“Because of the inaccurate low readings, the reactor crew chief Alexander Akimov assumed that the reactor was intact. The evidence of pieces of graphite and reactor fuel lying around the building was ignored, and the readings of another dosimeter brought in by 4:30 a.m. were dismissed under the assumption that the new dosimeter must have […]
Read more →This is probably of interest to those who a) are currently a student, staff, or faculty at the UW, b) use UW Deskmail for their e-mail, and c) check their e-mail using WebAlpine. Regardless, while at work today I found an easter egg in WebAlpine today. To view it, follow these easy steps: Navigate to WebAlpine Click on […]
Read more →I’ve had the extreme pleasure of having to sit through group presentations this week. Unfortunately, the professor decided to give groups a bonus point for “creativity.” One particularly irritating group (consisting of people we had *never* seen before, and this is a small class), decided to share with us “fun facts” about their country. These facts were such things […]
Read more →Pecking at the small patch of tree grass, a treasure in these times, the raven wondered where her fellow ravens were. She didn’t notice the physics scythe which caused the ground in the distance to glow, but was unsettled by the lack of the hairless walking apes she used to visit.
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