Paul Jacobson

Tag: hypothetical

  • The horrifying result of throwing a baseball at 90% of the speed of light

    The horrifying result of throwing a baseball at 90% of the speed of light

    Have you ever wondered what would happen if you tried to hit a baseball thrown at you at close to the speed of light? I can’t say that I lie awake at night wondering about this but the answer may just keep me up a few nights: What would happen if you tried to hit…

  • These are the good days of the Internet, they won't be back

    The Verge has a chilling peek into a possible future of Internet access. The article’s title is “Your corporate Internet nightmare starts now” and it is worth reading the whole thing. The article’s tagline sets the tone: The year is 2018. The death of net neutrality was just the beginning (Via Jonathan Greene’s post “The…