tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post8780924180410754982..comments2023-09-27T07:44:19.769-04:00Comments on Sabine Hossenfelder: Backreaction: CactiSabine Hossenfelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-10804085903123735852010-03-23T03:44:28.554-04:002010-03-23T03:44:28.554-04:00As a botany nerd, I'd like to add that cacti a...As a botany nerd, I'd like to add that cacti are awesome because they temporally separate aspects of photosynthesis (contrast C4 plants, who spatially separate aspects of photosynthesis, or regular plants, who don't).<br /><br />Happy AnniversaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-38547904985097085892008-07-06T04:32:00.000-04:002008-07-06T04:32:00.000-04:00Thanks, typo fixed!Thanks, typo fixed!Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-3239644915762144892008-07-05T23:09:00.000-04:002008-07-05T23:09:00.000-04:00Um, a little late to the litter here, and I'm surp...Um, a little late to the litter here, and I'm surprise at least someone familiar with Arizona didn't say, it's not Tuscon.bellamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12243108422389386105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-70629919441842892132008-06-26T09:14:00.000-04:002008-06-26T09:14:00.000-04:00I'm convinced he's secretly obsessed with you (he ...I'm convinced he's secretly obsessed with you (he seems to be!). Totally fixated with unrequited lust.Andrew Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03852211910001840777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-277116420517185122008-06-26T08:52:00.000-04:002008-06-26T08:52:00.000-04:00Hi Andrew,Yes, that's true. Deserts (or semi-deser...Hi Andrew,<BR/><BR/>Yes, that's true. Deserts (or semi-deserts rspt) are very good places for meditation, they tell a story about survival and minimalism. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the nice words. Indeed, I am very happy with our audience here and I enjoy the discussions. What Lubos writes about me doesn't bother me much as to content because he usually only makes accusations that are so completely Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-55611912996783310222008-06-26T08:44:00.000-04:002008-06-26T08:44:00.000-04:00I don't think they're pretty, but I do think they'...I don't think they're pretty, but I do think they're fascinating. So hard to kill.<BR/><BR/>(I see Lubos has continued his offensive stuff against you - very sorry. It's so unnecessary - I wish he'd give it up. Try not to let it get to you. We're all well-mannered friends on THIS blog ...)Andrew Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03852211910001840777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-18797688817864533592008-06-26T08:11:00.000-04:002008-06-26T08:11:00.000-04:00Hi Andrew,It is white actually, it looks really pr...Hi Andrew,<BR/><BR/>It is white actually, it looks really pretty in the sunshine. Like cotton candy. But it's probably a matter of taste. I too do prefer plants with leaves to be honest. Cacti just look so ... defensive I guess. Best,<BR/><BR/>B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-86415911046955397812008-06-25T22:29:00.000-04:002008-06-25T22:29:00.000-04:00Really nice macro pictures of the cactus flowers. ...Really nice macro pictures of the cactus flowers. <BR/><BR/>Congratulations on the two years of happy marriage.<BR/><BR/>Thinking about the passage of the past two years, makes it hard to believe there is not a flow to time? Or the opposite (the block-time view), that those years have always existed? In any event, even if the passage of time is an illusion, illusions can seem so real and be fun Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15991841830350137397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-23160773583000749592008-06-25T21:54:00.000-04:002008-06-25T21:54:00.000-04:00Arizona is famous for its cactus (Saguaro, et al),...Arizona is famous for its cactus (Saguaro, et al), California Mojave Desert doesn't have such. I like using fauna as foreground for comet astrophotos:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.comet-track.com/hy/hy407.html" REL="nofollow">http://www.comet-track.com/hy/hy407.html</A><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.comet-track.com/hy/hy410.html" REL="nofollow">http://www.comet-track.com/hy/hy410.html</A><BR/><BRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-70964215132037797252008-06-25T09:16:00.000-04:002008-06-25T09:16:00.000-04:00Bee said: "Well, some cacti are quite pretty, e.g....Bee said: "Well, some cacti are quite pretty, e.g. the teddy bear cacti." That is sooo spooky - that Teddy Bear cactus is precisely the sort I DID have! You think that's pretty, with all that brown, dead stuff all over it and those bits sticking out all over the place? Those pictures are just like my cactus looked.Andrew Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03852211910001840777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-23083193536716927222008-06-24T20:23:00.000-04:002008-06-24T20:23:00.000-04:00Congratulations on your second year. May your hear...Congratulations on your second year. May your hearts always be together, even when your fellowships (and the like) are not.