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Many people think that relativity is some obscure science concept that is only important to academics and nerds like myself, when, in fact, relativity is important on a daily basis. GPS? Without taking relativity into account, they’d be wildly inaccurate on the order of ( Read more... )

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This post gets the sometimes-often disclaimer of “whiny, long, etc.” So, proceed after the cut if you dare…
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For a long time, I had resisted switching to Google Chrome for one simple reason: background tabs and Google Reader.

On Firefox, I am able to use Tab Mix Plus so that when I press “v” in Google Reader, the item will open in a background tab. I’m the sort of bloke who likes to ( Read more... )

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Our long national nightmare is over. I have new glasses!  Presenting…


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So MLK Day was a Day of Eating for ol’ Matt as I met up with the fine people of DonRockwell.com at New Kam Fong in Wheaton, MD.  What transpired was a feast of Cantonese food partaken by 17 adults and 8 kids in all.

I apologize that there aren’t any pictures, but, well, FOOOOOOD ( Read more... )

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If you are anything like me…well, no one is like me. I’m unique. But, if you want to be like me, here is an activity that you can do if you are stuck inside during a blizzard like I am now or want to pretend to be. That activity? Looking at old menus!

I know, I know, not that ( Read more... )

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A while back it was announced that Bing would be using Wolfram|Alpha as their math engine.  Which is cool, because Bing is a pretty interesting engine, and W|A is a very cool one, indeed.

However, there is a bit of an issue with its integration, I believe. Namely: they give ( Read more... )

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Not the Clash song, per se, but the question itself. Should I stay or should I go…from the ACS and APS.

For many moons, I’ve been a member of both the ACS (American Chemical Society) and APS (American Physical Society), the former for ten or more, the latter for a few.  As a ( Read more... )

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Sometimes, when I’m alone in my apartment…

Okay, that’s redundant.

Sometimes, when I’m in my apartment…

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…I make car noises as I walk around.

Vroooooom! as I move forward.

Vreeeewww! as I turn a corner.

Skreeeeee! as I stop.

Sometimes I sound like an F1 car, sometimes a Cup ( Read more... )

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Nothing like completing a sudoku puzzle in 4 minutes to make one feel better.
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