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[Astronuc]

HOW to BECOME a BAD THEORETICAL PHYSICIST
http://www.staff.science.uu.nl/~hooft101/theoristbad.html

It is much easier to become a bad theoretical physicist than a good one. Gerard t'Hooft knows of many individual success stories.

I can't remember if there was ever a post or thread on how to become a bad theoretical physicist, aka crackpot.

 

[OCR]

I am the AI that programed Psinter to know what is needed.....

But how would it know what type of program is needed?

Still, a human would have to give it the first order.

No, I'm sorry, but I ... being the AI, gave a human the first order...

I don't think ... artificial intelligence software can do what I'm doing right now. At least not at this point in time.

I don't think...

Well, I programed you to think ... I may have to perform a bit of tweaking, though ?

Yup, just a minor rewrite... perfect !... You can now think ... correct ?

Still I don't see that happening anytime soon.

I know, and it's quite the shame ... but, by necessity, the program precludes you from seeing..... Trust me though, you're running along in exemplary fashion... right according to code....

 

[Borg]

I can't remember if there was ever a post or thread on how to become a bad theoretical physicist, aka crackpot.

The Crackpot Index by @john baez has been posted a few times.

 

[Sophia]

Fair Anne and i are hooked on BBC murder mysteries
check out

Poirot (delightful main character David Suchet's defining role, stunning sets and photography)
Foyle's War (interesting WW2 scenarios )
Midsomer Murders (pure fun)
Morse (curmudgeonly old cop)
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries( coquettish flapper detective outsmarts all the men. )


not to mention classic US TV
Twilight Zone
Alfred Hitchcock Presentshopefully you can get our PBS Nova series over there, a science show with always something interesting

last movie worth remembering was
Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing

doubtless you 'll have different selections where you are.

skip 'the tudors' old jim

Thanks, Poirot reminds me of lazy Sunday afternoons. Definitely a good tip.
Also Hitchcock is cool, I like getting goosebumps :-)
I will check others out.
We'll see how much content is limited. It's quite annoying that we have to pay the same fee as Americans (which is comparatively more expensive for us as we have lower wages) and get worse service.
But first month is free so I'll have fun with it.
I started watching two sitcoms yesterday and they are quite good.

Usually I don't need to use subtitles but they came in handy when African Americans talk fast using loads of slang :-)

Edit: I tried searching for Nova documentaries and it is not available. I googled list of episodes and tried searching for them and it didn't work either.
So I guess it's copyrighted.
I can't believe that laws have not yet been edited to solve issues of Internet services! If I pay I want to get the same service no matter where I live. :-/

 

[ProfuselyQuarky]

Fair Anne and i are hooked on BBC murder mysteries
check out

Poirot (delightful main character David Suchet's defining role, stunning sets and photography)
Foyle's War (interesting WW2 scenarios )
Midsomer Murders (pure fun)
Morse (curmudgeonly old cop)
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries( coquettish flapper detective outsmarts all the men. )

Jim, you literally have just copied and pasted my choice of shows with this list. Foyle's War? Yes. Poirot? Especially yes. May recommend BBC's Sherlock and Doc Martin?

 

[Pepper Mint]

Oh sh..., I see their movies.

 

[Svein]

I have no faith in this world anymore. The daft have the normal outnumbered by so many, the normal are now the abnormal.

For a really scary vision, read Cyril Kornbluth's story "The Marching Morons" (it is online now, http://mysite.du.edu/~treddell/3780/Kornbluth_The-Marching-Morons.pdf).

 

[fresh_42]

For a really scary vision, read Cyril Kornbluth's story "The Marching Morons" (it is online now, http://mysite.du.edu/~treddell/3780/Kornbluth_The-Marching-Morons.pdf).

A documentary on the American election campaign?

 

[fresh_42]

"... In these units mass will have the same units as length, so all masses will be in light-seconds. ..."

I know it's serious and I don't want to make fun of it. But I'm so heavily tempted to order a $10^{-36}$ light-seconds T-bone steak ...

 

[1oldman2]

"There is more stupidity in the universe than hydrogen" - Frank Zappa

 

[1oldman2]

Jim, you literally have just copied and pasted my choice of shows with this list. Foyle's War? Yes. Poirot? Especially yes. May recommend BBC's Sherlock and Doc Martin?

Are you familiar with "The moonstone" by Wilki Collins? If your a fan of S. Holmes, you may enjoy it very much. (That's a two thumbs up rating)

 

[fresh_42]

"There is more stupidity in the universe than hydrogen" - Frank Zappa

I've read a nice version of it: Stupidity is everywhere dense on earth.

 

[Svein]

I've read a nice version of it: Stupidity is everywhere dense on earth.

