You can remember more of what you understand than you can of meaningless or unconnected information.
First off, I apologize for the use of the word ‘ass’ in the following image. If this will offend you, do not read on.
Excellent recommendations for a great 2012.
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I just realized that, while possibly dull, hand addressing envelopes for college applications could count as “practice random acts of free-hand lettering”.
I love the contradiction in the second video, but you have to watch the first to get the context.
If only I had an enemy bigger than my apathy I could have won
I Gave You All by Mumford & Sons
Not living in the future, doesn’t mean being apathetic. It means finding something to fight for, something to win, and doing it. Now.
Man’s mind stretched to a new idea never goes back to its original dimensions.
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Man’s mind stretched to a new idea never goes back to its original dimensions.
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Now suppose that we set up manned outposts on other planets (or, for that matter, satellites) in the solar system. How would people there count time?
Obviously, the simplest way would be for them to keep some Earth time, say Greenwich time, and let go at that. Surely this would make relationships with Earth easier.
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So what do the Martian settlers do?
If they just use an ordinary watch synchronous with Earth movements, it will hopelessly lag behind the Sun. If one day it reads noon in the middle of the day, then two weeks later it will read noon at dawn. Now a solution of sorts would be to move the watch back 37 minutes each day, say at noon, but would YOU like it? I know I wouldn’t, and settlers wouldn’t either. They would keep forgetting it, so the watches would have to be built to adapt themselves automatically. But does this really solve the problem? With that trick, each time between 12:00 and 12:37 PM happens twice in succession. So you plan to catch the 12:24 from Syrtis? Which one, the 12:24 ‘before’, or the 12:24 ‘after’? And how easy is it to boil eggs between 12:36 and 12:02?
Read the whole essay, The Fortieth of July by Pierre Hallet. It’s a light, well-written, enjoyable read, about something you probably haven’t considered before. Also, you’ll have to read it to see why it’s called the The Fortieth of July.
‘Yes, always,’ she replied, without knowing what she said, for her thoughts had wandered far from the subject, as soon afterwards appeared by her suddenly exclaiming,
Jane Austen in Pride & Prejudice, Chapter 18
I don’t know… Elizabeth’s inability to pay attention and unawareness of what she’s just said reminds me a little bit too much of Bella…
Yes, Bella, who couldn’t find her own lips. Bella, who doesn’t realize when she’s in pain. Bella, who catches herself whistling, cause it’s really easy to start whistling and not notice.
Elizabeth, who, in the middle of a conversation filled with short sentences, forgets what she was talking about…
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