Everything Is Pointless: November 2007

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Thursday, November 29, 2007

G + Lambda g = 8 pi T

Monday, November 26, 2007

The Wall & A Hunger Artist

Two short stories to consider:

The Wall by Jean-Paul Sartre

&

A Hunger Artist by Franz Kafka

Saturday, November 10, 2007

The Ape That Got Lucky

Friday, November 02, 2007

We're All Just Nuclear Waste

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