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A Great Quote
Science, especially physics is exceptionally good at tackling the difficult. It is remarkably poor at tackling the complex. In principle all biology reduces to chemistry and all chemistry to physics. Except that ain’t how it is in practice. There is still a place for the bug-collectors and the smell-merchants and that is for a good [...]
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Quote of the moment…
I’m blatantly pinching this concept from my friends at Samizdata, but this one was too good to miss:
Looking at phone chargers to cut down on electricity is like trying to save tyre wear by carpeting your garage. – Tim Newman (commenter on Samizdata)
Hilarious.
