Category Archives: sciences

Newton’s dance

Posted on Wednesday, 2002 March 06 by Anton

Awesome orbital simulations in Java, including an answer to “everyone’s favorite question about Klemperer Rosettes. Is Larry Niven’s Puppeteer solar system stable?”

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that’s one big pigeon

Posted on Tuesday, 2002 March 05 by Anton

DNA yields dodo family secrets. (Link from Vicki Rosenzweig.)

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hello web!

Posted on Tuesday, 2002 March 05 by Anton

The newest contributor to my hit-count is a link from Andrea and Friedrich Lohmueller, whose image galleries are worth the visit.

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two candles in the darkness

Posted on Tuesday, 2002 March 05 by Anton

JPL continues to keep track of both Voyagers.

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privatize

Posted on Monday, 2002 March 04 by Anton

There’s a story that someone from England was invited to talk about free markets in some other country, and after his speech was approached by several members of the audience who said, “I cannot agree with your ideas because I … Continue reading →

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√(-1) am not a number!

Posted on Friday, 2002 March 01 by Anton

For an introvert who hates confrontation, being a crank is hard on the nerves. Recently unemployed, I’m shopping around for medical insurance. I prefer not to continue with Aetna, because they put my So-called Social Security Number right on the … Continue reading →

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physics games

Posted on Thursday, 2002 February 28 by Anton

Greg Egan’s moving story “Border Guards” mentions the game of Quantum Soccer, which he demonstrates with an applet. See also Ruth Chabay‘s game Electric Field Hockey.

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