Time: What is it and Why Movies Always Screw it up
By Benjamin Carlson Ahh, time. That great thing which envelopes all that we know and confuses everybody who tries to quantify and describe it at its most base nature. Sure, Google defines a second...
View ArticleQuantum Computing: Qubits, Al Gore, and Using Cool Words to Sound Smart
By Benjamin Frederick Carlson The world of computing could be getting much more interesting very soon. Mostly because the word “quantum” is involved and everyone sounds smarter when they use it....
View Article3-D Printing: Gun Control, Speech Control, and Control Control
By RU Twisted Not that you had a lot of faith in our lawmakers to begin with, but the whole topic of 3-D printed guns does a fantastic job of showing just how ridiculous our politicians are at erring...
View ArticleTick Tock
By Kevin Wilson Have you ever tried to build a clock? It’s not as easy as you might think. Accurate timepieces have been the realm of specialized craftsmen for centuries, relying on complicated...
View ArticleTim Cook and Apple: American of Americans
By RU Twisted, aka RU Twisted A friend texted me today, “Tim Cook, a gay, obnoxiously intellectual billionaire, is the most American of Americans in America right now. And I have nowhere to vent about...
View ArticleBill Nye: WTF?
By Kevin Wilson I have a great deal of respect for Bill Nye. As a young boy, I was intensely curious about the world around me. I had to know how everything worked. I had to know why the sky was blue,...
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