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Healthy Didge

By alex | Published: 12/28/2005
The “other” ABC is reporting on a study showing that taking up the Didgeridoo leads to better sleep, and less snoring. The clinical test was performed after instructors noted that students “spontaneously” reported better sleep. After 4 months, didgeridoo learners who practiced 20 minutes a day had better sleep, and less daytime sleepiness. It’s an […]
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No bullets

By alex | Published: 10/4/2005
What does good powerpoint look like? It looks like this. Also a great intro to sxip, of course. I first heard about sxip about a year and a half ago? When is it going to blow up?
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New favorite

By alex | Published: 3/17/2005
I now desperately want one of these: the ecomobile, a kevlar coated BMW motorcycle. Even Jamie is almost sold. (I’ve been banned from owning or riding a motocycle since my accident a decade ago.) Unfortunately, I grossly underestimated how much it costs to acquire one of these beauties. Not to put too fine a point […]
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Alien Radio

By alex | Published: 12/15/2004
I gave an oral exam in my graduate theory seminar yesterday, which included a very simple question (that most of the class, shockingly, got wrong) asking students to figure out how many bits were required to represent a particular piece of information. At lunch today, I asked my wife (the law student) what the answer […]
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