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You might think that black holes suck in light without letting it escape, but they actually concentrate light in the photon sphere which surrounds their horizon. In a recent paper, researchers created a new type of laser which...
In the process of seeing and doing things, firm principals acquire “inside” info on the future value of their firm, and on the wisdom of particular firm decisions. It often makes sense for firms to want such inside info to be reflected...
Miles Glacier and Van Cleve glacier lake (VC) near its maximum size on June 19th and after drainage on July 9th in Sentinel images. Glacier margin black dots. Miles Glacier terminates in an embayment on the east side of the Copper River,...
This summer, a man claiming to be a 5,900-year-old alien warlord from the planet Sigma IX will contest a byelection in the British seaside town of Clacton-on-Sea.The performance is among the most ludicrous works of science fiction of...
I could sit still for hours, staring out the window, watching and listening to the rain as it strikes the metal and the hard floor below. The sound makes me lose track of time entirely. It's therapeutic in that it often heals me. But it...
As part of my World Cup-themed Wiki dives, I’ve been digging into profiles of great players. Some of them I knew, some of them not so much. Thanks to YouTube, I’ve also been able to see these masters in action. These include : Eden...
As part of my World Cup-themed Wiki dives, I’ve been digging into profiles of great players. Some of them I knew, some of them not so much. Thanks to YouTube, I’ve also been able to see these masters in action. These include : Eden...
Orwellian. Haha just my little joke there. Grim and funny – as one expects from Orwell – set in London, 1936. A dismal anticapitalist poet rails against the evils of money and advertising, packs in his job as a copywriter and wallows in...
Everyone looks for a door. A door like Jesus, who is an opening in the shape of man. A lacuna between the worlds, like Mary, who is a wound in the shape of woman. Everyone looks for a portal leading to an empty chamber filled with secret...
Photo: IBM Selectric I Typewriter, By Steve Iodefink, License: CC BY 2.0 The concept of birth year collecting has fascinated me in the last year or two. The idea of seeking out objects that were produced in the year you were born has an...
When my house flooded 149 days ago, a lot of things were damaged. The oak floors, for one, were completely wrecked, as the ground floor electrical ring, the skirting boards, one internal one, a few hundred books and small items, and a...
No seriously. I decided I need a new obnoxious interest that makes women say “you’re so fascinating” and “I’ve never met anyone like you before” (real quotes from a real woman, when I told her I mainly use the internet to read blogs and...
Friday 10 July was a bit of a hot one at 33c, nevertheless I popped down to the Watercress Line for day one of their annual diesel gala. These were all taken at Ropley, for the thought of travelling a hot sweaty non-air conditioned train...
A few years ago I began using Emacs Org-mode and reveal.js to generate slide decks I use in trainings, and I’ve been pleased with the results. (I believe it was Carsten who got me hooked.) It took me a bit to get the settings just the...
Yesterday, Rhonda and I dropped Aaron and Joey off at the House of Fun and headed over for a couple of beers at Tonewood.Brewing in Barrington, NJ. Tonewood’s non‑IPA beers consistently stand out; they don’t read as perfunctory...