What's up in Bangalore?

According to Maldacena, our universe may be a three-dimensional membrane living in a four-dimensional anti de Sitter space. 'This picture is looking increasingly plausible' says Prof Duff. - The Daily Telegraph, 7 August 2002
I actually like theoretical physicists, but they tend to oversimplify things.

Although antigen expressed in potato for use in humans was effective in animals, the cooking required for human consumption of the vegetable destroyed the immunogenocity of the antigen. - Drug Discovery and Development, H P Rang (ed.), 1st edition, p. 190.
Yep folks, that's science.

Too much information is no information. - unknown

Wer Sicherheit der Freiheit vorzieht ist zu Recht ein Sklave. - Aristoteles
(Those who prefer safety to freedom are slaves, and rightly so.)

Nichts ist einfach wenn man's doppelt nimmt. - My Grandmother
(Nothing to add here).

Wenn ich Du waere, waere ich lieber ich. - Unknown
(If I were you I'd rather be me.)

Der Unterschied zwischen Theorie und Praxis ist in der Theorie groesser als in der Praxis. - Unknown
(The difference between theory and practice is bigger in theory than in practice.)

Horae vulnerant, ultima necat.
(Every hour hurts, the last one kills.)