“In a civilized country like where I come from,” said Eustace, “the ships are so big that when you’re inside you wouldn’t know you were at sea at all.” “In that case you might just as well stay ashore,” said Caspian. from C.S. Lewis’ The Voyage of […]
3D printing has arrived. Envision a template of an AR-15 on your computer screen. A software program divides this rifle into many cross-sections and measures the size and shape of each cross-section. This information is then transferred to a large electronic device reminiscent of a copy machine. Instead of printing out a 2D picture of
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Imagine the following scenario: Karl manages his own successful business, owns his own house, and drives a nice car. He is active in his church and is a friendly, easygoing person. Karl has a modest savings and a plan for the future–but the one thing he doesn’t have is a girlfriend. His body clock is
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Just a few months after starting to play the guitar, I read a line in an article saying something like, “the Gibson Les Paul is a rite of passage for guitar players.” I also remember hearing the old saw, “the Les Paul and Stratocaster need no improvement as they’re the pinnacle of electric guitar design.” But
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A few critics have faulted the Netflix drama House of Cards for inaccurately portraying certain aspects of the American political process. This is like complaining that Shakespeare’s Richard III doesn’t sufficiently resemble his historical model. One of Art’s functions is to express truth in ways that more literal mediums can’t. In fact, Art often predicts
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Let me start out by saying that I don’t have an ideological dog in the race for who will become our next president. Exhibit A is that I was a strong McCain supporter in 2000 and a rabid Rand Paul backer this year. But unlike so many people who argue about politics today, my first