2007-11-22

E8 - Lisi's Theory of Everything

Noticed this thing in New Scientist this morning.

A fitting universal theory of everything, with no strings attached,
except for a couple of puns.

An_Exceptionally_Simple_Theory_of_Everything

26400 hits and counting... 'beowulf uncanny-valley'

I saw the trailers for beowulf yesterday, and the first thing that sprang to mind was 'uncanny valley'.

The characters as a whole look larger than life, but all personality has been removed from their expression.

A real waste of talent.

I'm far from the first to realise this, as a quick search shows.

26,400 and counting, I'm sure...