tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post527571152350570927..comments2023-09-27T07:44:19.769-04:00Comments on Sabine Hossenfelder: Backreaction: Let it SnowSabine Hossenfelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-41293644769463742422009-12-21T12:47:42.562-05:002009-12-21T12:47:42.562-05:00we dont have snow here :(
i am very jealous !!!
...we dont have snow here :(<br /><br />i am very jealous !!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />-------------------------------<br />Selling Cigarettes: Djarum 76, Djarum Black Cappuccino, Djarum Black Tea, Djarum Brown 12 ( Mr. Brown ), Djarum Cigarillos, Djarum LA Lights Menthol 16, Djarum LA Lights Mild, Djarum Cheap Djarum Specialhttp://sneakersroomservices.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-79842488344588446662009-12-21T08:13:42.473-05:002009-12-21T08:13:42.473-05:00Voll danebber :-)Voll danebber :-)Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-59206922297711163762009-12-21T08:08:20.348-05:002009-12-21T08:08:20.348-05:00Hallo Bee,
do kann ich midhalde:
rab nab nuff nunn...Hallo Bee,<br />do kann ich midhalde:<br />rab nab nuff nunner riwwer niwwer <br /><br />GeorgGeorghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02538391164351204407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-32367030695363852602009-12-21T06:15:39.609-05:002009-12-21T06:15:39.609-05:00hüber, drüber, hibbe, dribbe, middedursch ;-)hüber, drüber, hibbe, dribbe, middedursch ;-)Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-9554413455415818702009-12-21T06:05:37.442-05:002009-12-21T06:05:37.442-05:00The question-mark was after cases, not after four ...The question-mark was after cases, not after four - I was unsure how to translate Kasus. ;-)<br /><br />an, auf, hinter, in, neben, über, unter, vor, zwischen.Thomas Larssonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-40305478644004543422009-12-21T03:39:27.132-05:002009-12-21T03:39:27.132-05:00Yes, 4 cases is correct. German must be hard to le...Yes, 4 cases is correct. German must be hard to learn. It isn't so surprising that English has become so wide-spread, it is grammatically very simple and robust. What's difficult about English is the pronunciation that seems to be in no reasonable relation to the spelling.<br /><br />One problem with the 4 cases and 3 genders is that if one translates sentences "as is" into Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-89891386508981712302009-12-20T14:16:35.121-05:002009-12-20T14:16:35.121-05:00In practice it works like two neutral genders, wit...In practice it works like two neutral genders, with different articles and suffixes. You have to learn to which class each word belongs. This is simpler than German that has three genders for inanimate things, and where you in addition have to keep track of four cases (?).Thomas Larssonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-6546901950477720002009-12-20T10:25:29.732-05:002009-12-20T10:25:29.732-05:00Hello Thomas,
please explain the difference betwe...Hello Thomas, <br />please explain the difference between <br />"it" and "he-she" gender.<br />In:<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_grammar<br />I found this: <br /><i>Nouns have two grammatical genders: common (utrum) and neuter (neutrum), which determine their definite forms as well as the form of any adjectives used to describe them. Noun gender is largely Georghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02538391164351204407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-31121238739645015212009-12-20T09:31:45.946-05:002009-12-20T09:31:45.946-05:00"The German word for warming is "Erwärmu..."The German word for warming is "Erwärmung" and is female."<br /><br />In contrast to girls and young women (Mädchen, Fräulein), who are neuters.<br /><br />Swedish actually has four genders - he, she, it and he-she (reale). The male and female genders are only used for living things, although a ship or a clock may sometimes be referred to as a she.<br /><br />I am not in Thomas Larssonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-48890054664091096592009-12-20T08:47:23.623-05:002009-12-20T08:47:23.623-05:00Hi Bee,
In as the climate change issue is such a ...Hi Bee,<br /><br />In as the climate change issue is such a sensitive one I usually refrain from making comment in regards to it. However, having said that my only observation in regards to those on both sides of the issue is to draw notice to what I find they share in common, as opposed to their differences. This is not to be found in their interpretation of the data, yet rather in their Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-35775284378899714692009-12-20T07:10:53.841-05:002009-12-20T07:10:53.841-05:00Hello Bee,
Yes, that was part of my thoughts.
But...Hello Bee,<br />Yes, that was part of my thoughts. <br />But of course I know that english language <br />generally lables almost all "Things" <br />with neutral gender. <br />Next I assumed that Thomas might be Swedish,<br />and hence could explain the gender <br />of things like "Warmth" or "Sun" <br />in Swedish. <br />You know, that "sun" is masculine Georghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02538391164351204407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-66948694781936176462009-12-20T06:48:25.080-05:002009-12-20T06:48:25.080-05:00Possibly Bee, but I hope not. I would find it the ...Possibly Bee, but I hope not. I would find it the greatest egregiousness if a female were doing to us what Global Warming is doing. <br /><br />;-}Steven Colyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435759210177642257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-63453942611044265372009-12-20T06:37:36.480-05:002009-12-20T06:37:36.480-05:00The German word for warming is "Erwärmung&quo...The German word for warming is "Erwärmung" and is female. Possibly that's what Georg is hinting at?Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-60418186185575548232009-12-20T06:30:12.581-05:002009-12-20T06:30:12.581-05:00Thomas is quite correct, Georg.
