About

The Corsair

My name is Tim Young and I am an Astrophysicist currently studying an interesting type of dead star called Pulsars. I am also an avid science communicator, working at Horizon the Planetarium here in Perth, and also having started up a not-for-profit group with some of my colleagues called the Guerilla Astronomers. However, you might know me better as one of the “Geeks” from 2010′s TV Show Beauty and the Geek.

Anchorage is a place where I can sit down at the end of the day and put some of my thoughts down on virtual paper, whether they are about my experiences on Beauty and the Geek, gaming, literature, music, or just the ramblings of a tired scientist. Among my friends and colleagues I am well known for my ability to come up with and sometimes begin new projects, but am equally notorious for never finishing them; if I ever do so, they will be documented in appropriate detail here. One of them will be my thoughts on the latest season of Beauty and the Geek Australia, which I recently appeared in.

Please feel free to contact me at corsair@corsairsanchorage.com or you can follow me on Twitter as @DungeonMaster.

Tim Young

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  • Geoff

    hey mate! nice makeover.

    I’ve got a window of opportunity to study fribbled breg.

    Do you seriously think it is a legitimate and dependable way to answer multi choice, or were you just having fun with 1st yr eng students?

    I’ve had a quick google but was unable to pull up any solid sources on how to learn it. If it is legit could you please direct me?

    Regards
    Geoff Kopaczewskyj from materials 100 sem1 2010

    • http://www.corsairsanchorage.com/corsair The Corsair

      The Fribbled Breg is an example to show parallel question construction, and to open your mind to the possibility of reading around a question in order to help you solve it. It is not a magical technique that will make you pass something through an algorithm. Of course, if the person who set the test knows parallel question construction, then it is likely to be far harder to use psychology to answer the questions.

      Best of luck with your exams though.

      Fribbled Breg link:
      http://www.chem.gla.ac.uk/~paule/quizlette.txt

  • Eva

    You are really an amazing person, sharing who you are and your experience. Found you real interesting and soooo beautiful – mind, soul and face :) From Eva in Sweden.

  • http://twitter.com/Imthestar Paulina

    Have just checked clear on Beauty and the Geek. Just saw the section when you went eliminated! So incredibly sad, you are a real great man with a big heart! And you are so beautiful!!!!! Paulina from Sweden