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Fluorinated Compounds

Monday, October 3, 2011 // 0 Comments

Last Friday I was fortunate enough to be present at my girlfriend's Ph.D. thesis defence at the University of Copenhagen. In case anyone is wondering, it went very well, and all the opponents spoke highly of her work, and now we can all call her "Doctor". [more...]

Beagle

Sunday, September 25, 2011 // 1 Comment

This post is a puzzle - it is one of the puzzles I wrote for the 2005 Melbourne University Puzzle Hunt. Everything you need to know to find its single-word solution is in there. I will post hints in the comments. [more...]

Troy

Friday, September 23, 2011 // 2 Comments

Recent events have caused me to reflect on things, one of those things is the death penalty. Those who’ve known me for a long time know that I’ve been a fairly [more...]

Square in a Square

Sunday, September 11, 2011 // 0 Comments

For those of you who don’t wish to read 2000-something words of me pontificating about terrorism, here’s a nice little puzzle: The large square has a side length [more...]

Nine Eleven

Sunday, September 11, 2011 // 5 Comments

"A plane just crashed into the World Trade Center" someone said, anticipating my query. I watched the live report for a short while, and as I was about to leave (it was about 11 at night) the second plane crashed into the south tower. [more...]

An Inliner’s Guide to Getting Into Ice Part 1: Gear

Sunday, August 28, 2011 // 7 Comments

There are many reasons why an inline speed skater would want to have a go at ice skating. Whatever your reason, in this article I hope to provide some useful tips into making the transition into what may at first seem like a very alien new environment. [more...]

Noma

Friday, August 26, 2011 // 0 Comments

Two weeks ago I visited a little restaurant in Denmark called "Noma" whose main claim to fame is that it is apparently the best restaurant in the world. [more...]

Mid-Life Calculation

Tuesday, June 14, 2011 // 2 Comments

It is a fairly well-known truism that time seems to pass at a slower rate for children than it does for adults. One day, not long ago, I was pondering the unusual behaviour [more...]

iPad Thoughts

Friday, June 3, 2011 // 0 Comments

As many of you have probably guessed from some of my recent status updates, I have purchased an Apple iPad 2. This transaction took place during my last trip to New York [more...]

Image Perception and Frame Rates

Tuesday, April 26, 2011 // 2 Comments

A while back, I wrote a little article on screen resolution which hopefully enlightened readers on what it actually means, and demystified the world behind the jargon, which [more...]

A Word on Supplements

Monday, April 4, 2011 // 6 Comments

Anyone who has ever been involved at a fairly serious level in the world of sport will have come across nutritional supplements of some kind. These can range from having electrolytes in your drinks to constructing entire meals out of powders and vitamin tablets. [more...]

Drawing Molecules

Tuesday, March 15, 2011 // 9 Comments

When you were a little kid, you probably came across quick step-by-step guides in children's books on how to draw things. My views on the faults of modern educations systems are perhaps best left to another post, but for now, I present a how-to guide for drawing molecules. [more...]

Musings on Economic Inequality

Wednesday, March 9, 2011 // 0 Comments

One of the most fascinating machines I've tried to understand recently is the way we allocate scarce resources - economics. It is interesting for many reasons, and one of them is... [more...]

Cricket

Saturday, March 5, 2011 // 3 Comments

Cricket is a very old bat-and-ball game that originated in England. It is popular in England, and is considered by some to be the national sport. When the British Empire was at its peak, it spread the game throughout the colonies [more...]
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