The barefoot contessa
May 3, 2020•29 words
To make a hundred dollars into a hundred and ten dollars – this is work. To make a hundred million into a hundred and ten million, this is inevitable.
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Conversations between astronomers and other scientists
May 2, 2020•89 words
Other scientist
I had this clever idea that you could do something like [...] only of course the engineering considerations would make it completely impractical: maybe in a century. Obviously you will credit me with the idea.
Astronomer
Oh, yes, we used to do that, but we worked out that [...] would be better. Of course what we do now requires [obviously completely absurd engineering even in theory], but we got it all sorted out in the end.
Other scientist
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