Archive for May, 2008

singing calculus nerds

May 30, 2008
By Leonard

these fellow nerds would have certainly been my friends in high school. Tweet
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units

May 29, 2008
By Leonard

it seems that in my previous post, i was a bit incomplete. i left off the units of measurement, which is nearly unforgivable in the scientific community. so first of all, let me say, “i’m sorry”. secondly, it’s kilograms. kilograms of coffee consumed per capita, by country. i trust this will clear up any...
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coffee consumption

May 28, 2008
By Leonard

below is a table of the annual per capita coffee consumption, by country. Norway 10.7Finland 10.1Denmark 9.7Sweden 7.8Netherlands 7.1Switzerland 7.0Germany 5.7Austria 5.5Belgium 5.0France 3.9Italy 3.2United States 3.0*Canada 2.4Australia 2.0Japan 1.4United Kingdom 1.2New Zealand 0.9Ireland 0.7 *now that brew nerds is on the scene, you can expect to see u.s. coffee consumption to increase significantly....
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new wii game

May 20, 2008
By Leonard

last weekend, a new addition was welcomed into my home. i am now the proud owner of mario kart for my nintendo wii. i have attempted, unsuccessfully, to evenly distribute my playing time in such a manner as to allow for my necessary daily tasks to go without suffering. however, each time i pass...
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quote of the day

May 17, 2008
By Leonard

Toast always lands buttered-side down, and a cat always lands feet first. I propose we strap buttered toast to the back of a cat; the two will hover, spinning inches from the ground. With a giant buttered-toast/cat array, a hovering monorail could easily link New York with Chicago. -John Frazee (Journal of Irreproducible Results)...
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geek v. nerd

May 8, 2008
By Leonard

from wikipedia: geek: a peculiar or otherwise odd person, especially one who is perceived to be overly obsessed with one or more things including those of intellectuality, electronics, gaming, etc. nerd: a person who passionately pursues intellectual activities, esoteric knowledge, or other obscure interests. furthermore, it is commonly believed that nerds are socially awkward,...
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neglect, halo 3, employees, and a+bi

May 7, 2008
By Leonard

it appears this blog has fallen victim to slight neglect and has suffered from a long interval between posts. to my faithful readers, i send my deepest apologies. the fact is, there hasn’t been much to blog about in the life of leonard the coffee nerd. last weekend, there was a halo 3 tournament...
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