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Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Force

Force-choking the chicken.
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Monday, December 28, 2009

Gravity Wells

This doesn't take into account the energy imparted by orbital motion (or gravity assists or the Oberth effect), all of which can make it easier to reach outer planets.
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Friday, December 25, 2009

December 25th

If you're turning 27 and were born in the Northeast, maybe you were conceived in the blizzard of 1982. Imagine: snowed in, candles, massage oil, your mom sporting nothing but her early 80's haircut and a smile ... aren't you glad you read the title-text?
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Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Christmas Plans

Physicists who want to protect traditional Christmas realize that the only way to keep from changing Christmas is not to observe it.
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Monday, December 21, 2009

Researcher Translation

A technology that is '20 years away' will be 20 years away indefinitely.
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Friday, December 18, 2009

Asshole

[Shortly thereafter, at a nearby bakery] ::CRASH:: ::RUMBLE:: ::VRRRRRR:: '... I don't know, officer. It just scooped up an entire rack of scones and drove away!'
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Abstraction

If I'm such a god, why isn't Maru *my* cat?
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Monday, December 14, 2009

Revolutionary

I mean, what's more likely -- that I have uncovered fundamental flaws in this field that no one in it has ever thought about, or that I need to read a little more? Hint: it's the one that involves less work.
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Friday, December 11, 2009

Natural Parenting

On one hand, every single one of my ancestors going back billions of years has managed to figure it out. On the other hand, that's the mother of all sampling biases.
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Wednesday, December 9, 2009

The Sun

Obligatory bad guy: This operation is sheer foolishness, and it's not happening on my watch! Mainly because I can't figure out how to adjust the time.
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Monday, December 7, 2009

Suggestions

An hour later: SUGGESTION: LICK HER NIPPLE MORE.
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Friday, December 4, 2009

Stephen and Me

Hey, let go! We were all thinking it! Someone had to speak truth to power!
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Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Spinal Tap Amps

Wow, that's less than $200 per ... uh ... that's a good deal!
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