In it, maybe. (View Post)

My ability to travel is restricted, but many many years ago, I was a graduate student in astrophysics. There was a total eclipse in Mexico and, as I was studying the outer atmospheres of cool stars, … (View Post)

The Greeks and Romans feared chaos. Not freedom, but chaos. For them, civilization meant safety, food security, clean water, literacy, public baths, a modicum of property rights, etc. A major tool fo… (View Post)

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In other words, for all that software has advanced in 30 years, users haven't. (View Post)