Category Archives: Rants
The Revenge of Schrödinger’s Cat
Quantum theory has produced an assortment of results that fly in the face of common sense. Particles that can be waves, particles that can be in two places at once – or nowhere at all – our being unable to … Continue reading
Relativistic Bullshit
There is a quotation that is going around, attributed to physicist Albert Einstein. It goes: Everything is energy and that’s all there is to it. Match the frequency of the reality you want and you cannot help but get that … Continue reading
Richard Wagner
Every so often someone asks me, with awe, “did you know that Wagner never went to music school?” My response is that it’s obvious from his music. I don’t know *why* so many people are amazed that Wagner didn’t go … Continue reading
The Grammar Nazis
I often encounter people who make a big deal about spelling and grammar. They insist that these issues are important, that a person who doesn’t use “correct” grammar and spelling is ignorant, or at least beneath notice. I disagree with … Continue reading
Hate Crimes
In New York someone attacked a cab driver, allegedly because the driver was a Muslim. There is a question of whether this is a hate crime.
The Trouble With Kids These Days
The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not the servants of their households. They no longer rise when elders … Continue reading
Mayan Calendar
A lot of people are concerned that the world is going to end on December 21, 2012 (give or take). They reason that the Mayan calendar ends on that day – or perhaps the day before. Once the calendar ends, … Continue reading
Put The Commas In
Journalists, when you’re writing largish numbers (that would be numbers with more than four digits), would you *PUHLEEZ* put the fucking commas in? I can’t tell the difference between 300000 and 3000000 or even 30000000. Come on, how hard would … Continue reading
A Big Fucking Deal
The media are all atwitter over a comment made by our Vice President. According to one source, Biden told Obama that the Health Care Reform Act was a “Big [Expletive] Deal”. Another source reported that Biden “dropped the F-bomb”. Using … Continue reading
He Never Said It
This is probably one of the least urgent matters that still manages to trouble me…