December 2007
33 posts
On The British Prime Minister...
“He has the jealousy of Othello, the indecision of Hamlet, the futile rage of Lear and, like Brutus, he goes to the wrong people for advice. Add to that the capacity for accidents of Mr Magoo and you see the problem” Bob Marshall-Andrews
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“Remember, that foul words or blows in themselves are no outrage, but your...”
– Epictetus
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WatchIn this new BBC three-part series, leading theoretical physicist and futurist Dr Michio Kaku explores the cutting edge science of today, tomorrow, and beyond. He argues that humankind is at a turning point in history. In this century, we are going to make the historic transition from the ‘Age of Discovery’ to the ‘Age of Mastery’, a period in which we will move from being...
On the increase...
People who seem able to talk, only about themselves.
Kindle Swindle
“When someone buys a book, they are also buying the right to resell that book, to loan it out, or to even give it away if they want. Everyone understands this.” Apart from amazon it seems. Defective by Design on the Kindle Swindle.
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“Tell me when I’m no longer needed and I shall go.”
– Third Drawer Down
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“From what I’ve read in the last two weeks I’ve learned this much:...”
– Airbag
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“Now my friends, I am opposed to the system of society in which we live today,...”
– Eugene V. Debs
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“Computers are seen as quite benign things sitting on your desk,” says...”
– New Scientist
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In memory of the old holding page
The only valid standard for his work, its critical point, was the beauty it possessed, the deft strength of his reasoning. The work’s ultimate value was simply what it revealed about the nature of his intellect. What was at stake, in effect, was his own principle of intelligence or individual consciousness; his identity, in short. This was the infalling trap, the source of art’s...
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“Most people will remember Knievel for his storied jumps: crashing at the Caesars...”
– Evil Knievel, childhood superhero, dead - New York Times
