A Brief Summary of "A Brief History of Time"

Reently I read "A Brief History of Time" by Stephen Hawking, and actually found it quite enjoyable! I thought he did a great job of making something as complicated as theoretical physics easy to understand, and made it interesting to read. Hawking writes with a style that is very unique, he casually puts sarcasm throughout the book while maintaining a professional, yet easy to read, style of writing. The purpose of Hawking writing this book was for the common man to read (although to be fair, if you are reading up on theoretical physics you probably aren't the 'common man'), and to share his vast knowledge of the universe in a way you don't need a PhD to understand. Although this isn't the first comprehensive physics book, it is one of the easiest to understand, which explains its massive success. How Hawking appeals to his audience is remarkable, and I think he does that through his tone. Hawking throws hundreds of years of physics at you, but still manages to make you feel like so little is known, and shows you how insignificant everything really is. For example "One possible answer is to say that God chose the initial configuration for reasons we cannot hope to understand" (Hawking 127), and being facetious by using words like "ain't" when talking about extremely complex theories.

In "A Brief History of Time" Hawking covers topics ranging from string physics to black holes to time travel and the origin of everything.  I would recommend reading this book if you are interested in physics, and on a scacle of A-F I would give this book an A. Read it!

End of the World, How Appropriate.

There has been much buzz recently over the so called "end of the wold" (Mayan Calendar), this apocalypse is rumored to happen on December 21st. What the "end of the world" (Mayan Calendar), entails no one knows. According to many sources, this entails everyone dying. Many Mayan lore fanatics are convinced everyone will die this Friday, despite the widely known fact Mayans don't account for leap year, thus making the Mayan's "predication" many days earlier. However there is one thing we do know for sure, Alan Moore is in fact a Mayan. Watchmen fans have suspected this for many years but it wasn't until he birth certificate was released, confirming he was, in fact, born in Maya. Just look at the shocking similarities:

-Both tell of the end of the world
-Both have dark colored hair
-Sources claim both have used and in fact rely on calendars on a regular basis















However, this is not quite 100% confirmed, the main evidence suggesting Moore being caucasian is his use of sun glasses. According to a study done at CERN, Mayans never wore sun glasses, much to the dismay of Alan Moore. More evidence will be released as it is found.

¡Watchmen!

¡Guau! Watchmen en español.

Watchmen Squid of Doom.

Remember when Veidt cloned a human psychic, turned it into a giant squid, and blew up half of New York? That was awesome. Also Obama won the election :) So here is something relevant to both.

"Never compromise"

Ramses II

"His vision of a united world... well, it was unprecedented. I wanted... needed to match his accomplishments, and so I resolved to apply antiquity's teaching to our world, today. And so began my path to conquest. Conquest not of men, but of the evils that beset them."

Adrain Veidt speaking of Ramses II

Watchmen, 2009

Matt Romney 2012

Please disregard my last post entirely, although Obama seems like the sensible choice, he is not. This new up and coming candidate is rumored to take the swing states by storm!! Yes, that's right, Matt Romney, no not Mitt Romney, Matt Romney. Here are some point made by Mr. Romney himself.

• "Whenever you are feeling blue remember, somber is only two letters away from sombrero, food for thought, bust out the tequila and guac, food for partyn'"
• "I wish I had a fat son"
• "MITTENSCARE* USED TO BE OBAMACARE. DUH."
• "When Abe Lincon said "four score" he literally ment 420, that's why I named my dog after him"
• "Weird how grape is a fruit but there is also a grapefruit...... also grape nuts aren't nuts, at least grape leafs are leafs. The world is a confusing place in this economy. Thanks Obama."
• Matt Romney wants to "LEAGLEize" Cannabis Sativa, the eagle is because we live in America.

(* MITTENSCARE is referring to Mitt Romney's health care plan when he was governor) 

Matt Romney for prez!

Follow Matt Romney on Facebook because he is hilarious.

"Just let me be prez"

Election Season!

Presidential Election

In the upcoming election it is important now more than ever to make sure your vote is heard! The two main candidates Mitt Romney and Barrack Obama are essentially neck and neck and election day is tomorrow. When considering who you are going to vote for I would greatly encourage you to vote for Obama. It is clear after analyzing both candidates Obama is the superior choice, I will show you why you should vote for Obama using three key points.Firstly, Obama supports a woman’s right to choose by ensuring abortion in cases of non-consensual rape, incest, and unwanted pregnancies. In the constitution we are granted certain inalienable rights, surely the right to your own body is one of them! Even if you don’t support abortion don’t make it illegal for those who have unwanted pregnancies, this law isn’t forcing you to get an abortion.

Obama also has a very notable position on another social issue, gay rights. Obama is pro gay marriage whereas Romney is very anti-gay. If you feel gay marriage should remain not an option think about it this way, if a gay man and a gay man get married one thousand miles away how does this in any way infract on the sanctity of your marriage? In fact some of the main reasons for being pro gay marriage aren’t spiritual at all, not allowing gay marriage prevents gay men and women from visiting their spouses if they are terminally ill because they aren’t considered legally married. Pro gay advocates don't wish to hurt you, or diminish anything you believe in, we only wish to grant certain privileges associated with marriage to the gay community because we believe everyone needs to be treated equal.

My last point in showing you why Obama is the superior candidate is Obama supports the people who need help. This is evident through Obama’s tax policy versus Romney’s, I will warn you now however, if you are a rich, white, male making millions of dollars you will probably oppose these ideas. Obama’s new tax policy is comparable to Robin Hood, Obama wants to raise taxes slightly on the upper class and lower taxes on the middle classes because the middle class is struggling in this economy and the very wealthy together can spare small amounts of money to better the nation as a whole.

Ultimately if you don’t vote for Obama, I would still encourage you to vote (for Obama) tomorrow, what’s the point of having a democracy if the people aren’t heard!

"Well, Walter? What is it? What can you see?"

"A pretty butterfly."

-Alan Moore, Watchmen

Presidential quiz results courtesy of ProCon.Org