Giant’s Shoulders #3 is Up
The Giant’s Shoulders: third edition is up over at Entertaining Research.
Date: September 16th, 2008
Truth in Advertising. Please.
A modest proposal
It is illegal to make false claims in a TV or radio commercial unless you are running for political office.
If you’re selling toothpaste, your claims must be vetted by legal and medical professionals. But not if you’re selling a candidate.
If you’re selling a candidate, not only can you lie about his record, but [...]
Driving Me Up a Wall
Air Hog Zero G micro car. Think “reverse hovercraft” — a fan inside makes it hug the wall or ceiling.
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The car is 6″ long and perhaps 3″ wide, and the shipping weight of the whole thing is 2 lbs, so let’s say that [...]
What (not) to Say When You Meet a Physicist
So I ran across a version of the conversation that most physicists have had over on the Shores of the Dirac Sea (and it’s a new blog, so welcome to the blogohedron!)
The other thing that has happened is that I’ve had many conversations in airplanes where I have realized that people in general do not [...]
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