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Tidiness...
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Linkspamming
Theme: Freezinghttp://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=PupR5V9aE2sRead more... ) -
Proposal for a new SI unit
I took a short walk to the Post Office just now, and received three "Good morning!"s in the street.
I therefore propose a new SI unit, representing cheerfulness and respectability per unit time, or GR/s. Typical values would be:- 0.60 to 0.10 for a British Politeness Society convention,
- 0.03 for my walk just now,
- 2.0 x 10-5 for a difficult country ( Read more... )
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Thoughtful questions on current events
Spielberg boycotts Chinese Olympic... [Telegraph]
There is a spectrum of tolerance and encouragement, ranging from 'The Olympic Spirit' where countries at war may compete side by side, to 'Boycotting' where participants object to the host nation's domestic policies. Which attitude is most appropriate?
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For the game theorists among you....
Slashdot has a poll with so many twists and turns - you just have to see it!
http://slashdot.org/pollBooth.pl?qid=1518
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Silly double-sleep (from the muppet department)
Here's silly: if you tell the computer to go to sleep or hibernate, and then do it again, guess what happens ( Read more... ) -
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I posted a couple of months ago about Garrett Lisi's E8 paper. Marcus du Sautoy [Telegraph, book plug], and the physics community at large, seem to share my opinion. Good to know my instincts are right... (more info [po8.wikidot.com] ).
