Category: Misc
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2014
Happy New Year! That is, if you’re on Eastern Standard Time. This post went live on the internet at exactly 12:00 am EST, January 1, 2014. So although you didn’t know it at the time, I was actually the very first person to wish you a Happy New Year in the year 2014, to the…
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The Limitations of Science
Science cannot prove that something does not exist, only that something exists. People seem to forget that. Since our technology has progressed so incredibly to where it is today, we like to think we know it all. We have cars that can drive themselves. GPS, the internet, voice-activated everything. We’ve figured it out! We know…
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Do You Smoke?
I’ve been busy all week with tying up the last few odds and ends with my first business website, which finally went live yesterday. I swear you have no idea about all of the little details involved in setting up a website until you actually do it. This website is pretty simple. When I have something to…
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The Illusion of Solidity
Yet another evil scheme perpetrated upon us by the increasingly corrupt Universal Government of Beings: the illusion of solidity. We never actually touch anything, although obviously it seems we do. When we think of “touch” we think the space between our fingers and the keyboard, for example, is zero. The solid parts of our fingers…
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Inverted Spectrum
We are constantly bombarded by electromagnetic waves of all different types, as you can see in the image above. Our eyes and brains can interpret only a tiny portion of that spectrum, visible light. What we experience when we see visible light is different colors. First of all, think of how incredible it is that…
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Infinity
We all know what “infinity” means but I don’t think we’re capable of conceiving of it. Every now and again as I sit under the moonless midsummer night sky out in the woods and I can see millions of stars blanketing the surface of our pond, our sky, I feel unbelievably small and insignificant and…
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Dogs Save Owner from Grizzly Attack
Story first published on the Alaska Department of Fish & Game website: http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/ Grizzly bears are one of nature’s most ferocious predators, weighing up to 1,500 pounds and able to run up to 30 miles per hour. Although rare, there are several grizzly attacks each year, usually in response to a perceived threat to their cubs…
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Your Life Is an Unbelievable Coincidence
How many times have you come reasonably close to dying? Probably more than you know. Yet you’re still alive, reading this post. Take all of those close calls and multiply by 100, going back along your ancestry for 100 generations. Yet you’re still alive, reading this post. Isn’t it unbelievable that despite all odds, you’re…
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My Pyramid House
Sometimes I’ll daydream about what kind of house I’d build if money were no object. My favorite one is as described below, my pyramid house. It’s a large pyramid, each of the four sides constructed of a special, high-tech glass. With a remote control, you can change the color and tint from completely opaque to…
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Tekmology
When’s the last time you used a map? The last time you used an encyclopedia? Developed a roll of film? When I think of all of the tekmology I use on a daily basis, it blows my mind. You don’t have to go to the gas station, buy a map, find the place, then navigate.…