This episode features a special cameo by Newton’s universal law of gravitation. One of the few questions that I had 100% correct on my mechanics final during freshman year involved the universal law of gravitation. So, thanks for that question, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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I like it when Newton gets a chance to lay some smack down. –Geoff
Ashoka really was just about the coolest king ever. He promulgated complete freedom of religion within his realm, and set Being Decent as the core principle of his government. He erected monuments to the grief he felt inside at having […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Geoff sent this to me a while back, and it kicked off a whole Carl Sagan mania in the ancestral domains here, one of the products of which was the title of today’s episode. Oo look, here’s more! – Count […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I wandered around APE for a few hours last Saturday. The Count and I were thinking about getting a booth there, but this plan fell through. However, attending APE as a civilian is still a recommended activity. I was able […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I have just been made aware of The 5 Pimpingest Historical Figures on cracked.com. And by “made aware,” I mean I was laughing so hard that I wasn’t breathing and tears were running down my face. Your mileage may vary. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Frederick has never quite understood the Power of Time. But the assembled host here understood a thing or two about conquest. Frederick spent the better part of a decade smacking around Austria and France. Peter conquered Sweden… eventually. Zhuge Liang […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
To be fair, there are worse years to be stuck in. – Count Dolby von Luckner