It’s 5:40 pm. I’m upstairs at the
dining table reading my sister’s astronomy and space encyclopedia. Still in the
middle of it but I’m enjoying it like the ones I read earlier. Might also read
Signal 100 for half an hour then switch to a movie. But I might just keep
reading for fun.
“Solitude was the essential part
of his genius.”
— Isaac
Newton (2003) by James Gleick
I don’t know what’s the matter
with people: they don’t learn by understanding; they learn by some other way–by
rote, or something.
— "Surely
You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character
The ancient Egyptians created the
first 365 day solar calendar. The ancient Romans made adjustments and added one
extra day every four years.
In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII (the 13th)
corrected the problems. He ordered that three leap years should be skipped
every 400 years. We use the Gregorian calendar today, named for Pope Gregory.
— Rourke's World of Science
Encyclopedia: Volume 7: Astronomy and Space
Suppose three men can paint three
fences in three hours. How long would it take one man to paint one fence? It’s
tempting to blurt out “one hour.”
The correct answer is three hours.
— The Joy of x by Steven Strogatz
“There are 100 signals to activate
your suicide.”
— Arata Miyatsuki
