Monthly Archives: January 2008

Tie Dye Lesson

Posted on January 29, 2008 by xan

Saturday, Beth and I traveled to Saxapahaw for a tie-dying session with fabric artist Jean Cerasani who teaches classes at the local Carrboro ArtsCenter among other places. I learned quite a bit and dyed four shirts, three of which turned … Continue reading →

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Science Blogging Conference 2008

Posted on January 21, 2008 by xan

The 2008 NC Science Blogging Conference went well despite the unusually wintry weather scaring off a few attendees with long drives. The first session I attended on Open Science set the unconference tone for the day with the speaker serving … Continue reading →

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Project Euler Tester

Posted on January 6, 2008 by xan

After fanatically solving 160+ Project Euler math/programming problems whenever the came out, I’ve accepted an invitation to be part of the testing team. I’ve always thought the problems were very high quality regarding clarity and scale, and now I can … Continue reading →

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