So the results came back, I’m not pregnant. Neither is she. Score one for modern science.
- Oscar-Winning Composer Jerry Goldsmith Dies in L.A. - Goldsmith’s widow, Carol, told Reuters her husband always refused to choose a favorite among his works saying, “My favorite score is the one I haven’t written yet.” Via J.H. Huebert.
- John Carmack: “This sucks.” - “Creative is allowing id to use the patented algorithm for free. Except, of course, for the deal to integrate the EAX technology into the Doom 3 engine. Some analysts are going as far as to openly speculate that this deal amounts to blackmail — with patent in hand, Creative could easily have caused a legal quagmire for id Software. What’s really irritating about this situation is that the issue is not about the patented code itself — Creative’s patent covers a similar technique, and they are using that patent to lay claim to the idea of Carmack’s Reverse.”
- Political Joke of the Day - Peat needs to start titling his entries with witty headlines comprised of ’80s lyrics.
- Hawking changes his mind on black holes - “After almost 30 years of arguing that a black hole swallows up everything that falls into it, astrophysicist Stephen Hawking backpedaled Thursday. In doing so, he lost one of the most famous bets in recent scientific history.”
- Quantum leaps - “But science, ever fluid and open to review, might yet take Hawking into another reversal; some physicists question whether he has really disproved his 1975 argument. So he could be the star of a future conference, coming forward again to tell the world: I was wrong about being wrong.” Note: this is not the same story as above but rather a kick in the pants to Mr. Hawking for acting like only “the great Hawking can prove his own error.” Props to Margaret.
- SKANKS, PARTY GIRLS AND SCANDALOUS WOMEN - “Here we may have the first reference I’ve seen to the diminishing marginal utility of relationships. If you have enough relationships–especially physical encounters–they soon decline in importance?”
