Kindle Notes & Highlights
As you may have noticed, things are racing along in technology space (where no one can hear you scream).
(I know, multiple exclamation marks are the sign of a deranged mind, but I’ve reached the age where I no longer care.)
As a bonus, nuggets of trivia are included with which you can amaze your family and friends; for example, Greenland Eskimos have a base-20 number system, because they count using both fingers and toes.
Except where such interpretation is inconsistent with the context, the singular shall be deemed to include the plural, the masculine shall be deemed to include the feminine, and the spelling (and the punctuation) shall be deemed to be correct!
Quarks are so weird that they have been referred to as “The dreams that stuff is made from,” and they are way beyond the scope of this book.
The author has discovered to his cost that if you call a zoo to ask the cubic volume of the average adult camel, they treat you as if you are a complete idiot.
