tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post8715650037998096206..comments2023-09-27T07:44:19.769-04:00Comments on Sabine Hossenfelder: Backreaction: AnonymitySabine Hossenfelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-81284861196936703052008-03-26T15:36:00.000-04:002008-03-26T15:36:00.000-04:00Hi Anon,To reiterate what I said above already, th...Hi Anon,<BR/><BR/>To reiterate what I said above already, the problem is that a) nobody should be embarrassed to ask questions and b) that I've come to find the idea of 'just asking dumb questions' occasionally very annoying. Given that the internet is a vast source of information, one would think the person asking should have at least sufficient interest to check the available resources (not to Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-76806142037440969642008-03-26T15:10:00.000-04:002008-03-26T15:10:00.000-04:00I like anonymity because I can ask dumb questions ...I like anonymity because I can ask dumb questions to try and learn some physics, and also so I can engage in a bit of crackpot speculation, without professional embarrassment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-65949783588129467632007-11-23T10:02:00.000-05:002007-11-23T10:02:00.000-05:00The insert from that Kevin Kelly is quite true wit...The insert from that Kevin Kelly <BR/>is quite true with respect to his <BR/>intention, but total nonsense <BR/>with respect to rare earth toxicity.<BR/>They are in fact almost nontoxic, <BR/>and value as trace elements in nutrition <BR/>is not proven (and rather unlikely).<BR/>He should have chosen selenium as an example, <BR/>this element is rather toxic but very <BR/>important for living Georghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02538391164351204407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-81608707044158393572007-11-22T20:28:00.000-05:002007-11-22T20:28:00.000-05:00For students anonymity is sensible. There is one ...For students anonymity is sensible. There is one kind of anonymity that goes with reading your blog and commenting. However, there is another kind of anonymity that those above the student reserve for themselves: accessing our applications and grades and writing our recommendations. They moan about the anonymous referee even as, they, dear hypocrites, continue to judge others in secret. It isAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-66237332867420127672007-11-20T20:21:00.000-05:002007-11-20T20:21:00.000-05:00I don't think posting on a blog is that dangerous,...I don't think posting on a blog is that dangerous, if you mean identity theft or someone physical attacking you. Its hard to get you bank account, SSN or pins from posting on a blog. It hard to be punched by an irate physicist through a computer screen. I don't see Ed Witten, Peter Woit or Lubos Motl tracking anyone down and beating them with a stick. <BR/><BR/>I think for adults the internet isAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-91542203214377858282007-11-19T19:10:00.000-05:002007-11-19T19:10:00.000-05:00On the original question of the different flavors ...On the original question of the different flavors of anonymity and their pros & cons: If one has a certain professional web profile, where people may regularly try to find your papers via google, then you don't want to create too much irrelevant noise. The problem is that Google also produces blog entries in its finds. So, to avoid this, I chose a single blog identity (across several sites) Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09433399785122352289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-68769916988262315512007-11-17T01:49:00.000-05:002007-11-17T01:49:00.000-05:00I like being Anony Mousone (pronounced like zee Fr...I like being Anony Mousone (pronounced like zee French)!<BR/><BR/>Barking up a different tree...I just finished reading the blog entry/comments concerning Garrett's recent paper -- fascinating, both the paper and the discussion. It's been fifteen years since I read Bjorken & Drell, but it felt like old times back in the Ivory Tower...sniff, sniff. Although, I don't recall anyone as colorful as Anonymous_1https://www.blogger.com/profile/02342652169935228237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-39678969955472195372007-11-16T18:38:00.000-05:002007-11-16T18:38:00.000-05:00Apparently the problem with Garrett's model is tha...Apparently the problem with Garrett's model is that it's dyslexic, it ended up with 284 posts instead of 248.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-47838969003052193562007-11-16T15:42:00.000-05:002007-11-16T15:42:00.000-05:00Anonynous: There are plenty of links to our most i...Anonynous: There are plenty of links to our most interesting earlier posts in the sidebar. How about you read them if you are bored.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-59714579305549241542007-11-16T15:38:00.000-05:002007-11-16T15:38:00.000-05:00This post is just a lot of boring arguments over t...This post is just a lot of boring arguments over trivia, so please write something new that's more scientifically interesting, soon!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-76427102593295709752007-11-16T14:08:00.000-05:002007-11-16T14:08:00.000-05:00...all you commenters here are just manifestations...<I>...all you commenters here are just manifestations of my multiple personality disorder</I><BR/><BR/>A new theory of creation as well - at first there was God, also known as Bee. God has a multiple personality disorder, and here we are. <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mah%C4%81v%C4%81kyas" REL="nofollow">The Upanishadic Mahavakyas</A> "Tat Tvam Asi", "Aham Brahmasmi" become perfectly Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451666670728177970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-84078085723993025212007-11-16T13:26:00.000-05:002007-11-16T13:26:00.000-05:00Uncle Al had a genetic origins test done. Don't b...Uncle Al had a genetic origins test done. Don't believe these clear blue eyes. It's too late to pursue paternal grandparents about the Mongol invasion of Hungary.<BR/><BR/>Madonna? Ewwww! How 'bout <A HREF="http://pep.to/" REL="nofollow">Amanda Peet</A>/<A HREF="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001605/" REL="nofollow">Amanda Peet</A>? "8^>)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-52246643683355426242007-11-16T10:53:00.000-05:002007-11-16T10:53:00.000-05:00Hi Neil,What might be lurking under some pseudonym...Hi Neil,<BR/><BR/><I>What might be lurking under some pseudonyms that we just think are Internet trolls?