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I just signed this petition on the 10 Downing street site.
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Bring back mathematical rigor into secondary physics education.

We petition the government to return the teaching of secondary physics to the rigorous subject that it should be. Students should learn methods to mathematically describe the physical world rather than answer word questions that rely on opinion and non-scientific ideas.

My main question is: How the hell did we get to a stage where we were able to teach physics with non-scientific ideas?

I called in to see the puppy:

only to discover that his owners had bought a 50″ plasma TV. You could feel the warmth comming of it on the other side of the room. Yowsers!

Thanks for the chilled evening guys.

Steve and Sarah tied the knot today - many congratulations to them both.

More photos on the FlickrStream

3am drinks.

Update: Just leaving for Sarah’s wedding. Photo’s up soon.

Lots of bags currently in the apt. Erika arriving back from Aus, me packing for the UK.

Off to the airport now. Should be in the UK early Friday.

Friday: London (shopping, lunch with Anne + evening drinking)
Sat: London (Sarah’s wedding)
Sun: London->Brum (Hope to see Steve for lunch)
Mon-Tue-Wed: Brum (Mostly Family)
Thur: Brum, Sian and emb
Fri: Brum->London ID Reunion
Sat-Sun:London->KL

All in all, about 3 tonnes of CO2 for this trip. Not exactly carbon nutral at this point.

Phew, after all that, I’ll probably need another holiday