Here’s a handy-dandy list of things to do to save some hard drive space on yer Linux box. If you’re like me, and have a very, very tiny hard drive (hey, it ain’t the size, its what you do with it that counts), then this could be useful for you.
Of course, the beauty [...]
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Purely for my reference — tips for cleaning up Linux
August 11th, 2009
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Flacks exaggerate importance of medical research
July 15th, 2009
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I missed this earlier and, at the risk of getting myself into trouble, I’d like to say a few words. Ben Goldacre in The Guardian turned his eye toward a recent study about the quality of press releases from major American medical research centers. Having worked in at least one top research institute [...]
Why I don’t go into the water…Reason #1,768
June 9th, 2009
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I could not be in the same ocean as this creature and not be gripped by paralyzing fear (not to mention paralyzing tentacles!). Behold, a great big jelly, the likes of which are not meant to be seen.
Jellyfish, heading for Tokyo to do battle with Godzilla
As the Discovery News reports, monster jellyfish like this [...]
Kim Stanley Robinson’s Top 10 Mars Novels
June 4th, 2009
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Personally, I abhor top 10 lists as gimmicky click bait (for shame Newsweek, that trick works for Cracked, but it is unseemly for you), but I’ll forgive IEEE Spectrum for this list of Kim Stanley Robinson favorite Mars-related SF novels. There are at least three novels on this list I’ve never heard of, let [...]
Why I don’t go into the water Britain …Reason #1,767
June 2nd, 2009
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The Telegraph reports finding a 600ft jellyfish crop circle found in an Oxfordshire field.
Kill it!!! Oh, wait…
At the end of the article, the writer oddly refers to an entirely different crop circle from last year, and reuses the quotes from a retired astrophysicist on how THAT crop circle encodes pi.
I had to re-read [...]
ABC’s of Scatman Crothers
May 19th, 2009
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I posted this on Facebook,
scatman
but I amused myself enough to share here too:
I’ve been tagged, and I am supposed to write a note with the ABC’s of me. I’m not feeling all touchy-feely open at the moment, so I decided to write about someone I barely remember, Benjamin Sherman “Scatman” Crothers, who would be [...]
John Holdren’s first interview
April 9th, 2009
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Good stuff to know if you are interested in the course of science under the Obama administration at ScienceInsider.
This is the first I’ve heard about asking the Chinese to shuttle our astronauts to space. I wonder where this came from…or if Holdren was just speaking off the top of his head. But [...]
Warner Bros. opens the archives for rarely-seen Doc Savage, Capt. Nemo and Sindbad the Sailor
March 24th, 2009
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This is kind of neat, Warner Bros. is putting their old, rare and neglected films for sale online. Unfortunately, its DVD and not on-demand…and they all seem to cost about $20, which is a bit high for what was once late-night TV or UHF fare.
It includes this gem of a turkey, George Pal’s Doc [...]
Its a small laptop, after all…
March 19th, 2009
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I’m just getting used to my new Dell mini 9. First impressions are good.
It isn’t for the feint of heart, I tried one out before I went to the Dell outlet site and managed to get one refurbished (and less than $200!). The keyboard is tiny, but passable. The only real problem I have [...]
Why I don’t go in the water…Reason #1,766
March 19th, 2009
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A four foot-long reef worm capable of biting through a 20-pound fishing line.(link via Neatorama)
Dear god.
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