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babies have a well defined contract with the universe which clearly evolves around them at its center : The universe feeds, cleans and entertains them and in return it is rewarded with happiness. If it fails on one or more account it is chastised with righteous rage.

most animals exhibit chirality, that is, a break of reflection symmetry : The heart of mammals, for instance, is asymmetric and always located nearer to the left chest. This break of symmetry occurs in the early stages of embryonic development. The left-handedness of proteins on earth results in cilia which rotate in a preferred direction. A carpet ( Read more... )

Queen: Mirror mirror on the wall, who is fairest among them all ( Read more... )

Opening hours of the tax-office : Mondays and Fridays 8:00-13:00h, Thursdays 11:00-18:00h. The rest of the week they're probably busy collecting boogers. But I am Zen about it because I have signed a lease today for a nice apartment. So I can pick up Maya and Milo at the end of June.

My Russian/former Sovjet Russian colleagues, of which I have plenty now, reminded me that today is an important holiday in their countries. It's the day Nazi Germany admitted defeat to Russia.

April fool's idea : iBath the baby bath thermometer app for iphone. by exploiting the cpu's hidden heat controller function it is possible to calibrate apple devices to measure the temperature of a surrounding medium with high heat capacity (such as liquids). After the device is wrapped in plastic foil and submerged into the water it can use WiFi ( Read more... )

busy busy busy. Last Monday I went back to Germany where I continue postdocing in my former institute at the University of Potsdam. Job starts April 1st and I have been frequenting city offices and such for the last days. I am bemoaning the crass difference to Japanese administration efficiency. The opening hours for public offices are ridiculous. ( Read more... )

If ten seasons of Friends has taught us anything then, that apart from all the blood, the pain and the screaming, today's birth was as perfect as it can get. Last night we took a taxi to the hospital, this morning Maya was hooked to a drip to induce the contractions and just after six in the evening our healthy son was born. Since then he's been ( Read more... )

things got real. will orbit around the hospital during the next days. cross your fingers for us!