Monthly Archives: June 2012

A UNIVERS OF SELF REPLICATING CODE What we’re missing now, on another level, is not just biology, but cosmology. People treat the digital universe as some sort of metaphor, just a cute word for all these products. The universe of … Continue reading →

Railroad tracks. The US standard railroad gauge  (distance between the rails)  is 4 feet, 8.5 inches.  That’s an exceedingly odd number. Why was that gauge used?  Because that’s the way they built     them in England, and English expatriates designed … Continue reading →

Voies de chemin de fer. La norme US railroad gauge (distance entre les rails) est de 4 pieds et 8,5 pouces. C’est une extrêmement nombre impair. Pourquoi n’a-t-on que le manomètre utilisé? Parce que c’est la manière dont ils ont … Continue reading →