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(Unless you're Machiavelli, because we all know he never made a mistake. Ever. Nosiree.)
You know why, above all else, the ends don't justify the means? ( Because humans are stupid. ) -
Squidmas!
The 10 days of Squidmas, beginning with Cephalopodamus on December 22nd and extending to New Year's Eve, represent the squid's eight arms and two feeder tentacles. Squidmas was invented by onceupon and mightywombat in pious fear and awe of the mighty squid. As we all know, cephalopods are the true telos of Intelligent Design, and "Cthulhu and the Flying Spaghetti ( Read more... ) -
holidays! also, favorite charities list.
YAY I got 5 packages mailed off this morning. I only have another 6 to send, since I'm going home to MN. 25 people on my list this year, counting "everyone at the office" as one person, which is pretty exciting. I'm almost done shopping, too. Whew!
Several people have asked me what I want - the number one thing is donations to charities. Here's a ( Read more... ) -
SWEET
The latest entry on the Tesla Motors blog gives the details and history of their AC motor. Woo! AC power rocks! -
ha ha ha for "days of sometimes combative debate that led to Pluto's undoing"
Aw schnap: sucks to be Pluto, sucks to be Charon. But then again, it always did! This is the most coherent solution, I think.
I've had approximately 1.2 hours of sleep. I miss Ginny already. She's visiting in September! -
zomg dirty dozen!
The executive committee of the International Astronomical Union has added Ceres, Charon, and Xena to the list of official planets. Opening the door to chaos and anarchy, I say! ("There are 53 objects that meet the panel's criteria and probably many more to be discovered ( Read more... ) -
yes yes yes!!
Did you know that there's more than one Tesla opera?
Tesla, score by Carson Kievman, libretto by Thomas Babe. Premiered 1990. Samuel Clemens narrates the clash between Edison and Tesla. Also features Westinghouse and JP Morgan.
Violet Fire, score by Job Gibson, libretto by Miriam Seidel. Soon to premiere in Belgrade, in which Tesla's famous ( Read more... ) -
me fail english?
Richard II is my favorite play for ever and ever:
BUSHYThe wind sits fair for news to go to Ireland,
But none returns. For us to levy power
Proportionable to the enemy
Is all unpossible. GREEN Besides, our nearness to the king in love
Is near the hate of those love not the king. RII, II.ii.126-131
I had to include Green's ( Read more... ) -
I'm always talking about phenotypes, someone slap me
I love Richard Ferber's personality. I want to make a coffee table book of intellectual phenotypes, as well as the facial phenotypes one I was talking about... at some point in the past. Awesome.