True story: for almost a year I’ve been laboring under the misconception that I was a year older than I really am. #mathishard

So, the Chinese army has been attacking us – and not just the government, but civilians. Are we at war now? A new kind of war? I almost expect to get a notice that I have been declared a casualty and I should  [more...]

The more photos we get from space probes, the more… unimpressive it gets. This latest photo from the Cassini probe is the most detailed look at Saturn we’ve seen, yet it looks disappointingly like a perfect  [more...]

Well, I’ll be damned. Remember how, when I first moved in here, I complained about the once-a-week, only-what-fits-in-the-bin trash pickup? It turns out that this is just fine. I have a small trash bin and a large  [more...]