Monthly Archives: September 2007
Foucault’s Pendulum
Today I found my copy of Foucault’s Pendulum by Umberto Eco. It is by far my favorite Eco book. In the past, I’ve recommended it to Travis, and [..]
Doing Math According to the Scientific Method
I’ve discovered something about me. I actually was beginning to think this way a while ago, but yesterday’s fun with Stellar Parallaxes confirmed it for me. I do [..]
Stellar Parallax
Sometimes it can be annoying letting facts ruin a good theory :-) Then again, sometimes you discover something you weren’t looking for. I just did that when I [..]
Finally…
I finally got to my desk today at 4:15. Since we’re doing our upgrade, I get to run all our work twice (once in the test system and [..]
T3h Global Warming Is Upon Us!!!
Challenge to Scientific Consensus on Global Warming: Analysis Finds Hundreds of Scientists Have Published Evidence Countering Man-Made Global Warming Fears (Original link: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/news_press_release,176495.shtml) I BLAME BUSH!!!! A new [..]
The Only Pure Sport Left
Let’s see… The New England Patriots have been accused of cheating. Major Leage Baseball is full of steroid problems (as is cycling). The NBA has officials who gamble [..]
Six Years
It’s hard to believe that it’s been six years since 9/11. Don’t worry, this isn’t going to turn into one of those What were you doing on 9/11/01 [..]
Fred ’08
When I first heard rumors that Fred Thompson might be entering into the presidential campaign, I was excited. Years ago, I didn’t know much about him at all. [..]
Quote
“It is good that we give honor to the brave victims of our stupidity…” – Freeman J. Dyson. 2004. Infinite In All Directions; Perennial Ed. New York: HarperCollins. [..]
Winter Sky
Okay, the other day I noted that it must be getting close to Fall because of my allergies acting up again. Well, apparently we’re going to skip that [..]