by David Brooks | Jul 18, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
Computer geeks need to picket their local DMV office: The state has ruled that FOOBAR cannot be a vanity license plate. Presumably they confused it with FUBAR, meaning “effed-up beyond all recognition” – whereas FOOBAR is, of course, placeholder...
by David Brooks | Jul 17, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
I’ve always wondered how much of the crowd that shows up for Science Cafe NH events is there for the food and beer. Last night we had a natural experiment: I moderated a special SCNH in the Discovery Center, without edibles or drinkables, and filled the hall...
by David Brooks | Jul 16, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
Last year the squirrels and chipmunks ran rampage all over New Hampshire, as you’ll recall. They ate everything in our garden and berry bushes before we could stop them – it was the first time in 20 years we picked no raspberries. This year? We’re...
by David Brooks | Jul 16, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
It has been more than 15 years since I wrote my first “N.H. weather will be like the South, at the rate we’re going” article. It was based on work from Cameron Wake at UNH, and had a map showing the outline of North Carolina moving north. At the time...
by David Brooks | Jul 15, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
If you’ve ever shoveled snow, you realize how hard it is to know just by looking how much water it contains (i.e., how much each shovelful will hurt your back). A foot of snow lying in my yard, where I’ve measured it for years, sometimes melts down to less...
by David Brooks | Jul 15, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
UPDATE: My Monitor column has more detail: You can read it here. From Dartmouth News Service: Research from the Toxic Metals Superfund Research Program at Dartmouth College formed the backbone of technical information used by the state of New Hampshire in its recent...