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    Which conference lineup interests you more? (Strings '11 or mixed-QG 11)

    There were some explanations for the unexpected high cost of strings 11 in comments at http://www.math.columbia.edu/~woit/wordpress/?p=3689 (weak USD strong SEK, VAT) It is good that a conference has been organised to try to bring different groups together. it would be good to hear from some...
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    Which conference lineup interests you more? (Strings '11 or mixed-QG 11)

    I did not say that the QG conference was dumbed down. I said it was less specialized and the talks should be pitched to have a wider appeal, not the same thing. The QG talks are less specialised but still technical (except for a few such as Blau's talk) I am amazed that you think this is not...
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    Which conference lineup interests you more? (Strings '11 or mixed-QG 11)

    This is ruled out by the no ghosts theorem
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    Which conference lineup interests you more? (Strings '11 or mixed-QG 11)

    These are both interesting conferences but to vote on which is the most interesting is nonsensical. The strings conference is a specialized meeting for string theorists so it is very technical and anyone who is not already an expert in the subject would only find a few talks of interest. The...
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    Explain to me in the simplest terms triality?

    Even if he has not written the book he has a lot on his website. http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/octonions/octonions.html
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    What's the modern view on ur theory? (Is there one?)

    To say that the SU(2) structure acts on S3 just means that the ur-object is identified with a spin half system. If I remember rightly he does another quantization and gets a larger representation that corresponds to the Lorentz group. Weizsacker certainly understood the group theory very well...
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    What's the Process for Publishing Scientific Papers?

    viXra gets thousands of hits every day including its fair share from academic sites. It is found mostly through links and keyword searches so it does not really matter that people don't go there specifically to look for the latest papers. I agree that seeking to get it published in a journal...
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    What's the Process for Publishing Scientific Papers?

    Where did I say that? I agree that arXiv has plenty of controversial papers. However I don't share your implied disdain for philosophers which is quite a give-away. People with such narrow viewpoints often produce this kind of empty criticism based on rhetoric rather than sound arguments.
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    What's the Process for Publishing Scientific Papers?

    I search for such criticism all the time and I always defend the site. That is why I am here. I don't think any of these "reviews" support the claims made here. If you think they do please provide an example so that I can explain why it does not.
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    What's the Process for Publishing Scientific Papers?

    Some people who can submit to arXiv also submit to viXra. Here are links to a sample papers submitted from .edu addresses: http://vixra.org/abs/1011.0071 http://vixra.org/abs/1005.0052 http://vixra.org/abs/1009.0061 http://vixra.org/abs/0903.0006 The ones in the relevant HEP category...
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    What's the Process for Publishing Scientific Papers?

    Obviously its a blog by me. Its where I revealed his name and the original review was deleted as I explained to you. When someone glibly says "Don't use vixra, it smells like crackpot. No one will read whatever you have to contribute if you put it there" then I certainly have the right to...
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    What's the Process for Publishing Scientific Papers?

    @JaredJames, in one recent case I exposed the identity of an anonymous reviewer who criticized viXra. He quickly apologized, admitted he was wrong and removed his criticism (see http://blog.vixra.org/2011/03/30/new-anti-crackpot-on-the-block/) I think that says it all.
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    What's the Process for Publishing Scientific Papers?

    Unless they use their real name or put it somewhere it can be found such as in their profile then they are anonymous be definition. It does not matter how well known they are under the pseudonym.
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    What's the Process for Publishing Scientific Papers?

    I am an administrator from viXra.org (Philip Gibbs) so what I am going to say is biased. However, my sincere advice is to ignore people who try to put you off archiving your work there. Firstly notice that the detractors are always anonymous. Don't put any weight on people who criticize...
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    What's the modern view on ur theory? (Is there one?)

    I think that only his own students studied ur-theory as CFvW formualted it, at least in recent times. Therefore the subject has effecively died with his own death a few years ago. However, I think you are right to connect his ideas with qubits and in that sense it lives on. His theory of...
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