Archive for September, 2009

Sep 20 2009

Fun . . . with drums

Published by steve under Life

Oh drums, you never steer me wrong. After years of neglect, I have started spending time during the week working on my drum technique. I’ve also met several people here in Dallas who seem interested in jamming. This has only made me more interested in having fun with drumming.
I’ve missed drumming. It’s in my bio [...]

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Sep 08 2009

Fall Politics – Science Perspectives

Published by steve under Politics, Science

It’s a good day to look ahead to politics and science as we enter the fall. This is not only the day that Congress went “back to school”; it was also the day many kids in the U.S. did the same. The President addressed schoolkids today. We’re about to leave the days of false controversies [...]

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Sep 07 2009

Skype Spam!

Published by steve under Computing

Skype has become an invaluable tool for communicating with family and friends. PC-to-PC calls are free and PC-to-phone calls are cheap. Lately, I have been trying Skype on Linux, Windows, and Mac. As an avid follower of the (not frequently updated) “Skype for Linux” blog [1], I was pleased when the latest beta version for [...]

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Sep 02 2009

The message: “Women in science, prepare to be mistreated?!?!”

Published by steve under Faculty Life, Science

As part of my faculty preparations, I have been required to take a web course in research ethics. Let me begin by saying that ethics in research are the single most important thing to me in the lab, and they are things which I strive to imbue in others. I do not tolerate academic cheating, [...]

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