Author Archives: PlatoHagel

Raindrops

Posted on January 20, 2009 by PlatoHagel

I dunno. After some thinking, how is it one can think that such an abstraction could descend into the modern mind, and think it reveals the idea of nature in expression? It’s just an artistic interpretation then, nothing more? The … Continue reading →

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The Pringles Potato Chip

Posted on January 18, 2009 by PlatoHagel

….a higher dimensional version of the Pringle’s potato chip. Brian Greene, The Fabric of the Cosmos, pg 483, Para 2, line 29 Again I try remind good scientists that I have nothing to offer other then trying to keep pace … Continue reading →

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Blackhole Wars

Posted on January 17, 2009 by PlatoHagel

The Cosmic Landscape, Page 339, Para 2. Dialogos of Eide

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Events → Richard M. Stallman Speeches

Posted on January 15, 2009 by PlatoHagel

Richard Matthew Stallman (born March 16, 1953), often abbreviated “rms”,[2] is an American software freedom activist, hacker,[3] and software developer. In September 1983, he launched the GNU Project[4] to create a free Unix-like operating system, and has been the project’s … Continue reading →

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The Shock Doctrine

Posted on January 14, 2009 by PlatoHagel

See:The Shock Doctrine Shock and Awe are actions that create fears, dangers, and destruction that are incomprehensible to the people at large, specific elements/sectors of the threat society, or the leadership. Nature in the form of tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, … Continue reading →

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SuperCritical Fluid

Posted on January 11, 2009 by PlatoHagel

What choice do I have but to quote myself.:) At 11:47 AM, January 09, 2009, Blogger Plato said… Superfluous is a mathematical construct for sure. Continuity, asked not from the condense matter theorist point of view as Jacque’s remind, or, … Continue reading →

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γνώθι σεαυτόν

Posted on January 11, 2009 by PlatoHagel

A stained glass window with the contracted version γνωθι σαυτόν. The saying “Know thyself” may refer by extension to the ideal of understanding human behavior, morals, and thought, because ultimately to understand oneself is to understand other humans as well. … Continue reading →

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Lost in Translation

Posted on January 7, 2009 by PlatoHagel

Photo Credit: NASA Supernova Remnant Turns 400Four hundred years ago, sky watchers, including the famous astronomer Johannes Kepler, were startled by the sudden appearance of a “new star” in the western sky, rivaling the brilliance of the nearby planets. Now, … Continue reading →

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The Universe and the World in Landscape

Posted on January 6, 2009 by PlatoHagel

Photograph by Clifford Johnson Sometimes it is important to be able to see in the context that mountains can hold for other people. These people are living in a world “a little perceptibly” different then our own. So what do … Continue reading →

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Graphical timeline from Big Bang to Heat Death

Posted on January 6, 2009 by PlatoHagel

Click on Image for Larger View-See:Graphical timeline from Big Bang to Heat Death From the Big Bang through the present day and well into the future, matter and dark matter in the universe is concentrated in stars, galaxies, and galaxy … Continue reading →

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