Things learned in 2010
- Authority is easily abused, with good feelings and intentions, and often used beyond the scope it was granted in. When we use authority we spend tremendous efforts hiding our selves behind it ;
- In physics : why gyroscopes spin, why absolute temperature synchronizes with degrees Celsius, and a good reason for inventing entropy;
- The only important thing about laws is the amount of the courage one might need to undo them later ;
- River water is clearest in autumn ;
- Things about human nature, and our insatiable appetite and striving still too blurry to be expressed ;
- Frisbees sometimes suddenly decide they are done with you and you should accept that as a fact of life.