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April 26, 2012

Quoting Ayn Rand

“Love is blind, they say; sex is impervious to reason and mocks the power of all philosophers. But, in fact, a person’s sexual choice…

April 21, 2012

‘Abyss’, Stargate SG-1

I watched ‘Abyss’ again today, after feeling for ages that I should do it. I was unsure what I would be meeting when I…

April 1, 2012

‘Roma’, S. Saylor

‘Roma’ was a truly brilliant book in my opinion — designed as a history book more than a historical novel (with an explanation referring…

February 25, 2012

‘Crusader Kings II’

Having recently bought the new Paradox game Crusader Kings II, I have already managed to spend a fair amount of time trying to carve…

November 24, 2011

De-tail

Oh the wonders of accents. There’s “detail” and there is also… “de-tail”. Or, at least, that is how it sounds to me. First I…

November 23, 2011

Gravitational Sea-Level Rise

I thought to start this blog with the first scientific post touching gently on the topic of my last essay, on the interactions of…

November 22, 2011

On Science

Due to science factoring in on nearly every aspect of what there remains to be done, I’ve decided that I’ll branch out once more…

November 21, 2011

On the Multiple Qualities of Jar Jar Binks

It is an unfortunate consequence of watching the prequel trilogy that many people develop an intense dislike towards a character of great significance. Namely,…

November 13, 2011

‘With Fire and Sword’, H. Sienkiewicz

Henryk Sienkiewicz’s books are a wonder to read. Having recently concluded (once again) his ‘With Fire and Sword’, I can reaffirm that there are…

October 1, 2011

Energy Consumption

“Don’t believe any prediction of the life expectancy of a non-renewable resource until you have confirmed the prediction by repeating the calculation. Corollary: The…

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Author: krikson