cfredrofAlice

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About me

Industry Education
Occupation ITC lecturer.
Location Alice Springs, Central Australia NT, Australia
Introduction Fred's an expatriate Pommie from Manchester UK who has been delivering IT training for Indigenous adults in the Northern Territory since 1988. He's researching Augmented Reality applications in remote areas.
Interests Geology and astronomy, Relativity - gravity - quantum physics finally converging, 3D printing; practice and pedagogy in remote communities.
Favorite Movies 2015. Dark Matter TV series, well, like its okay, might get more betterer in series 2, 2016
Favorite Music 2014/15. Titanium Physicists podcasts, e.g. <a href="http://titaniumphysicists.brachiolopemedia.com/2015/02/12/episode-54-the-way-the-dog-ran-away-with-erin-mcgathy/">here</a>
Favorite Books 2015. Lexicon by Max Barry was quite good.

Why do you think honeydew is the money melon?

I've got some of the mineral/rock 'Fluorite', it fluoresces under a long wave UV flashlight. Does anyone know if its possible to tune say microwaves or radio waves to excite the fluorite (and me:)?