“The More I Find Out, The Less I Know”
Strung Along
Modern physics has some big problems: there are two different theories of How Things Work, but they don't fit together. Einstein's General Relativity has passed every experimental test we can throw at it, and explains how the universe works on the scale of solar systems, galaxies, and bigger. At the other end of the spectrum, various quantum theories combine into the Standard Model, which has passed every experimental test we can throw at it, and explains how the universe works on the scale of molecules, atoms, and smaller.
Sentimental Journey
We have a buyer for N620CP. It took only a few days after listing in Trade-a-Plane to get a serious offer (with deposit) for our beloved Archer, and if all goes well, she may be winging her way to California by the end of the week. The plane will be in for the buyer's inspection most of this week, so I took her up for what may be my last flight last night.
Techie Meals
Here's a business idea which I think might actually have some legs in the right geographic location: the Techie Meal.
1. Aim Gun at Foot. 2. Pull Trigger
The release of some old TV shows on DVD has been held up by problems getting licenses for all the music. A number of TV shows used pop songs as background (or even foreground) music, and now the rightsholders of those tunes want additional royalties for DVD release.
None of this should be surprising. When the shows were originally created there was no market for consumer sales of TV shows (except maybe for made-for-TV movies or things like National Geographic specials). As a result, nobody thought about this licensing issue until suddenly DVDs created the market.