Just as the constant increase of entropy is the basic law of the universe, so it is the basic law of life to be ever more highly structured and to struggle against entropy– Václav Havel Entropic Thoughts – which seems to be apt title for my post to mark end of 2010 and beginning of [...]
Wishing all entropy’s readers & friends Merry Christmas .. “There are, it seems, two muses: the Muse of Inspiration, who gives us inarticulate visions and desires, and the Muse of Realization, who returns again and again to say “It is yet more difficult than you thought.” This is the muse of form. It may be [...]
Advertisments Entropy | 18 Dec 2010
Subliminal Ad Sears BMW’s Logo Into Your Mind’s Eye An ingenious flashbulb effect lets BMW burn an “afterimage” that people see with their eyes closed. Watch and see (but don’t worry, the effect can’t hack your brain over YouTube): BMW just rigged a cutout of their initials in front of a standard-issue Profoto Pro 7B [...]
Economic Behaviour Entropy | 16 Dec 2010
Mobocracy- A condition in which the lower classes of a nation control public affairs without respect to law, precedents, or vested rights. Read this evocative essay by Monica Halan in recent Mint Lynch mobs. Louis L’Amour. And Us We are at the lynch mob stage of our journey in India’s transformative migration to development [...]
Architecture & Design &Music Entropy | 10 Dec 2010
Simplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, it is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art.- Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1849) Chopin Year Celebrations on 200 Birth Anniversary Sculpture of Ordered Chaos Visualizes Chopin’s Music The design was for recent multimedia exhibition of [...]
Advertisments &Thought Provoking Entropy | 07 Dec 2010
GE’s Energy Smart LED bulb is shaped like an incandescent Bulb; exterior “Fins” help dissipate heat. Seeing the Light For those of you who have considered hoarding incandescent light bulbs before they’re phased out for good in 2014, you might want to hold off on renting that storage space. General Electric’s Energy Smart LED bulb [...]