tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post7266266855186121145..comments2023-09-27T07:44:19.769-04:00Comments on Sabine Hossenfelder: Backreaction: Americans prefer Swedish wealth distributionSabine Hossenfelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-68850718711892666722010-11-17T12:34:01.756-05:002010-11-17T12:34:01.756-05:00Sigh, I guess not.
But consider this. M-dwarf rad...Sigh, I guess not.<br /><br />But consider this. M-dwarf radii are on average about 10^1.5 times smaller than the Sun's. Therefore their B fields should be roughly 10^3 times larger.<br /><br />And guess what a typical surface B field of an M-dwarf is. Right, about 10^3 G. Totally unexplained by conventional astrophysics, of course, except by hand-waving.<br /><br />I can explain how stars Robert L. Oldershawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396555790655312393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-61033317270885085602010-11-16T12:49:11.054-05:002010-11-16T12:49:11.054-05:00Today NASA is holding a news conference to announc...Today NASA is holding a news conference to announce the discovery of a "young" black hole that has emerged when the outer layers of the star were blown away in a supernova.<br /><br />Actualy the ultracompact nuclear object existed inside the star for billions of years, and in fact was the main cause for the formation of the star in the first place.<br /><br />Every star in the UniverseRobert L. Oldershawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396555790655312393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-39176962874102100402010-11-16T03:24:02.011-05:002010-11-16T03:24:02.011-05:00Good quote and agree completely.
Best,
Eric Habeg...Good quote and agree completely.<br /><br />Best,<br />Eric HabeggerErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08213251864943443334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-31539495652004882482010-11-15T23:10:10.616-05:002010-11-15T23:10:10.616-05:00Richard Feynman said:
"The next great awaken...Richard Feynman said:<br /><br />"The next great awakening of the human intellect may well produce a method of understanding the qualitative content of the equations."<br /><br />I believe that we are on the verge of such an "awakening", and the image of the "Star Child" from the movie "2001" is a nice poetic metaphor for this awakening. A key advance in Robert L. Oldershawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396555790655312393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-57086380686506489852010-11-15T15:21:12.049-05:002010-11-15T15:21:12.049-05:00Steven, I read the links you just posted and found...Steven, I read the links you just posted and found them very interesting. I hope I'm not on your shit list for having read them :-) <br /><br />What an incredibly interesting time to be alive. I can't help but be brought back to the image of the Star Baby in 2001. It seems to be quite prophetic and year by year seems more literal and less metaphoric. It hearkens back to Einstein's Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08213251864943443334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-67998892268870843482010-11-15T12:41:55.867-05:002010-11-15T12:41:55.867-05:00Hi Steve,
Thanks for the links.
These general id...Hi Steve,<br /><br />Thanks for the links.<br /><br />These general ideas for a completely new paradigm for understanding nature are turning up more frequently and in more places.Robert L. Oldershawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396555790655312393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-55836785412157780482010-11-15T06:26:38.797-05:002010-11-15T06:26:38.797-05:00I agree with your sentiments, Robert, however as y...I agree with your sentiments, Robert, however as you know we have this "freedom of speech" thing here in the US of A, at least currently. If the rubes are stupid enough to believe it, and vote for the party that took 21 million American jobs and whittled them down to 14 million, then they will reap what they sowed. Unfortunately, the rest of us are "reaped" as well. <br /><br Steven Colyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435759210177642257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-69127140876481525592010-11-14T14:41:03.561-05:002010-11-14T14:41:03.561-05:00Steve: "Were you referring to this opinion ar...Steve: "Were you referring to this opinion article by Michael Wolraich, Robert?"<br /><br />Yes, it was Beck's channeling of the demented Lyndon LaRouche and his anti-Soros demagogery and paranoia that set me off. This time Beck has gone way too far, in my opinion. He should be fired from any reputable organization. But of course, ...<br /><br />RLORobert L. Oldershawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396555790655312393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-6743566525690577082010-11-14T05:07:55.754-05:002010-11-14T05:07:55.754-05:00Glenn Beck is a tool, like Hannity and Limbaugh, a...Glenn Beck is a tool, like Hannity and Limbaugh, and yah the dimbulbs (his target audience) who eat his stuff up have alas made him the 2nd most listened-to person on American TV after Oprah Winfrey.<br /><br />Were you referring to <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/11/13/wolraich.beck.soros/index.html?hpt=T2" rel="nofollow">this opinion article</a> by Michael Wolraich, Robert?<br /><br />Steven Colyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435759210177642257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-88843361408993401512010-11-13T23:26:48.483-05:002010-11-13T23:26:48.483-05:00Impertinent Question: Is Glen Beck insane?
