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I see the new forum has opened. I like the revised name: "Independent Research." I also like the name of the reviewing forum "Post Court Room."
It's not open until Tom says so.Moonbear said:I see the new forum has opened. I like the revised name: "Independent Research." I also like the name of the reviewing forum "Post Court Room."
Moonbear said:I also like the name of the reviewing forum "Post Court Room."
Please, no capital punishment on PF. The shame of being declared a crackpot should be enough.ZapperZ said:Yeah. I can't wait to say "You're guilty! Let's hang 'em!"
:)
Zz.
ZapperZ said:Yeah. I can't wait to say "You're guilty! Let's hang 'em!"
:)
Zz.
Moonbear said:Now, now, you'll never get selected for jury duty if the lawyers hear you say that! :tongue:
So that TD may be closed, and junk posts deleted henceforth.dextercioby said:Why did you do it now?
dextercioby said:If the article has already been published in peer-review-ed journals, therefore it is accepted and seen as valid by the scientific community, i can only ascribe this gesture to vanity.
Trust me, everyone, people who want to get posted with the latest developments in theoretical physics read written journals, not internet forums.
If the article hasn't been published yet, or it has been rejected by the journal reviewers, what USE would it make to the author ? With what does this posting on PF help him/her ?
If the article has been rejected, then it has the name NONSENSE attached to it, therefore, upon posting it on the PF, it should be deleted without any discussion and whatsoever explanation via PM-s.
So, Greg, why did you do it in the first place (the infamous "Theory Development") ? Why did you do it now?
Tom, why did you offer yourself (i assume you did, pardon me if I'm wrong, and Greg named you to the job with/without consensus with the rest of the staff) to manage such-pointless in my view-project ?
Does anyone think new and sound theoretical physics is done on an internet forum? (even though it's the best of them all)
and getting "the-you-must-shut-up, ignorant-wurm, when-you-speak-to-me" treatment, although nobody ever pointed out what specifically was wrong when I ventilated a little new idea. How about this one? But I detest confirming that I'm a crackpot, just by posting an unusual idea only to face tar and feathers.Yeah. I can't wait to say "You're guilty! Let's hang 'em!"
Andre said:Now I'm quite used to and getting the-you-must-shut-up-when-you-speak-to-me treatment, although nobody ever pointed out what specifically was wrong when I ventilated a little new idea. How about this one. But I detest confirming that I'm a crackpot the moment I post something like this over there, with the tar and feathers behind it.
Andre said:Quod erat demonstrandum.
Just look into the literature ansd see if anybody did better.
J. Laskar & P. Robutel The chaotic obliquity of the planets. Nature 361, 608 - 612 (1993);
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Andre said:So it's all in the numbers. If you can't give numbers, you have failed regardless what. But numbers are useless when you fail to cross check what other hypotheses require. And of course that you found something that overarches everything like Popper likes to see is far inferior to presenting a numerical model.
Here is a list of references.
Andre said:Anyway you did A VERY QUICK CHECK, which suggest that some weeks ago when Nereid listed Venus specifically as something that could be worth another thought, you did not bother to do so before starting the beating around.
Andre said:There are numerous numbers to check the hypothesis. There is just not a sophisticated explaining itl model. Detailed geologic evidence with number seem to be rather supportive. Perhaps it's an idea to even try page two and three of the thread.
Andre said:Nereid, If you follow this would you please reconsider the value of Thomas Kuhn.
Tom Mattson said:The whole process can be very educational for everyone who is not involved in professional science, but wants to learn about how it is done. Have you ever heard of schools that hold "Model United Nations" or something along those lines? Each participant plays a role, the moderator comes up with some issue for them to work out and sets the rules, and they simulate the workings of the real UN. Is it real, professional international politics? No. Is it going to change the face of world government? No. Does everyone learn something from the process? Yes, they do.
Locrian said:I liked the TD forum. The internet is full of mentally unstable crackpots, but it was nice to have a simple place I could quickly click to and see a listing of their most immediate thoughts. I'm not sure where to go to find that kind of efficiency of entertainment. Of course, that's not what physicsforums is for and I support the new idea completely.
Goodluck on the new venture, I hope it is productive and not too painful!