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Thursday, July 08, 2004
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Code and Decode

What kind of a Blogger am I?

My blogger code: B7 d t k+ s+ u-- f i o+ x- e+ l c (decode it!)

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What kind of a Geek am I?

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What's your geek code?

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Moving on to reading new books! Yay! Went looking through the Powerbooks booksale and found "Dragonlance Preludes Volume 1: Darkness and Light" at like 1/4 the original price, and in very good condition. There were other books, but I always find stories about the Companions interesting. So... read read read! =)

The funniest book title I've ever seen in a while: "Ferrets for Dummies". Just a fine and dandy gift for all admirers of the Great Ferret, Draco Malfoy. :D :D :D :p

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Thanks to Prefect Colin Creepey, I am now reading Dan Brown's "Angels and Demons". (Yup, I'm actually reading three books now. Fun!) In "The Da Vinci Code", Dan Brown made a Harry Potter reference. This time, here's another one for the geeks:

"The process was remarkably simple. He accelerated two ultrathin particle beams in opposite directions around the accelerator tube. The two beams collided head-on at enormous speeds, driving into one another and compressing all their energy into a single pinpoint. He achieved extreme energy densities.” She started rattling off a stream of units, and the director’s eyes grew wider.

Langdon tried to keep up. So Leonardo Vetra was simulating the compressed point of energy from which the universe supposedly sprang.

“The result,” Vittoria said, “was nothing short of wondrous. When it is published, it will shake the very foundation of modern physics.” She spoke slowly now, as though savoring the immensity of her news.

“Without warning, inside the accelerator tube, at this point of highly focused energy, particles of matter began appearing out of nowhere.” Kohler made no reaction. He simply stared.

“Matter,” Vittoria repeated. “Blossoming out of nothing. An incredible display of subatomic fireworks. A miniature universe springing to life. He proved not only that matter can be created from nothing, but that the Big Bang and Genesis can be explained simply by accepting the presence of an enormous source of energy.”

“You mean God?” Kohler demanded.

“God, Buddha, The Force, Yahweh, the singularity, the unicity point—call it whatever you like — the result is the same. Science and religion support the same truth—pure energy is the father of creation.”

Cool. Sounds like something from ANH Obi-Wan's description of the Force as an energy field that surrounds us, penetrates us, and binds us all together. =)

:: padméskywalker told this story at 7/8/2004 01:19:00 PM #
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