Category: science
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Some Advice
Here’s the thing with advice: you’re always getting it from a biased perspective. Let’s say you want to write a novel. You go out and read the best writing advice that published novelists have to give. They say things like “don’t give up” ; “you’ll get better with practice” ; “it’s all about perseverance” ;…
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LHC
I love Google’s title image for today: It’s a nice mix of recognizing an extremely important scientific accomplishment with just a pinch of end-of-the-world paranoia. The truth is that the world has about the same chance of ending today as it did yesterday. But I think the dimwitted people protesting the large hadron collider aren’t…
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In the Loop
There have been quite a few instances in which this blog has enhanced my life. The following is not one of them. My Google Talk notifier recently popped up, letting me know I just got an email from someone named Sara Smith; it showed the first few lines of the message: I find your blog…
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