the whole problem with science

What physicists, religious critics and geeks like myself have been waiting for:

First beam in the LHC - accelerating science

A historic moment in the CERN Control Centre: the beam was successfully steered around the accelerator.

Geneva, 10 September 2008. The first beam in the Large Hadron Collider at CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) was successfully steered around the full 27 kilometres of the world’s most powerful particle accelerator at 10h28 this morning. This historic event marks a key moment in the transition from over two decades of preparation to a new era of scientific discovery.

“It’s a fantastic moment,” said LHC project leader Lyn Evans, “we can now look forward to a new era of understanding about the origins and evolution of the universe.”

Read the rest of the article here.

Now if you actually read the article and had a slight nosebleed, Calvin has a simpler, thoughtful take on things (click to enlarge):


More Calvin wisdom:

(Calvin is standing behind a box with “SCIENTIFIC NAMES: $1.00” written on it):

Hobbes: "Scientific names?"

Calvin: "Sure. Scientists think up all these cool, wacky theories, but then give them dull, unimaginative names. For instance, scientists think space is full of mysterious, invisible mass, so, what do they call it??? Dark matter! DUUHHHHHH!!! I tell you, there’s a fortune to be made here!"

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Calvin: Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.

Ah, I miss Calvin and Hobbes. Someone buy me the book collection please.


Read more about CERN and the Large Hadron Collider. Check out the video, too.

spiralling (to half a tablet, three times a day)

I want to move. Far away, like to another country. For about six months, one year, tops. To study, work part-time, just be. I’ve been wanting to do this for as long as I can remember. And I want to do it before I get any older, get married, start a family, all that. You know, just do it, get it out of my system. Experience it without worrying about feeding children.

I think my family needs me here. Mama’s not well, never has been, really, it’s just becoming more and more obvious now – even she can’t hide it. Alex just got well. I’ve started a company here. After two years it’s still an infant, but hey Rome wasn’t built in a day. I want to start another business with my mother, who needs it more than I do on an emotional and psychological level. My brother’s just basically starting his career, and might need help in some areas of it. Mark’s here.

And oh, I have less than $700 to my name. That’s after five years of working. Can’t even buy a one-way plane ticket.

So these things are pulling my head in many different directions. And I’m just about to go crazy. Again. Hello Alprazolam.

today

Surfed the net for pictures of Ellen and Portia’s exquisite wedding, and ended up at Joshua Radin’s website. He sang at the wedding a song called Today. Beautiful. So I listened to all of Joshua’s new songs and they’re all great. Mental note to search for his current and previous albums (oh my haven’t been to a music store in so long).

Anyway, now I’m a huge fan.

Pointless observation pala: All the celebrities and artists I like or whose work I admire, their names all start with J. John Cusack. Joshua Jackson. Jesse Bradford. Jude Law. And now Joshua Radin.

With the exception of Edward Norton. And Ellen. Whose names start with E. Hahaha! Told you, pointless.

Even in real life. My friends will know that the names of the people I used to like/love/hate (haha) all start with J or E. Mark’s nickname at home is Jomark by the way.

Hay walang kwenta ang post na ‘to hehe. Sakit pa ng tiyan ko huhu.

By Joshua Radin:

Vegetable Car

baby, you don't even know me but one day i'll get up the courage as you pass by you'll see baby, one look just might save me i need you to slow by the corner stop right in front of me till then i'll see you hopefully through i do, wish that you'd ask me to ride along it wouldn't be wrong to tell me more than i know about you she drives a vegetable car diesel mercedes green two-door i barely know who you are lisa loeb glasses i'd sure like to ask you to stay baby, i need you to save me the one thing that my heart requires is that you admire me till then i'll see you hopefully through i do, wish that you'd ask me to ride along it wouldn't be wrong to tell me more than i know about you she drives a vegetable car diesel mercedes green two-door i barely know who you are lisa loeb glasses i'd sure like to ask you to stay how do i know why the sight of you makes me weak each time i see you turn on to my street your hair is always up in a bun this girl's the one she drives a vegetable car diesel mercedes green two-door i barely know who you are lisa loeb glasses i'd sure like to ask you to stay don't go

walang aalis

Found a comment on a recent article/post about the Eheads:

"we love the eraserheads. kahit ilan beses kayo bumalik at magdisband, may manonood pa rin sa inyo.

take your time. andito lang kaming lahat."

Aww.

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