Misc – Page 4

How Do You Get Work Done?

July 28, 2003 by KO

[quote]I am currently a university student and have a major problem: being able to simply sit down and get work done. I can set aside a day to work, whether it is homework or contract work, and I will be lucky to have an hour done before dinner time. The only time I can actually … Read moreHow Do You Get Work Done?

A Geeks Tour Of North America?

July 24, 2003 by KO

[quote]Later this year I’m taking advantage of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to backpack around the U.S. and Canada (Sept 2003 to whenever I have to come home again). Being a lifelong Australian geek (think of Steve Irwin and then stop, because I’m nothing like that and neither is anyone else, Steve Irwin included) I’m desperately curious: … Read moreA Geeks Tour Of North America?

Economist Style Guide

June 30, 2003 by KO

“This guide is based on the style book which is given to all journalists at The Economist.” Every aspiring journalist should “read it”:http://www.economist.com/research/styleGuide/.

About

June 29, 2003 by KO

Its a place where I park all the interesting things I come accross on the Internet. Often, I come across something which I want to refer back to later, but by that time I can never find it again. Google may be fast approaching deity status, but sites go up and down and what you search for today might not be what you find tomorrow. See some more “Reasons for Blogging”:http://ko.offroadpakistan.com/misc/2003_06/reasons_for_blogging.html.

Writing about anything, even if it’s just a few lines, seems to imprint them far more permenantly, and makes it easier to recall later on.

The final irony

June 29, 2003 by KO

The Guardian tries to hunt down one of the last few remaining words left out in the wild: ‘Isn’t it ironic?’ You hear it all the time – and, most of the time, actually no, it isn’t. Hypocritical, cynical, lazy, coincidental, more likely. But what is irony and why did pundits think it would die … Read moreThe final irony

Water vapor condensation

June 21, 2003 by KO

How can I calculate the accumulation rate for water vapor condensation on a horizontal surface? I know the vapor pressures, temperatures, surface area for condensation and the air vapor density.