A Resolution Against Solar Cycles
Feb 12th 2008nerd alert & rants
Solar activity comes in regular cycles, but the latest one is refusing to start. Sunspots have all but vanished, and
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Breast Cancer! Oh noes!!1
Oct 14th 2007rants
No, not me. Or anyone I know. But it IS official Breast Cancer Month, or something, which is why every single
Sticking out our Bureaucratic Tongues
Oct 11th 2007rants
The voters of the state in which I live (not “my state”), last year, passed a referendum forbidding insurance
Free tuition!
Aug 23rd 2007nerd alert & rants
A senator (D, of course) has proposed a $25 billion education package that includes “free tuition” for students majoring in science, math, engineering, and “technology”. (Whatever kinds of “technology” are not included in “science” and “engineering”, that is. Air conditioning repair?) It’s not entirely “free”, since there’s a string attached: “Students must work or teach [...]
When explaining isn’t helping
Aug 2nd 2007General & nerd alert & rants
Been a bit frustrated at work this week – well, okay, for at least the last year now, but at least this is a