31 Dec 2004
“In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, it’s the exact opposite. -Paul Dirac20th century physicist and noble laureate. This is a great idea; that poetry is about what we already know and science is the [...]
30 Dec 2004
Sorry for the late post. Time is no man’s friend. Today’s word, aether, comes from a great article about Albert Einstein in the Economist. It is a short, 2500 word, article summarizing the Einstein’s theories of relativity and quantum physics as well their impact on modern physics and cosmology. I strongly recommend reading it. The [...]
29 Dec 2004
Another request. Abracadabra was suggested by Will Simpson of WillSimpson.org. Will is a fellow podcaster and claims not to be a professional photographer but he is clearly talented. Check out his website for some beautiful photos of the western United Sates along with commentary via podcast. Hopefully one day we will be able to have [...]
28 Dec 2004
Today we have a quote. It is phrase I see and hear a lot when people are talking about the anonymity provided by the Internet. The quote is from a 1993 New Yorker cartoon. In the cartoon a dog is sitting at a computer telling another dog that “On the Internet nobody knows you are [...]