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August 7, 2009
Making a Spectacular Debut
The Greatest Invention in the Wold
James Hannam discusses this: bedejournal.blogspot.com/2009/08/spectacular-invention.html
bringing us to
The Quote of the Day
‘Spectacles have effectively doubled the active life of everyone who reads or does fine work-and prevented the world being run by people under 40’.-- Nicholas Humphrey of the New School for Social Research
James Hannam discusses this: bedejournal.blogspot.com/2009/08/spectacular-invention.html
bringing us to
The Quote of the Day
‘Spectacles have effectively doubled the active life of everyone who reads or does fine work-and prevented the world being run by people under 40’.-- Nicholas Humphrey of the New School for Social Research
Coke vs. Pepsi
Co-Evolution of Logos
Pepsi and Coke logos evolve as they compete!
Pepsi and Coke logos evolve as they compete!
Eifelheim
And Speaking of Eifelheim
...a single mass market paperback arrived today. The multitudes may now enjoy what was previously the privilege only of the elite.
...a single mass market paperback arrived today. The multitudes may now enjoy what was previously the privilege only of the elite.
August 4, 2009
Medieval Sci-Fi
ET in the Middle Ages
It has long been held that the medievals would have been terrified of aliens, regarded them as "demons," and otherwise persecuted them in their religious ignorance and fanaticism, while we wise moderns would recognize them as intelligent and equivalent to humans, deserving of the same consideration as humans. The latter is a self-flattering mythos, but likely no more true than the former.
For illumination, we might turn to the well-known SF novel, Eifelheim , but this too m
It has long been held that the medievals would have been terrified of aliens, regarded them as "demons," and otherwise persecuted them in their religious ignorance and fanaticism, while we wise moderns would recognize them as intelligent and equivalent to humans, deserving of the same consideration as humans. The latter is a self-flattering mythos, but likely no more true than the former.
For illumination, we might turn to the well-known SF novel, Eifelheim , but this too m
August 3, 2009
Catastrophe's a-comin'
Freezing to Death in the Dark
The Titusville (PA) Herald ran an article on July 19, 1909 in which the US Geological Survey warned of a coming energy crisis: all petroleum and iron would be exhausted by 1939, all natural gas by 1934 and all coal by the middle of the 21st century. 1909 July 19 Titusville Herald - Titusville PA Article
The Titusville (PA) Herald ran an article on July 19, 1909 in which the US Geological Survey warned of a coming energy crisis: all petroleum and iron would be exhausted by 1939, all natural gas by 1934 and all coal by the middle of the 21st century. 1909 July 19 Titusville Herald - Titusville PA Article
Space Battles of the Future
Quote of the Day
"The day will come when perhaps our major battles will be space battles instead of air battles. I certainly couldn't predict exactly when that will be, but I'm sure it will come in the future."
-- Major General Bernard Shriever, 1950s (h/t: Paleofuture)
I'm not exactly sure when else he thought space battles might be fought, other than in the future.
"The day will come when perhaps our major battles will be space battles instead of air battles. I certainly couldn't predict exactly when that will be, but I'm sure it will come in the future."
-- Major General Bernard Shriever, 1950s (h/t: Paleofuture)
I'm not exactly sure when else he thought space battles might be fought, other than in the future.
July 30, 2009
Young and Stupid
If Aristotle or Confucius Did Stand Up
(H/T Ed Feser)
(H/T Ed Feser)
July 26, 2009
Ferko!
You Will Never Understand Philadelphia
unless you understand this:
Which means, in all likelihood, that you will never understand Philadelphia.
unless you understand this:
Which means, in all likelihood, that you will never understand Philadelphia.
Hoo-ah!
Weapons of Mass Distraction
The US conquers the world.
Azerbaijan has fallen to the rock video, even if it is Azeri rock about tea.
With an accordian.
Kazakhstan has crumbled before the onslaught of American Idol. Sanjeev will tremble before Freestaijlo
And, as my daughter contends, of all non-Americans, only Mongols can bring off gangsta rap in a convincing manner. After all, what was the Mongol Invasion but history's biggest drive-by?
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The US conquers the world.
Azerbaijan has fallen to the rock video, even if it is Azeri rock about tea.
With an accordian.
Kazakhstan has crumbled before the onslaught of American Idol. Sanjeev will tremble before Freestaijlo
And, as my daughter contends, of all non-Americans, only Mongols can bring off gangsta rap in a convincing manner. After all, what was the Mongol Invasion but history's biggest drive-by?
.
July 25, 2009
m_francis @ 2009-07-25T15:30:00
The Return of Dick Lamm
"The old have a duty to die and get out of the way," -- Dick Lamm, 1980.
The current bill provides for mandatory counseling every five years for the elderly to "explain their options" and point out cost-benefit ratios. After all, doctors perform unnecessary operations because they are greedy for the money www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2009/07/22/obama_doctors_taking_tonsils_out_for_money_instead_of_diagnosing_it_as_allergies.html
Well, except for one operation, which they
"The old have a duty to die and get out of the way," -- Dick Lamm, 1980.
The current bill provides for mandatory counseling every five years for the elderly to "explain their options" and point out cost-benefit ratios. After all, doctors perform unnecessary operations because they are greedy for the money www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2009/07/22/obama_doctors_taking_tonsils_out_for_money_instead_of_diagnosing_it_as_allergies.htmlWell, except for one operation, which they
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