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Colder Than Denmark
Jun. 24th, 2011 04:04 amThere's no such thing as an arbitrary number. Almost every time a number is assigned to something by a human, at least part of that number refers to something. An ISBN tells you the book's publisher, for instance. But humans also tend to forget referents, or to change things without changing the numbering scheme, so that numbers that once made some sort of sense now appear arbitrary.
( A Tale of Two Temperature Scales )
Now, I told you that story so I could tell you this one.
( A Tale of Two Sizing Scales )
( A Tale of Two Temperature Scales )
Now, I told you that story so I could tell you this one.
( A Tale of Two Sizing Scales )
Colder Than Denmark
Jun. 24th, 2011 04:04 amThere's no such thing as an arbitrary number. Almost every time a number is assigned to something by a human, at least part of that number refers to something. An ISBN tells you the book's publisher, for instance. But humans also tend to forget referents, or to change things without changing the numbering scheme, so that numbers that once made some sort of sense now appear arbitrary.
( A Tale of Two Temperature Scales )
Now, I told you that story so I could tell you this one.
( A Tale of Two Sizing Scales )
( A Tale of Two Temperature Scales )
Now, I told you that story so I could tell you this one.
( A Tale of Two Sizing Scales )
(no subject)
Mar. 25th, 2010 06:40 pm1) This was kind of awesome.
2) AutoTunes Carl Sagan sounds curiously like Jim Henson.
( Check it out if you don't believe me )
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In other news, iJournal is still borked for this account but seems to be working for the fic journal again. IDGI.
2) AutoTunes Carl Sagan sounds curiously like Jim Henson.
( Check it out if you don't believe me )
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In other news, iJournal is still borked for this account but seems to be working for the fic journal again. IDGI.
(no subject)
Mar. 25th, 2010 06:40 pm1) This was kind of awesome.
2) AutoTunes Carl Sagan sounds curiously like Jim Henson.
( Check it out if you don't believe me )
---
In other news, iJournal is still borked for this account but seems to be working for the fic journal again. IDGI.
2) AutoTunes Carl Sagan sounds curiously like Jim Henson.
( Check it out if you don't believe me )
---
In other news, iJournal is still borked for this account but seems to be working for the fic journal again. IDGI.
Tinhattery For The Win
Aug. 28th, 2009 12:05 amOh, MIT, is there anything you can't - or won't - do?
. . . many of which, I know, were actually made in the first half of the '60s, before things got Weird. But until ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
mordath linked to this, I'd never seen a '60s educational film before (which was actually made in the early '70s, but who's counting?).
Protein Synthesis As A Group Dance Happening
This also reminds me ofbinaryathena's Sugar Synthesis Summer Solstice Ritual, although obviously this has a lot more costuming involved.
Anyone up for the MST3K, or does this sufficiently make fun of itself?
mordath linked to this, I'd never seen a '60s educational film before (which was actually made in the early '70s, but who's counting?).Protein Synthesis As A Group Dance Happening
This also reminds me of
binaryathena's Sugar Synthesis Summer Solstice Ritual, although obviously this has a lot more costuming involved.Anyone up for the MST3K, or does this sufficiently make fun of itself?
. . . many of which, I know, were actually made in the first half of the '60s, before things got Weird. But until mordath linked to this, I'd never seen a '60s educational film before (which was actually made in the early '70s, but who's counting?).
Protein Synthesis As A Group Dance Happening
This also reminds me ofbinaryathena's Sugar Synthesis Summer Solstice Ritual, although obviously this has a lot more costuming involved.
Anyone up for the MST3K, or does this sufficiently make fun of itself?
mordath linked to this, I'd never seen a '60s educational film before (which was actually made in the early '70s, but who's counting?).Protein Synthesis As A Group Dance Happening
This also reminds me of
binaryathena's Sugar Synthesis Summer Solstice Ritual, although obviously this has a lot more costuming involved.Anyone up for the MST3K, or does this sufficiently make fun of itself?
Random Linkage and Other Silliness
May. 13th, 2008 11:19 pmFan-silliness: this post from ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
ihasatardis is full of win. I am particularly fond of macros 1 and 5. (Spouse: there is a very trivial spoiler in the sixth macro; the rest are safe.)
Political linkage: The Union of Concerned Scientists has a page full of examples of political interference in science. Some of these are just angry-making; a few are "WTF were they thinking?" moments.
ihasatardis is full of win. I am particularly fond of macros 1 and 5. (Spouse: there is a very trivial spoiler in the sixth macro; the rest are safe.)Political linkage: The Union of Concerned Scientists has a page full of examples of political interference in science. Some of these are just angry-making; a few are "WTF were they thinking?" moments.
Random Linkage and Other Silliness
May. 13th, 2008 11:19 pmFan-silliness: this post from ihasatardis is full of win. I am particularly fond of macros 1 and 5. (Spouse: there is a very trivial spoiler in the sixth macro; the rest are safe.)
Political linkage: The Union of Concerned Scientists has a page full of examples of political interference in science. Some of these are just angry-making; a few are "WTF were they thinking?" moments.
ihasatardis is full of win. I am particularly fond of macros 1 and 5. (Spouse: there is a very trivial spoiler in the sixth macro; the rest are safe.)Political linkage: The Union of Concerned Scientists has a page full of examples of political interference in science. Some of these are just angry-making; a few are "WTF were they thinking?" moments.
