Independent Chaos

“Imagine that you meet a very old man who—you eventually realize—knows literally everything. Imagine that he explains for you the great mysteries of life—quantum physics, evolution, God, gravity, light, psychic phenomenon, and probability—in a way so simple, so novel, and so compelling that it all fits together and makes perfect sense. What does it feel like to suddenly understand everything? God’s Debris isn’t the final answer to the Big Questions. But it might be the most compelling vision of reality you will ever read. The thought experiment is this: Try to figure out what’s wrong with the old man’s explanation of reality. Share the book with your smart friends then discuss it later while enjoying a beverage.”

Download the book:  HERE

“Policemen and laws can never replace customs, traditions and moral values as a means for regulating human behavior. At best, the police and criminal justice system are the last desperate line of defense for a civilized society. Our increased reliance on laws to regulate behavior is a measure of how uncivilized we’ve become.”

-Walter Williams, “Laws Are a Poor Substitute for Common Decency, Moral Values,” Deseret News, Apr. 29, 2009, A15

Materials:

• Melamine
• Plywood (probably around 1/4″ think, maybe a little more for sturdy-ness)
• Glue
• Screws
• 2x (2by4) 4′ length

Rest coming as I get materials…

You’ll need to edit your /etc/inputrc file.

$: sudo nano /etc/inputrc

and add the following lines:

set completion-ignore-case on
# Ignore case when doing completion

set mark-directories on
# Completed dir names have a slash appended

set visible-stats on
# List ls -F for completion

"\C-i": menu-complete
# Cycle through ambiguous completions instead of list

set show-all-if-ambiguous on
# List possible completions instead of ringing bell

Afterward, run $: sudo bind -f /etc/inputrc for your changes to take immediate effect.