.” This seems ripe for an Internet “meme” thing, so here’s a the proposed… Continue reading New “Meme”: Manly or Self-Sufficient?
N Skills Every Scientist Should Have
A little while back, Popular Mechanics published a list of 25 Skills Every Man Should Know. Seven of the 25 are car-related, another four have to do with construction, and an additional six are outdoorsy things. Of course, they also threw in “extend your wireless network,” for the nerds out there, but it does tend… Continue reading N Skills Every Scientist Should Have
Cartoooooons!
I’ve been Netflix-ing and sloooowly watching the anime Last Exile over the last few months, and finished it over the weekend. It’s all very pretty, but I really don’t understand what the hell happened at the very end. Some fun stuff along the way, though. This means that I have once again run out of… Continue reading Cartoooooons!
links for 2007-10-22
The Right-Wing Facebook – Welcome “Rudy Giuliani is wondering how he can fit 9/11 into a speech about agriculture policy.” (tags: politics US silly) A Paler Shade of White: Musical Events: The New Yorker An attempt to find cultural significance in the fact that the author doesn’t like indie rock. (tags: culture music) Cocktail Party… Continue reading links for 2007-10-22
DonorsChoose: No Fork for You!
Well, the DonorsChoose challenge came up short of the “stab myself with a fork” threshold by the Friday deadline, though the whole business turned out to be surprisingly effective. Go figure. At this point in things, militant atheist baiting is pretty much played out as a fundraising strategy, which means I need to turn to… Continue reading DonorsChoose: No Fork for You!
Book Report
The occasional writing update, with bonus LOLEmmy: (Photo credit: Kate)