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Friday, January 14, 2011

Reinhold Niebuhr quote

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“Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in our lifetime; therefore, we must be saved by hope. ... Nothing we do, however virtuous, can ...
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Response to the Chinese Mother post

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[A]s Erma Bombeck said, no mother is arrogant because she knows that, regardless of her other accomplishments in life, at any moment she may...
Monday, January 10, 2011

Essay from "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother"

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Things a Chinese Mother will not let her children do: • attend a sleepover • have a playdate • be in a school play • complain about not bein...

Akin's Laws of Spacecraft design

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31. (Mo's Law of Evolutionary Development) You can't get to the moon by climbing successively taller trees. via a University of Mar...
Friday, January 7, 2011

Janelle MonĂ¡e - Tightrope

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Tried to embed the video , but it was blocked. It's worth going to her site to watch it.
Thursday, January 6, 2011

Partial Solar Eclipse and transit of the International Space Station

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via Thierry Legault
Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Ken Block's Gymkhana THREE, Part 2; Ultimate Playground; l'Autodrome, Fr...

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I was not aware that cars could be driven this way.
Monday, January 3, 2011

Douglas Adams: Parrots the Universe and Everything

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Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Inception Script Sketch

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from an interview with Christopher Nolan by his brother via In Contention
Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Galileo's Moon Drawings

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Not clear whether he sketched them, or whether they were just illustrations he included in a folio of his other astronomical work. "In...
Monday, December 20, 2010

Winter Solstice Eclipse tonight

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The full moon will pass through Earth's shadow, changing from gray to a rusty, red color. Why red? NASA describes it this way: A quick ...
Sunday, December 19, 2010

Holiday Message from Ricky Gervais

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Why I'm an athiest. via WSJ
Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Space Program in One Tufte-Friendly Chart

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Click on the image to see the whole thing. via National Geographic
Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Facebook Connections

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From the Facebook Blog
Monday, December 13, 2010

Prevention may not be a good way to reduce overall health care costs

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Paper's conclusion: Although effective obesity prevention leads to a decrease in costs of obesity-related diseases, this decrease is o...
Saturday, December 11, 2010

Machine with Roller Chain - Arthur Ganson

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No comment necessary -- this is just great all by itself.

Machine with Concrete - Arthur Ganson

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A machine waiting to be used as a metaphor for something.

15 year old Tells Establishment to Stick-it.

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I like this because it reminds me how articulate young people can be, and resets the bar where it should be.
Friday, December 10, 2010

Quote of the day -- Anias Nin

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“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” via The Positivity Blog
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How to give bad news after a job interview

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Good advice on giving appropriate information in a kind way after an interview. via Nathan Marz .
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