Joao Magueijo on life at Cambridge:
Regarding the more farcical implications of university law, however, I've heard that once during an exam a student caused consternation by invoking an obscure medieval statute wherein it is written that examinees have the right to one glass of ale. Confusion ensued, but in the end an enraged invigilator did rush to a nearby pub to honor the statute...
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Regarding the more farcical implications of university law, however, I've heard that once during an exam a student caused consternation by invoking an obscure medieval statute wherein it is written that examinees have the right to one glass of ale. Confusion ensued, but in the end an enraged invigilator did rush to a nearby pub to honor the statute...
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Writing a new journal entry because the previous was getting annoying. Barring, of course, the homage to Flux, and Mara, Quebec dark ale and calculus....
Oh nevermind.
Oh nevermind.
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fractal:
all homage should be to FlUx. And of course the lovely Mara.
enelysion:
Not a big fan of chem, huh? I think chemistry (especially Ochem) gets a bad wrap from all the bio majors who have take it, try to memorize it all, and fail to do so. Memorizing chemistry is one way to try and learn it, but for me at least, its much easier to learn the underlying physical principles of the molecules and then apply them to each problem. It works great for figuring out reaction mechanisms and NMR stuff in Ochem. I have to agree though, I'd much rather derive equations than memorize reagents.
The good news for me, though, is that Ochem research has no memorization at all. This is where those physical principles really come into use especially in terms of structural determination and theoretical reactions. I'm sorry, I just get defensive when people think chemistry is all about memorization...thats biology :]
Good day sir.
The good news for me, though, is that Ochem research has no memorization at all. This is where those physical principles really come into use especially in terms of structural determination and theoretical reactions. I'm sorry, I just get defensive when people think chemistry is all about memorization...thats biology :]
Good day sir.
Ah, Thanksgiving Eve and fairly well buzzed. What am I thankful for? Terrible...a new dark ale from Quebec. That's what I'm thankful for. And Mara. And rats. And vectors.
Yeah. Very buzzed.
lim (x,y)->(0,0) x^2 + y^3/x - y^(1/2)
That was very difficult to type while very buzzed. But fun nonetheless.
Now let's all go oggle Flux's new set one more time....
He, he...Flux:
The...
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Yeah. Very buzzed.
lim (x,y)->(0,0) x^2 + y^3/x - y^(1/2)
That was very difficult to type while very buzzed. But fun nonetheless.
Now let's all go oggle Flux's new set one more time....
He, he...Flux:
The...
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pihka:
Youre way too cute.
preppylegend:
It be a sandwich shop, i own a franchise
sorry , didn't mean to gloat.
sorry , didn't mean to gloat.
All right...yesterday rocked!
First off, I attended a small lecture on String Theory given by none other than Brian Greene himself; a lecture wherein he was introduced by Chris Carter of X-Files fame! Awesome. Historical in my opinion!
The lecture was short and sweet, given as more of an introduction for the public, but Greene revealed that he was currently in town working with the...
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First off, I attended a small lecture on String Theory given by none other than Brian Greene himself; a lecture wherein he was introduced by Chris Carter of X-Files fame! Awesome. Historical in my opinion!
The lecture was short and sweet, given as more of an introduction for the public, but Greene revealed that he was currently in town working with the...
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kikka:
thank you
bombshellbetty:
Yay for cooking at home! You have a wonderful Thanksgiving, too. And congrats on the new varmint.
Whew. Well I apologize for not updating more often, but the semester is winding down which means I'm now spending most of my time in multi-planar phase space. So you'll forgive my erratic jibber-montages until winter break.
Things are very busy. I have a cold. Work sucks beyond belief--although my boss's tumors are supposedly shrinking, thank the Gods of My Perpetual Ass-Kicking. I miss kung-fu,...
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Things are very busy. I have a cold. Work sucks beyond belief--although my boss's tumors are supposedly shrinking, thank the Gods of My Perpetual Ass-Kicking. I miss kung-fu,...
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evanx:
Morrowind? I don't have an XBOX, but painjunkie06 does and he is all about it!
But you need to put down the video games and get back to calculating PI.
But you need to put down the video games and get back to calculating PI.
astrokreep23:
Don't you mean you're spending all your time playing Morrowind???
*demoivre is away working on Fourier Analysis...don't hold our breath, especially if you've done Fourier Analysis*
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preppylegend:
That was most of what i studied along with fourier synthisis , for my audio degree , and it sucks big apples.
Good luck .
Good luck .
evanx:
whoza whu, huh?
Well, it's done. I'm officially on leave-of-absence from the Temple. No more organized kung fu for at least two or three months. Sigh.
On the upshot...I found a textbook on the Physics of Information Technologies, designed to bring all of us non-tech-head geeks up to speed with the tech-head geeks. What? Where did everybody go?
