Science is not for the impatient

[sovay]

So I spent most of my Yom Kippur afternoon at the doctor's, which was completely unnecessary. (I aten't dead.) On the bright side, I am about to leave for break-fast with derspatchel and I still love science:

One question never far from scientists' minds is how events might unfold were a giant slime mould to emerge in the Far East and embark on global domination . . . After a series of simple experiments involving agar, a globe, a bag of oats, and an obliging slime mould, an answer, of sorts, is now at hand.

I remember when slime mold modeled Tokyo's railways. I had no idea it felt so strongly about the Silk Road.

Happy new year!

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[ajodasso.livejournal.com]

You're in just as much trouble drinking lots of orange juice as you are drinking lots of Coke - without brushing properly, that is. I had a set that got no brushing at all, plus four or five sets that were brushed daily and then put back in their jars of fluid. What I was testing at the same time was the preventative effectiveness of various toothpastes. I believe the winner at the time was the basic Crest, although there may well be some other brand/type that outstrips it by now...

Migraines are in the air right now, as far as I'm concerned. It's making me mad.

[sovay]

Migraines are in the air right now, as far as I'm concerned. It's making me mad.

Ergh. Did one blow your way?

[ajodasso.livejournal.com]

Three weeks running now, yes; before, they came maybe every two or three weeks, but I seem to be weekly at the moment. Today's hit halfway through wandering around the Big E. It reminds me of what happened at Arisia, which makes me wonder if prolonged exposure to especially big crowds is a trigger right now.

[ajodasso.livejournal.com]

(Er, not Arisia...Readercon.)

[sovay]

Today's hit halfway through wandering around the Big E. It reminds me of what happened at Arisia, which makes me wonder if prolonged exposure to especially big crowds is a trigger right now.

I don't see why not. A crowd is a lot of noise. I still hope you enjoyed the Big E! I'm going on Saturday with derspatchel, rushthatspeaks, and gaudior; I'm informed it's epic. I've never been.

*hugs, gently*

[ajodasso.livejournal.com]

*hugs back*

This was my first time there. You must try the maple-flavored milk from one of the dairy stands in the Vermont exhibition hall; it is seriously the most wonderful thing I have tasted in AGES. Also, the chocolate-covered strawberries from a chocolatier near one of the entrances/exits in Connecticut are to die for. Also the on-tap root beer at Flatbread Pizza in Vermont.