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Biographical

Three Put-Downs and one Suggestion

by Stephen Byrne on December 11, 2010

People who do things well will always hear cheap, easy put-downs from people who choose to waste their time on other things. And here are three fine examples.

10 Years On

by Stephen Byrne on May 7, 2009

Yes, a “year” simply measures the time it takes for a planet to orbit the Sun. So, if the period of three hundred and sixty-five and a quarter days isn’t emotionally significant in itself, then nothing significant can be created just by multiplying this period by 10. And yet … Anniversaries are important.