Moving to Twitter

After a while, I found out that I can't bring myself to writing long essays on this blog, but quipping 140 character notes is just my thing. Also, they are much easier to read. Maybe that's why Twitter is becoming so popular. So, if anyone is interested, please follow nsushkin on Twitter or subscribe to nsushkin-all, which is an experimental Yahoo Pipes RSS feed combining this blog with my Twitter and Flickr posts.

Oh no twitter is down

www.Twitter.com is down. Oh no. How do I get the word out, a word out? Do I have to post in a blog? OMG OMG...

(update) apparently, DDOS attack.

What's bad about this habit

Wanted to blog or twitter about a nice article by David Mermin "What's bad about this habit" in Physics Today, but all I can find online which does not require subscription to Physics Today is "abstract not available". Exactly, what's bad about this habit?!

This is almost a general public interest article. Why restrict it to the paying members of American Physical Society? Physics Today wouldn't've survived without the whole racket of scientific magazines. Newspapers are dying, the scientific publishing is probably next. There is the same dilemma, the offline material is as good as dead to the world. But the online material is almost impossible to monetize. On the other hand Physics Today is subsidized anyway, why not put it completely online?

my son writes his name

Nathaniel is pretty good now at signing work with his name. He can write the whole name without prompt. Great news for us.

Is freedom overrated?

MA, NY, and CA are among the bottom 10 states on the personal freedom scale, according to one study. What does that say about the concept or a specific definition of freedom. Would you rather live in a free state or in a populous and creative state? If you want to play with the definition, create your own freedom by state chart . All charts are based on this study of personal freedoms by state.

On Twitter

Experimenting with Twitter. Added Twitter widget to my blog.
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Stewart playing a doctor on TV

It looks like Stewart is about to give Cramer an injection into his left arm, doesn't it?

Jewish Jeep

Жид на джипе сидит и джипом управляет. -- Смотри определение Jewish Jeep

Blarney Castle

For St. Patrick's Day, the Merriam-Webster word of the day is "blarney" as in "Blarney Stone" or "Blarney Castle." The latter just happens to be one of my favourite cheeses. And, shut up, Firefox spellchecker -- I am using British spelling to honor the day.

Rustavi Choir Event Processing

Just listened to a CD of Rustavi Choir in my computer, minutes later I am getting a friends request via last.fm from Rustavi Choir's PR manager. Good job, genosse Tornike, age 21.

More information:

• Rustavi Choir
• Who is listening to Rustavi Choir
• Configure last.fm scrobbler in Amarok
  

Cartoon malfunction

I read the article about cartoons in Washington Post, see a cartoon by Margulies "Bush Presidency Highlight Reel" in which the graphic content appears failed to load, and wonder whether I have a buggy flash plug-in. Then it hits me that the effect is intended. See for yourself -- "What Will You Miss About Bush. Top Cartoonists Tell Us".

There is no god

There is no god. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life.
Merry Christmas.