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Happy Thanksgiving to US readers and Thursday Nov 24th to everyone else! I came across this lovely webcomic, Scandinavia and the World (link is to the first comic in there). Here’s a recent one:
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Usually, when a graduate student is about to defend their dissertation, I feel very proud of them and a little sad to see them leave. But, occasionally, I am vastly more relieved than sad, mostly because I no longer have to patiently endure the friction, the head-butting, and the jabs (whether intentional or not; I’d…
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It was DH’s birthday today (happy birthday, DH!), so we took off work early, had a late lunch together at a nice restaurant, and went to see Dr. Strange. I admire the Cumberbatch cheekbones as much as any straight woman, but the movie itself was not much more than cute and entertaining, which is a shame —…
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Another busy day. I gotz nothing for ya. Here is one of my favorite comedies of all times, “So I Married an Axe Murderer,” which is incidentally also the only movie with Mike Myers that I don’t hate (Shrek doesn’t count). Also a big fan of “Space Balls” “Galaxy Quest” “Hot Fuzz” “Shaun of…
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Classy! Not classy — gassy! I saw this early today at Pharyngula, and it cheered me up to no end! *Thanks for mareserenitatis for the classy and gassy quip!
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Dafs asked: “…I read “tenure hacks” that you reviewed awhile ago and I am wondering what you think about staying in a niche area — after you have tenure.” This is a great question! It really depends on the person. That first sabbatical leave after receiving tenure is sometimes (often?) used for reflection on the long-term…
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By way of John Scalzi — Sting’s offspring Eliot Sumner sounds just like dad:
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RFOn asked: “I’d love to hear your thoughts on what makes good scientific software. I strive to write correct software that’s intuitive to use, but would love examples of useful tools you’ve come across.” RFon, I must admit I was not entirely sure what type of scientific software you had in mind — the code…
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I just came back from Eldest’s high-school jazz-band concert. The pieces I liked best from their repertoire: This is one of Eldest’s all-time favorites; it also seems to be the track to every movie couple ever falling in love:
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It seems everyone is still busy going down the rabbit hole of what happens after the Dawn of the Red. I don’t really like to write about politics here, mostly because I don’t follow politics as closely as many and don’t think that my understanding of the events is either complete or sophisticated enough to be worth inflicting…
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