tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post3084860481752810035..comments2023-09-27T07:44:19.769-04:00Comments on Sabine Hossenfelder: Backreaction: SciBarCampSabine Hossenfelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-72904665555203773342008-03-17T11:49:00.000-04:002008-03-17T11:49:00.000-04:00Hi Sabine, thanks for coming to SciBarCamp! I resp...Hi Sabine, thanks for coming to SciBarCamp! I responded to your (and others') scheduling concerns in this blog post: http://science.easternblot.net/?p=648<BR/><BR/>Figuring out the pros and cons of parallel sessions and an "unconference" style negotiable schedule was one of the most difficult things in organizing this event, and I don't think there is a clear-cut solution that would make everyoneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-88008114592473842252008-03-16T23:33:00.000-04:002008-03-16T23:33:00.000-04:00Well, I suppose you could be thankful you weren't ...Well, I suppose you could be thankful you weren't sent to the h-bar camp. A constant headache that would be.Lewis Perduehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11492414700757055408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-12932179405047473552008-03-16T17:35:00.000-04:002008-03-16T17:35:00.000-04:00Oh and I think Fubar "is" the elephant.A classical...Oh and I think Fubar "is" the elephant.<BR/><BR/>A classical version of "six blind men and the elephant?" The question would be more like, quantum gravity is like......Fubar then just becomes a symbol of the elephant and all it's implications?<BR/><BR/><B>The Blind Men and the Elephant</B><BR/>John Godfrey Saxe (1816-1887)<BR/><BR/> <I>It was six men of Indostan<BR/> To learning much PlatoHagelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00849253658526056393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-8136896327321536482008-03-16T17:17:00.000-04:002008-03-16T17:17:00.000-04:00Bee,Pink would just show a happy person doing math...Bee,<BR/><BR/>Pink would just show a happy person doing mathematics?:)<BR/><BR/>4:00 o'clock today-Smolin on what is Mathematics..did you make it?<BR/><BR/>I would have loved to hear what he had to say.PlatoHagelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00849253658526056393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-17055960294381770832008-03-16T10:15:00.000-04:002008-03-16T10:15:00.000-04:00Hi Phil,Well, in case that schedule remains as it ...Hi Phil,<BR/><BR/>Well, in case that schedule remains as it currently is I can either hear what maths is or go armwrestling, but unless I manage to branch into two parallel worlds until then, not both. Looks like the 'why so few women in physics/maths' thing is more or less mandatory for me. will make sure to wear a pink sweater ;-)<BR/><BR/>Hi Thomas,<BR/><BR/>Next thing is the completely Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-28284311386680289702008-03-16T09:03:00.000-04:002008-03-16T09:03:00.000-04:00Entry in the "Pocket Dictionary of American Slang"...Entry in the <BR/>"Pocket Dictionary of American Slang"<BR/>(1960):<BR/>------------------------------------<BR/>Foo-foo. n. <BR/>1. A fool; a worthless person <BR/>Dial. From "fofarraw."<BR/>2. Perfume. From "fofarraw."<BR/>fofarraw. n.<BR/>1. A loud disturbance or interruption;<BR/>a commotion.Dial.<BR/>2. Gaudy wearing apparel, particularly <BR/>accessories such as bracelets, belts, etc.<BR/>3Georghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02538391164351204407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-91996664829739571712008-03-16T06:16:00.000-04:002008-03-16T06:16:00.000-04:00So what's next? Baz camp?So what's next? <A HREF="http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-foo-bar-baz.htm" REL="nofollow">Baz</A> camp?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-2043272301263534242008-03-16T00:58:00.000-04:002008-03-16T00:58:00.000-04:00I'll add a bunch of comments about "foo" (and "fub...I'll add a bunch of comments about "foo" (and "fubar" and "foo fighters"), from the perspective of a physicist who entered the chip/software/programming world. <BR/><BR/>My etymologies may or may not match what someone put in the Wikipedia. The "Hacker's Dictionary" has a bunch on this.<BR/><BR/><BR/>"Foo" and "Bar" are often used in place of X and Y. In a lot of protocols, crypto, quantum Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15001173941283883747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-49996046152770469142008-03-15T23:52:00.000-04:002008-03-15T23:52:00.000-04:00Hi Bee (again),I couldn’t help but look at what I ...Hi Bee (again),<BR/><BR/>I couldn’t help but look at what I was missing. I found that the most relevant topic and perhaps one that I might have a chance in following has already been held and that is:<BR/><BR/>Daniel Gottesman: Quantum Mechanics for 10 years olds<BR/><BR/>Tomorrow doesn’t look like there is much I could follow. One thing that caught my attention is the one entitled:<BR/><BR/>Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-86109647857717166962008-03-15T22:43:00.000-04:002008-03-15T22:43:00.000-04:00Hi Bee,“This weekend, I am at the SciBarCamp in To...Hi Bee,<BR/><BR/>“This weekend, I am at the SciBarCamp in Toronto,”<BR/><BR/>Well welcome to the big smoke or what would currently be described as the big snow drift. I hope you have a good time in our town and I have to say that once again you describe something that I am a tad envious of. So it seems you, Smolin and others will be pondering the big questions while in a relaxed and less Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-29492789766921121852008-03-15T22:15:00.000-04:002008-03-15T22:15:00.000-04:00Try the Google entry for "fubar", the original spe...Try the Google entry for "fubar", the original spelling. It actually mirrors your description of the chaos quite well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com