Recent content by Hornbein

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    Today I Learned

    TIL that the USA didn't routinely require passports for entry until 1941.
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    TV Series Based On Schrödinger Superposition

    I didn't listen to it. I went to the Wikipedia page to get a synopsis in a couple of minutes. I pay no attention to reviews of anything. I can make up my mind on my own. And I never watch TV or movies so spoilers are what I want. I think reviews of music in particular are passe. These days...
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    Music Cover songs versus the original track, which ones are better?

    How about uncoverable songs? I'd go for the Ramones' Teenage Lobotomy. No one could ever equal this. But there are other ways....
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    APS's 2026 W.K.H. Panofsky Prize!

    I thought for a moment it was Femilab, a women-only research facility. Isn't it a bit early for 2026? I dunno that physicists should adopt the techniques of automobile manufacturers.
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    AlphaEvolve - The Future of Math?

    Well, is the goal to discover better math or is it to provide employment for researchers?
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    AlphaEvolve - The Future of Math?

    That's quite a face has Sarah Guo. She invests in AI firms.
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    Most Hard-Driving Music?

    There are no rules in music. Best Babymetal I ever saw.
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    Engineering Disasters

    It's always nice to read about other people's major screwups.
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    Today I Learned

    Bashar al-Assad's password is said to have been 1234.
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    Music Talent Worthy of Wider Recognition

    There was a punk movement in Japan that died out some years ago. I like this number, which very strangely sounds like English. Is that just some huge coincidence? I guess so. I once read "if there is ever an anarchist movement in Japan it will be a very well organized one."
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    Music Favorite songs (cont.)

    Sure. I'm talking about money, not art.