Browsing Archive: March, 2016

Everything is Real

Posted by on Wednesday, March 9, 2016, In : Philosophy 
A few years ago, a friend of mine shocked the audience at a science outreach lecture for the public by telling them the laws of physics say that every book, stage play, movie, and television program they have ever seen is real. No matter how bizarre the plots may seem, somewhere people with the exact same names and physical appearances actually did the exact same things in real life. Somewhere out there, a strongman name Hercules really did complete the labours described in mythology. Somewhe...
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The End Of Mythbusters

Posted by on Saturday, March 5, 2016,
I have just finished watching the final episode of Mythbusters, and I must say that it was a great ending to a truly great television program. 

I still remember the night when I was working late writing up one of my first academic papers as a graduate student, just beginning my doctorate in theoretical physics, and had the television on in the background to keep me company. Suddenly instead of the usual dull nature programs or documentaries, there were these two guys applying the scientific me...
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Security Updates

Posted by on Friday, March 4, 2016, In : Administrative 
For just over a year now, I have been told by various people that some browsers and search engines were raising security issues about some of my older websites. This past weekend I finally had the time to explore this issue further, and I have found the explanation.

I have been maintaining both personal and professional websites for over twenty years now. Due to changing technologies and services, some of the javascript and PHP widgets that I wrote many years ago needed to access remote reso...
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Dr. Chris Bird I am a theoretical physicist & mathematician, with training in electronics, programming, robotics, and a number of other related fields.

   

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