tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post2190911721626985694..comments2023-09-27T07:44:19.769-04:00Comments on Sabine Hossenfelder: Backreaction: TimeoutSabine Hossenfelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-18664866386309286622008-03-03T14:13:00.000-05:002008-03-03T14:13:00.000-05:00Hi All,Thanks so much for all your kind and encour...Hi All,<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for all your kind and encouraging words, I really appreciate your feedback.<BR/><BR/>As things are with my BB, it is likely it will have to be buried earlier than me. Maybe I should have the battery replaced, it seems to get weaker every day.<BR/><BR/>As I see, Stefan has taken very good care of the blog :-)<BR/><BR/>Hey Rae Ann,<BR/><BR/>You changed the photo! Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-81833263552925613942008-03-02T12:43:00.000-05:002008-03-02T12:43:00.000-05:00lol Bee,I know you want to make a name for yoursel...lol Bee,<BR/>I know you want to make a name for yourself, but being able to stay in touch with or contact other/parallel worlds, might be asking for a little too much too soon.<BR/><BR/>Ironically, it may be possible to exist in other/parallel worlds, but we are only ever in ONE at any one time. Of course if we remove the dimension of Time then we could be in instant or simultaneous contact with QUASAR9https://www.blogger.com/profile/00593390598251093182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-20734058647338484332008-02-28T22:34:00.000-05:002008-02-28T22:34:00.000-05:00Re: 500 piece jigsaw puzzles.I remember, as part o...Re: 500 piece jigsaw puzzles.<BR/><BR/>I remember, as part of my general humiliation while growing up, that my youngest sister was able to assemble a 318 piece jigsaw puzzle face down (only blank cardboard showing) in about an hour and a half!<BR/><BR/>Sigh.ZoloftNotWorkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01843232046114148559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-77837027677658654852008-02-28T12:57:00.000-05:002008-02-28T12:57:00.000-05:00Hope you get some rest and feel better. Research i...Hope you get some rest and feel better. Research is a rough world!d12https://www.blogger.com/profile/07411576202709828334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-57206586406607440482008-02-27T12:40:00.000-05:002008-02-27T12:40:00.000-05:00I hope you're feeling better by now. It must be t...I hope you're feeling better by now. It must be the time of year or something because I've been feeling pretty low too. If we were closer we could go out and get drunk and into some trouble. ;-) (actually, I don't drink anymore but the thought is fun)Rae Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239791074376508016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-40345191586933175452008-02-26T23:19:00.000-05:002008-02-26T23:19:00.000-05:00To Bee: I'm an outsider here so it's hard to know...To Bee:<BR/> I'm an outsider here so it's hard to know what to say that could be meaningful other than I have found your blog to be alternately funny, insightful, informative, and touching. You are an excellent teacher and that counts for a lot in the grand scheme of things.<BR/> I wish for you windows above the 1st floor that never open, colleagues and compatriots that appreciate both your ZoloftNotWorkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01843232046114148559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-12205421039673848612008-02-25T07:45:00.000-05:002008-02-25T07:45:00.000-05:00Have a good break, Bee. Hope the sun comes out for...Have a good break, Bee. Hope the sun comes out for you sooner rather than later!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-1189861207654260242008-02-22T05:18:00.000-05:002008-02-22T05:18:00.000-05:00I hereby nominate all String Theorists for the Sab...I hereby nominate all String Theorists for the Sabine Hossenfelder Award.<BR/><BR/>They fulfil the criterion of "stubbornly working on topics where there hasn't been progress for several decades" - in fact there hasn't been progress <I>ever</I>, so I feel that they deserve the prize money twice over.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-13267746885386500652008-02-21T09:02:00.000-05:002008-02-21T09:02:00.000-05:00... I hear Bermuda is very nice this time of year....... I hear Bermuda is very nice this time of year. <BR/><BR/>Or why not come over to Heidelberg? At least there is no snow here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-32615765828334815792008-02-20T23:13:00.000-05:002008-02-20T23:13:00.000-05:00Hi Kea,“Only 500 piece? Bah! My 5 year old nephew ...Hi Kea,<BR/><BR/>“Only 500 piece? Bah! My 5 year old nephew could do those.”<BR/><BR/>Perhaps there those ones designed for idle physicists as they are all white (no picture or design) and the final shape is never a square or rectangle :-) If your five year old has mastered these send his CV promptly to Perimeter Institute:-)<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/><BR/>PhilPhil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-39206842722184557892008-02-20T22:47:00.000-05:002008-02-20T22:47:00.000-05:00Only 500 piece? Bah! My 5 year old nephew could do...Only 500 piece? Bah! My 5 year old nephew could do those.Keahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05652514294703722285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-3015672901612790892008-02-20T17:34:00.000-05:002008-02-20T17:34:00.000-05:00Weather in Seattle recently has been spring-like i...Weather in Seattle recently has been spring-like in the afternoons, maybe evidence that some warmer weather will blow your way soon.