Not only is Glob...Thomas is quite correct, Georg. <br /><br />Not only is Global Warming a "he" based in Greenland, but "he" has obviously dispatched a close family relation to Antarctica to hurl massive bits of that continent at Chile, Australia and New Zealand, and too bad for Tasmania if it gets in the way. :-P<br /><br />Simply put: the Poles are getting warmer, and given that our Earth Steven Colyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435759210177642257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-27176460919888079872009-12-20T06:08:11.636-05:002009-12-20T06:08:11.636-05:00Where is Global Warming when you need him?
Hello ...<i>Where is Global Warming when you need <b>him</b>?</i><br /><br />Hello Thomas,<br />You think "Global Warming" is a "he"?<br />GeorgGeorghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02538391164351204407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-41375980025490714122009-12-20T02:54:31.472-05:002009-12-20T02:54:31.472-05:00Hi Snowboarder:
I've come across this website...Hi Snowboarder:<br /><br />I've come across this website before. SO pretty. <a href="http://bit.ly/88iitE" rel="nofollow">There are some weird snowflakes in this little clip</a> ;-) Best,<br /><br />B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-11112600581086725122009-12-20T01:22:11.428-05:002009-12-20T01:22:11.428-05:00Global Warming has moved to his new base in Greenl...Global Warming has moved to his new base in Greenland, Thomas, where he's attacking the Arctic ocean and casting Canadian polar bears adrift on ice floes out to sea in an attempt to collide them with East Anglia and Copenhagen. <br /><br />I love it when effects are anthropomorphized. :-)<br /><br />Have a holly jolly Xmas, it's the best time of the year.Steven Colyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435759210177642257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-22244622634811891522009-12-19T22:22:55.897-05:002009-12-19T22:22:55.897-05:00Brrr. Where is Global Warming when you need him?Brrr. Where is Global Warming when you need him?Thomas Larssonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-78026767704091461542009-12-19T19:07:18.153-05:002009-12-19T19:07:18.153-05:00As many have heard, we're having record snow h...As many have heard, we're having record snow here in the USA East Coast. Maybe only one inch (2.5 cm to the rest of the world) here in coastal SE Virginnie.Neil Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04564859009749481136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-71830660081020285052009-12-19T17:59:27.265-05:002009-12-19T17:59:27.265-05:00@phil:
All snow is not created equal. A very aut...@phil:<br /><br />All snow is not created equal. A very authoritative site is:<br /><br />http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/<br /><br />The website is great as is his field guide which I try to keep as close to my snowboard as possible!Anonymous Snowboardernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-29578698521410372842009-12-19T11:34:10.424-05:002009-12-19T11:34:10.424-05:00May your Festivus pole be aluminum-scandium alloy....May your Festivus pole be aluminum-scandium alloy.Uncle Alhttp://www.mazepath.com/uncleal/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-77702497466443781512009-12-19T05:59:30.038-05:002009-12-19T05:59:30.038-05:00Hi Bee,
Things indeed are looking very festive in...Hi Bee,<br /><br />Things indeed are looking very festive in Stockholm with all the snö , which you say is different than our snow. I would ask if snö is also not the same as schnee? Though I’m not certain of what has them to be different, yet I know what they all have in common, as they all require shovelling:-)<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />PhilPhil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-8098779014286287002009-12-19T03:39:47.715-05:002009-12-19T03:39:47.715-05:00Hi Domenic,
Glad to hear my posts were useful for ...Hi Domenic,<br />Glad to hear my posts were useful for you. Yah, I noticed that in North America some people were a little touchy on the "Christmas" wishes which hadn't occurred to me before. (The German word "Weihnacht" makes no reference to a particular religion.) So I mostly just wish happy holidays or something of that sort. In that spirit: Happy Holidays! Best,<br /><Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-42063240923012202542009-12-18T18:17:06.468-05:002009-12-18T18:17:06.468-05:00Just wanted to say thanks for the causal diagrams ...Just wanted to say thanks for the causal diagrams posts; I was just getting to them in general relativity when you started the series and it was great to have a third explanation on top of Dr. Carroll's book and Wikipedia :D.<br /><br />As for the topic, I celebrate Xmas as a family holiday/tradition, but make a point of always saying "happy holidays" and "Xmas" as a sort Domenic Denicolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04000104124838953181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-29526872899178626882009-12-18T14:42:12.945-05:002009-12-18T14:42:12.945-05:00These holidays are not about Santa and Christmas t...These holidays are not about Santa and Christmas trees, but about celebrating the birth of a man who came to this world centuries ago on Dec. 25; a man whose ideas influenced our way to see the world: sir Isaac Newton =)<br /><br />Enjoy your vacation, the snow, and happy holidaysJSDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07450070560889270366noreply@blogger.com