Quite a good article on just how to read a proper scientific paper—medical based but I think applies to most fields (it occurs that the point about too many laymen reading only the abstract, if they bother with the paper at all, is perfectly valid but said from the ivory tower of an e.g. university association; the abstract is all too often the only part readily available without paying out a small fortune otherwise)
Goodbye PTerry
I noted his death, but somehow that doesn’t seem quite enough. I have probably read more words by Terry Pratchett than by anyone else. I can barely remember when the ever growing collection of Pratchett novels (mostly with wonderful Josh Kirby covers) didn’t fill a part of my world. Continue reading