tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post470295978918602832..comments2023-09-27T07:44:19.769-04:00Comments on Sabine Hossenfelder: Backreaction: This and ThatSabine Hossenfelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-68965186414016494092008-08-07T09:16:00.000-04:002008-08-07T09:16:00.000-04:00"unique minerals that will enchant ..."wtf? ... W...<I>"unique minerals that will enchant ..."</I><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-33794-2.html#backToArticle=569342" REL="nofollow">wtf? </A> ... Where have I seen them before? lolWilliamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15991841830350137397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-22036131692883716132008-08-07T08:43:00.000-04:002008-08-07T08:43:00.000-04:00Hi William,That's a very nice verse, I really like...Hi William,<BR/><BR/>That's a very nice verse, I really like that. Thanks! Best,<BR/><BR/>B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-19555815119121211352008-08-07T08:30:00.000-04:002008-08-07T08:30:00.000-04:00Here's a similar quotation ..."Twas thus, by the g...Here's a similar quotation ...<BR/><BR/>"Twas thus, by the glare of false Science betray'd,<BR/>That leads to bewilder, and dazzles to blind;<BR/>My thoughts wont to roam, from shade onward to shade,<BR/>Destruction before me, and sorrow behind."<BR/><BR/>- From "The Hermit" by James Beattie, circa 1700'sWilliamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15991841830350137397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-18070194693941714692008-08-06T08:48:00.000-04:002008-08-06T08:48:00.000-04:00Dear Arun,Sorry to hear, do you need some inspirat...Dear Arun,<BR/><BR/>Sorry to hear, do you need some inspiration? Yes, I'm afraid I am the type who is always full of ideas. Except when I'm sick possibly. I keep notes in case I'll encounter a dry spell, but so far it seems I just have more and more notes. I guess I could easily occupy a dozen of people. Best,<BR/><BR/>B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-39565767737289953002008-08-05T21:34:00.000-04:002008-08-05T21:34:00.000-04:00Dear Bee,Personal question. Are you the type who i...Dear Bee,<BR/><BR/>Personal question. Are you the type who is always full of ideas and not enough time to pursue all of them? Or do your ideas come in bursts? If so, what do you do to shorten the dry spells?<BR/><BR/>Am in a dry spell myself. Anyone?<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/>-ArunArunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451666670728177970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-49573340182400681302008-08-05T04:30:00.000-04:002008-08-05T04:30:00.000-04:00Hi Phil,There is a famous quote by Robert Frostreg...Hi Phil,<BR/><BR/>There is a famous quote by <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Frost" REL="nofollow">Robert Frost</A><BR/>regarding this: "Poetry is what gets lost in translation".<BR/><BR/>BR/GiotisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-58992842324604034322008-08-05T03:44:00.000-04:002008-08-05T03:44:00.000-04:00Hi Bee,Indeed interesting, as I as with Glotis hav...Hi Bee,<BR/><BR/>Indeed interesting, as I as with Glotis have always wondered what gets lost in translation, particularly with verse. Just as an experiment I ran it though Google translator to be presented with this:<BR/><BR/>I am the spirit that always denies! <BR/>And with the law; everything arises <BR/>Is worth, that it is based; <BR/>Drum's all better that nothing emerged. <BR/>That is Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-47064173205348209382008-08-05T03:21:00.000-04:002008-08-05T03:21:00.000-04:00Hi Bee,Aha! So: Pessoa's verse in Portuguese----Gr...Hi Bee,<BR/><BR/><BR/>Aha! So: Pessoa's verse in Portuguese----Greek translation----English Translation by me = Goethe's verse original meaning in German.<BR/><BR/>Interesting equation but kind of confusing. I think i am truly lost in translation:-).<BR/><BR/><BR/>BR/GiotisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-88361494102186149452008-08-04T19:05:00.000-04:002008-08-04T19:05:00.000-04:00I should probably have added: the English translat...I should probably have added: the English translation is by George Madison Priest, <A HREF="http://www.levity.com/alchemy/faustidx.html" REL="nofollow">see this website</A>.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-1721838057503058952008-08-04T19:01:00.000-04:002008-08-04T19:01:00.000-04:00Hi Giotis,That is interesting. I wonder how much g...Hi Giotis,<BR/><BR/>That is interesting. I wonder how much gets lost in translation ;-) To 'deny' is a bad translation of the originally German verb 'verneinen' to begin with. Literally, it means 'to say no' which as far as I am concerned goes more into the direction of opposing than denying. The German-English dictionary offers as translation of 'verneinen' also not 'to deny' but <A HREF="http:/Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-72284333391936733452008-08-04T18:51:00.000-04:002008-08-04T18:51:00.000-04:00Ooops, thanks Robert! I have fixed that.Ooops, thanks Robert! I have fixed that.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-32539769220486943982008-08-04T18:02:00.000-04:002008-08-04T18:02:00.000-04:00A little correction for people who perhaps want to...A little correction for people who perhaps want to see this remarkable collection of minerals themselves: Schloss Freudenstein is in Freiberg in Saxonia, not in Freiburg, which would be in Baden-Württemberg near the Black Forrest.<BR/>Cheers, Robert.<BR/><BR/>http://www.schloss-freudenstein.net/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-34029876593389505972008-08-04T17:38:00.000-04:002008-08-04T17:38:00.000-04:00Bee, since you mentioned Goethe and poetry:"I am n...Bee, since you mentioned Goethe and poetry:<BR/><BR/>"I am not the spirit that denies as Goethe says but the spirit that opposes"<BR/><BR/><BR/>And somewhere else when they ask him (the devil) how he feels:<BR/><BR/>"Tired, mainly tired; by the stars and the laws. I want to stay out of the Cosmos."<BR/><BR/>This is from the "Time of the devil" (A Horo do diabo) by Fernando Pessoa (and poor Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-12947011379030459022008-08-04T15:18:00.000-04:002008-08-04T15:18:00.000-04:00Dear Bee and Stefan,If you ever find yourselves wi...Dear Bee and Stefan,<BR/><BR/>If you ever find yourselves with time on your hands in Washington D.C., I bet you'd enjoy the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History's <A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/publicresourceorg/sets/72157600215610219/" REL="nofollow">gem and mineral collection</A>. How about this <A HREF="http://mineralsciences.si.edu/collections/newacquisitions/2008/fireopal08.htm" RELAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-20131940885280037952008-08-04T11:47:00.000-04:002008-08-04T11:47:00.000-04:00These minerals really look bizarre. I wonder how b...These minerals really look bizarre. I wonder how big these crystals actually are?<BR/><BR/>Cheers, Stefanstefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495628046446378453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-88748111790245518372008-08-04T11:16:00.000-04:002008-08-04T11:16:00.000-04:00Scientism is Officially anti-Catholic (thank god)....Scientism is Officially anti-Catholic (thank god). Talking points,<BR/><BR/>1) Christ died for your sins.<BR/>2) If you do not sin, Christ died in vain.<BR/>3) Get on with it.<BR/><BR/>LHC is a primordial black hole death beam defending Earth against space aliens from the Star Nebula. Simple, believable; pictures at 11.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com