OK, now where was I?

After spending time with my DSL provider yesterday, it looks like my line came back automagically over the night. I'm having it checked out this afternoon nonetheless, but I'm hoping I can stay connected until then at least.

While I Was gone, plenty happened here. Two quick posts worth highlighting: Ed outlines a legendary poker game (and highlights the genius that is Phil Ivey) while David over at The World's Fair has been choosing articles from The Science Creative Quarterly for each of us SB-ers. Check them out here, here and here and introduce yourself to the wonderful world of SCQ. Apparently, David felt that

But these simple creatures are us, recognizably so. And deep down inside, aren't we all, in some sweet, simple way, Mai Ki's ourselves?

would resonate with me!

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I'm here in sunny Las Vegas, hanging out in the lobby with the free wireless and watching all the funny blogger nerds with the orange badges walking by. Heh. Oh, hang on…I'm wearing an orange badge and blogging in a corner. Yeah, I'm such a nerd.
I've been working on a set of scripts that will play sped-up seismograms as sound. I was very proud of myself last night for remembering enough Perl to translate from one format to another, thereby producing clicking noises.
A friend sent me a link to Detextify2:
Can I just ask for one thing, of those seeking recommendation letters for postdoctoral fellowships... ?