On the upshot...I found a textbook on the Physics of Information Technologies, designed to bring all of us non-tech-head geeks up to speed with the tech-head geeks. What? Where did everybody go?
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fractal:
that reminds me - i haven't recieved any issues of Wired in awhile...hmm...
evanx:
Do you ever feel the urge to, in your best Keanu Reeves voice, say "I know Kung Fu"? Just curious!
So. What's new. Let's take a look:
My boss is undergoing radical chemo. He gets another CAT scan next week to determine if the chemo is working....
The new apartment kicks butt, although I'm not sure Mara and I will ever get everything unpacked--kudos to Astrokreep23 for not having alot of stuff, and, therefore, not too much to unpack. Punk.
Work sucks--see above.
School's going...
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My boss is undergoing radical chemo. He gets another CAT scan next week to determine if the chemo is working....
The new apartment kicks butt, although I'm not sure Mara and I will ever get everything unpacked--kudos to Astrokreep23 for not having alot of stuff, and, therefore, not too much to unpack. Punk.
Work sucks--see above.
School's going...
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preppylegend:
Kit Kat chunkys are quite new ( about five years i would say), and men's razors are constantly adapting and improving so there is always something new there .Although I guess coming from the US of A you guys are light years ahead of us , probably on four blades by now ,eh?
I do here that the Japanese are up to six , with guard , and twin cooling strip, genius , but then they always were that step ahead when it comes to cutting edge (pun was not intended ).
Then again?
I imagine with your neck thing, you do a pretty impressive impersonation of controversial actor/comedian Cris Rock doing that funny head dance in the movie Rush Hour.
Very funny
Then Again?
Kit Kat chunkys are quite new ( about five years i would say), and men's razors are constantly adapting and improving so there is always something new there .Although I guess coming from the US of A you guys are light years ahead of us , probably on four blades by now ,eh?
I do here that the Japanese are up to six , with guard , and twin cooling strip, genius , but then they always were that step ahead when it comes to cutting edge (pun was not intended ).
Then again?
I imagine with your neck thing, you do a pretty impressive impersonation of controversial actor/comedian Cris Rock doing that funny head dance in the movie Rush Hour.
Very funny
Then Again?
evanx:
Hmm...I think I have things here unpacked from when I moved in 2 years ago, and I'm about to do it all over again. Makes it easy, I guess...
What do you study at the Lau Kune Do Temple?
Well, have fun at school, I actually always liked philosophy.
--E
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What do you study at the Lau Kune Do Temple?
Well, have fun at school, I actually always liked philosophy.
--E
[Edited on Sep 30, 2003]
Woo hoo! I'm back--relatively--now with DSL! Weeeeee! Right, carry on.
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lotus:
I have a question. ANd I can't remember if I've asked you before. But what would happen if I cut someone's head off with a sword in space. Which way would the head spin and what would the blood do?
also, stop hogging MARA!!!!!!!!! I want her back!!!!!
also, stop hogging MARA!!!!!!!!! I want her back!!!!!
evanx:
I say , free dial-up is the way to go.
Ayup--it's my birthday. Yeah. So I treated myself to a Red Stripe and a box of cookies. Mmmm. Haven't been on lately due to work, moving and school. And the fact that my buddy gave me a copy of Jedi Knight II. Like giving morphine to an addict. Oh fuck yeah.
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fractal:
Happy birthday a few days late!!
cookies and jedis go well together
cookies and jedis go well together
evanx:
Well, happy birthday...about a week late.
Ah...school. Interestingly, my Logic class has no homework, no essays and the tests are open book/note. My calc class, on the other hand, has projects, homework and an essay due on Monday. Hmmm....
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jivesucka52:
God luck with everything. Yeah Blackalicious is an amazing band. Thanks for the message.
elisabeth:
Happy birthday
The Black Eyed Peas make me happy. "Let's get retarded in here...!"
What a better way to beat a deep funk than with...Funk. Elephunk, to be precise (the name of the new album. Get it. Get funky.)
What a better way to beat a deep funk than with...Funk. Elephunk, to be precise (the name of the new album. Get it. Get funky.)
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pihka:
"...and when the rain comes down
would you choose to walk or stay
would you choose to walk
would you choose to stay
would you walk walk walk walk walk away..."
Indeed.
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would you choose to walk or stay
would you choose to walk
would you choose to stay
would you walk walk walk walk walk away..."
Indeed.[Edited on Aug 30, 2003]
jivesucka52:
They are a great band but I haven't heard the new one. It's real good? You like Blackalicious? They are awesome.
our school had an old rule about people of Indian or ethnic origins not being allowed in the south west corridors . It was 300 years old or something but a good friend of mine who just happened to be of indian decent used it for a good few months as a reason to be late in the mornings ,and skip classes. He did this for three months before they released an amendment to the rules.