Reuben

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Name: Reuben Gann
Date registered: 11/30/-0001

Latest posts

  1. An illuminating trip to the Microsoft store — 12/29/2013
  2. Netflix streaming continues to founder as dozens of prominent movies are taken down — 12/28/2013
  3. Saints Row IV is the most fun I've had playing a game — 11/19/2013
  4. Statisticians need to see how experimental science really works, then shut up about it — 11/13/2013
  5. Surface Pro 2: first impressions — 10/24/2013

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Jun 28 2010

New videosong posted: Ol' '55

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May 20 2010

Can someone with such a childish understanding of civics as Rand Paul be a senator?

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Politics

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The occasion of Rand Paul, son of congressman Ron Paul, winning the senate Republican primary in Kentucky afforded this victory speech: I have a message, a message from the Tea Party. A message that is loud and clear and does not mince words. We've come to take our government back. I find myself wondering, which …

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Apr 13 2010

Penn and Teller Bullshit: A moment of truth?

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I am not a gigantic fan of Bullshit, Penn and Teller's Showtime series in which they "are pit bulls for the truth, poised to tear down these myths in the most jaw-dropping fashion possible", according to their website. I have found their shows to be generally of two types: 1. Decent take-downs of low-hanging fruit …

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Mar 29 2010

My Detractors (Winter 2009)

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Here are the student evaluation comments on my Phys 8 (Physics for poets) class, unedited. I always come away from reading these ambivalent. Nobody ever says I'm stupid, which is nice, I guess. Most of the comments are something like "is arrogant" or "treats me like I'm stupid". I think maybe I need to learn …

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Mar 21 2010

How hard does the wind push?

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Science

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During our most recent storm, I found myself victim of the surprisingly harsh Riverside wind. With my umbrella directly out front of me, pointing into the wind, I found I barely had enough strength to hold my position, so great was the force imparted by the wind. I got to thinking about just how strong …

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