Start small

September 2nd, 2006

[Ratta says: If you want to initiate something big start small.]

No right and wrong

August 24th, 2006

Of course there is right and wrong,
but you can’t tell one from the other.
Thus, there is no right and wrong.

If someone says you are wrong
you are not
and neither is someone
nor me.

Sen….

August 21st, 2006

Accelerating times

August 15th, 2006

These days we hardly have time to make a note of an idea.

Wir leben in einer Zeit, in der wir es uns nicht mehr leisten können, eine Idee aufzuschreiben. Ups.

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Self-sustainability

August 10th, 2006

I am afraid people engaged in sustainable development are seriously endeavored to sustain sustainability; sustainability of themselves.

A liar who knows nothing

August 6th, 2006

Truth and knowledge often enter the arena hand in hand. Knowledge being honored if true, truth being more valued if known.

Imagine Socrates were living in Crete. Say, being Epimenides‘ brother. A liar saying he knows nothing but the fact of his ignorance. The Honorable Chief Judge Aristotle, as yesterday so today, might have had him burn at the stake much earlier.

In some languages a double negative resolves to a negative, while in others it resolves to a positive. (Wikipedia, as of 2006-08-06)

Let’s try this. Do the following resolve to a negative or to a positive?

  • I can’t get no satisfaction.
  • But never do what you are not told.
  • He doesn’t know nothing ’bout no knowin.
  • Though, she does not know her ignorance.
  • Anyway, no words ought not to be trusted.

It’s a weird thing.

I am glad I am a liar who knows nothing save that there is more to know than knowledge. Now, go ahead, sue me!

Using Use

August 4th, 2006

Using use in misuse is no abuse
but users use use for no use
or reuse use to overuse
until use’s usage is
only usefully useless usance.
At least.

“Use” first used in “Use” @ Verbloggtnoamal

No comment is a comment

July 28th, 2006

Ratta about not getting no comments

[Ratta says, it’s good to know that getting no comments is one hell of a comment.]