http://time2think.microblog.info/ about science, philosophy, politics, life, art, etc. Copyright 2007 Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:37:24 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.11 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss This Blog has moved to a new address: http://4seconds.microblog.info... http://time2think.microblog.info/archives/2007/07/new_address.html http://time2think.microblog.info/archives/2007/07/new_address.html Misc. Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:37:24 -0500 Dr. Sean Carroll has an interesting post on the life and the forces of nature. If I understand it correctly, it is claimed that since the only two forces of nature that can act at long distances are the gravity... http://time2think.microblog.info/archives/2004/05/a_note_on_life.html http://time2think.microblog.info/archives/2004/05/a_note_on_life.html Science & Technology Wed, 05 May 2004 13:38:56 -0500 I just read on Spirit mission status website that the source of problem with the Mars rover has most probably been a faulty flash memory chip. The funny thing though is that the operating system software has been resetting itself... http://time2think.microblog.info/archives/2004/01/so_much_for_sof.html http://time2think.microblog.info/archives/2004/01/so_much_for_sof.html Science & Technology Sat, 24 Jan 2004 23:08:29 -0500 I finally moved the weblog to its new location with a dot com address. This implementation allows me to use Movable Type which is much more powerfull than Blogger. Those free blogspaces are like living in a hotel for free.... http://time2think.microblog.info/archives/2004/01/change_of_addre.html http://time2think.microblog.info/archives/2004/01/change_of_addre.html Misc. Sun, 18 Jan 2004 14:46:38 -0500 One of the most popular TV mini series broadcasted on Iranian TV just before 1979 was Michel Strogoff. I remember it very well because at that time I was very fond of Jules Verne (and I am still fond... http://time2think.microblog.info/archives/2004/01/michel_strogoff.html http://time2think.microblog.info/archives/2004/01/michel_strogoff.html Art Sat, 10 Jan 2004 23:49:33 -0500 Those lives that are lost, are lost forever, but those that are saved will never forget this tragic event. While international help is pouring into Iran, one wonders why people are so far yet so close to each other?... http://time2think.microblog.info/archives/2003/12/on_iran_earthqu.html http://time2think.microblog.info/archives/2003/12/on_iran_earthqu.html Life Sun, 28 Dec 2003 15:03:22 -0500 Last week was the centennial celebration of Wright brother’s flight as a turning point in the history of human journey toward the heavens. Wright brothers, who owned a bicycle repair shop, were able to invent powered flight while working... http://time2think.microblog.info/archives/2003/12/wright_brothers.html http://time2think.microblog.info/archives/2003/12/wright_brothers.html Science & Technology Mon, 22 Dec 2003 19:58:44 -0500 Recently, the idea of wireless power transmission commonly known as power beaming has been very hot among the scientists. One of the application of this technique is proposed by Dr. David Criswell who is the Director of the Institute... http://time2think.microblog.info/archives/2003/12/lunar_solar_pow.html http://time2think.microblog.info/archives/2003/12/lunar_solar_pow.html Science & Technology Sat, 13 Dec 2003 16:07:53 -0500 I was just thinking that writing a fiction book is much easier than a nonfiction. In writing a fiction novel, you do not need to refer to many references and do much research on each individual sentence or statement... http://time2think.microblog.info/archives/2003/12/writing_a_book.html http://time2think.microblog.info/archives/2003/12/writing_a_book.html Life Mon, 08 Dec 2003 17:11:53 -0500 I just read in a report that if we scale down the population of earth to 100, then only one person will have access to a computer and only one person will have an academic degree! This is terrible.... http://time2think.microblog.info/archives/2003/12/terrible_news.html http://time2think.microblog.info/archives/2003/12/terrible_news.html Life Wed, 03 Dec 2003 19:38:06 -0500 I saw the matrix revolutions and I did not find it as bad as people have said in their reviews. I don't want to spoil the plot of the movie for people who haven't seen it yet, so I... http://time2think.microblog.info/archives/2003/11/the_matrix_revo.html http://time2think.microblog.info/archives/2003/11/the_matrix_revo.html Art Sun, 30 Nov 2003 01:08:29 -0500 I have seen 3 different types of graduate students in Canadian universities. Those who have got their undergraduate and high school degrees from North America, China, and Iran. It is interesting to see how different their approaches in research... http://time2think.microblog.info/archives/2003/11/university_stud.html http://time2think.microblog.info/archives/2003/11/university_stud.html Life Tue, 25 Nov 2003 12:39:48 -0500 I am going to see Matrix Revolutions tonight and frankly do not know what to expect after seeing all those bad reviews about the movie. I hope it won't be a total waste of time.... http://time2think.microblog.info/archives/2003/11/matrix.html http://time2think.microblog.info/archives/2003/11/matrix.html Art Tue, 25 Nov 2003 11:41:34 -0500 Erik Benson has had an interesting post on his website about comparing a universe with a computer, and as far as I understand his question is something like this: "How the universe is able to calculate the exact effects... http://time2think.microblog.info/archives/2003/11/the_universes_c.html http://time2think.microblog.info/archives/2003/11/the_universes_c.html Philosophy and Religion Mon, 24 Nov 2003 18:48:56 -0500 I think those disclaimers shown on TV commercials are very stupid. They are several lines in so small fonts that nobody can read them even after recording them on tape let alone during the 5 seconds that they are... http://time2think.microblog.info/archives/2003/11/tv_commercials.html http://time2think.microblog.info/archives/2003/11/tv_commercials.html Life Thu, 20 Nov 2003 22:38:29 -0500