Rational Conservatism from the Rocky Mountains
First, the story. The researchers – Professor Ping Koy Lam, Dr Thomas Symul and Dr Syed Assad from the ANU ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology – have tuned their very sensitive light detectors to listen to vacuum – a region of space that is empty. Professor Lam said vacuum was [...]
I’m sure all of you have seen the T-shirt or poster of Albert Einstein wearing a police hat with his hand up saying: “299,792,458 m/s… not just a good idea, it’s the LAW”. Well, it seems that some neutrinos are breaking the speed limit. My gut reaction to this is that this is probably just [...]
On my previous post a comment was made about my view of “spirituality” which essentially expressed surprise that I would even bring up “spirituality” since in general I seem not to “believe” in such things. That’s unfortunate since my view of spiritual things is, in my perhaps self-centered view, complex and subtle. But first I [...]
So I’ve been thinking about life in general lately. I’m about to go on vacation and the first thing we will do when we land in Kentucky is head to a funeral. Those things always tend to focus your mind on your own life, for at least a few minutes. Also I had the experience [...]
Not exactly what I’d have done, but a pretty decent job of it.
I once met with a group of Google developers. This was probably five years ago, I’m not sure. What I do remember from that meeting is that every Google person in the meeting agreed with the statement that “Content is everything.” Google “got it” even back then. That’s why Google went after the market to [...]
I’ve been having a particularly troublesome bout of profunditosis lately. Profunditosis is that ailment which periodically causes me to ponder deeply difficult questions such as “why are we here?” or “What is free will” or, as in this case, “What is it that keeps everything from just being in the same place at the same [...]
This is a surprise. A science story that is more or less accurate, decently well-written and downright engaging to read. How many ways can the world end? We can think of at least five. But before we get into detail, let’s dismiss two things that won’t cause the demise of the planet. Global warming is [...]
Forget about the fact that journalists are among the most ignorant, arrogant, self-righteous human beings to ever walk the earth. Forget that they have thrown journalistic ethics to the winds in promoting one liberal candidate after another and savaging one conservative politician after another. Let’s just focus on CNN putting the word “fart” on their [...]
Heh, I see someone agrees with me on at least ONE point of style. Pajamas Media » Lose the Pointy Shoes, Guys All in all, it’s a tough time to be a guy. And yet … Sympathy would be easier to find if men didn’t participate in their own demise. It’s sad, really, this new [...]
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