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What If [ Serious Scientific Answers To Absurd Hypothetical Questions ] ( book ) … Randall Munroe

What If [ Serious Scientific Answers To Absurd Hypothetical Questions ] ( book ) ... Randall Munroe

The What If bit should’ve been left out of the title because not every question Randall Munroe answers in this book; mostly a compilation of posts from his popular internet blog, also erroneously titled; is a what-if one. He should’ve also left out the word “Absurd”. A hypothetical question like “From what height would you need to drop a steak for it to be cooked when it hit the ground” may be loaded, but I don’t think the gist is absurd at all.

These are logical, if uncommonly inquisitive, questions; the type I often wonder to myself. I usually don’t have the answers and I’m smart enough not to assume Randall Munroe’s claims are accurate, but, while bits of humor go against the Serious claim and the existence of this book is probably nothing more than a way to further monetize his (xkcd.com) site, I appreciate him taking the time to answer them in a scientific manner.

my rating : 4 of 5

2014

Dark City : Richard Hoagland talking about his problems with George Noory and promoting his Pluto special

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2015 July

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NeoConWalt :

thanks for the interview with Richard. It proved George was the dim witted tool he always seems like.

My Infamous Life : The Autobiography Of Mobb Deep’s Prodigy ( book ) … Prodigy

My Infamous Life : The Autobiography Of Mobb Deep's Prodigy ( book ) ... Prodigy

I’m not a fan of Prodigy as a rapper. This book, an autobiography grammatically molded by Laura Checkoway, is better than his verses. That assumes everything portrayed here is the truth. It’s hard to tell. He cries over a girl, which even I consider a sucker move, but doesn’t fear fighting big dudes and getting shot at.

In either case, aside from him occasionally swaying from the story to express his thoughts on race and religion, it’s an interesting read. As far as the concept is concerned though, his life before becoming famous should’ve been limited to the prologue so that he could devote more of the book to the Infamous parts.

my rating : 4 of 5

2011

audio review : Tabloid Junkie ( song ) … Michael Jackson

Pay attention to the bridge, where Michael Jackson throws a fit about “everybody” gossiping. He rants to himself, his words loud enough for us to hear but not distinguishable enough to understand, over a pulsating beat with news reports rattling-off in the background. By the end, he’s not even making sense. He’s just caught-up in the music.

It’s an unguarded display of artistry, the type that probably would’ve never seen the light of day before the History album; a song set that follows several months of public hoopla regarding the well-publicized child molestation charges he vehemently denies to this day. It also follows years of scrutiny about him being a “strange” man in general.

Some people still believe he sleeps in a hyperbaric chamber or that he made an offer to buy The Elephant Man’s bones. Both rumors are addressed here. It’s Michael Jackson’s official response to the Tabloid Junkie; anyone so hooked on reading and watching tabloid journalism that it’s gotten to the point where they believe the stories to be true.

my rating : 4 of 5

1995

audio review : History ( album ) ... Michael Jackson