After a long time absence, I’m becoming acquainted again with my local library branch. In fact, I’m about to go return A Meeting at Corvallis, Brasyl (Hugo Nominee!), First National Bank of Dad, and Uglies. I spend way too much money on books, so my library is a necessary resource.
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Zero Gravity Fun
Some Linkage, Science and Otherwise
Researchers from my alma mater, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, have found that tiny copper rods in your pots may cook your spaghetti with less energy use. That’s not their first envisioned application, though. Higher pitched women’s voices are more attractive than lower pitched ones. It always depresses me a bit when I read research that illustrates …
Running on the 4th
It’s good to know that running is becoming traditional amongst my friends on the 4th of July. We did it, Chris and Kristin did it, even Jim did (although his link is to twitter with its anti-indexed mentality). Go us!
First LOLCAT
Mark this day. This is my first home-grown LOLCAT. Notice that I haven’t plunged off of the grammar cliff, yet. Pixel the cat if cooperative when you want his picture. Or, at least, not un-cooperative. See a few more images of pixel here.
"We Hold These Truths…"
Happy American Independence Day, everyone. The world would be considerably different right now if King George had been a bit more reasonable or the Continental Army a bit less lucky. Declaration of Independence If you haven’t read the full document since grade school, you should try it on for size again. There’s a lot more …
Peachtree Road Race 2008
Our fourth annual Peachtree Road Race is complete! We just got home, about 5 hours after we left, as mentioned in my earlier post. The race was fun, as this isn’t one we run for time. It’s the largest 10 kilometer race in the world, with 55 thousand participants. That means it’s elbow to elbow …
Sawn-in-Half Cameras
Jim, of Physics is Phun, sent me a link to a page of sectioned camera lenses and other tidbits. It’s quite interesting.
Blogging about Blogging
Today’s Linkage: Blogging about Blogging. The Evil Eyebrow has a special event coming up, and I’ve a few choice posts in the works including some blogistential ponderings. For now, here’s some links. Coding Horror: Blogging about Blogging. Why blog? Jeff Atwood has his answers. Blogging as Citizen Journalism Is Blogging Declining? Stuart Henshall poses that …
Cruxshadows
The Crüxshadows have a new single coming out! What, you’ve never heard of The Crüxshadows? Well, you must not be listening to Darkwave music. I confess that I, myself, do not listen to Darkwave music, with the exception of The Crüxshadows. However, they produce some excellent tunes which I’m more than happy to slap my …