92 posts from 2006

Hoover Dam

Dec 26, 2006
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Holyhuge!

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Merry Christmas

Dec 26, 2006
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With drunken santa!

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Dec 23, 2006
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A Cookies Morning

Dec 21, 2006
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Homemade pecan cookies and biscotti from the becca this morning. Stop by my desk and grab some. Be sure to bring coffee for biscotti-dunking.

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Words, Words, Words.

Dec 19, 2006
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Amazon is so great. I ask for books and they send them to me. In the mail today:

Elementary Particles and the Laws of Physics: The 1986 Dirac Memorial Lectures

The Trouble With Physics: The Rise of String Theory, The Fall of a Science, and What Comes Next

The Trouble With Physics is a newer hardcover (I haven't bought a hardcover new in years) about stagnation in the realm of physics and the author's dislike of string theory. I've heard mixed things about it but mostly that it's very good so I'm giving it a shot. Elementary Particles and the Laws of Physics is about the 1986 Dirac Memorial Lectures by Feynman and Weinberg and although it was really just a last minute purchase to get free shipping, it looks like it'll be fantastic reading. Of course, neither of these books are getting any attention until I finish QED which I started on my way to work this morning. I finally made it through the end of Six Easy Pieces after quite some time in my bag. It was really good, I just got into a rut of only reading it on the train to-and-from work/school which is something like 16 minutes MAX in an entire day.

You Win For Now, Innernets

Dec 18, 2006
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You and hundreds of your filthy music-loving users have persisted and now I am listening to Ratatat. Are you happy now, innernets? Please stop it with the posts every two days about how good Ratatat is. I have learned my lesson and will assimilate much more quickly in the future.

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As a side note, I listened to two albums last night with my ipod headphones. Then I listened to two MUCH BETTER albums with my HD497s today. So... stay away from those little white earbuds of pain and misjoyment.

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Dec 16, 2006
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Sushi Plates

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Dec 16, 2006
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Science Blog of the Year

Dec 15, 2006
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It is very important that we all vote for Phil from Bad Astronomy for science weblog of the year! He uses wordpress but don't hold that against him...