July 2011
112 posts
Sense, Essence, and Existence: Singing Frog Effect →
s33:
Thinking about how Schrödinger’s cat was intended to illustrate the problem with a blurry, probabilistic view of physics. Uncertainty, superposition, decoherence, are all terms which try to pin down the unpinnable. In my theory, quantum events are more like atomic moods which are generated and…
Can zombies survive a fire moat? I'm going to dig...
WikiLeaks documents shed light on US-backed... →
By Robert Morgan 27 July 2011
US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks expose some of the real reasons and diplomatic tensions behind NATO’s ongoing bombardment of Libya. Far from initiating a “humanitarian” intervention to protect civilians against Muammar Gaddafi’s government, Washington backed the NATO intervention for one reason only—the installation of a regime that better serves the...
“If you are depressed you are living in the past.
If you are anxious you are...”
– Lao Tzu (via talkwiththedead, maluna) (via fuckyeahexistentialism) (via climbingthewall)
revolutionary thinking: Make Free Trade Fair Trade →
revolutionarythinking:
People all of the world are negatively impacted by American Consumerism. We need the products we are importing, without a doubt. However, we owe it to ourselves and the people of this earth to buy responsibly and conciously. Making laws to enforce ethical importation of fair trade goods and laws…
La Saudade: Anonymous to FBI →
onlyonet:
Hello thar FBI and international law authorities,
We recently stumbled across the following article with amazement and a certain amount of amusement:
http://www.npr.org/2011/07/20/138555799/fbi-arrests-alleged-anonymous-hackers
The statements made by deputy assistant FBI director Steve…
GeNova: Heat Death →
geneticsupernova:
One possible way for the universe to end is in Heat Death. Put simply, at some point the temperature of the universe will fall below the point where any process can actually happen. Maximum entropy is reached, life and probably motion will no longer be sustained.
One possible way to die is…
The Last Question by Isaac Asimov © 1956
The last question was asked for the...
1twoninety: Entropy →
1twoninety:
You’re in that place where your mind retains the most interesting of details. Normally, the tiny, microscopic seams of the paper you’re writing on are invisible — but with all this white matter expanding my cranial capacity, every thread, every dimple, every atom is illuminated. The world around…
“If you put butter and salt on it, it tastes like salty butter.”
– Terry Pratchett (Moving Pictures)
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