Category Archives: Rants
Quirks Of Language
This is a rant. Caveat Lector. As I browse around on the Internet, I encounter a good deal of verbiage that, while possibly correct as to grammar, is still quirky. Some authors, possibly in order to sound more intelligent than … Continue reading
Breaking Things on YouTube
I am getting annoyed at some YouTube authors who create sensationalist thumbnails telling me that someone – or something – has “broken the Internet” or “Broken Science.” Really?
Train Station Musician
On a morning in January of 2007, the famed violinist Joshua Bell took up a spot in a Metro station in Washington, DC. He played Classical music on his $3.5 million violin. He played for about forty minutes. Few people … Continue reading
Hard-Boiled Eggs
I like eggs. In particular, I like hard-boiled eggs. They’re inexpensive, tasty, wholesome, and relatively easy to cook. The problem I have with them is peeling them. The shell always seems to want to stick to the egg, so when … Continue reading
Words of Wisdom
It is popular to quote famous people who speak about success, victory, life, whatever. It likely seems that what they have to say should be given great weight, because after all, they were successful. Maybe if we follow their advice, … Continue reading
The Butterfly Effect
The butterfly effect is the observation that extremely minute changes in the initial state of a deterministic system can produce wildly different results. Before this observation was noted, it was reasonably assumed that a minute change would have only a … Continue reading
Supporting Hamas
I am greatly puzzled and disturbed by the support for Hamas that I’ve seen throughout the world. There have been crowds of pro-Palestine people chanting “Death to the Jews.” There has been vandalism of synagogues and Jewish businesses, attacks against … Continue reading
Shanidar 1
I’ve often wondered what it is that makes us human. There have been many attempts to answer this question. We make tools. We walk upright. We developed speech. As we’ve learned more about the world, these answers have proved to … Continue reading
Kristallnacht
Today is the 85th anniversary of Kristallnacht, a night of antisemitic violence in Nazi Germany where mobs destroyed Jewish businesses, burned synagogues, beat and murdered Jews. Kristallnacht means crystal night, from the large amount of broken glass in the streets … Continue reading
YouTube Bullshit
Overall, I like YouTube. I enjoy documentaries where I can learn all manner of things, sometimes of questionable accuracy; still, it can be fun. I enjoy some of the music, some of the editorials, tutorials, and so on. There’s no … Continue reading →