This interesting article in the New Yorker about ultra-geniuses Albert Einstein and Kurt Gödel is well worth reading (it's in part a review of Rebecca Goldstein's new book called "Incompleteness: The Proof and Paradox of Kurt … [Read more...]

Good old Tom Tomorrow.  Click the image for the full-size, ez-2-read version.  (Hat tip: Kos.) … [Read more...]

So, the Times checks into Philadelphia's providing of wireless broadband to its citizens. Verizon, of course, went totally ballistic, and strong-armed the governor of PA into signing a bill forbidding any other municipality from doing the … [Read more...]

I just tried Google's new map/directions feature, which you can try for your very own self here.  It's really, really good.  Much better than any other I've used.  Which means that, as word gets out, everyone will start using … [Read more...]

And let's add... Democrat. Fantastic team. Heady QB. Amazing coaching staff -- to the point of near-clairvoyance.Give it up for THREE. … [Read more...]

Sorry to get all liberal/paternalistic, but I really think we need a law banning cell phone use while driving. Link:A report from the University of Utah sayswhen motorists between 18 and 25 talk on cell phones, they drive likeelderly people … [Read more...]

I'm not going to link to a bad review out of respect for fellow musicians, so I'll just quote this for you, from today's Globe, in a review of a La Boheme in Boston:The computer scrambled the surtitles and repeatedly sabotaged … [Read more...]

Tired of our steady diet of tightly reasoned thought-provoking commentary that reinforced what you already knew? Take a break from your feverish reading of the sports pages in preparation for Sunday's showdown, soak up a bit of bandwidth … [Read more...]

As you undoubtedly know, there are several balls planned for W's inauguration, all with names like "Constitution Ball," "Freedom Ball," "Independence Ball," etc. Now, coming up with humorous names for fake … [Read more...]

Last night I attended a concert featuring some choral works of J.S. Bach.  I was struck by the following passage from Bach's Cantata no. 179, sung by the tenor soloist (this translation from the original German is by Pamela … [Read more...]