I am in here.
How am I supposed to think about my heroes? Hero: Johannes Kepler. Developer of the three laws of planetary motion. And even more important, discoverer of the real scientific method. Been interested in him ever since I did a paper in History of Math class about the development of methods of solutions for Kepler’s Equation: … Continue reading Kepler, looked at again
The upstairs air conditioning has been out for a week. This happens yearly, around this time (though usually in mid/late May). The hvac people are coming by to install a new something yesterday (i.e. they haven’t showed up yet). Meanwhile, I get used to Real Air. In the Ohio River Valley, that’s not necessarily a … Continue reading O2
Health food makes me sick. — Calvin Trillin
You know, of course, that “dihydrogen monoxide” is water, right? From Guardian Unlimited… Wednesday March 24, 2004 The city councillors of Aliso Viejo in Orange County, California, are well-meaning, socially responsible people. And when they came across the huge threat posed to their constituents by dihydrogen monoxide they did what any elected official should do: … Continue reading Saving the world through beaurocracy
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