Thanksgiving

This isn’t actually another political post, though Allen conceding to Webb is certainly happy news, and something to be thankful for. No, this post is about the holiday of Thanksgiving. Specifically, the fact that Kate and I will be hosting Thanksgiving at our house for both sets of parents, plus my sister, my grandmother, and… Continue reading Thanksgiving

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Maryland vs. Vermont

No, this isn’t a post about a big Bernie Sanders/ Babara Mikulski throwdown. the University of Maryland played the University of Vermont Wednesday night in basketball, and I’m just getting around to writing about it. Much to my surprise, the game was on tv. Of course, that was the day I had my tenure interview,… Continue reading Maryland vs. Vermont

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Wikipedia vs. Aquaman

John Holbo comes a little unglued, but it’s entertaining reading. Or, possibly, I need to get out more. Also, what does Fictional Jimbo Wales think of this?

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PowerPoint Examples

Having talked at length about my theories of how to do an effective PowerPoint talk, I probably ought to provide some examples. These are converted to PDF because it’s more generally readable than PPT, and because the files are slightly smaller. The conversion is done using CutePDF writer, which does something to the files that… Continue reading PowerPoint Examples

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Election Round-Up

Well, it’s not really much of a round-up, as that has a connotation of completeness, and this is pretty scattered. But, really, if I’m your only source for political links on the Web, you need to get out more. This is just a collection of links to a few things that I thought were particularly… Continue reading Election Round-Up

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Extra Dimensions in Web Chat

Discover magazine is hosting a live web chat with Lisa Randall this afternoon at 2 pm. Randall is famous for developing some ideas relating to the physics of extra dimensions, and has recently published a popular book (Warped Passages) on the subject. This is supposed to be a one-hour live chat, with questions taken from… Continue reading Extra Dimensions in Web Chat

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The Female Science Professor reviews an article from

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Big Victory

The college basketball season started off well last night, with Maryland defeating Hampton in the first game of the “Coaches v. Cancer Classic” pre-season tournament. Or possibly the “2K Sports College Hoops Classic”– I’ve heard both, and don’t really care. “Big deal,” you say, “it’s another meaningless game where a big school beats up hapless… Continue reading Big Victory

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Squeekectomy

Rhymes With Orange explains the state of the art in dog surgery, and the Queen of Niskayuna demonstrates the technique: (The patient is an Awful Mad Kitty from Fat Cat Toys, who make great dog toys.)

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