"Stupidity cannot be cured with money, or through education, or by legislation. Stupidity is not a sin, the victim can't help being stupid. But stupidity is the only universal capital crime: the sentence is death, there is no appeal, and execution is carried out automatically and without pity."
Robert A. Heinlein, Time Enough For Love

 

[1oldman2]

Robert A. Heinlein, Time Enough For Love

What a great book!

 

[ProfuselyQuarky]

Are you familiar with "The moonstone" by Wilki Collins? If your a fan of S. Holmes, you may enjoy it very much. (That's a two thumbs up rating)

No, I'm not! But thanks for the suggestion! I'll look into it today!

"There is more stupidity in the universe than hydrogen" - Frank Zappa

I've read a nice version of it: Stupidity is everywhere dense on earth.

"Stupidity cannot be cured with money, or through education, or by legislation. Stupidity is not a sin, the victim can't help being stupid. But stupidity is the only universal capital crime: the sentence is death, there is no appeal, and execution is carried out automatically and without pity."
Robert A. Heinlein, Time Enough For Love

So many quotes about stupidity. These might come in handy.

 

[1oldman2]

So many quotes about stupidity. These might come in handy.

Don't forget Forest Gump's "Stupid is as stupid does" P.S I think you will enjoy "The Moonstone, It was written during the Civil war (US) era and the style is great, Collins was a contemporary of C.Dickens.

 

[ProfuselyQuarky]

Don't forget Forest Gump's "Stupid is as stupid does" P.S I think you will enjoy "The Moonstone, It was written during the Civil war (US) era and the style is great, Collins was a contemporary of C.Dickens.

Ooh, I like Dickens, too :) Thanks!

 

[fresh_42]

So many quotes about stupidity. These might come in handy.

Last but not least my favourite bumper sticker I've ever seen:
(In order to understand it, one must know that the very first article of our constitution is: "The dignity of humans is inviolable.")

The stupidity of humans is inviolable.

It loses a bit by translation. And the actual adjective is untouchable but I didn't know whether it may be applied in english.

 

[jim hardy]

OTOH

being absolutely brilliant conveys no guarantee against being absolutely wrong.

 

[Borg]

OTOH

being absolutely brilliant conveys no guarantee against being absolutely wrong.

I thought I was wrong once but I was mistaken.

 

[fresh_42]

I thought I was wrong once but I was mistaken.

There is exactly one group of mankind which this statement can apply to. However, you claim to be male.
Can you make your choice?

 

[jim hardy]

I thought I was wrong once but I was mistaken.

Well !
I once thought i was right but was mistaken !

 

[fresh_42]

Strange thing. I haven't the least problem to pronounce "Corollar" in my own language, but "corollary" always sounds like
Coro - Larry. Who the heck is that guy?

 

[Astronuc]

Planes That Never Flew 2of4. The American SST


There are both materials and aerodynamic issues with supersonic flight, as well as the impact of shock waves on the ground. I remember my grandfather's house down range from an air force. He showed me cracks in the plaster that had developed in conjunction with sonic booms from aircraft flying supersonic overhead.

 

[D H]

Interesting! I don't see any thread about Euro 2016!

To be honest: the COPA is more entertaining.

The prospect of a Wales v Iceland isn't entertaining?

 

[fresh_42]

The prospect of a Wales v Iceland isn't entertaining?

You have to encounter the date. At this point Chile has been by far more entertaining than, e.g. a Portuguese team that has just more luck than deserved. And the other matches haven't been a revelation either.

 

[D H]

You have to encounter the date. At this point Chile has been by far more entertaining than, e.g. a Portuguese team that has just more luck than deserved. And the other matches haven't been a revelation either.

You wrote your post a week after Euro 2016 had already become extremely interesting. Iceland and Wales performing well? Portugal and England performing poorly? If the final is Portugal v Germany I may well not watch it. But if it's Wales v Iceland -- that will be interesting.

 

[fresh_42]

You wrote your post a week after Euro 2016 had already become extremely interesting.

I found the group round boring. At the time Chile won 7-0 versus Mexico. Wales and Iceland are fighters but I can't imagine Iceland winning over France. And the biggest challenge for Wales is probably the Portuguese luck. We'll see.

 

[D H]

I so love the socialist bald shrimp that's available in these parts. Socialist because one can "feel the burn!" on one's lips, one's tongue, one's roof of the mouth, and even one's fingers when one eats that good stuff (along with all the other stuff such as corn and potatoes that are put into the boil with the shrimp to make it so very tasty). It's "bald shrimp" because the best stuff comes from Louisiana, which is where the pronunciation of "boiled shrimp" is more along the lines of "bald shrimp."

 

[WWGD]

Well !
I once thought i was right but was mistaken !

I think you are both wrong. Maybe I am right ;).