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Meme!
Caught from narahttbbs, with secondary infection from dr_biscuit.
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Shaun The Sheep
It's quite sad, really. For months now, I haven't been able to get the song for Shaun the Sheep out of my head. Well, rather than being the only one infected, I think it is only right that everyone else be.
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too. much. cheese.
Normally I would consider this an oxymoron. I don't know what's wrong. Must be old age. Or sunspots. Or the imminent destruction of the world by a subatomic black hole. Anyway, I'm just back from the Cafe du Soleil, which geroge, jackfirecat, and others(?) may remember. Just one measly fondue did it for me ( Read more... ) -
Verdigris Deep
oo, oo...
The Hatted One told us this was on its way (and warned us about the scary bits), but why did no one tell me it was here? (thanks to uitlander for the news). I kick myself for not noticing this earlier, as it would have made a cool companion on my visit to Geneva. Frances is too classy to feature in an airport bookshop, especially in London City ( Read more... ) -
I am such a reactionary
This job advert is a mystery to me. Post 1 concernsGender and physics. The interface between gender research and physics has mostly been restricted to understand “women in science”; conditions, power-relations, mechanisms of exclusion and the like. We encourage applicants to focus on questions about gendered knowledge and materiality.
They want ( Read more... ) -
Belief and knowledge - scientific language
An interesting article about how scientists and non-scientists use different language - and the dangers that presents. I agree with all of this, but had not formulated it so clearly in my mind. -
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Everyone on my flist seems to have (or just had) a nasty cold. Sympathies! For that matter, empathies!
All I can hope is that this is the same nasty cold I had last month
