"one of the the great thing about physics is that you can add more digits to any number"

Passover cleaning is apace. Three quick links before diving back into the scrubbing:

Eleven less-standard possible solutions to the Fermi Paradox. And yes, someone includes the relevant xkcd in comments. (via)

On simplicity, wealth, and risk-reduction: "Wealth is not a number of dollars. It is not a number of material possessions. It’s having options and the ability to take on risk." (via

List of food days. Thank you, Wikipedia.

---L.