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August | 2009 | Mike Fairchild
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Math, physics, skepticism, and rants. August 19, 2009. Made a dramatic claim about reduced textbook pricing. Karen Natale, the “Bookstore and Licensing Program Manager” has this to say about the new bookstore and reduced prices:. In case you don’t have time to watch the video, here’s the relevant quote:. A margin of only 18%, when the national average is 23% and some UNC campuses are charging as much as 25%, according to her. Sounds great, right? There’s quite a difference. To be definite, suppose. In ge...
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The sensation of flight … again | Mike Fairchild
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Math, physics, skepticism, and rants. The sensation of flight … again. Dropzone about an hour and a half southwest of the Windy City. Planning for this, I showed up at SDC with my rig (Javelin Odyssey and PD Spectre) on my first full weekend here, but unfortunately it needed to be sent away for its 4 year AAD service, and then a main inspection and reserve repack. So I had to jump a rental rig until mine came back from its service. Here’s the jump, after I did some editing in Final Cut Express 4. PS: As ...