Posted in computing, mac tips & tricks, open source software, physics, try this at home, tagged google code, latex, subversion, svn, thesis on April 26, 2008 | 3 Comments »
For anyone curious about the process of managing a LaTeX document with the Subversion (SVN) version control system, I have to highly recommend it. Now that my dissertation is officially finished, I have a bit of time to explain the process I used to back-up, archive, and otherwise manage the beast.
Posted in try this at home, tagged babyproof, lifehacks, outlet, safety on November 30, 2007 | No Comments »
Slightly off-topic, and yet relevant to anyone facing the same dilemma: Now that I’ve baby-proofed all of my outlets… how do I plug something in?
If you have already separated a nail, or two, or generally jambed-up your fingers trying to remove one of these things, then you know what I mean. If not, then wait [...]
Posted in bad science, physics, try this at home on October 22, 2007 | No Comments »
I was thinking back over an analogy I had used in a talk years ago, and I wanted to update it with some better references, and the math to show I’m not insane. I was trying to describe how weak a single photon is, I used an off-the-cuff analogy of a bb pellet hitting a [...]
Posted in more about me, try this at home on October 21, 2007 | No Comments »
Finally checked in on a friend’s blog and found an amazingly accurate brain profiler. Without further ado, my results:
Your Brain Usage Profile:
Auditory : 50%
Visual : 50%
Left : 47%
Right : 52%
Full summary below the fold…
Posted in physics, try this at home on September 15, 2007 | No Comments »
The Lunchtime! crowd is at it again with another puzzler/brain teaser/new-age company interview question about marbles and stairs. Spoilers included in the comments so only read the initial post if you actually want to puzzle over it.
Posted in bad science, experiments, physics, try this at home on September 2, 2007 | No Comments »
What started as a pretty informal online chat about an old riddle has led to several risky video-experiments and an even shakier theoretical analysis. I find the discussion to be a good example of how physics tends to be more about choosing your simplifying assumptions than about answering real-world questions. It’s also good for a [...]
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