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The usual string theory hype machine in action: to celebrate a PRL publication, a university press office puts out a press release full of hype with a highly misleading title (“string theory is uniquely derived from basic assumptions...
Phone worshippers, Iceland, October/November 2025 (click to embiggen): When I first went to Iceland (March 2000) people had flip phones that they would text on: tap-tap-tap, send, and snap! Ten years later iPhones were becoming more...
The latest offering from isolarii, the unique publishing venture that produces small—think palm-sized—“island books” that feature the work of novelists, scientists, artists, theorists, and philosophers and others. But don’t let the small...
Unreliable times these are… Ref: https://ibbi.gov.in/uploads/auction_notice_liquidation/2024-09-27-133009-j623r-e639df612625659c3d53a7e7014df0c1.pdf
Plus: The history of the spreadsheet, and how we're failing the Hantavirus test (#571)
While I'm still waiting on news from Rebellion about a couple of projects I'd like to do with them, I have been dipping into a couple of other areas that interest me. I've mentioned some research I was doing into 1950s paperbacks and...
It’s like teleporting. AWESOME! Ready for more awesome? Get brand-new daily awesome things straight to your inbox: Photo from: here The post #680 Falling asleep when the plane takes off and waking up when it lands appeared first on 1000...
Here’s what’s happening in the thriving tech scene in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, May 18 through Sunday, May 24! This list includes both in-person and online events. Note that each item in the list includes: ✅...
“Creativity and lateral thinking have exactly the same basis as humour.” –Edward de Bono Ogin has a dream where she leads Shark Team and Rabbit Team to some buried treasure. Later, Rum, Flint and Cutlass mess with Murakami, giving her a...