Author Archives: PlatoHagel

An Artistic Valuation of Science

Posted on November 18, 2008 by PlatoHagel

If I can’t call it science, then what shall I call it?:) Yellow, Red, Blue by Wassily Kandinsky 1925; Oil on canvas, 127x200cm; Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris See:An Artistic Valuation of Science Dialogos of Eide

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The Library

Posted on November 16, 2008 by PlatoHagel

AS some of you know, earlier, I made reference to a new blogging place that I was working on that I may be moving too. The idea here is that the current blogging place called, “Dialogos of Eide” only reflects … Continue reading →

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Larry Page in Support of White Space?

Posted on November 10, 2008 by PlatoHagel

The United States 700 MHz FCC wireless spectrum auction was started by the FCC on January 24, 2008 for the rights to operate the 700 MHz frequency band in the United States. The details of process were the subject of … Continue reading →

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Corinthian bronze

Posted on November 5, 2008 by PlatoHagel

“ Man is the most composite of all creatures…. Well, as in the old burning of the Temple at Corinth, by the melting and intermixture of silver and gold and other metals a new compound more precious than any, called … Continue reading →

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WIFI and Spectrum

Posted on November 2, 2008 by PlatoHagel

A free public Wi-Fi access point Wardriving is the act of searching for Wi-Fi wireless networks by a person in a moving vehicle, using a portable computer or PDA. Software for wardriving is freely available on the Internet, notably NetStumbler … Continue reading →

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White Space

Posted on October 30, 2008 by PlatoHagel

While existing companies control access to the internet it is with some contention that I see people regardless of the portal created through to internet access should have “free access” to this. Currently Governments hold the rights to auction so … Continue reading →

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Foundational Issues

Posted on October 28, 2008 by PlatoHagel

Mathematics Problem That Remains Elusive — And Beautiful By Raymond Petersen Dyson, one of the most highly-regarded scientists of his time, poignantly informed the young man that his findings into the distribution of prime numbers corresponded with the spacing and … Continue reading →

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Plato and Justice

Posted on October 23, 2008 by PlatoHagel

A just society must be governed by men of reason.Inventing a new social myth to replace the old. Socrates calls those who rule for the benefit of the whole society and not to it’s detriment golden men: in his myth … Continue reading →

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Fear and Ignorance

Posted on October 16, 2008 by PlatoHagel

This is a very significant physical result because it tells us that the energy of a system described by a harmonic oscillator potential cannot have zero energy. Physical systems such as atoms in a solid lattice or in polyatomic molecules … Continue reading →

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Space Weather

Posted on October 14, 2008 by PlatoHagel

Unfurling Prominence Eruption (October 10, 2008) The STEREO (Ahead) spacecraft observed this visually stunning prominence eruption on Sept. 29, 2008 in the 304 Angstrom wavelength of extreme UV light. It rose up and cascaded to the right over several hours, … Continue reading →

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