Great one-liners from PF members

[TonyStewart]

What else is measured by the lack of evidence besides Security? ( and don't say String Theory)

 

[phinds]

In his Insights article on pop-sci presentations by reputable scientists, @fresh_42 said

Enjoy them, but don’t mistake them for real science.

Reference: https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/opinion-when-pro-scientists-explain-using-pop-science/

 

[berkeman]

More than one line, but the first sentences set up the context:

Yes, visual models lead to inaccuracies in QM. They can be useful, as you would hope any model is. In science (and other things as well) it is often said: "The map is not the territory" (Korzybski).

 

[phinds]

Regarding the need for military folks in particular not to post on social media

War can be a poker game where both sides are cheating with folks posting about the hand a player is holding to the other players.

 

[Tom.G]

In a back-and-forth between two people that who both "know" they are right.

Then you need to learn that, when you are holding a hammer, everything is not a nail.

 

[Hornbein]

War can be a poker game where both sides are cheating with folks posting about the hand a player is holding to the other players.

But the posts can also be lies. What fun, eh?

 

[sevensages]

I worked with a guy for over thirty years before he told me he was an accordion player. "I just don't talk about it," he said.

I don't get this quote. What's funny about it?

 

[phinds]

I don't get this quote. What's funny about it?

It's an american thing. It is an instrument reviled by many. According to lore, musicians who go to hell are condemned to playing the accordian.

 

[Hornbein]

 

[pinball1970]

It's an american thing. It is an instrument reviled by many. According to lore, musicians who go to hell are condemned to playing the accordian.

I would have guessed bag pipes myself

 

[berkeman]

While discussing speculation in a thread...

.......I may become airborn from the hand waving, but just give me a number and I can get there.

 

[PhDeezNutz]

“ I learned about 10% of the science I now know in school. The rest I've learned on my own.”

@Drakkith

It really is a powerful statement about how school doesn’t teach you everything you need to know but rather give you a foundation from which you can begin to start learning everything you need to know.

 

[berkeman]

Words to live by...

Measure with a micrometer, mark with chalk, cut with an axe...

 

[gmax137]

I first heard that from a co-worker, retired Navy Chief.

He also said, "cut to suit, beat to fit, paint to hide" lol.

 

[Tom.G]

It must work on a Mac, since everyone uses it.

 

[Tom.G]

The world could end tomorrow. Let's go when you're ready

Pessimist!

 

[berkeman]

While giving good academic advice about studying...

Playing a Stradivarius badly does not make you a violinist

 

[PeterDonis]

Getting the wrong answer more quickly is seldom helpful.

 

[sophiecentaur]

It's an american thing. It is an instrument reviled by many.

Also the Viola. So many viola player jokes.

 

[Vanadium 50]

So many viola player jokes.

What's the differemce between a violin and a viola?
--- Violas burn longer.

What is the best recording of the Walton Viola Concerto?
--- Music Minus One.

Shall I go on?

 

[gmax137]

viola?

I didn't know about viola jokes.

EDIT: So, yes, please go on !

 

[Vanadium 50]

So, yes, please go on !

How can you tell if a viola is playing out of tune?
--- The bow is moving.

How is a viola recital like a lawsuit?
--- Everybody is happy when the case is closed.

Had enough?

 

[sophiecentaur]

Mark Steel on BBC Radio Four last night : "I could see myself taking a job in a mirror factory."

Even po-faced Paul Merton had to laugh at that one. The English Language is a rich source.

 

[DrClaude]

Do not try to learn mechanics from a mixed martial arts presentation.

 

[gmax137]

From the thread on magnetic flux

This was when real men used sabres and physicists used pencils and french curves.

 

[berkeman]

Word...

An instructor I had a long ago said this: "The sooner you sit down to the keyboard, the longer it takes to write your program."

 

[Bystander]

gmax137:
I dunno. Sounds like something the lawyers could argue about until we see a proton decay.

 

[berkeman]

A response in a B-level thread asking what the Universe has been expanding into since the Big Bang...

The universe is not a fire cracker. It's a four dimensional spacetime geometry.

 

[DennisN]

I worked with a guy for over thirty years before he told me he was an accordion player. "I just don't talk about it," he said.

I don't get this quote. What's funny about it?

It's an american thing. It is an instrument reviled by many. According to lore, musicians who go to hell are condemned to playing the accordian.

I have not a big problem with accordions, but I only accept them in small doses .

Others:

 

[DrClaude]

It's an american thing. It is an instrument reviled by many. According to lore, musicians who go to hell are condemned to playing the accordian.