Eratosthenes first measured the circumference of the earth from the shadows cast by the sun. Today, humanity's fitness to survive will be measured by our ability to conquer that same thermonuclear fusion that casts those shadows. Thus, Prometheus will truly be unbound.
Monday, February 01, 2010
Headlines We'd Like to See
JFK 1962: "We shall go to the moon." Obama 2010: "We shall not go to the moon. (We shall go to hell, however.)"
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