Econ-Dynamics
Rich Galen
Monday April 20, 2009
- "� Laws of Thermodynamics ...": There is a body of thought which holds, that before you get to the whole energy can be neither created nor destroyed, and energy+mass will always be convered, and that you can never get to absolute zero there had to be a more fundamental law: Heat exists.
Here is a link to a more-or-less understandable version of the major precepts of thermodynamics.
- "� Equal Partners ...": Here's the AP piece in which President Obama pledges to be "Equal Partners" with other countries in the region.
- "� King Canute ...": From the Wikipedia entry on King Canute:
Henry of Huntingdon, the 12th-century chronicler, tells how Cnut set his throne by the sea shore and commanded the tide to halt and not wet his feet and robes; but the tide failed to stop. According to Henry, Cnut leapt backwards and said "Let all men know how empty and worthless is the power of kings, for there is none worthy of the name, but He whom heaven, earth, and sea obey by eternal laws." He then hung his gold crown on a crucifix, and never wore it again.
Mullfoto of the Day
I suspect the spelling error on this sign on Harbour Island in the Bahamas was done on purpose, but it still made me laugh.
Catchy Caption of the Day
Actual Caption:
A traffic-speed camera. A Norwegian man faces a heavy fine and a driving ban after police caught him having sex with his girlfriend while speeding on the motorway, police have said.
The Law of Unintended Consequences: You outlaw text messaging and this is what happens.
(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)
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