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Archive for June 4th, 2008

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

In Praise of Carnot!

By Thoreau
The quarter is winding down. Last week I taught about the Carnot cycle, and I enjoyed it so much that I’d like to give a layman’s version of what Sadi Carnot figured out, why it is so universally important, and how it ties into lots of other intellectually significant things. I will [...]

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

In case of rapture, your bank account data is safe with us!

By Thoreau
Surely we’ve all faced this scenario when making plans for our future and the safety of our loved ones:  What if we are summoned to heaven by God while our loved ones are left behind to face the armies of the Antichrist as they spread out across the earth?  Now, registered Republicans are fairly [...]