Look, a butterfly!

I just stumbled across this really cute article about being an introvert, or more specifically, dealing with an introvert. A great deal of it really resonated with me. Without giving it much though, I would have considered myself an extrovert. I tend to be quite social, however, the needs and situations described in this article […]

Some potentially useful approximations
* 1° is approximately the width of a little finger at arm’s length.
* 10° is approximately the width of a closed fist at arm’s length.
* 20° is approximately the width of a handspan at arm’s length.
These measurements clearly depend on […]

Take this fun personality quiz to find out what sort of personality you have!
Question 1 - How would you spend your ideal weekend?
a) Go out with friends and party it up!
b) Curl up with a book on the couch
c) A romantic getaway with your special someone
d) Finish wiriting that exciting paper
Question 2 - When […]

And while were on the topic of atom lasers, am I the only one who sees the resemblence between Nine Inch Nails’ t-shirt design and the atom laser pictures from ANU?

Update: Some better pictures for comparison courtesy of Andy Ferris.

That’s the last time I try to correct someone’s spelling. Who would have thought that micromanipualtion is actually a word? Especially if the person writing the abstract works in a field specialising in micromanipulation!
Update: Hehe…unsurpringly, it turns out that it should be micromanipulation after all. The author must misspell it every time! I do the […]

I wish I was a particle physicist….

I think the writers of PhD Comics are spying on me. I joined Facebook on Thursday.

I think its funny that it costs me $0.05 less to get a medium drink with my sub and cookie than it does to get a small one.

Man, it looks cool from the sky.
Update: Oh, and here’s me ala Japanese tourist