We’ve all heard of browser speed tests that claim different things: “Firefox is the fastest”, “Safari crushes the competition”, “Google Chrome is faster than a potato”, whatever. The truth is, none of these browsers is faster than the other, save for IE, which sucks. Why?
While I was pondering about evolution vs. creation the other day, a paradox came into mind. It’s called the Ship of Theseus. The paradox goes like this – One of the oldest of all thought experiments is the paradox known as the Ship of Theseus, which originated in the writings of Plutarch. It describes a ship that remained seaworthy for …
You see a funny, insightful, or cool status and press the like button. Five seconds later you forget about it. The person on the other end receives a notification: “This person likes your status.” Five seconds later that person forgets about it. In this respect the Like button is completely pointless.
Today, at my school, and thousands of other schools around the nation, students participated in a Day of Silence. It is a silent protest to bring to light “anti-LGBT name-calling, bullying and harassment in their schools.” However, silence is an ineffective tool against discrimination.
Perhaps you’ve seen this bumper sticker on someone’s car. Maybe you’re wondering: why is “Coexist” written in a menagerie of symbols? There are many different interpretations of these symbols. We will take apart this symbol to its fundamental letters today: