Month: January 2012
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Smoking Ears and Screaming Teeth
Smoking Ears and Screaming Teeth by Trevor Norton My rating: 3 of 5 stars I checked this one out from the library at work. It’s a basic collection of science anecdotes, mostly from the Enlightenment period up through WWII. The author is a British marine biologist, so most of the scientists mentioned are British, and…
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REAMDE
Reamde by Neal Stephenson My rating: 5 of 5 stars Neal Stephenson is my favorite author, so it is probably no surprise that I tore through this book in just a couple of days and gave it five stars. I remain in love with his overly verbose writing style, and his nerdy asides. I’ll echo…
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Outside our apartment, a sticker from one of Willard’s previous failed campaigns.
Outside our apartment, a sticker from one of Willard’s previous failed campaigns.
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Aforementioned #hipster hand burr coffee mill.
Aforementioned #hipster hand burr coffee mill.