Jul
20
“Occam’s knife” on Yareah Magazine
I think most good stories have at least a few quotes about knives. This one is no different. Read it here.
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Jul
24
American Math vs. Pi
How did this never occur to me before? All of Euclidean math is proved beyond a doubt to be a fraud I never catch it until now?? We are told that Pi defined as the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. Bullshit! Pi is an irrational number. You’re telling me that the ratio […]
Jul
23
Your Parents Airlines
One of the more annoying aspects of traveling a lot is that eventually you end up having flights cancelled or changed at the last minute and thus end up flying with carriers you’ve never heard of. This is particularly true in the Midwest where there seems to be an endless supply of obscure airlines ready […]
Jul
22
figures
People are always talking about how this slacker generation doesn’t have the imagination of previous generations. Looking back I have to agree, although I can’t say for certain whether that’s a good or bad thing. I think they’re just different and I didn’t really feel that way until I took a good look back at […]
Jul
21
Dance Hall Days
Michael turned right and the car headed down the long hill. Up ahead in the distance he saw a small group of boys walking along on the side of the road. In the middle of the pack was a bare-chested youth who was swinging his shirt around over his head and walking backwards. His eyes […]
Jul
20
dwarfs, midgets and blorcs
If you look at the history of dwarfs in literature and folklore you’ll see what began in Germanic mythology as hearty creatures that dwelled in mountains and were associated with mining has continued to this day with them being portrayed as a rugged, strong and willful race. Nowhere in any mythos have I seen them […]