When you’re an arrogant prick for no good reason and you know it, but don’t seem to be able to do anything about it, read ‘My Antonia’ about a…Read more
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If I were to tell you that we know the universe is expanding because light from the more distant galaxies is redshifted more than for closer galaxies, which means…Read more
Lorentz contraction of rigid bodies and time dilation of observers’ clocks is what most laymen consider the essentials of Einstein’s Special relativity. And admittedly they were featured as essential…Read more
The vertical transaction perspective between emission and detection rather than the horizontal perspective between observers clarifies the effects of relativity. Detection is an event, no less than, emission, and…Read more
(a continuation from Fun and Games in Washington DC) Well, after the minor interruption of touring the Smithsonian museums, we were back on our schedule. We ‘did’ the Bureau…Read more
(a continuation of My Few Moments in the Bright Sun) It wasn’t as though I hadn’t ever been in Washington D.C. before. I had spent considerable time there on…Read more
(a continuation of My Moment of Fame and Shame) I headed up to Perry Sikes’ office in mahogany row the morning after the phone call that had rescued me…Read more
My roles in every production I’ve ever been associated with have been quite minor. And, yeah, I know. That’s what they all say when the shit hits the fan.…Read more
Whether ‘stars on their belly’ or a prime on ‘the other’ observers’ locations in space and time draws an unnecessary distinction that leads to categorical errors and bad thinking. …Read more
Let’s face it, it wasn’t measured independently here and on Andromeda or in any other distant galaxy. And its value varies widely even here on earth, depending on whether…Read more