January 2012
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Shoot for the moon, even if you miss, you still...
Lol
“We make our world significant by the courage of our questions, and the depth of...”
– Carl Sagan (via quotablescientists)
DIY Magnetic Silly Putty →
I must do this..
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“The Greeks’ Christian successors rejected the idea that the universe is governed...”
– Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow in The Grand Design (via 14-billion-years-later)
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Anonymous asked: What is your opinion of the recent story about Marines caught urinating on the bodies of dead Taliban? Do you think the Marines should be punished or is it part of war?
Anonymous asked: I guess I dont have a question. I just wanted to say Thank You for giving up your freedom's you have back home to let my family sleep peacefully at night. I am honored to have read your blog. Sincerely Yours, A Mom from Missouri
asianeyes asked: I love your blog dude. It makes me want to actually think; getting answers to questions I previously just brushed off as proven fact before. And I feel like I'm learning so much just by scrolling through your posts. I feel smarter. I like the feeling :D
Why oh why..
do people ask me questions through my wife? My tumblr is right here!
Also, people probably shouldn’t ask “what is you and your husband’s opinion..” since they are rarely in agreement.
Sincerely,
Me
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ONLINE COLLEGE
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“He who knows best knows how little he knows.”
– Thomas Jefferson
M.I.T. Game-Changer: Free Online Education For All →
caraobrien:
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Obama's New Defense Strategy Leaves The Troops Out... →
In the conflicts of the future, the United States will require high-tech, agile, fast-moving, “lean and mean” forces, according to the new strategy that Obama introduced at a rare appearance in the Pentagon briefing room. “The tide of war is receding,” he said. “We have the opportunity — and the responsibility — to look ahead to the force that we are...
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“Those who are not shocked when they first come across quantum mechanics cannot...”
– Niels Henrik David Bohr (1885-1962) Danish physicist. (via quotablescientists)
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December 2011
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“The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of...”
– Stephen Hawking (via israel)
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Anonymous asked: is your dad a store manager at Raising Cane's?
October 2011
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“Some of the best lessons are learned from past mistakes. The error of the past...”
– Dale Turner
September 2011
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Quantumaniac: A Bit of Physics Humor. →
quantumaniac:
Sir Ernest Rutherford, President of the Royal Academy, and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics, related the following story:
“Some time ago I received a call from a colleague. He was about to give a student a zero for his answer to a physics question, while the student claimed a perfect…
My thoughts on school exactly.
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“For me, the most ironic token of that moment in history is the plaque signed by...”
– Carl Sagan (via onenesswiththecosmos)
Neat People vs. Sloppy People
by Suzanna Britt.
This is courtesy of Kristen. I thought it was pretty accurate as far as the neat side goes. I can’t speak for the other half except to say it makes no sense — to me.
I’ve finally figured out the difference between neat people and sloppy people. The distinction is, as always, moral. Neat people are lazier and meaner than sloppy people.
Sloppy people, you see, are...
