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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that read more
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.
Science is what you know, philosophy is what you don't know.
Science is what you know, philosophy is what you don't know.
In Cyberspace, the First Amendment is a local ordinance.
In Cyberspace, the First Amendment is a local ordinance.
Science is nothing but perception.
Science is nothing but perception.
In physics, you don't have to go around making trouble for yourself - nature does it for you.
In physics, you don't have to go around making trouble for yourself - nature does it for you.
Thinking is the hardest work there is. Which is the probable reason why so few engage in it.
Thinking is the hardest work there is. Which is the probable reason why so few engage in it.
The newest computer can merely compound, at speed, the oldest problem in the relations between human beings, and in the read more
The newest computer can merely compound, at speed, the oldest problem in the relations between human beings, and in the end the communicator will be confronted with the old problem, of what to say and how to say it.
We seem to have a compulsion these days to bury time capsules in order to give those people living in read more
We seem to have a compulsion these days to bury time capsules in order to give those people living in the next century or so some idea of what we are like.
By the time (the Leaning Tower of Pisa) was 10% built, everyone knew it would be a total disaster. But read more
By the time (the Leaning Tower of Pisa) was 10% built, everyone knew it would be a total disaster. But the investment was so big they felt compelled to go on. Since its completion, it cost a fortune to maintain and is still in danger of collapsing. There are no plans to replace it, since it was never needed in the first place. I expect every installation has its own pet software which is analogous to the above.