It’s not obvious that this professor of aerospace engineering knows that the sun is the hardest place to get to in the solar system. Escape from the solar system is easier.
Category Archives: Mathematics
The French Revolutionary Calendar
After the French revolutionaries beheaded their king, they had another bright idea:
— Jash Dholani (@oldbooksguy) November 4, 2024
"Let's make the day 10 hours long"
This is NOT a joke. Left-wing "experts" actually changed the length of minutes, hours, and weeks in the name of science…
This is the story of that disaster:
Debt Doom is Coming
Some ideas of what to do about it.
Dubious Medical Norms
Medicine is much less scientific than they would have you believe.
Climate Models
Understanding the seven major errors of them.
Biden Has A Weak Hand
Some game theory from Nate Silver.
I’m not sure why he doesn’t mention what to me is an obvious way to force Biden out. All they have to do is say that they’re going to “realize” that there actually is a lot of evidence of family corruption, and it would be very sad if they were to start to agree with the Republicans about it, but what are you going to do? Does Nate not discuss this because he really believes it doesn’t exist, or because he doesn’t want to give it credence himself?
The Three “Ds” Of The Climate Agenda
Learning To Slow Down Time
An interesting (and entertaining) post on why time seems to accelerate as we age and what to do about it.
Lunar Lander Problems
Doubling Computer Speed
…at half the power, using existing hardware. This seems like a big deal, but I suspect it means rewriting a lot of code. I’m wondering if AI could help with the code rewrite?