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Question of the Day

If Adam or Eve, in the Garden of Eden, had cut down a tree, would they have discovered that it possessed tree rings? Image source: Wikipedia Commons.

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The Emperor Has No Clothes

And I’m not seeing this either:

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A Quote for October

Faith Baldwin: Autumn burned brightly, a running flame through the mountains, a torch flung to the trees. __________

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Kindle 3.0?: Russ Wilcox on the Future of “E Ink”, the Electronic Newspaper, and the Electronic Book

Russ Wilcox is the co-founder and CEO of E Ink, which produces the low-power/high-contrast “electronic paper” screen that has made Amazon’s Kindle 2 such a huge success. Wilcox spoke to Xconomy.com and set some dates for what’s just over the horizon … Continue reading

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“She Lived”: A Poem by Santi Tafarella

Like a banner twisted upward   in a violent wind   the carcass of a cypress   unleaved by lightening.   Gone the fragrant sap   that used to seep from knotty   breasts.   Gone the blue-grey bark.    A … Continue reading

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Image for the day

  Detail from a garden scene, on an ancient interior wall, near Rome, circa 100 CE:

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