Geekdom Come, Troping the Riff

Troping the Riff-The Ghost Ship

Look at it floating out there in the dead of space; no power, no life signs, no sign of how it came to be there. The crew of any respectable spacefaring vessel can have only one response to stumbling across such a find in the cold dark void of infinity: “OMG!!!!! CAPTAIN!!!! CAPTAIN LOOK!!! ITS A SHIP!!! BUT NO ONES ON IT!!! CAN WE GO ABOARD!?!?!! PLEASE, PRETTY PLEASE CAN WE GO ABOARD!?!?!! WE HAVE TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED!!! PRETTY PLEASE CAPTAIN??!!! WE HAVE TO KNOW!!!” and the brave Captain musters all his commander’s charisma, puts asides his reservations and…

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Mind Blown, Science!

Mind Blown- Infinite Worlds Theory

Somewhere out there machete wielding Dinosaurs are oppressing the human race and you are the last great rebel hope to led an insurrection against their brutal regime and finally overthrow the egg laying bastards. Also somewhere out there you write steamy romance novels and wear only jeans that have been properly bedazzled. Thus is the beauty of Infinite Worlds Theory, according to which everything that could happen, has happened. Maybe just not to you. Infinite Worlds Theory, or as it is more properly called by cosmologists and theoretical physicists the Many Worlds Interpretation, states that there are an infinite number…

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Film Follies, How Have You Not Seen That?

How Have You Not Seen That?- Toy Story

Everybody has seen Toy Story right? You take that as a given. A simple fact of life. You are never in a conversation, ready to reference this classic and think to yourself “Oh what if they don’t get my joke.” Well you’re wrong. There are people out there who haven’t seen it yet. There are people out there who have no intention of ever seeing it. And I’m not talking about non-english speakers or your six year old niece. (Although six is old enough. Any older and you should really call child services on her parents.) No there is a…

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Discourse of the Day, Meanwhile in Countries not called America

Meanwhile in Countries not Called America- Greece needs a President

This morning the Greek Parliament failed to elect a new president in the final stage of a three stage vote. The Government Coalition’s Candidate Stavros Dimas fell twelve votes shy of the required one hundred and eighty votes. That’s the story. So what does it mean? Well the most immediate consequence is the dissolution of the Greek Parliament and a snap election to form a new government. Multiple news outlets are reporting that Prime Minister Antonis Samaras intends to schedule the elections for January 25th. The opposition party Syriza is leading in the polls and in all likelihood will gain seats…

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Introductions

The Eclectic Eccentric- An Introduction

Hello and welcome to The Eclectic Eccentric, a blog dedicated to the Renaissance Men (and Women) of the world. In this day and age the tendency is to over-specialize, to narrow your focus to such an extent that you become mired in minutia, unable to see the forest through the trees. Depth is important. Focus is important. But there is something to be said for breadth. And here at The Eclectic Eccentric I will make that case. From String Theory to string quartets this site will endeavor to examine the human condition through a wide lens, and in doing so…

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