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Ed Bostonian and The Monster
So in physics class I'm covering basic kinematics. You know, constant acceleration:
x=x0+v0t + 1/2 a t2This is the equation my old high school teacher, Ed Bostonian, used to call "The Monster." I've introduced it as that to my students, and it's caught on. They call it The Monster too ( Read more... ) -
Random House, Brick House: Boulder Co-ops
This will be a long entry--my memories of the Boulder co-op house I lived in back in 1994-1995. Here as far as I can tell is the sole record on the internet of the existence of this community.
BeginningsThe idea behind the co-op was that a bunch of people--largely but not exclusively college students--would live together in a house, in a spirit ( Read more... ) -
Cosmic coincidences: Bowen fluorescence and the Anthropic Principle
I thought I'd go off on a ramble on the topic of "cosmic coincidences." In the data I just got, there is strong evidence for something called Bowen fluorescence. When I finally get the albatross paper and the 90% done paper out of the way, I'll spend some time figuring out what I can learn from this effect. But first I'll muse on the meaning of ( Read more... ) -
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Ok, second journal entry: now I start to set my journal-writing pattern ( Read more... ) -
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Here I am starting an on-line journal! I've decided not to do it anonymously too. So that will probably set some limitations on what I'll write here. They say that journal-writing is a great way to stay creative, that you can review and reflect on what you've done and ponder plans... I think most people writing journals do so with some ( Read more... )
