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11/02/05
Virtual Photons
Have you ever wondered where forces in nature come from?
In mainstream physics, the theory goes that forces happen because matter exchanges little particles between them. Now, these are no ordinary particles, these are virtual particles. They 'borrow'… more »
10/28/05
Telling Where People Come From
I've always had an interest in spoken languages. We boarded foreign students to help make ends meet once upon a very long time ago, so I got exposed to quite a few people whose first language was not English. I thought it was the most fascinating thing… more »
10/27/05
Light-Hearted Monkey Trial
I'm always interested in things that go on south (or, perish the thought, north) of the border here, to see what the latest shenanigans of creationism, or its smartly-dressed, smooth-talking brother, Intelligent Design.
So, the goings-on in the case… more »
10/02/05
First E-mail Spoof "Attack"
No, it was just under 350 bouncebacks from a spam that forged a nimblebrain address as their 'from:' address. more »
09/25/05
Tales of Outsourcing
A friend of mine related their experience with outsourcing to India. This may not be the way it happens everywhere, but I found it most interesting, since it shows that the promise of outsourcing does not necessarily match what it delivers. It's not… more »
09/09/05
Pastafarians
I just get such a kick out of the satire of Intelligent Design that has been catching on, that of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. more »
08/13/05
Phishers - II
They (though it may be a different "they") are at it again (as if they'd ever stop, of course), on another one of my accounts.
This one uses more nasty, urgent language. You can dress it this attempt to con people into going against their better… more »
08/11/05
08/10/05
On The Hubris Of Tooth Doctors
Okay, it's a rant, I admit. Despite many a dentist I've met that's nice, there are some I've met and some observations I've made that have, over the years, painted a picture of arrogance and mythology amongst dentists and orthodontists that I find… more »
06/05/05
Non-Construction Zones
Just a small rant this time.
Construction speed zone signs. Definitely saw, this weekend, an utter lack of respect for them.
Was it, however, a deserved lack of respect? more »
05/28/05
For We Are Living... In An Empirical World
I've wanted to spill my personal philosophy for some time now. It's made a little harder in that, not having taken Philosophy of any sort, I lack some of the spot-on philosophy - I wouldn't know Logical Positivism from a hole in the ground.
That said,… more »
04/26/05
Language Learning Books
I love languages. I love learning languages. So it will come as no surprise that I own quite a few language-learning books.
It's a very uneven field of quality and helpfulness out there. Sometimes you can weed them out by thumbing through them in the… more »
04/13/05
Tugging On Heart Guitar Strings
Was reading through an entry on Tom's blog re: music theory, and was inspired to dredge up one of my own pet hypotheses.
The hypothesis, and I'd be surprised if it hasn't been investigated, is that harmonics in music reflect the more subtle harmonics… more »
04/07/05
Icy Dead People
I am glad that Terri can finally rest in peace. I hope that Michael can heal, and that the parents can finally start coming to terms with her passing.
Not two days afterwards, Pope John Paul II, an extremely engaging emissary of the Catholic faith,… more »
