Tai Chi Chuan journal #4

- when moving or raising your arm, make sure the shoulder doesn't pop. it should go down, not up.

TIL: masers and relativity

The hydrogen maser (which oscillates at a frequency of 1420 MHz) was used in 1976 to verify the predictions of general relativity with an accuracy of one part in 10 000 by comparing the frequency of a hydrogen maser clock at rest on Earth with that of another similar clock travelling in a missile.

--- Mario Bertolotti. The history of the laser, 2005.

The cornerstones of modern technology — semiconductors and lasers — are based on the principles of quantum mechanics postulated in the first half of the 20th century. Nevertheless, the general public lives in a Newtonian world. In short, we have at least a 100-year gap between the sci-tech and lay worlds. Was it the same with Newton's discoveries? How long did it take the general public to adopt his mechanical "cause-and-effect" mindset? What changed it? Is quantum computing going to be the trigger for the moderns?

Steve Bannon's speech, nov 10 2017

https://youtu.be/_ku1_fC8u6A

His core arguments (starting at 22min):
1) factories went to Asia; heartland got gutted; the culture is in a free fall; opioid crises among workers left behind.
2) jobs shipped overseas due to human agency; people in Silicon Valley, Wall Street, Hollywood, DC made a lot of money; "left behind without fair-thee-well".
3) if you are not angry about that you are not an American.
4) 16% Bernie guys voted for us; more will be voting for us in 2020.
5) $5.6T war on terror since 2001; $2T VA benefits;
6) Trade deals are unfair; trade deficits with major partners; Wall Street is profiting; we underwrite security of the world; NATO is not paying; we'll collapse from unlimited commitments.
7) Vested interests in DC prevent us from fulfilling campaign promises.
8) we should get angry

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