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    Random Thoughts

    Posted by John Jay on August 13th, 2007 (All posts by )

    Anyone interested in the scientific explanations for atmospeheric phenomena (including the dispelling of some myths that even scientists cling to) should check out Craig Bohren’s Clouds in a Glass of Beer and What Light Through Yonder Window Breaks?

    Also check out Derek Lowe’s observations about his new job in a new lab. Regarding AC/DC’s “Back in Black”? Guilty (it’s also excellent work-out music). Terse and obscene reminders to treat equipment properly? Guilty (at least I didn’t threaten to hang the Chinese grad student who kept putting teflon tape on brass gas-line ferrules – with his own teflon tape!). And keeping strange-looking innards of machinery in my drawer on the off chance someone will want to get it working again? Really guilty.

     

    This entry was posted on Monday, August 13th, 2007 at 3:01 pm and is filed under Book Notes, Science. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

    3 Responses to “Random Thoughts”

    1. sol vason Says:
      August 14th, 2007 at 10:56 am

      Read Rachel Cairn’s Weather Warden series. Good science, good SF

    2. John Jay Says:
      August 14th, 2007 at 11:16 am

      Thanks for the tip, I’ve never heard of her.

    3. sol vason Says:
      August 14th, 2007 at 9:36 pm

      Same level of technical detail as an early Tom Clancy novel, but technical stuff is weather systems and how to manipulate them; an Anita Blake style heroine and Evanovitch humor. Caine’s Weather Warden series has six parts – best start at #1.

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