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last crosspost to LJ
FYI: Due to the terms of service change by LJ, I will stop crossposting from Dreamwidth. For now I am keeping my account on LJ so I can comment, but that may change in the future. My Dreamwidth and LJ usernames are the same. -
yay science!
Given all of the divisions in the world, this is a type of news content I like to see!
A science contest for high school students, collaboration between countries, and designing water purifiers. -
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Happy Easter to those who celebrate. I successfully roasted a whole turkey breast and made apple pie.
Here's an interesting article on female characters from a historical perspective.
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Gravitational Waves!
100 years after Einstein predicted them, gravitational waves have been discovered! This is the most exciting physics discovery since the Higgs boson!
Several takes on the subject:
Phil Plait's Bad Astronomy blog
Physics Magazine Summary
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Having just read about 10 articles about the legalization of marriage for everyone, I think this sums up my feelings:
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late-night cooking
I missed my calling as a chef at an all-night diner.
Last night I made lemon bread/cake from 2:30-3:30 am, which we then had for breakfast.
Tonight I'm making an Andes Mint chocolate cake for a party -- this way it can cool completely overnight before I frost it.
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comet landing
Just in case you haven't heard . . . humans landed something on a comet yesterday! The best narration of what happened is from xkcd. This is so cool! -
Nobel Prize week!
Nobel week is one of my favorite weeks. Every day is a celebration of a new set of achievements!
While I don't want to get in the habit of just posting links here, this caught my eye during lunch today. -
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A moment of cuteness for your Friday. Sloths!