…were much greater than our own.
I’ve made a few posts on the principle that anything is better than nothing, but I think this is worth reading.
Sarah gave me a copy of Herodotus for my birthday. I opened it, at random, in the middle, and read that the Egyptians circumnavigated Africa.
Well, strictly speaking, it was the [...]
Well, maybe that’s an exaggeration, but that’s what I thought on the way back this evening. Cycling when it’s dry has its plus points too, but cycling in the rain is exhilerating.
We don’t tell non-cyclists that - instead, we sigh, and say stoically, that we have to cycle through it, and it will be better [...]
I knew that 3% of the people who contracted the 1918 flu virus died, but I read in the New Scientist (8 October paper edition - sorry, no link) that in fact, that figure is actually 3% of those that fell ill. In fact, virtually everyone on the planet was infected and a third of [...]
I’m developing the theory that all people, without exception, are stupid, selfish, cruel and aggressive. Evidence will be posted here.
There is a refinement of the theory that I am already certain of, which is that people in cars are stupid, selfish, cruel and aggressive. This is particularly fascinating, from a scientific point of view, because [...]
…for the domain name to be confirmed by the registrar. A bit frustrating, since PlusNet did their side of it at the weekend and in just a few hours.
I think we should do away with registrars entirely, and rely on an emergent network based on trust metrics and established use. I guess it wouldn’t be [...]
Well, I finally got around to starting up a blog. Thank you very much for coming to read it.