Author Archives: rpg

About rpg

Scientist, poet, gadfly

On lucky breaks

Posted on 4 January 2011 by rpg

I’ve been somewhat out of things for the last couple of weeks. I took some well-deserved vacation days and generally chilled out (even the presence of 350+ unread emails in my inbox when I got to work this morning didn’t … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas

Posted on 25 December 2010 by rpg

All being well, I’ll be at Midnight Communion when this post goes live. It’s the first I’ve been to in a good number of years. It’s been a stressful time recently, what with one thing and another (getting this place … Continue reading →

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Dirty old town

Posted on 17 December 2010 by rpg

Some things are just so smegging cool they don’t need an explanation. First, there’s this awesome live Tube map. Where trains are in real time, which is on a level of coolness as realizing that Tube Deluxe can tell you … Continue reading →

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On motivation

Posted on 14 December 2010 by rpg

I gave a talk last night at the Royal College of Physicians, in the Research Information Network‘s series on Research in transition. The inestimable (and believe me, I’ve tried estimating him) Stephen Curry was there too; it was a veritable … Continue reading →

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On obeying the law

Posted on 14 December 2010 by rpg
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Poison Street

Posted on 10 December 2010 by rpg

Say not the struggle naught availeth, The labour and the wounds are vain, The enemy faints not, nor faileth, And as things have been they remain. My problem is, I don’t know when to keep my mouth shut. I’ll say … Continue reading →

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Ongoing

Posted on 9 December 2010 by rpg

T minus one day… We’re putting the fun in fungible! The tang in tangible! And the mental in fundamental! Here’s some comments from our users… I’m excited about blogging again I could crush a grape Of course I jumped at … Continue reading →

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On books

Posted on 8 December 2010 by rpg

Just after I got to work this morning, a parcel appeared on my desk. “I wonder what that could be?” I said, theatrically. Ah ha! Look at that handsome photography. The Honest Look, now shipping from Amazon. PS Don’t forget … Continue reading →

Posted in Literature | 22 Comments

Fairytale of New York

Posted on 5 December 2010 by rpg

Some attain blogging, some are born to it; and others have it thrust upon them. Here, then, is my new home. And it’s mine, all mine. Apart from those other people over there. My, isn’t this place clean?

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Onlooker

Posted on 24 November 2010 by rpg

It’s just not cool to simply photograph the Google Street View car any more. And finding yourself on Street View is just so passé. The trick now is to photograph the Street View car and match it up with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Internet, Me | 9 Comments