Saxum volutum non obducitur musco
A rolling stone gathers no moss
Roll over, Mick Jagger; the adage you used to name your group dates all the way back to the ancient Greeks. Erasmus included it in his adages. However, Erasmus noted that the adage was still in use in his time, which suggests that this adage has been in continuous use for more than 2,000 years, jumping from language to language. There's an immortal meme for you!
New! I have started posting book reviews of the books I have been reading.
Silly fact for the nonce: The richest 1% of Romans in the early Republic was only about 10 to 20 times as wealthy as the average Roman citizen. In modern America, the richest 1% of is about 200 times wealthier than the average -- a ratio much closer to that of the later Roman Empire. Isn't that worrisome?
Back in 1972 I built the most magnificent kluge of a lifetime: The Great Geminid Kluge
I've given a lot of lectures in my life, but none so good as the Dragon Speech:
Part I
Part II
Part III
Part IV
Part V
November 18th: I have started a new blog to discuss political issues. The thrust of this blog is to have civil discussion between liberals and conservatives on the issues of the day. I urgently request conservatives who want to discuss (not argue!) issues to join in the discussion. I will enforce strict rules of civility at this blog to insure that we discuss productively rather than argue futilely.
Storytron, the company that is commercializing my interactive storytelling technology, is nearing commercial launch. You can get details at our website.
