omg.

But also this. And, lest we forget, this.

More newsing on the job search front. Well, not "newsing," silly, "musing ( Read more... )

Science reported today that a group at MIT found a catalyst to oxidize water into O2 in neutral water and at room temperature, made of cheap, abundant cobalt phosphates. A couple other groups simultaneously report (in the same issue) that they've made (1) a cheap fuel cell catalyst that converts H2 into electricity and (2) a solid oxide fuel cell ( Read more... )

I've been thinking a lot about management consulting recently. On the one hand, one could argue that consultants don't exactly do anything (despite working massively long hours), but the same could be said of graduate students. On the other hand, the work is short-term, project-based, and you can easily see concrete results before you turn 60. The ( Read more... )

I just got back from a screening of Planet B-Boy, a documentary that nominally follows four B-Boy crews on their respective journeys to the 17-nation "Battle of the Year" international B-Boy championship ( Read more... )

So I guess I haven't really written about the Seattle trip, because, as with most other things I seem to love deeply, I haven't really felt a need to regale. Or, I am having trouble expressing it -- take your pick.

In short, it was wonderful. I'm starting to think I could live there. I'm also starting to think that I want to live there and be part ( Read more... )

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I'm playing with Lounge-o-Rama at a gay bar in Long Beach in March. It'll be Ladies' Night.

You can't make this stuff up, people.