I have no response to this.
If British train bathrooms are anything like California ones, I really really can’t see the attraction. That must be one boring commute.
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Rocketman awaaay!
It’s very 1960s, I know, but seeing a jet pack in action must be very cool indeed. Imagine having this guy as your dad on show-and-tell day.
The Shape of Things
Folks have been trying to figure out the shape of the universe for a long time. Early answers included “a big tree” and “flat, supported by elephants on the back of a turtle”. One of the latest ideas is a Picard topology, sort of a horn shape with a really long end.
I notice that the term “pringle” has replaced “saddle” when describing areas of negative curvature…
An Exercise
This probably won’t make sense to anyone else, but I need to make a note reminding myself about something I thought about over lunch. (I always lose them otherwise, so maybe this will help me remember.) Read on if that kind of thing interests you.
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LexiCondi
I’m not particularly interested in Condoleeza Rice’s testimony today, but I love Slate’s analysis of the careful wording she used to make the same action damn Clinton and let Bush off the hook.