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Light and peppers

We report on things inevitable and unpredictable.

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Liquids in space?

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Chemical calculations

An offhand comment led to a set of hybrid calculations.

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Snoopy and the Red Baron

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Incongruity in retrospect

We remember something that didn’t seem strange at the time, but does now.

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Programmable (III)

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The right problem

Why do we only teach the easy problems?

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Programmable (II)

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Victory of the geeks

We note one time when the computer-engineers won over the marketers.

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Programmable (I)

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But not programmed

Some capabilities are never used.  Well, hardly ever.

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What kind of scientist?

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Astronomers of different eras

We note that different kinds of people have become astronomers, depending on when they worked.

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Perfection

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As good as it needs to be?

We ponder whether cameras can be further improved.

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The hodograph

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Dropped from the program

We encounter things that are no longer taught.

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Take note

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From the archives

Our consultants review some old writings.

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