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• The Geek Universe

  2009 Nov 24

  I’ve been thinking a lot about the kind of content I like to cover/research/discuss and started making a map in my head about it. Here’s what I came up with, including a description of each category and some examples. The overarching theme is that it’s all geek/nerd content. So I like to think of it [...]

• Best atomic physics song ever – Subatomic Girl by the Wannabes

  2009 Oct 06

  When I lived in Austin I was friends with and a big fan of the Wannabes. They were good fun sloppy smart drunk rock. But one of their songs that remains a favorite to this day is “Subatomic Girl”. It is a brilliant masterpiece of atomic physics puns. Please listen, enjoy, and tell your [...]

• Change of dependence day

  2009 Jul 04

  As the United States celebrates the declaration of its independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain, I have, as I often do, reviewed the Declaration of Independence to see how much of it seems to apply to the federal government today. Some things such as taxation without representation, quartering of troops in private residence and such [...]