11/27/2005

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Bill Nye the Science Guy was born on November 27, 1955, making him 50 years old today (if my math is right). He is a mechanical engineer who graduated from Cornell in 1977 with a B.S., and became licensed in the state of Washington in 1983. He developed a hydraulic pressure resonance suppressor used by Boeing in the 747.

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Some of the greatest breakthroughs were made possible by war. As devastating as it is, I can’t help but think that it’s easily possible for war to be a good thing. Without it, people are lazy. And with it, research projects get funding.

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For tonight’s Midnight Message™, we’ll take a look at today’s main events: riding my bike for a little while, and watching Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (the DVD) while eating dinner. I woke this morning late, as usual, and ate a bao for breakfast. Then I took to reading An Artist of the Floating World, a textbook for Core 102 with Prof. Lemon. Indeed, this is mainly what I was doing all day: reading the book.

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