Epistemology Sausages, and science 6 Dec 2009 One should not see, goes the old saw, laws or sausages being made. This is also true of science, for a reason. Before something is published, scientists argue, insult each other, discuss things in casual ways and use unclear jargon and terminology that looks like, to an outsider who is… Read More
Humor Now this is a proper wedding ceremony 2 Jun 200724 Nov 2022 I only recently discovered 9 Chickwood Lane, which is a really odd cartoon strip with ballet dancers, veterinarians and a visiting space alien named Thorax. Before I found this (and Pibgorn, which is in the same universe), Thorax officated at the marriage of two of the characters. Being an alien,… Read More
Humor Which Discworld character are you? 25 Sep 2008 Oddly enough, this doesn’t bother me in the slightest… Your result for The Which Discworld Character Am I Test… Susan Sto Helit As Death’s granddaughter (a long story, which you greatly dislike), you inherited his ultimate practicality and lack of fear. In fact, boogeymen and other childhood boggles fear YOU…. Read More