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Closing the virtual office

Nov 30th 2008nerd alert

A couple of my students (all the undergrads, as it happens) added me as friends on Facebook. No particular problem there


The Work of the Fig Cartel

Nov 23rd 2008nerd alert

Whatever happened to Apple Newtons? Why are they so hard to find?


Strangest Warning Ever

Nov 12th 2008nerd alert

“No part of this web site may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical,


Feline Behavior

Nov 4th 2008nerd alert

I’ve been hosting a cat for just about 2 months exactly. “Hosting”, since he is emphatically not mine -


Getting rid of “home”

Oct 9th 2008nerd alert

Finally saying good-bye to my first car this weekend. It’s about time, since I found a replacement for it a good six weeks ago and it’s been sitting in the parking lot ever since.
(Oddly, it cost more to insure as a second car than it did when it was my only one. [...]

Bad Grades

Oct 2nd 2008nerd alert

I gave my students their first big exam on Monday. Finishing up grading it tonight, so this is both a reflection and


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