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Date: November 10th, 2008

Pontiiiiif!

10 November, 2008 (10:57) | Game, Physics | 4 comments

Curse you, Quantum Pontiff
Assembler
Assembler is a new physics based wonder where you move some depository equipment to get your precious green crate in position. For what? No matter! Physics work perfect and the feel of grabbing and moving around things is just perfect. Don’t play too much or you’ll dream of dirty green crates flying [...]

It’s About Time, Part I

10 November, 2008 (06:15) | Time | 2 comments

(trying my had at putting latex into posts. Since the preview function doesn’t work, this may not go well)
I’ve already commented that, within the timing community, optical frequency combs are basically everywhere, and that this is driving a lot of investigation into optical transitions for clocks/frequency standards.
Why are these such a big deal? [...]

I Know the Election’s Over …

10 November, 2008 (06:12) | Humor, Politics, Satire | 1 comment

but there’s this
Mayor In Russia Says He Can See Sarah Palin Showering From His House
Governor Sarah Palin, the Republican Vice Presidential nominee, has said that she can see Russia from her house. Across the Bering Strait in Provideniya Bay sits the town of Provideniya, Russia and its mayor Dimitri Andropov. He says that he can [...]

Typocalypse

10 November, 2008 (06:12) | Typography |

Typocalypse
What your font is subliminally saying. Anyone use Didot?
via SwissMiss

 

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