Leibniz: the passion of mathematics
Bach: the mathematics of passion
(Yes, I know there were several Bachs. That’s alright. Everyone will know which one I mean.)
Ordnung
Unbidden Bits—September 22, 2024
It occurs to me that the drain-circling vertigo of current politics in the USA can be attributed in large part to the fact that the people who profess to know what’s going on prefer nouns to verbs. They’re well-versed in what’s already dead, in what’s being born, not so much.
The Dignity Of the Court, the Majesty Of the Law
More Black Robe Humor
“It goes without saying that everyone is free to express disagreement with our decisions and to criticize our reasoning as they see fit,” Alito, who penned the decision reversing Roe v. Wade last term, told The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday. “But saying or implying that the court is becoming an illegitimate institution or questioning our integrity crosses an important line,” he said.
—CNN Politics: Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter, 8:51 AM EDT September 29, 2022
Credere, Obbedire, Combattere
Yeah, yeah, I know. But like they say, sometimes it does rhyme.
Fáfnir Wasn’t German, Was He? (Don’t Know About Smaug)
From an article in Mining.com, linked from Naked Capitalism:
Germany’s central bank completed Wednesday its plan to bring back home 54,000 gold bars it had in vaults located in New York and Paris to beneath its Frankfurt headquarters, three years ahead of schedule…
…The lender said it ‘thoroughly and exhaustively’ tested all of the bars after they arrived back in Frankfurt and ‘no irregularities came to light with regard to the authenticity, fineness or weight of the bars.’