</I><BR/><BR/>Well, Quasar is actually Ed Witten, asking all the question he'd otherwise never dare to. Island is really Don Page, Klaus is Heisenberg's son, Uncle Al is an alien from outer space, sent to teach us but fails to adapt to our low average IQ. Plato is just Plato, posting comments Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-36917555153571804062007-11-15T21:24:00.000-05:002007-11-15T21:24:00.000-05:00I do respect your position, Dr. Hossenfelder. Not...I do respect your position, Dr. Hossenfelder. Not that I'm going to give up on pseudonymity just yet! Maybe I listen to the security experts too much, I don't know. I'm certainly not someone who wants to behave unethically, so perhaps it's best to limit comments to just straightforward questions. It's never been my intent to take cowardly cheap shots at others from behind a virtual cloak of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-34916944426009592942007-11-15T20:01:00.000-05:002007-11-15T20:01:00.000-05:00Does anyone know or suspect, any "handle" posters ...Does anyone know or suspect, any "handle" posters or commenters around, that could be good thinkers or people we'd know? Any good ideas you've seen, that these people might be too timid to put out "as themselves" because the thoughts are too revolutionary, etc? What might be lurking under some pseudonyms that we just think are Internet trolls?Neil Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04564859009749481136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-17528268657991034982007-11-15T17:37:00.000-05:002007-11-15T17:37:00.000-05:00Hi Quasar,Thanks, I know. Did you have a chance to...Hi Quasar,<BR/>Thanks, I know. Did you have a chance to read the article, I don't have a subscription? Best <BR/><BR/>-B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-16299448925727108952007-11-15T17:21:00.000-05:002007-11-15T17:21:00.000-05:00Hi Bee, nice to seeGarrett Lisi's Mathematical Pat...Hi Bee, nice to see<BR/>Garrett Lisi's Mathematical Pattern<BR/>has made it onto <BR/><A HREF="http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19626303.900" REL="nofollow">New Scientist</A>QUASAR9https://www.blogger.com/profile/00593390598251093182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-14941707314347427532007-11-15T13:31:00.000-05:002007-11-15T13:31:00.000-05:00After reading both Arun's and Chris's comments (in...After reading both Arun's and Chris's comments (including low math, meekly interacting's comment, of course), I'll conclude that posting under a pseudonym is the best way to go--at least when it comes to safety and security. But finding a pseudonym, which captures one's persona without sounding too cheesy, isn't so easy, though...;~)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-81834535300665478732007-11-15T12:35:00.000-05:002007-11-15T12:35:00.000-05:00Again, I'm torn between admiring your integrity, a...<I>Again, I'm torn between admiring your integrity, and worrying that some of my favorite bloggers harbor under the delusion that they live in some kind of protective bubble because they can't see the people they're talking to. If there's middle ground between the trivial and the publishable, there might also be middle ground between cowardice and prudence.</I><BR/><BR/>You should talk to some Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-45277689693061690742007-11-15T12:27:00.000-05:002007-11-15T12:27:00.000-05:00Hi Low Math, Meekly Interacting,Sure, I understand...Hi Low Math, Meekly Interacting,<BR/><BR/>Sure, I understand the crazy factor. It's sad but true that the world is not a nice place. I certainly wouldn't expect anybody should publicly identify with a real name or email address if he/she has serious concerns about it. Given however that many people have all kind of accounts under their real name and don't seem to be too concerned about this, I Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-22802381706493374332007-11-15T12:08:00.000-05:002007-11-15T12:08:00.000-05:00So no one is concerned about the crazy factor? It...So no one is concerned about the crazy factor? It just strikes me as odd not to be. People rightly worry about giving out their phone number to just anyone; and yet they go on the internet and not only disclose their identity, place of work, and professional contact info with no ability to choose who sees it, in a manner that exponentially increases the ability of such information to be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-67931099003388936972007-11-15T10:56:00.000-05:002007-11-15T10:56:00.000-05:00Hi Chris,If somebody anonymous thinks I'm a crackp...Hi Chris,<BR/><BR/>If somebody anonymous thinks I'm a crackpot I don't give a shit, and why would I? Why on earth should I spend time even thinking about it? If some colleague thinks I'm a crackpot I want them to tell me into my face. I don't take criticism on my work personally. (If somebody walks around making fun of my hormone cycle that's a different issue.) You give me an either/or option<BRSabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-75931466080075187222007-11-15T10:44:00.000-05:002007-11-15T10:44:00.000-05:00hi bee,first, would you rather prefer people smili...hi bee,<BR/><BR/>first, would you rather prefer people smiling in your face and behind your back calling you a crackpot? or would you rather hear it directly from a not 100% identified anonymous?<BR/> also, as someone noted above, postings are permanent records of yourself. how would you think about someone denying you a job 5 years from now, because you have a track record on the internet of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-32954239915806657892007-11-15T10:35:00.000-05:002007-11-15T10:35:00.000-05:00Dr. Who,I don't know what institution you work for...Dr. Who,<BR/><BR/>I don't know what institution you work for but I have never heard of one that has a policy of not allowing people to post comments on the internet using their own names. At least for US academic institutions, any such policy would completely violate standard understandings about academic freedom.<BR/><BR/>Anonymizing your connection to a web-site is not hard to do, using a fakenotevenwronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05032274360567403443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-30991034311933705602007-11-15T10:14:00.000-05:002007-11-15T10:14:00.000-05:00Hi Chris,then you know very well the routine of sm...Hi Chris,<BR/><BR/><I>then you know very well the routine of smiling in someones face and then backstabbing her when she is not listening. academia is full of this </I><BR/><BR/>I know. Are you seriously trying to tell me the cure to that is having anonymous discussions in the Web2.0?? Do you really think you get a realistic picture of scientific arguments there? I don't want a parallel world Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.com