I’ve heard several stories from Dan and Paulo about an infamous question on the Fall 2000 Physics 1 (16.105) final exam, back when there were still long-answer questions. Now that Ryan is about to graduate, he brought in his whole collection of old exams, and this exam (and question) turned up. Here it is, for [...]

I’ve not blogged in a while, so I figured my poor blog deserves an update just when I need to be studying the most. Go figure. Here are a few (in the words of Bob McLeod) “short snappers” about what’s going on with me right now: First off, I’ve been elected as the new Senior [...]

This is what Ryan sent our E3 Crew (Jane, Chris, Dennis, Travis, Paul, Mark, Marc, Petar, Yuri, etc.), as they needed some positive feedback before into the exam. Extremely hilarious. Unfortunately, positive feedback leads to only one thing — instability. I hope they can keep things together for the exam. =) And now this reminds [...]

"How do you measure, measure a year?" It’s kind of funny how your perspective of time changes according to what’s happening in your life. Come exam time, you (or at least I do) tend to measure the days in terms of time left to study. It’s not early Sunday morning right now — it’s 3 [...]

It’s time to learn something new, courtesy of the Oxford American Dictionary: THE RIGHT WORD To varying degrees, all of these words mean to free from guilt or blame, and some are most frequently heard in a legal or political context. Absolve is the most general term, meaning to set free or release—not only from [...]

I’ve been drinking a lot of coffee lately (~32 oz. today in fact). Here’s what Nestle has to say about what some might consider to be too much coffee, which I found slightly amusing… Q. What do researchers mean when they say that coffee is a ‘marker’ for a detrimental lifestyle or dietary habit? A. [...]

Most people who try to do more that is reasonable in life learn sooner or later about the principle of selective neglect. Divide your time, energy and attention amongst all that you have to do in proportional amounts to their relative importance, and hope for the best. Or at least that’s how the theory goes. [...]