The Deep Field Paradox

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Normally, objects that are further away look smaller. That is the basic rule of perspective. Without this rule, everything would be infini...

SNL and the international comedy delay

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Saturady Night Live is now being licensed, not just imitated, in other countries (see links):  Japan , Korea , Spain , Italy , Brazil ...
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Laziness is the mother of efficiency.

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Complete Camera Convergence

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We are headed towards a point in technology where spaces are visually replicated in three dimensions in real time, transmitted, and viewe...

Judeo-christianity is voluntary serfdom to a hypothetical king.

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How could it be that in the US, where slavery and aristocracy are officially rejected, where freedom and individuality are more possible tha...

Why did the chicken cross the road?

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Because it's afraid of the car (or anything that's making a noise or seems threatening). I have seen this many times, because we...

A brief history of modern life

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Phase 1: Not doing everything yourself anymore: Electricity, running hot water, the oven, the refrigerator, the supermarket, processed food...

Never buy more than fits on your shelves and don’t buy more shelves.

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Americans call WWII "the good war”. Europeans call it “the last war.” Neither are right.

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The law of geographic perspective

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In physical perspective objects further away look smaller and closer together and are harder to distinguish. There is an equivalent in cultu...