Marking · time · in · multiples · of · eight
September 14th, 2008
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Just like unto a Nest of Boxes round, Degrees of sizes within each Boxe are found. So in this World, may many Worlds more be, Thinner, and lesse, and lesse still by degree; Although they are not subject to our Sense, A World may be no bigger than two-pence. Nature is curious, and such worke may make, That our dull Sense can never finde, but scape. For Creatures, small as Atomes, may be there, If every Atome a Creatures Figure beare. If foure Atomes a World can make, then see, What severall Worlds might in an Eare-ring bee. For Millions of these Atomes may bee in The Head of one small, little, single Pin. And if thus small, then Ladies well may weare A World of Worlds, as Pendents in each Eare. -Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle
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Gentles, I present the OED word of the day:
Brit. / 1. The human brain or human person regarded as a rational machine. 1903 Contemp. Rev. Sept. 389 When the child plays it is literally organising its brain, myelinising its mind-machine. 1972 H. A. WILLIAMS True Resurrection iii. 70 Man is a rational being  i.e. he is a mind-machine, and therefore it is to his interest to be treated as a mind-machine.2. An electronic device equipped with earphones and flashing lights which is worn over the head for sensory stimulation and relaxation. 1986 Daily Tel. 9 Oct. 28 The plain truth is that a secondary school child would be very lucky to get 10 minutes on a computer a week... It is little more than conjuring, a fashionable sleight of hand to dazzle us with the mystery of these magic new mind machines. 1991 Futurist May 58/2 (advt.) Innerquest Mind Machines, Acoustic Brain Research, Hemi-Sync and Super-Learning Tapes,..Earth Pulse Generators & more. 1993 R. RUCKER et al. Mondo 2000 10/2 Someone had a mind machine with earphones playing pulsed sound to match the flickering rhythms in two rings of tiny red light bulbs mounted in goggles that went over your eyes.
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