Adding Epicycles

March 10, 2015

http://www.c2.com/cgi/wiki?AddingEpicycles

The Apartment

March 5, 2015

"Do l! That leaky boat you rented, and me in a black negligee and a life preserver."

Josef Hoflehner

February 17, 2015

http://www.josefhoflehner.com/jetairliner.html

Fascinating photography of jetliners landing over beaches.

Composed Of - Comprised Of

February 4, 2015

"Usage Note: The traditional rule states that the whole comprises the parts and the parts compose the whole. In strict usage: The Union comprises 50 states. Fifty states compose (or make up) the Union. Even though careful writers often maintain this distinction, comprise is increasingly used in place of compose, especially in the passive: The Union is comprised of 50 states. Our surveys show that opposition to this usage is abating. In the 1960s, 53 percent of the Usage Panel found this usage unacceptable; in 1996, only 35 percent objected."

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/comprised

https://medium.com/backchannel/meet-the-ultimate-wikignome-10508842caad

This American Life: Burroughs 101

February 4, 2015

This is a pretty amazing radio broadcast about William S. Burroughs. Beautifully edited and tastefully put together. They give genuine insights about the man and the myth.

http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/546/burroughs-101

"I am attempting to create a new mythology for the space age. I feel that the old mythologies are definitely broken down and are not adequate at the present time."

Men in Black

February 4, 2015

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119654/

Electromagnetism

February 2, 2015

Maxwell's equations predicted an infinite number of frequencies of electromagnetic waves, all traveling at the speed of light. This was the first indication of the existence of the entire electromagnetic spectrum.