Tag: science
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Science, Madness, Ice Cream Truck Music History, Slowly Impending Doom, and More
I’m really not much of a programmer. Yes, my job title technically does have “developer” in it, but I’m really not happy when I have to build things from scratch. I much prefer to mix already working things together in ways that get the job done in a quick and effective manner. Hopefully something that’s at…
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A Bit of Science, Some Literature, A Tune or Two, and Some Crazy News
I spent most of my day today, neck deep in code, tweaking Drupal API bits on a data entry form to bend it to the will of my client. I am not exactly a programmer, so this isn’t my idea of a good time. But, it needs to be done, and so it gets done.…
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Crawfish Boil, Taste the World, Star Wars Day, Church and State, and a whole lot of other stuff
This past weekend was a busy one. Some friends of mine had their second annual crawfish boil. A day full of more food than you can sensibly eat. (Not that that stopped any of us from trying.) Also the requisite and assured good company of good friends. Really can’t beat that. Followed that up on…
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More Than a Little Art, A Call to Action for Net Neutrality, Some New Entertainment, and Awesome Science
I often say that I’m not a music person–mainly because I’m not… at least not like a lot of other people I know how eat, breath, sleep, and generally live music. I enjoy music, but I don’t particularly seek it out or obsess over it. What I do like, though, is a solid performance. Of anything.…
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Nail in the Net Neutrality Coffin, We Can Be Martians, Inside Mummies, American Dream Evaporated, and Pop Nightmares
The big discussion thread today was all about Avril Lavigne’s new video, which was pretty universally panned by my friends (and me). The meat of the discussion, though centered around a minor dust up over what “art” is for and how dedicated one should be to avoiding “fluff” in life. Really fascinating stuff… and a clear…