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Jason Sterlace
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I teach physics. I live in Virginia, USA. I like when people support their assertions with evidence.

he/him
Well, I can break a convention with impunity!
November 12, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I'd really like to find a way to let Joules be less alluring. It's like we're trying to trick them.
November 12, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I hadn't thought about the kilogram primacy. I'm curious how big a deal that is to us.
November 12, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Every textbook or other lesson warns them not to equate newton*meters to Joules, despite the fact that a Joule is defined as a newton times a meter. It's confusing for students.

The imperial system goes with foot-pounds, which sounds like an MMA move but also at least gets the order right.
November 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
But there's... more than one?
November 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
"Get rid of the insurance companies" is not something I thought would come from a Republican POTUS...
November 8, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I really regret that we missed the opportunity to have them visit us a couple of years ago.
November 8, 2025 at 2:27 AM
It's just embarrassing as hell that anybody platforms his buffoonery. It's one of many reasons why the New York Times is of no use in this day and age. I can't even wrap fish in it, now that it's primarily digital.
November 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Who would drive him there?
November 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM
That must have been incredible!
November 3, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Turns out: No.
November 2, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Jon.
November 2, 2025 at 3:16 AM