Nerds vs. Geeks

This is the first time I've seen someone back up my etimological argument that "nerds" were just the smart sub-set of "geeks" once upon a time. Then sometime, things flipped, and geek became the cool term. In a technologically savvy sense, of course... ;-)

The Alpha Geeks

Edward Lorenz - R.I.P.

Edward Lorenz Obituary

Lorenz was one of my scientific heroes. A meteorologist who discovered that small differences in initial conditions in non-linear systems may cause huge variations later. (a.k.a. the butterfly effect) In other words, how it is impossible to predict the weather far in advance without knowing everything that's happening everywhere to an infinite precision...

Told You So!!!

NYTimes: The Claim: Caffeine Causes Dehydration
by Anahad O'Connor

Drinking

In the end, I'm not sure exactly if the article had no point, or if I already had heard everything it said:
NYTimes: When People Drink Themselves Silly, and Why
By BENEDICT CAREY


I generally feel that drinking amplifies whatever mood that I'm in.

Dumb and Dumber: Are Americans Hostile to Knowledge?

Dumb and Dumber: Are Americans Hostile to Knowledge?
NYTimes

I would say no. The vast majority of people have always been ignorant of a great many things that the 'educated' classes take as common knowledge. It's just that nowadays, the 'masses' have a lot more access to platforms upon which to display their ignorance.

Ah....technology.