Archive for February, 2007

Emmy Noether on DRM

Friday, February 23rd, 2007
Alex Na:
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Emmy Noether!

Emmy, It is an honor for us to have you here. You have not been very public in recent years.

Emmy Noether:
Thank you for having me here.
Alex Na:
Emmy, let’s talk about that publication of yours.

For those who don’t know, the article was titled “On asymmetry in the noosphere” and you can find it in The Bryn Mawr Scientific Journal for February 2007.

That article produced quite a buzz. Activists of so called People Against DRM movement claim that you mathematically proved that information of any kind should be open, free and freely distributed.

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Quantum Love

Wednesday, February 14th, 2007
The Professor:
Hey! Hey! Anybody! Where am I?!
The Doctor:
Easy! Easy, professor! Settle down. You are in a hospital. I’m your doctor. I’m here to help you.
The Professor:
What happened to me?
The Doctor:
The ambulance got you here this morning! Something happened in your lab, professor, but nobody has a clue what was it. What could possibly happen in the department of sociology?

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Approaching Python Galaxy

Monday, February 5th, 2007
Picard:
We are entering the Python Galaxy. Mister Crusher, maintain impulse speed.
Wesley:
Aye, sir.
Riker:
Captain, look! What is that white?
Picard:
I’ve never seen anything like it. All stop, Mister Crusher!
Wesley:
Aye, sir! … Captain, it doesn’t stop! The engine doesn’t stop!

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