Bill Beaty's Science Hobbyist

Submitted by Bill St. Clair on Fri, 01 Aug 2003 12:00:00 GMT
From Against Excessive Skepticism:
"The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit." -- W. Somerset Maugham

From Bill Beaty's Richard Feynman page:

"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself - and you are the easiest person to fool."
and:
"You can know the name of a bird in all the languages of the world, but when you're finished, you'll know absolutely nothing whatever about the bird... So let's look at the bird and see what it's doing -- that's what counts. I learned very early the difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something."
and:
"I'd hate to die twice. It's so boring." (last words)

Bill Beaty's Science Hobbyist site is a gold-mine of interesting stuff. Don't miss his toys page, and watch the photo on Bill's personal page for a while. Hehe. Added to my links page in the "Knowledge" column of the "Freedom" section.

Here's a cool optical illusion. It's a static gif, no animation. Really. [leor]

Garry Reed, The Loose Cannon Libertarian - Drugging the Terror War - How Herr Fuhrer Ashcroft punishes innocent people in a supposed attempt to battle terrorism and drugs.

For those who have never lifted their gaze from nonstop reality show programming, the USA PATRIOT Act is an ingenious shredding machine designed to transform just about every right in the Bill of Rights into party confetti.

Geeks with Guns - One weapon - 5 variants - drawings of the army's new XM8 carbine, still in poodle-shooter caliber, but it sure looks neat.

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