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Suki the Weiner Dog

I'm a computational physicist with a weakness for weiner dogs and a strong interest in the history of the Second World War, particularly the Pacific Theater.

The Online Pacific War Encyclopedia

I am also the editor and principal author of The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia. The Encyclopedia is really the main reason for the existence of this web site.

Essays

Kaboom!
Path Dependence
Path Integrals
A Short Primer on Nuclear Power
Large Gadgets:
Palomar Observatory
Mauna Kea Observatory
Las Campanas
The woes of Wikipedia
U(1) x SU(2) x SU(3)
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4

Some Of My Favorite Sites

Debunkers.org: A nice forum for discussing junk science, though the discussion tends to wander into junk politics, junk journalism, and ... well, heck, anything likely the raise the blood pressure of anyone who does not suffer fools gladly.

Contact Information

I can be contacted at trollingshallows@msn.com.

And we mustn't forget ...

I am
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Boasting about one's nerdiness is the surest sign that one is a serious nerd.

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