Something Faster than the Speed of Light
Could entropy be the one thing faster than the speed of light? It’s always already happening. Calling all scientists. Please comment on this idle speculation.
Caught My Eye
What caught my eye this morning, in no particular order… A majority of members of Iraq’s parliament have signed a draft bill that would require a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. soldiers from Iraq and freeze current troop levels. Support our Oops The cost of postage stamps will go up again Monday – 41 cents for a first-class letter. Over the past four years, between 100,000 and 300,000 barrels a day (about $5-15 million daily) of Iraq’s oil production…
Birds Love the Voice of Charlotte Church
I am too disheartened by recent events to be able to respond to the news in any kind of responsible way today. I’m taking a break. And I have been rewarded. I have just witnessed the Snow White/Sleeping Beauty effect. Keep reading. One of the nicer aspects about not having found a full-time job yet is that I have a couple of days off during the week. I was feeling rather down and, having completed most of my mundane chores,…
In My Wee Blogosphere
I haven’t done this in a while, but here are some things that caught my eye today while I was updating my blogroll. Loosely grouped by topic, here ya go… I have a special fondness for these open letters to George W. Bush from his ardent admirer Belacqua Jones. The latest is no exception. Pastor Dan at Street Prophets has video and transcript of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid rebuking the President. At Reconstitution, a news roundup – including that…
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Half Full or Half Empty
The trouble with philosophical abstraction is that it tries to create a space separated from the world. The metaphor of the slippery slope, for example, has become almost literal. That’s why it is often effective. Who wants to slide down a slippery slope? What is unstated but operative is that this metaphor encourages the reader/hearer to assume – without question – that there exists a place that is not slippery, where one cannot slide or fall. In our complex world…