<BR/><BR/>As far as awards from Kea, that's cause she doesn't know that in the past week I've been sinning, and have spent my time assembling a half dozen 500 piece jigsaw puzzles.CarlBrannenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17180079098492232258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-40568532508371801032008-02-20T11:48:00.000-05:002008-02-20T11:48:00.000-05:00Inspirational Quoteshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v...Inspirational Quotes<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Bcxwhzyh7c&feature=related" REL="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Bcxwhzyh7c&feature=related</A><BR/><BR/>"Don't let what you can't do stop you from doing what you can do"<BR/>"The Journey..IS the reward"<BR/>[ in reference to the NCAA championship tournament, aka "March Madness" ]<BR/>-- John Wooden, UCLA basketball Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-76483299216907431192008-02-20T06:13:00.000-05:002008-02-20T06:13:00.000-05:00Hi Bee!Take a rest. Do something else, completely ...Hi Bee!<BR/><BR/>Take a rest. Do something else, completely different. Stay out of the internet for a while (I mean it). Disconnect yourself a little. I hope you get better. And hope <I>things</I> get better to you as well.<BR/><BR/>Best wishes,<BR/>ChristineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-50793382891964661452008-02-20T04:17:00.000-05:002008-02-20T04:17:00.000-05:00Hi Bee,We'll still be here whenever you get back.I...Hi Bee,<BR/><BR/>We'll still be here whenever you get back.<BR/><BR/>I spent a couple of winters in Rochester, New York. Not so far from where you are, on the southern shore of Lake Ontario. They say the weather on that side is even gloomier, because the winds tend to come from the north, and pick up moisture coming down over the lake.<BR/><BR/>When I was there they set a record, where the Sun Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-74330917924488481082008-02-19T22:08:00.000-05:002008-02-19T22:08:00.000-05:00Dear Smart Lady: Most people don't know themselves...Dear Smart Lady: Most people don't know themselves well enough in such circumstances and will continue pushing themselves to psychological exhaustion. I didn't see any signs (besides your being sick), so then thank you for recognizing that you need some time to recharge your batteries. Your blog readers and those close to you will no doubt appreciate the fresher You that will return to the world.amaragrapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15769062084934190681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-89674725245658974892008-02-19T22:04:00.000-05:002008-02-19T22:04:00.000-05:00Well, I'd love to nominate someone like Carl Brann...Well, I'd love to nominate someone like Carl Brannen, but he's not a postdoc. Neither am I. In fact, most of the people I would like to nominate are not postdocs, precisely because they satisfy the criteria for the reward - as well as being incredibly stupid.Keahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05652514294703722285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-31914225822809780812008-02-19T17:36:00.000-05:002008-02-19T17:36:00.000-05:00Well crap. Sorry things aren't more cheerful, and...Well crap. Sorry things aren't more cheerful, and I mean that quite sincerely.<BR/><BR/>Hope the sun comes out soon! (both literally and metaphorically)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-11024095089272262232008-02-19T15:56:00.000-05:002008-02-19T15:56:00.000-05:00Hello Bee,have some recreation maybee by some Äppl...Hello Bee,<BR/>have some recreation maybee by some <BR/>Äpplwoi? One bottle or 25 of "Knaddl-Daddl-Äppelwoi" will do. <BR/>I could imagine, the Quebecois make <BR/>something similar and palatable? <BR/>Regards<BR/>GeorgGeorghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02538391164351204407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-10531225920276109752008-02-19T14:02:00.000-05:002008-02-19T14:02:00.000-05:00Hi Bee,You have my nomination for any award you wi...Hi Bee,<BR/><BR/><BR/>You have my nomination for any award you wish. I’m amazed you were able to go this long before putting the breaks on for a bit. I hope you discover Newton’s equivalent to the apple tree and just sit under it for a while and simply let what happens happen. <BR/><BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/><BR/>PhilPhil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-4216078031198690722008-02-19T13:17:00.000-05:002008-02-19T13:17:00.000-05:00AnswerHandsets get taken to the graveMore people t...<A HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4853548.stm" REL="nofollow">Answer</A><BR/><BR/><BR/>Handsets get taken to the grave<BR/><BR/>More people than ever are asking to be buried or cremated with their mobile phones when they die, say researchers.<BR/><BR/>The trend, which began in South Africa, has now spread to a number of countries, including Ireland, Australia, Ghana, and the US.<BR/>Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451666670728177970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-63824698988347033362008-02-19T12:28:00.000-05:002008-02-19T12:28:00.000-05:00The campus needs a big bubbly hot tub. Though the...The campus needs a big bubbly hot tub. Though the power requirements may brown out the province, it's worth it. Let your minds go slack so the universe can enter.<BR/><BR/>Water-compatible blackboards are left as an exercise for the alert reader.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-60854822602187736072008-02-19T12:08:00.000-05:002008-02-19T12:08:00.000-05:00Have fun! Enjoy yourself! Meditate, if you can!Tak...Have fun! Enjoy yourself! Meditate, if you can!<BR/><BR/>Take time to (re)discover what's fun in physics, as long as doing so is itself a relaxing and light-spirited process.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com