by Tom | Dec 23, 2009 | Personal, Reading
I’m not sure if there is anything Christmassy about the universe, but I guess the stars can sometimes look like tinsel or baubles floating in the inky depths of space. Following the excellent Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People (marred only by the...
by Tom | Dec 8, 2009 | IT, Personal
Nice tip: I’ve started using it for my cables; it saves on pipecleaners that I have been using to bring some order to the horror. I’m also using the earbud cord wrapping approach. Both seem effective and are quick to do.
by Tom | Dec 8, 2009 | Personal, Science
In more science news that is likely to be misreported: the latest study of brain cancer incidence and mobile phone usage has shown no observable link between the two after 5-10 years of mobile usage. Despite this, I find my bluetooth headset more comfortable than...
by Tom | Dec 8, 2009 | Personal, Science
Where to start? To my mind the most significant insights from the leaked emails is the level of politicisation of science and the extent to which Feyerabend was right about the process of science. Unanimity of opinion may be fitting for a church, for the frightened or...
by Tom | Dec 7, 2009 | Personal, Reading
I have finally finished Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace (1000 pages, 10% of which are footnotes). It is truly great and worth a read for AFR, Eschaton, and a few moments of snort-out-loud humour. But, typically, for the hard books I have been reading recently,...
by Tom | Dec 1, 2009 | Personal
The Church is no more. Shame: it has been a regular source of amazement for us at the state of the people coming out of the Church at the Forum in Kentish Town as it kicks out around 16:00. Sheesh. Good luck Clapham.
