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The benefits of knowing people
I learned yesterday that monks (sometimes, maybe only certain monks) used to give up everything but beer and water for Lent. I always thought one should give up something they like for Lent, but maybe this makes sense. The trouble … Continue reading
Eureka cried the great inventor!
Happy Pi Day. Use this to recall the digits of pi. At least once a year (like today), it’s bound to impress your friends. Pie. (Yes, the name of the poem is like the food but it has to start … Continue reading
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Asbestos Refresher
2 parts gin 1 part vodka 1 part asbestos 2 parts lemonade piece of lime piece of lemon crushed ice If you don’t have any asbestos handy, substitute tonic water or ginger ale. (Recipe courtesy of Dan.)
Frustrated Internal Reflection…
… is what happens when photons leak between two glass surfaces brought within 1 micron of one another. Apparently it’s analogous to quantum-mechanical tunneling. It comes up because of a proximity-detection issue. Wouldn’t a feedback mechanism between a conductive sample … Continue reading
Brain Phantoms – Keepin’ it Valid
Reduce, reuse, recycle. They’re great principles and they apply even to those of us who work in research. Reduce the number of animals you use. Reuse them whenever you can – maybe a friend studies eyes, another studies muscles… And … Continue reading
Colored Fixatives
Before I go making suggestions like this I should really stop and read the literature. Just one piece of literature would have probably done it and the one I stumbled across is a book (M. A. Hayat (2000). Principles and … Continue reading