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  • General Fiction Novels Re: Melnikov #9 /P

    No, to the contrary, the loss of Kyle was to feel very non-chalant--indeed...that was part of the whole work-up of the last eight chapters, no? As for believability, I can't ...

    Aug 11, 2007
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Does everyone else hate their own writing?

    I'm fond of my characters and plot--we all have to be, at some level. I can't say I write particularly "well" or in a "gripping"/"engaging" style, and for that I'm ...

    Aug 9, 2007
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Global Warming

    "And on the sixth day, God said unto man: 'And this is the earth--take it, rape it, it's yours.'"

    Aug 8, 2007
  • General Fiction Novels Re: Melnikov #12 /P

    Removed.

    Aug 8, 2007
  • Writing Tips Re: Making a Character Death Sad

    You can't "make" a character death sad. That's the honest truth. Sadness is invoked in your readers by seeing someone/thing die who they have come to either (i) care for ...

    Aug 7, 2007
  • Lounge, The Re: Who has a job?

    I'm a researcher at Baylor College of Medicine in conjunction with the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences. We work with dead things. I also teach freshman level calculus as a ...

    Aug 7, 2007
  • General Fiction Novels Re: Melnikov #11 /P

    Removed.

    Aug 7, 2007
  • General Fiction Novels Re: Melnikov #10 /P

    Removed.

    Aug 6, 2007
  • General Fiction Novels Re: Melnikov #9 /P

    Removed.

    Aug 5, 2007
  • General Fiction Novels Re: Melnikov #8 /P

    Removed.

    Aug 5, 2007
  • General Fiction Novels Re: Melnikov #7 /P

    Removed.

    Aug 1, 2007
  • General Fiction Novels Re: Melnikov #6 /P

    Removed.

    Jul 31, 2007
  • Research Re: Variables in Math

    Amelia-- Mathematics does not discriminate with its dimensions. Dimensions are a problem of physicists/engineers. But I think pretty easily we can imagine, from some quantum mechanics, that there coul

    Jul 30, 2007
  • Research Re: Variables in Math

    Razor-- Calculus is a study of variations--that is to say, of rates of change. This puts time explicitly in the position of a depdent variable... Best, Brad

    Jul 30, 2007
  • Research Re: Variables in Math

    Amelia--- Time can be a dependent variable. Consider, for example, the CSTR (Continuous Stir Tank Reactor) model: it is dependent not only on chemical concentration, rate of feed, temperature, and ...

    Jul 30, 2007


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