1. The refusal to link our origins to 'lesser animals' stems from a deep-rooted, audacious pride in our species that is instilled by most religions. The sooner we understand that the universe is not a grand entertainment arena designed for us, that there is no designer who will watch over us and tide us through …
Category: Views and Observations
OCD Street Tiles
Not many people know that I have a certain degree of OCD. So I was interested to see this metapicture photo shared on facebook, titled ‘Worst thing that can happen to OCD people’: The sense of utter discomfort I felt was surprisingly sharp and immediate. I was itching to go pull up the tile and …
What are you doing now?
I was on the phone with a friend when she asked me that question. I always have this urge to never answer that question straight. But this time I had an additional thought. My cell phone was charging from the wall, so what I was actually doing was pacing around in a rough semicircle about …
The Goddamn Particle
All this Hype On the 4th of July there were some fireworks at CERN as they announced they have probably found the elusive Higgs Boson. The CERN website homepage was set to automatically redirect to a cool new facelifted page that announces this: On the top right is a tiny link to the original site. …
Cracked
I’ve cracked it. Finally. This darned thing has been crashing over and over again for years. I was at my wit’s end to find what was wrong. Which part of this cryptic network is the culprit. I’ve finally cracked it. It was simple. But it was something I didn’t want to see. That’s why I …
One Life 