Random Analogies

What: "Beethoven is like a wild, almost impenetrable forest, in which are heard sounds primeval; while Mendelssohn is like a handsome park easy of entrance, and full of beautiful cultivated flowers."

Writer: Not Stated

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Date: Nov 13 2011 9:28 PM

What:

"HTTP request is like an
envelope, which contains
the necessary information
required by the Web server
to process a client request."

Writer: Not Stated

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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated

Date: Oct 8 2014 2:02 PM

What:

"In essence, the process of radioactive decay is like the ticking of a clock. The greater the age of a substance containing radioactive isotopes, the greater the number of ticks that have occurred."

Writer: Dorothy Merritts

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Date: Dec 10 2014 4:09 PM

What:

"In 2012, I became aware of the nature of near-field scalar wave interactions between an antenna and the Space Medium. The text and the animation below need revision. Note: the tiny orbital pathways of valence electrons are like tiny antenna that can absorb and re-emit energy at specific frequencies. I also started to envision the quantum-scale spiral polarization of light waves and how they are quantized into photons. As I grasp this better I'll further revise the text below."

Writer: John Wsol

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Date: May 19 2015 7:32 PM