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Puzzle again.

And another one, just ’cause we’re bored: 1405006117752879898543142606244511569936384000000000 And another one, just ’cause we’re bored: 1405006117752879898543142606244511569936384000000000

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Today’s puzzle

No reward for figuring this one out (well, maybe a chocolate.) 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, 73, 79, 83, 89, 97, 101, 103, 107, 109, … Continue reading

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I’m an ape, dammit!

Dawkins fanboys and fangirls can have a ball at Salon. Note the image in top. Subsctiption (costs money) or ad-reading (free, but annoying) required. Dawkins fanboys and fangirls can have a ball at Salon. Note the image in top. Subsctiption … Continue reading

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I say, was that test double-blind?

Stumbled over a blog called Skeptico. Surprisingly, it’s a skeptic’s blog, meaning that it discusses dubious topics like astrology, psychic ability, magig/religious healing and other phenomena that, if true, can’t be explained by the body of knowledge and method known … Continue reading

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Einstein@Home

Einstein@Home is yet another distributed computer effort thingy. This one looks for gravitational waves. Not gravity waves, which is something completely different and well-understood and should have been called buoyancy waves. However, it’s impossible to spell buoyancy. Einstein@Home is yet … Continue reading

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Livsverk.

Eg og Joachim gjorde litt triviell matte, og kom fram til at eitt livsverk er om lag 45 årsverk. Eg og Joachim gjorde litt triviell matte, og kom fram til at eitt livsverk er om lag 45 årsverk.

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Forskeliforsk.

Dette er ein nokså gamal artikkel no, men likevel: Det er ganske så utruleg kva ein kan forska på i eit halvt år av og til. (Og det seier eg.) Dette er ein nokså gamal artikkel no, men likevel: Det … Continue reading

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Venuspassasje!

Venus har passert. Fint syn, men ikkje heilt lettsjåeleg. Pøttsann. Så er det over, og verda består. Venus har passert. Fint syn, men ikkje heilt lettsjåeleg. Pøttsann. Så er det over, og verda består.

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Uvitande journalistar.

Eg blir faen så provosert. Er kunnskap om realfag og teknologi liksom unødvendig i dagens samfunn? Det er lov å ikkje lika realfag. Det trengst faktisk folk som ikkje har hovudfordjupninga si i realfag. Det trengst folk som har meir … Continue reading

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