April 2012
4 posts
3 tags
the Socio-Technical Contract →
The Parliamentary law reform committee in the Australian state of Victoria has recommended that the government move forward in creating a law that would provide all donor conceived children with the opportunity to seek out their biological donor-parent, even those conceived before 1988, who, up to this point, have no legal right to access any information about their donor. What are the...
“The first of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the...”
– Mark Twain (via alecshao)
March 2012
6 posts
“Man is free if he needs to obey no person but solely the laws.”
– Immanuel Kant (via quoteyard)
“Heaven knows we need never be ashamed of our tears, for they are rain upon the...”
– ~Charles Dickens from Great Expectations
Test - syncing tumblr and twitter..
November 2009
17 posts
wow, just realized that I have written 350 pages of typed poetry.
discovered an awesome new band called mumford & sons http://www.myspace.com/mumfordandsons
RT @tcspears: You need more than talent in academia. So true. http://is.gd/4YYuf
I had a dream that I went to law school. Now THAT is frightening!!
i just ate like 20 pringles. oh the humanity.
I cant believe I just twittered about eating pringles.
a long day capped off with dinner with some insis folk. sooo exhausted, time to relax now. excited to see new moon with jasmine this sat
RT @common_squirrel: blink blink blink
I curse having to interview scientists at 830am. ungodly hour, i say!
why do i always get a headache even with a sip of red wine??
i was invited to a party at one of the oxford colleges and also invited to a birthday party. opted to stay in and chillax. was a crazy week.
last night was fun. beers at the said business school with lucy then the random movie watching of “a christmas carol.”
http://www.nature.com/news/2009/091104/full/462025a.html good column courtesy of @zpirtle
fieldwork is exciting and exhausting and draining.
today, I opted for Dexter instead of Dr Who episodes. First weekend day in a long time where I did nothing, except spruce up a ppt.
RT @NSF: NSF on FaceBook: http://ow.ly/zX3b
is it to early to be listening to christmas music? not if it’s sufjan stevens!
September 2009
11 posts
at three roots, about to leave. pretty productive night.
Check this ABC 7 News story —U.S. Government to Ban Sale of Clove, Flavored Cigarettes: http://clkurl.com/?rs661285 oh paternalism
9-11-01 In the wind we hear their laughter
In the rain we see their tears
Hear their heartbeat
We hear their heartbeat
At an interesting talk by david mowry on patenting and licensing of us univ. Tech.
interesting/fun night in seattle with one of my old residents, jeff.
survived the presentation. i feel very seattle in a plaid shirt and dcfc hoodie.
in seattle for the s.net conference!!
working on seattle presentation
RT @nytimeshealth Scientists Connect Gene Variations to Alzheimer’s http://bit.ly/11LhN7
at three roots with jeff and mike M
the UK visa process is beyond insanity
August 2009
57 posts
RE: @AlexBerger yay, what an exciting adventure! sounds like you had so much fun!!!!!!!! http://disq.us/2lii
last night in vancouver. bittersweet.
This last month has been great.
almost done packing…
time to eat another beardpapa creampuff!
now attempting to pack…ugh…
….and japanese food…
very nice night downtown with Ryan, after a very nice day at the lab. lunch at Red Door, tea at T, creampuffs at beardpappas, english bay
terrible migraine :(
just voted “Jessica” on “Who is your favorite True Blood Vampire” vote too ➔ http://bit.ly/E5XBH
true blood tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
At Least 200 Dead Sea Lions Found Along Chilean Coast - International News | News of the World | Middle East News | E… http://shar.es/T07t