Edward Murrow, See It Now |
Edward R. Murrow, U.S. newscaster, pioneer in Broadcast journalismOne of the most prominent attacks on McCarthy's methods was an episode of the TV documentary series See It Now, hosted b...
Posted by Random Dude on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:52:00 PST |
Death of Archimedes |
The last words attributed to Archimedes are "Do not disturb my circles" (Greek: µ? µ?? --??? ??????? --??--------), a reference to the circles in the mathematical drawing that he was supposedly stud...
Posted by Random Dude on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:43:00 PST |
Flavius Belisarius |
Flavius Belisarius or Belisarios (Greek ?--??--?????) (505(?) 565) was one of the greatest generals of the ..:namespace prefix = s...
Posted by Random Dude on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:37:00 PST |
Justinian: Layman Emperor |
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Justinian, born in 482,[4] was a Latin-speaking[5] Illyrian[6][7] peasant from a small village called Tauresi...
Posted by Random Dude on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:32:00 PST |
With Reference to Reference |
With Reference to Reference
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Barbara Havercroft
The Resistance of Reference: Linguistics, Philosophy, and the Lite...
Posted by Random Dude on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:14:00 PST |
The sperm whales brain and spinal cord discussed |
in Chapter 80 of Melville's Moby-Dick (1851):
If the Sperm Whale be physiognomically a Sphinx, to the phrenologist his brain seems that geometrical circle which it is impossible to square. In i...
Posted by Random Dude on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 06:00:00 PST |
Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori |
"Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori:mors et fugacem persequitur virumnec parcit inbellis iuventaepoplitibus timidove tergo."
"How sweet and fitting it is to die for your native land:Death pur...
Posted by Random Dude on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 04:12:00 PST |
Mythopoeia |
" Blessed are the legend-makers with their rhyme Of things not found within recorded time. It is not they that have forgot the Night, Or bid us flee to organized delight In lotus-isles of economi...
Posted by Random Dude on Wed, 26 Dec 2007 10:53:00 PST |
The Technological Singularity |
The SingularityHuman history has been characterized by an accelerating rate oftechnological progress. It is caused by a positive feedback loop.A new technology, such as agriculture, allows an in...
Posted by Random Dude on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:57:00 PST |
Looking for a safe stance on abortion? Me neither. |
This is originaly a post from www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net. Hilarious
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I'm tired of political candidates pussy-footing delicately around ...
Posted by Random Dude on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 02:31:00 PST |
