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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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Are there people whose writing you just hate? Not the topic of the writing, but the style. The writing can be technical or not. Do you ever just want to gouge out your eyeballs while reading? But not until after you have redlined the whole damn thing? *** DH recently got a new phone; the camera…
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Reader J asked (In July! J, I am sorry for being so late with this response!): If you wouldn’t mind a blog request: now that I have survived the postdoc phase, got a job, have survived some teaching, written the boatload of grants … I got an NSF grant this winter (I’m still shocked, actually!) and…
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