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Sunday, December 8, 2013
An Engineer's Lament
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Dear Sir, I think you may need new glasses. You seem confused. You used pound masses. Even those who measure power as horses know th...
Sunday, April 7, 2013
What if North Korea isn't blowing smoke?
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During a recent discussion about North Korea, it occurred to me to assess the risk that Kim Jung Un isn't just blowing smoke. How much d...
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Seeding tournament brackets with a d20
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I realized at the last moment that I hadn't seeded my NCAA Men's Basketball tournament brackets. Usually I like to have some data dr...
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
On Cody Wilson's Printable AR-15
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A friend on Facebook asked for opinions on this video . It's a interview of Cody Wilson of Defense Distributed . I answered: From an in...
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Book Review: *Strata* by Terry Pratchett
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Book: Strata Author: Terry Pratchett Goodreads rating : 3 Strata is interesting for a few reasons: 1) the proto-Discworld and prototypica...
7 Books On Being More Than Human
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7 books on being more than human, a reply to Zach's "5 Sci Fi Books to Read in 2013" and at his suggestion. I picked a few bo...
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Book Review: *The Persistence of Vision*
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Book: The Persistence of Vision Author: John Varley Goodreads rating : 4 Overall a strong collection of stories with a good mix of both V...
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