explanation

Spoken or written

Published on March 11, 2025March 10, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Proper language

The two aspects sometimes sit uneasily together.

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Tropical Storm Garace

Published on March 4, 2025March 3, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

The other side of the world

It’s been stormy.  Have you noticed?

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See, or be seen?

Published on February 25, 2025February 21, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Uses of light

What are you really trying to do?

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Old telescopes

Published on February 18, 2025February 16, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Still useful

The problem is funding.

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Handwriting

Published on February 4, 2025February 2, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Legibility

The old-fashioned art still has some use.

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The meeting (II)

Published on January 28, 2025January 27, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Software and soft skills

Our astronomer adds some comments on the meeting he attended this month.

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In person

Published on January 21, 2025January 17, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

At the meeting

Why do scientists go to such great lengths to meet in person?

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Genre fiction

Published on January 14, 2025January 12, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Choosing books

How do you encourage people to read?

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Specialization

Published on January 7, 2025January 5, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Comparative advantage

How much should you be able to do, and how well?

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Imperfect texts

Published on December 31, 2024December 29, 2024 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Scholarship

How do you approach documents that you know are wrong?

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