Category Archives: science

The Location of X

July 20, 2024 – 6:37 pm

My first major in college was Math. My mother had chosen that field of study, because a 710 score in my Math SATs provided convincing proof that her second son was a future Einstein. She was not privy to the fact that I was smoking pot and dropping acid. Both opened my mind to the […]

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Fucking with Robots

June 18, 2023 – 2:11 pm

Amusing yourself in a hospital I can’t believe how satisfying fucking with the robot is. Robots built to obey Isaac Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics from I ROBOT. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. A robot must obey orders given it by […]

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Living Long Is The Best Revenge

April 27, 2021 – 7:50 am

My great-grandaunt Bert lived to 103. Aunt Marge made it to 95. My father hit 89. My family suffers longevity well and at 68 I can still beat some teenagers at basketball, so I suspect that I’m headed for a ripe old years in full control of my diminishing facilities and if so I hope […]

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Galileo’s Eternal Salute

February 5, 2020 – 9:52 am

Galileo Galilei helped restore science to Europe with his telescopic exploration of the solar system and stars. The Holy Mother Church in Rome was confounded by his heliocentric beliefs that the Earth revolved around the Sun, which was contrary to geocentricism. His Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems attacked the ignorance of Pope Urban […]

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Flat Earth USA

November 17, 2019 – 7:39 pm

Only 2% of Americans believe in a flat Earth. This would be heartening, except 69% have faith in Guardian Angels. Go figure.

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