The Paradoxes of Motion
I had a math teacher who once told me about this. It made my brain explode.
Achilles and the tortoise & The dichotomy paradox. It's fascinating, but I'm not smart enough to figure it out.
"Since 1929, Republicans and Democrats have each controlled the presidency for nearly 40 years. So which party has been better for American pocketbooks and capitalism as a whole? Well, here's an experiment: imagine that during these years you had to invest exclusively under either Democratic or Republican administrations. How would you have fared?
As of Friday, a $10,000 investment in the S.& P. stock market index* would have grown to $11,733 if invested under Republican presidents only, although that would be $51,211 if we exclude Herbert Hoover's presidency during the Great Depression. Invested under Democratic presidents only, $10,000 would have grown to $300,671 at a compound rate of 8.9 percent over nearly 40 years." -New York Times
My second novel!
It's crap! I don't know why the price is listed as so frakking high. I don't know how to bring it down. It shouldn't cost $30. :-p If you want a copy let me know. I can get one for almost half that much.
The Really Important Object
