Monthly Archives: April 2006

Schrödinger

By WorldWideWeber | Published: April 4, 2006
Here in the Basement, we try to avoid two things: Simply pointing to posts at other blogs, no matter how good they are or how much we agree with them; Encouraging the importation and distorted application of complex scientific concepts to life, literature, or even other branches of science. But this post brings quantum mechanics [...]
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Really

By WorldWideWeber | Published: April 2, 2006
Recently we were all treated to the spectacle of George W. Bush not answering a question put to him by Helen Thomas: “Why did you really want to go to war [in Iraq]?” Today the Independent reports that the US and UK are establishing “enduring bases” there. I can hear GWB divvying them up:  “Two [...]
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  • Proverbs for Paranoids, 3: If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about answers.
    —Gravity’s Rainbow

    ‘Is it about a bicycle?’ he asked.
    —The Third Policeman