Category Archives: Nerd Stuff

Naming things is hard

Posted on 4 December 2017 by dkarlton

Years ago, when my dad Phil Karlton was working at Netscape, he touted a now-infamous phrase: There are only two hard things in Computer Science: cache invalidation and naming things. It’s been fun following this quote on the Internet for … Continue reading →

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wait but why?

Posted on 23 September 2013 by dkarlton

This website has so many cool posts. I absolutely love this one about time. We often hear about the “humans arrived at 11:59 PM on the Earth’s clock-history”, but the way things are zoomed out here is awesome. http://www.waitbutwhy.com/2013/08/putting-time-in-perspective.html?m=1

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Not so junky DNA

Posted on 5 September 2012 by dkarlton

I knew it! Back in the day (early 90’s), when I was studying biology, the word on the street was that the bulk of human DNA was “junk” filler, and probably nothing more. New research shows that all those boring … Continue reading →

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xkcd

Posted on 16 August 2012 by dkarlton

This is great stuff, especially for nerds (like me). Answering your hypothetical questions with physics, every Tuesday. what-if.xkcd.com

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Defending Science: An Exchange

Posted on 12 March 2012 by dkarlton

Interesting discussion in the New York Times about evolution vs. creationism with the backdrop of epistemology. Note for the unlearned (such as myself): ab initio means “from the beginning”, and modus ponens means inferential logic, that is, “if A implies … Continue reading →

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skeptoid.com!

Posted on 1 May 2009 by dkarlton

While eating breakfast this morning, my wife pointed out an article in the newspaper about a website ‘Skeptoid’ (www.skeptoid.com), which was referred to as “Mythbusters without the pop”. I checked it out. I love it. For example:

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Anthopleura elegantissima

Posted on 4 June 2008 by dkarlton

Those who know me personally know that I’m a huge science nerd. I love science. I probably inherited this feature from my father, who was also a science nut, math genius, and notable software engineer. Even though I live overseas … Continue reading →

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