The introduction is here. Do I dare Disturb the universe? In a minute there is time For decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse. For I have known them all already, known them all: – Have known the evenings, … Continue reading
I’m terrified of white picket fences. Someone I knew in high school started saving cash from a weekend job to use as deposit on a house. That seemed like a joke, but a few years later I met him and … Continue reading
Introduction With a rare exception or two I haven’t written here for several years. Various things have intervened – moving to a new country, starting a new business, and preceding all that some formal study. What I’d like to do … Continue reading
This is a very thoughtful, if jokey, consideration of non-violence from someone who understands violence a lot better than pacifism. Here, she’s exactly right: Pacifism as a concept kind of pisses me off. Still, non-violence intrigues me, not least because … Continue reading
Water rates have recently been introduced here. That means the local council now sends us a bill, quarterly, for the cost of supplying water to our house. Actually the bill is for the cost plus the profit earned by some … Continue reading
Dear Brother Obama…
Nice article.
By Michio Kaku The carp could see rippling shadows on the surface of the pond. The third dimension would be invisible to them, but vibrations in the third dimensions would be clearly visible. These ripples might even be felt by … Continue reading
Greg Palast writes: So, we’ve got both candidates hawking the nuclear snake oil. But there is one difference between them. A big big BIG difference. McCain’s ready to spend a hundred billion dollars on nuclear power, no questions asked. But … Continue reading
The Many worlds interpretation of quantum physics – a clever take on why it makes sense and why not much else does: “That’s right,” Huve says, “He wouldn’t. Ponder that.” “This is the world where my good friend Ernest formulates … Continue reading
Worldwide decline in deaths due to terrorism over the last 5 years The reason this isn’t widely understood is that official figures include civilian deaths in Iraq, which is a war zone and would not normally have been included. Similar … Continue reading
Food prices have soared around the world, up 40% since mid 2007. There are 660 million people, equivalent to half the population of China, living on less than $2 per day. These people already spend such a large percentage of … Continue reading
discriminate |disˈkriməˌnÄÂÂt| 1 recognize a distinction; differentiate : babies can discriminate between different facial expressions of emotion. See note at distinguish . • [ trans. ] perceive or constitute the difference in or between : bats can discriminate a difference … Continue reading
I do think it’s hilarious just how scared the conservatives are of Obama. I don’t think they’re scared of him because he’s black, or because he might beat McCain. I think they’re scared of him because he’s got principles. Genuinely. … Continue reading
Why? I’ve argued in favour of Nader in the past. The logic goes like this: The US political system is broken. The Democrats and the Republicans have things sown up between them so long as there is not preferential voting. … Continue reading