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Bambrick's Law of Technological Acceleration
Bambrick's Law of Technological Acceleration states that technology is accelerating faster Than Bambrick's Law of Technical Acceleration, even when you take Bambrick's Law of Technological Acceleration into account. This is rarely outpaced by Bambrick's Law of Technical Overcomp…
Bring me a rock
This is a game you can’t win. Here is how to play “Bring me a rock” Player 1: “Bring me a rock!” Player 2 finds a rock and brings it to player 1. Player 1: “No! Not *that* rock!” External Sources I don’t know the origin of this parable. I’ve found mentions quite a way back,…
Paradox
I don't want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member. —Groucho Marx What is a paradox? That of course depends on what you mean by "is". Some paradoxes are statements that are self-contradictory. Some paradoxes are statements that are simultaneously true and untrue…
The dog paradox
The dog paradox is this. Sometimes you meet a family who have a wonderful pet dog. The family invariably say: “Oh he doesn’t think he’s a dog. He’s pretty sure he’s a human!” And everyone laughs. It's all Very Cute™. But, when you stagger away from this odd family, a creeping r…
Smoke On The Stairway To Roadhouse California
Here's a little song I1 wrote, you might want to sing it note by note. (The title is thanks to Bruce Anthon, in this article there is a line about the infinite patience of people working in instrument shops, withstanding endless renditions of "Smoke On The Stairway To Roadhouse …
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