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Estimating conference attendance by the attenuation of the cosmogenic neutron flux due to people on the exhibit floor.
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The three most important decisions in grad school: Advisor, Advisor, Advisor.
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"[S]ubmitting the letters has gotten to be such an aggravation that it just sent me into a steaming rage, loudly swearing a blue streak that could be heard up and down the departmental halls." (via Steinn)
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The problem is that all politics are local. And not in the sense that you think.
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"As a card-carrying pompous boob who never leaves home without wearing a neckerchief, cravat, and ascot, I appreciated the film's subversively intelligent deconstruction of the comic book movie."
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That "year of flops" review series looks hilarious. Thanks for the link.
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it is hilarious. my favorite part is his description of sam elliot as a "longtime mustache enthusiast."
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I was unwittingly part of the cosmic ray experiment described in the first link, since I attended the meeting in question. They could detect coffee/beer breaks as well as lunch. In particular, they saw that lunch began early, involved more scientists, and lasted longer the day that Al Gore gave a lunchtime speech over at the Marriott, about a block away from Moscone West.