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• Three Black Holes Can Merge

  Sat Apr 12, 2008
  • At first, I thought "Oh shit, this kind of pattern could carry on until all the universe is sucked into one black hole" but I'm curious about how the actual amount of mass in a black hole affects the emission of Hawking radiation, which if I understand the concept properly causes the eventual death …

• Face gives away sexual intentions, new study says

  Wed Apr 9, 2008
  • Wow. Body language giving away real intent? Who ever would have thought of that?

• A look at Evernote | MacMegasite

  Wed Mar 26, 2008
  • I've used Evernote. It's extremely powerful, but because I am by nature a person who keeps everything in his head, I have trouble motivating myself to actually USE the program.

• Life's Little Mysteries - Why Do Drops of Liquid Form Spheres in Space?

  Sat Jan 5, 2008
  • It's the same thing. It's a layer of cohesive molecules surrounding a fluid. It's the same in a soap bubble as it is a blob of water. Surface tension pulls the thing layer of molecules together. What's the most efficient shape? A sphere. Equal forces in all directions, the most compact you can get.

• Life's Little Mysteries - Why Do Drops of Liquid Form Spheres in Space?

  Sat Jan 5, 2008
  • I always answer this Kevin Spacey's line from K-PAX: "Why is a soap bubble round? Because it is the most energy efficient configuration." It makes sense, don't you think?

• Life's Little Mysteries - Why Do Birds Lay Eggs?

  Wed Jan 2, 2008
  • I think it's fairly obvious. Even the article said so, but I guessed at it when I saw the title.

• The Secret Space Program: Mystery Space Machines continued...

  Mon Dec 31, 2007
  • Interesting. What would have made the article more complete and more believable would have been to include a side-by-side comparison to images taken by the same equipment of a known space station.

• Sex Offenders Are Barred From Internet by New Jersey

  Sat Dec 29, 2007
  • Wow. I can't possibly imagine this going well.

• Florida School Board: "The entire theory of evolution is not scientific fact. Intelligent design balances it out."

  Wed Dec 19, 2007
  • That's good. I'd rather it not be mentioned than taught with a sneer. Anyone with a brain can do independent research. The problem is when they believe further research isn't worth their time (i.e. when it is played down by school/parents/government).

• Florida School Board: "The entire theory of evolution is not scientific fact. Intelligent design balances it out."

  Wed Dec 19, 2007
  • I refrain from derogatory language in my writings, as tempting as it is, because it only lowers me down to the level of whoever I may be deriding.