tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post7383870598422226193..comments2023-09-29T06:57:06.991-07:00Comments on Anglachel's Journal: The New YearAnglachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01110546252851760414noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-62165963163817986792011-01-02T21:36:15.975-08:002011-01-02T21:36:15.975-08:00We don't want Newton's opinions on politic...We don't want Newton's opinions on politics because that wasn't his arena of specialization. We DO want the founding fathers' opinions on government because that WAS their arena of specialization. Wondering what they would think of government and political things today is entirely reasonable and exactly equivalent of trying to reconcile modern physics with Newtonian mechanics.<br /><br />They gave us the founding documents to keep them updated and working for a future that was unknown to them. Wondering about the postulates on which these documents were created and how they reconcile with today's political needs is exactly what all Americans should be doing. That's what it means to have inherited the responsibilities of citizenship from those guys in the first place. I don't agree with everything the Tea Party says or some of their conclusions, but they are being Americans in the most basic sense of the word by wondering what the founding fathers would think of such and such, and what the founding documents permit and forbid.<br /><br />I think they would all agree that <i>ripping off an election to install an unqualified corporate puppet</i> was probably not what they had in mind ... as would we both.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-75622429992922775592011-01-01T18:14:05.924-08:002011-01-01T18:14:05.924-08:00Krugman article contains no new analysis or perspe...Krugman article contains no new analysis or perspective. Personally, I don't believe a different Democratic candidate will change the potential disaster in 2012.<br /><br />I believe that WikiLeaks is a non issue. It will change absolutely nothing and it actually reveals very little of substance. For example, only in the US the Arab countries vehement opposition to nuclear Iran is news; in the Middle East everyone knows that.Koshem Boshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01724595772791711326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-27185885021133341192011-01-01T16:03:48.643-08:002011-01-01T16:03:48.643-08:00Hi Janis,
Heh, yeah that seemed a little dumb to ...Hi Janis,<br /><br />Heh, yeah that seemed a little dumb to say. I suspect any scientist worth her salt knows very well what the founding "parent" of her discipline had to say on X or Y matter. To be generous, a scientist might not want Newton's opinions vs. his theorems, but I myself think it could be damn fascinating to hear what the guy would make of some issue concerning the Hubble.<br /><br />Happy New(ton) Year to you, too! ;-)<br /><br />AnglachelAnglachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110546252851760414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-7090776582520209402011-01-01T15:58:54.087-08:002011-01-01T15:58:54.087-08:00Hi Anna,
The Spousal Unit had a very bad experien...Hi Anna,<br /><br />The Spousal Unit had a very bad experience with his back a few years ago, all resolved through physical therapy. I'm doing my exercises and it helps, but recovery is slow.<br /><br />Thank you for your good wishes!<br /><br />AnglachelAnglachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110546252851760414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-15059011082459024352011-01-01T15:48:25.625-08:002011-01-01T15:48:25.625-08:00From the "No Thanks" article:
“No NASA ...From the "No Thanks" article:<br /><br /><i>“No NASA scientist decides what to do about the Hubble by asking what Isaac Newton would make of it.”</i><br /><br />MORON! You bet your GODDAMNED ASS they ask themselves that! If they want the stupid thing to stay in the air, they sure as hell do! How the hell else does she think they perform the calculations necessary to get the damn thing up there -- they take the mathematical representations of the laws that Newton came up with and USE THEM TO SEND THE STUPID THING INTO SPACE IN THE FIRST PLACE.<br /><br />God freakin help us all, what a complete lamebrain.<br /><br />Sorry. But MAN, who in their right mind could say anything that stupid and not immediately edit it out?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-4053426918554149672011-01-01T15:47:11.966-08:002011-01-01T15:47:11.966-08:00Sometimes physical therapy can help with a pinched...Sometimes physical therapy can help with a pinched neck. My mother's therapist found a place to push on her shoulder which relieves the pain.<br /><br />I hope you get better soon.<br /><br />Same for the nation.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06688383312843029052noreply@blogger.com