2008 05 11

Talk: Helen Fisher on Love and Lust She describes love as having three components: romantic infatuation, lust, and attachment. She mentions that the first two are products of dopamine mediated drives but curiously doesn't mention that attachment is an addiction mediated by the opiate system. Video

2008 05 11

Quote of the Day I didn't anticipate a downturn of epic proportions such that home values are 40 percent less than they were.. Link The epic upturn of home prices (rising to 2x their inflation adjusted norms) might have been a clue. The word "greed" is conspicuously absent these articles.

2008 05 09

Continuity There is in certain ancient things a trace Of some dim essence - more than form or weight; A tenuous aether, indeterminate, Yet linked with all the laws of time and space. A faint, veiled sign of continuities That outward eyes can never quite descry; Of locked dimensions harbouring years gone by, And out of reach except for hidden keys. It moves me most when slanting sunbeams glow On old farm buildings set against a hill, And paint with life the shapes which linger still From centuries less a dream than this we know. In that strange light I feel I am not far From the fixt mass whose sides the ages are. - H.P. Lovecraft

2008 05 07

Superdelegate Votes for Sale Representative democracy in action. Link

2008 05 07

Feynman Lectures Videos

2008 05 06

HTC Touch Diamond Though this isn't an ideal example, it makes me wonder if the tech industry is rediscovering minimalist design.