May 28: Riots not Diets
This should've been in the "Radical Lace & Subversive Knitting" exhibit Cyndi and I went to while in NYC for our anniversary last year.
This should've been in the "Radical Lace & Subversive Knitting" exhibit Cyndi and I went to while in NYC for our anniversary last year.
May 23: The problem with teleportation
Here's something I've never thought about:
One problem with teleportation is that all the computers and machines in the world can’t manage the task of taking a person apart atom by atom and putting it back together.
The other, philosophical, problem is: Would the person after teleportation still be the “same”? Or would it be a new, different person, only merely similar to the original one?
From shtikl.
Obviously, the more interesting question is the second. The first is just a matter of time. Sooner or later, you'll be able to take people apart atom by atom with your phone. But once you phone them somewhere else, will it still be them?
What do you think?
Here's something I've never thought about:One problem with teleportation is that all the computers and machines in the world can’t manage the task of taking a person apart atom by atom and putting it back together.
The other, philosophical, problem is: Would the person after teleportation still be the “same”? Or would it be a new, different person, only merely similar to the original one?
From shtikl.
Obviously, the more interesting question is the second. The first is just a matter of time. Sooner or later, you'll be able to take people apart atom by atom with your phone. But once you phone them somewhere else, will it still be them?
What do you think?
May 22: I am Charlie, but really I'm John
This silly lost quiz thinks I'm Charlie:
...but, I think I'm more of a John Locke:
But, maybe--with my dashing good looks and penchant for attracting former (and sadly, not so former) heroin addicts--I'm a Claire:
This silly lost quiz thinks I'm Charlie:
...but, I think I'm more of a John Locke:
But, maybe--with my dashing good looks and penchant for attracting former (and sadly, not so former) heroin addicts--I'm a Claire:
...but, I think I'm more of a John Locke:
But, maybe--with my dashing good looks and penchant for attracting former (and sadly, not so former) heroin addicts--I'm a Claire:
May 14: Awesome Cup on Craigslist -- UPDATED (again)
This made me laugh:
"Note- glass half full." Ha!
It reminds me of the guy several years ago who was selling a nickel (possibly a quarter) on ebay. I think I won it for $1.25. As a bonus he included a drawing of a monkey.
Update, just minutes later: The awesome cup has already been removed from craigslist. I'm not sure why, though. It didn't break any of the rules. Sometimes beauty can be so fleeting.
Update, the next morning: I posted on CL that I wanted the cup. My post was removed (again, not sure why as no rules were broken), but I got this email from the cup owner:Sadly, due to overwhelming demand the red cup has been spoken for and a select few individuals are in a heated bidding war. If you are still in the market for something awesome I will be cataloging my collection within the next few weeks and everything must go. I have decided to move on to collecting more “Rad” items, as I see a future in such antiques that Awesome could never offer despite my overwhelming love for the genre.
Too funny.
This made me laugh:
"Note- glass half full." Ha!
It reminds me of the guy several years ago who was selling a nickel (possibly a quarter) on ebay. I think I won it for $1.25. As a bonus he included a drawing of a monkey.
Update, just minutes later: The awesome cup has already been removed from craigslist. I'm not sure why, though. It didn't break any of the rules. Sometimes beauty can be so fleeting.
Update, the next morning: I posted on CL that I wanted the cup. My post was removed (again, not sure why as no rules were broken), but I got this email from the cup owner:
"Note- glass half full." Ha!
It reminds me of the guy several years ago who was selling a nickel (possibly a quarter) on ebay. I think I won it for $1.25. As a bonus he included a drawing of a monkey.
Update, just minutes later: The awesome cup has already been removed from craigslist. I'm not sure why, though. It didn't break any of the rules. Sometimes beauty can be so fleeting.
Update, the next morning: I posted on CL that I wanted the cup. My post was removed (again, not sure why as no rules were broken), but I got this email from the cup owner:
Sadly, due to overwhelming demand the red cup has been spoken for and a select few individuals are in a heated bidding war. If you are still in the market for something awesome I will be cataloging my collection within the next few weeks and everything must go. I have decided to move on to collecting more “Rad” items, as I see a future in such antiques that Awesome could never offer despite my overwhelming love for the genre.Too funny.
