Mon, 14 Mar 2005
Donald Knuth Rides a Bike and Believes in God
A very interesting
interview with
Donald Knuth was discussed on
Slashdot this morning (if you didn't notice). Knuth is
one of the seminal figures in the Computer Science field. He
started writing a
series of books called, "The Art of Computer
Programming" back in the sixties which the interview discusses
primarily. He also invented a typesetting system called
TeX which
was also discussed although I don't think they mentioned the name.
The most interesting tidbits came near the end of the interview
where he mentioned that he rides a bike and (surprise) believes in
God. Well, in some ways this is not surprising. Back when I
was in school and during a class called Philosophy of Science,
I discovered that of all the sciences, mathematicians are the most
likely to believe in God. The interview doesn't discuss what
preference he might have with regard to his faith but I assume
since he is an avid lover of Pipe Organs (even has one in his
house), he must be some sort of protestant?
[/science] 0 comments permalink
Tue, 28 Dec 2004
Depiction of Shock Waves created by Killer Quake
[/science] 0 comments permalink
Tue, 28 Sep 2004
Mt. St. Helens Volcanocam
And
here's a great web site memorial to the 1980 eruption. Where were you
then?
[/science] 0 comments permalink
Mon, 08 Mar 2004
Aurora Photos
A web cam site
which takes photos of Auroras. A very cool idea complete with
galleries.
[/science] 0 comments permalink
Fri, 05 Dec 2003
Space Station at L1?
In this article, Buzz Aldrin is proposing a space launching
pad located at L1. This is a point between the
earth and the moon where gravitation is equalized
and it would be easy to launch space vehicles to
other parts of the solar system. It's an interesting
idea. He also proposes using some of the current
system instead of scraping it and even more interesting,
he proposes forming an alliance with the Chinese. It's
very unique and original thinking. Something we need
more of by our policy makers don't you think?
[/science] 0 comments permalink
Wed, 19 Nov 2003
50 Year Anniversary of Piltdown Man
Thanks to
Mere Comments for this link. Piltdown man was
supposed to be the missing link in the evolutionary chain
between man and ape. But there's more. The article
details the top 10 scientific hoaxes of all time. Piltdown
Man is number one. But what is surprising to me is that many
of these hoaxes were created by supposed scientists.
[/science] 0 comments permalink
Wed, 29 Oct 2003
Coronal Mass Ejection
Anybody see any Aurora in the sky early this morning?
[/science] 0 comments permalink
Fri, 19 Sep 2003
Buffalo Sized Rodents
Evidence of large, guinea pig like rodents has recently been found
in the region of the Urumaco fossil fields of Venezuela.
The fascinating article mentions that this
is an area which is rich in fossils and was thought to be part
of a huge tropical forest. Here's a quote:
For millions of years, Fleagle said, South America was an "island continent" where "all sorts of strange creatures developed in isolation." Suddenly, "between 30 [million] and 25 million years ago, primates and rodents appeared out of nowhere and radiated all over the continent."
Of course, no explanation is given for these "out of nowhere" scenarios. How does this fit within the theory of Darwinian natural selection which requires millions of years for the simplest genetic change to occur (such as an extra finger or an extra vertebra)?
[/science] 0 comments permalink
Ultimate Ron Paul
Daily Paul
Ron Paul Book Bomb
About
RAW Data, Bobber's Web log.
RAW Data (Bobber) Interview
How much daily?
CTTE (read, listen, and sing)
Bobber's latest Del.icio.us links:
- Practical Common Lisp(tags: programming)
- Maggie Estes(tags: Music)
Contact Me:
bobber at kc0dxf dot net
Music Sites
Guitar Builders and Luthiers
Running
Frequented National Blogs
Internal
Columnists (political)
Columnists (technical)
Health and Nutrition
Big Shark Team Cyclists
Other Cyclists
Health Care Reform
Paleo (Hunter Gatherer) Diet (and related diets)
Christianity
Historic Christian Confessions
Classical Education
Routed Slot Car Tracks
Training With Power
Cycling
Digital Cameras
Sporting Goods and Bike Shops
Technical
Transcendent Music
Utilities