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Cake day: June 17th, 2023

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  • Spacetime (you can’t talk about time only) or at least its substrate does get in knots, best we can tell. We call them fundimental particles. String theory/membrane theory are still very much theoretical physics right now, however, so it could be completely wrong.

    The other alternative is a closed timelike curve. According to relativity, there are valid solutions that create such a curve. Theoretically, you could fly into one, traverse it, and exit before you entered at the start. This does require several black holes, moving at stupid speeds, orbiting each other, however. It’s also theoretical. While the equations allow it, we know they are incomplete. Physics seems to have blocks on anything that can mess with causality. It’s likely something, currently unknown, kicks in to stop the closed timelike curve from forming.




  • My minion is still too young for that. I plan to wind them up mercilessly however. Right now, dad jokes are the height of humour to them.

    • “I’m hungry”
    • “Hi hungry, I’m dad!”
    • “Nooooooo, I’m not called hungry!”
    • “So why did you tell me your name was hungry?”

    I’ll be a little sad when it finally gets old.



  • I know a few teachers, the “cringy and bad” is the goal, not a mistake. It’s apparently quite therapeutic watching the “cool kids” squirm. How bad can you make them, but not make it obvious what you’re doing?

    The fact that it also helps a lot of kids remember it is almost just a bonus.