Answer...Impertinent Question: Is Glen Beck insane?<br /><br />Answer: No. As he candidly admits: "I am just a rodeo clown".<br /><br />The psychopaths are those in his very large audience who view him as a deep thinker and prophet. A dangerous group with a mob mentality.<br /><br />The only profits are in Fox's pocket. (;-)>Robert L. Oldershawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396555790655312393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-25999896594906639702010-11-13T16:14:38.041-05:002010-11-13T16:14:38.041-05:00We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all ...We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive Steven Colyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435759210177642257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-31912269019786311602010-11-13T16:08:48.947-05:002010-11-13T16:08:48.947-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Steven Colyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435759210177642257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-6707214845052853812010-11-13T15:57:15.473-05:002010-11-13T15:57:15.473-05:00IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776
The unanimous Declaratio...IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776<br />The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America<br /><br />When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a Steven Colyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435759210177642257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-30649941362712151422010-11-13T15:49:43.118-05:002010-11-13T15:49:43.118-05:00Hi Steven,
Better still as the government being t...Hi Steven,<br /><br />Better still as the government being the entity to create and issue all the money, why is it necessary to be taxed at all; that is at least directly? That is if it spent what’s required without collecting anything the value and the quantity of wealth would be determined in the balance. Of course this would demand, as to require, a level of transparency and accountability Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-13425110573581471002010-11-13T14:51:31.851-05:002010-11-13T14:51:31.851-05:00Robert, your problem is you make too much sense. H...Robert, your problem is you make too much sense. Heck yeah a flat tax is the way to go! Bill Bradley ran once on a platform of a 17% tax rate, no exceptions (or in legalese: no exemptions). <br /><br />The problem is, we have this hangover from the British Parliament known as the US Senate, clearly the most worthless (yet unfortunately powerful) legislature since the Roman Senate before Lucius Steven Colyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435759210177642257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-64417457618036243562010-11-13T12:05:40.458-05:002010-11-13T12:05:40.458-05:00Thinking of practical ways to improve the economic...Thinking of practical ways to improve the economic climate in the USA, would this work?<br /><br />Say you threw out all previous tax laws and replaced the 100-ton pile of complexities and loop-holes with the following new tax law.<br /><br />"All entities, and that means individuals, corporations, non-profits, NGOs, churches, whatever, will be taxed at X% on all of their income taken in Robert L. Oldershawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396555790655312393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-2446271650455729042010-11-13T06:32:37.533-05:002010-11-13T06:32:37.533-05:00Hi Plato,
I think that whatever system is develop...Hi Plato,<br /><br />I think that whatever system is developed to be called an economy that if it lacks the motivation(s) resultant of passion it is then destined to fail, for then it truly would be only a robot as to be limited entirely by the potential of its programming. That is I find their being a difference between things which can be reasoned and those that act resultant of having reason.Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-11181336629130692122010-11-12T11:46:55.228-05:002010-11-12T11:46:55.228-05:00Bee: "If there was nothing left to explain, w...Bee: "If there was nothing left to explain, why would we still do physics?"<br />-------------------------<br /><br />Here we are definitely on the same page. There is much left to learn:<br /><br />(see new dark matter maps at http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101111214848.htm ),<br /><br />(and be sure to see the latest negative result in the 30-year succession of negative Robert L. Oldershawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396555790655312393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-67366613301992448522010-11-12T11:10:40.259-05:002010-11-12T11:10:40.259-05:00Hi Phil,
As I am still on peasant internet speeds...Hi Phil,<br /><br />As I am still on peasant internet speeds, I will download at a faster speed when the opportunity arises.<br /><br />Thanks for pointing this out.<br /><br />Best,PlatoHagelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00849253658526056393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-7092965502951858702010-11-12T11:03:37.482-05:002010-11-12T11:03:37.482-05:00Phil:I haven’t seen with what you said as answerin...<b>Phil</b>:<i>I haven’t seen with what you said as answering my question, being if the acts of those like Warren Buffett and Bill Gates are ones motivated by sympathy or empathy?</i><br /><br /><b>Plato</b>:<i>I digress then back to your point about choice of words with regard to empathy but sympathy being the correct choice of words as you show.</i><br /><br />I was speaking to the "choicePlatoHagelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00849253658526056393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-31531600773038679942010-11-12T07:35:04.960-05:002010-11-12T07:35:04.960-05:00Hi Steven,
You said: “U.S. Representative John Sh...Hi Steven,<br /><br />You said: <i>“U.S. Representative John Shimkus, possible future chairman of the Congressional committee that deals with energy and its attendant environmental concerns, believes that climate change should not concern us since God has already promised not to destroy the Earth. “</i><br /><br />Despite everything else he still seems to be an excellent politician, as in Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-20886692222688527762010-11-12T05:37:18.123-05:002010-11-12T05:37:18.123-05:00Hi Plato,
I haven’t seen with what you said as an...Hi Plato,<br /><br />I haven’t seen with what you said as answering my question, being if the acts of those like Warren Buffett and Bill Gates are ones motivated by sympathy or empathy? None the less in respect to the question I find them to be acts of empathy, rather than sympathy, which are counter to Adam’s Smith’s philosophy and vision. In fact if you examine the video I linked to, you will Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-80276680557461731872010-11-12T03:18:39.153-05:002010-11-12T03:18:39.153-05:00Hi Robert,
There are open questions regarding the...Hi Robert,<br /><br />There are open questions regarding the astrophysical processes of galaxy formation. It is one of your usual self-serving exaggerations to say "astrophysicists don't have a clue." If there was nothing left to explain, why would we still do physics? Best,<br /><br />B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-84094193726627139962010-11-11T23:28:46.874-05:002010-11-11T23:28:46.874-05:00Off topic:
From a outside perspective on America ...Off topic:<br /><br />From a outside perspective on America politics...would Republican considered to be Hawks and Democrats<br />Doves.<br /><br />Has game theory really expanded too, the political portrayals of birds?:)<br /><br />On topic: Is wealth thought of in the same way?<br /><br />Best,PlatoHagelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00849253658526056393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-54246149903698017862010-11-11T20:17:25.553-05:002010-11-11T20:17:25.553-05:00Thanks Kris, and don't worry about it. ALL pub...Thanks Kris, and don't worry about it. ALL publications are starving these days, thanks to the Internet. I have no problem with the Times asking me for $$$, as desperate times call for desperate measures. E.g., US News and World Report just announced they're folding, and they are ... umm ... <i>were</i> the 3rd largest American newsweekly. Can Newsweek and Time magazine be far behind?<br Steven Colyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435759210177642257noreply@blogger.com