Category Archives: DeepThoughts

Inventions

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Kevin

Anything invented before your fifteenth birthday is the order of nature. That’s how it should be. Anything invented between your 15th and 35th birthday is new and exciting, and you might get a career there. Anything invented after that day, … Continue reading →

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Peter Schiff Called It

Posted on November 26, 2008 by Kevin

Peter Schiff, president of Euro Pacific Capital Inc., was right on the money when he predicted the current economic problems back in 2006. Too bad the bozos on Fox News did nothing but laugh and make fun of him. Also … Continue reading →

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The Infamous Double Slit Experiment

Posted on July 12, 2008 by Kevin

I forgot just how strange and cool quantum physics can be…

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Stupid Design

Posted on June 15, 2008 by Kevin

Fantastic.

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P.J. O'Rourke on The Daily Show

Posted on March 1, 2008 by Kevin

Interesting interview with P.J. O’Rourke on Smith’s The Wealth of Nations.

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Our reputation for flakiness is at stake

Posted on February 19, 2008 by Kevin

An excellent editorial by Carl Hiaasen in the February 17th Miami Herald. Florida’s plucky refusal to embrace 21st century education is one reason that prestigious tech industries have avoided the state, allowing so many of our high-school graduates (and those … Continue reading →

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Fight Club: the Return of Hobbes

Posted on February 8, 2008 by Kevin

Very interesting (and fairly brilliant) comparison of Fight Club to Calvin and Hobbes. Flash forward to the timeframe depicted in Fight Club. Calvin/Jack has reached an all-time low. He has done everything society has told him to do but is … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on February 7, 2008 by Kevin

God help those who do not help themselves. – Wilson Mizner

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What media bias?

Posted on August 13, 2007 by Kevin

This is ridiculous… This sort of thing is why I stopped watching TV news years ago. P.S. Go Ron!

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The Best Thought Experiments

Posted on June 14, 2007 by Kevin

From Wired.com: 2. Schrödinger’s cat A cat is trapped in a box with radioactive material, a Geiger counter, and a mechanism rigged to release poison if particle decay is detected. According to Erwin Schrödinger, the cat exists in two probable … Continue reading →

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