August 2008
6 posts
“When it came time for me to give my talk on the subject, I started off by...”
– Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman! page 72. Richard Feynman talking about when he took a course on Cell Biology. Nowadays, specially with the Internet being so pervasive and all, memorizing information just for the sake of memorizing is a huge waste of time.
Aug 31st
“After interest in the dangers of asteroid strikes was heightened by a series of...”
– Rendezvous with Rama - Project Spaceguard. Isn’t it weird how Hollywood is the spearhead of our technological progress?
Aug 19th
“Meticulous, yes. Methodical. Educated. They were these things. Nothing...”
– Introduction to Primer
Aug 18th
Aug 8th
Miley Chipmunk
the passenger: shi luks laik shis jaiding litel nats in jer chiks, laik ei chipmank (ekspept chipmanks ar rili kiut)
the passenger: http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2007/stylewatch/gallery/red_lips/miley_cyrus.jpg
the passenger: chipmank! luuuk!
Aug 7th
1 tag
“Quasi-mathematical questions arise naturally when one transcends one’s...”
– Innumeracy by John Allen Paulos, Paparback page 109.
Aug 5th