Thu 16 Feb, 2006 12:33 am - Spin spin spin. Only in America would all the news drop the word shot and use the word peppered to imply that this was a non lethal event. The site at findlaw displays the accident report. He... (view)
Fri 11 Nov, 2005 08:56 am - To me the existence of a magnetic field is purely a consequence of the special theory of relativity. Feynman mentions this in his "Lectures in Physics". If it were possible to... (view)
Sat 17 Sep, 2005 07:29 pm - The best way seems to be the shadow of the earth on the moon but there are 2 variations on this.
The first is to observe that the full moon occurs when the sun and moon are opposite each... (view)
Wed 14 Sep, 2005 03:11 am - The thread started with a plea for unity and just followed the usual sinking into a morass.
The underlying problems as I see them are a real belief in lying and cheating as the best way to... (view)
Tue 23 Aug, 2005 09:50 am - The sad thing is the downhill slide in quality while in Japan the cars get better and better. I guess thats why GM & Ford have dropped to Junk Bond status. (view)