<BR/><BR/>Also, congratulations on the cacti. Mine always died. On a brighter note, Science reports that deserts may be even better carbon sinks than temperate forests. While I won't advocate replacing the forests of the Alps with giant cactus, it might help with our carbon Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-50235160706380641932008-06-24T17:04:00.000-04:002008-06-24T17:04:00.000-04:00"Btw, it is completely unrelated but since it was ..."Btw, it is completely unrelated but since it was asked in that comment section: DSR does not imply a modification of the restmass."<BR/><BR/>I am completely unfamiliar with this topic. When you say "energy-dependent speed of light", I'm assuming that this refers to the photon's energy?<BR/><BR/>How does this work? Does it infer that high-energy photons kind of deform the spacetime in which they Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-63397008022842109432008-06-24T16:33:00.000-04:002008-06-24T16:33:00.000-04:00Well, some cacti are quite pretty, e.g. the teddy ...Well, some cacti are quite pretty, e.g. the <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy-bear_Cholla" REL="nofollow">teddy bear cacti</A>. You could have tried watering it to death, would that have let you feeling guilty? Stupid cactus if it doesn't know what to do with all that water ;-)Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-6722335780040119512008-06-24T16:29:00.000-04:002008-06-24T16:29:00.000-04:00I hate cacti. They're so ugly but you can't kill t...I hate cacti. They're so ugly but you can't kill them. I had a small cactus and it was so ugly, bits sticking out everywhere. But I couldn't bring myself to chuck it away because that would be cruel. And everytime I felt guilty and watered it, it didn't get any healthier - it just sprouted a new bit and became uglier. I rented my apartment for three years and when I got back the cactus was still Andrew Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03852211910001840777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-47841500788861258912008-06-24T07:22:00.000-04:002008-06-24T07:22:00.000-04:00Hi Bee,“But possibly one wouldn't call it jet-lag ...Hi Bee,<BR/><BR/>“But possibly one wouldn't call it jet-lag then, but quantum lag ;-)”<BR/><BR/>Your correct the lag would still remain and yet it wouldn’t be compounded by all the hassles involved in air travel which I suspect is the worst of it.<BR/><BR/>“Btw, my seat neighbor this flight: looked at my papers "Are you in research?," me: "Ohh-humm" - "What field are you in?" - "Theoretical Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-4736765565707843572008-06-24T07:18:00.000-04:002008-06-24T07:18:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-55050199658027055622008-06-24T04:29:00.000-04:002008-06-24T04:29:00.000-04:00Hi All,Thanks for the nice wishes :-) Hard to beli...Hi All,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the nice wishes :-) Hard to believe it's been two years already.<BR/><BR/>Hi Rfl,<BR/><BR/>Yeah, you know, given that these cacti are some years old already I'd have expected them to be larger. The giant cacti, they grow about 10cm per year (so it takes about 100 years to reach 10m). I would guess the prime reason is just lack of sunlight. There is no way Germany can Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-24002289589760487612008-06-24T04:18:00.000-04:002008-06-24T04:18:00.000-04:00Hi Anonymous #2,Thanks, that is interesting!Btw, i...Hi Anonymous #2,<BR/><BR/>Thanks, that is interesting!<BR/><BR/>Btw, it is completely unrelated but since it was asked in that comment section: DSR does not imply a modification of the restmass. The point of changing the Lorentz-transformation is exactly to keep the modified mass-shell relation invariant. (That is not to say I am a fan of energy-dependent speeds of light.) Best,<BR/><BR/>B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-59014196033386459042008-06-24T02:37:00.000-04:002008-06-24T02:37:00.000-04:00Hi Bee,Happy anniversary to you and Stefan. I wish...Hi Bee,<BR/><BR/>Happy anniversary to you and Stefan. I wish you all the best.<BR/><BR/>Soccer?! I see that you've been americanized:). Here in Europe<BR/>we call it football and it is the best sport ever invented.<BR/><BR/>RegardsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-68144854946871819792008-06-24T01:41:00.000-04:002008-06-24T01:41:00.000-04:00Glueckwunsch!Can cacti be considered nerdi? I dont...Glueckwunsch!<BR/><BR/>Can cacti be considered nerdi? I dont know..!<BR/><BR/>tok the test:<BR/>http://www.nerdtests.com/ft_nq.php<BR/><BR/>My score was "mid-level nerd".<BR/><BR/>best KlausAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-51805148055953915622008-06-23T23:22:00.000-04:002008-06-23T23:22:00.000-04:00Hi Bee,You complain about jet lag and related air ...Hi Bee,<BR/><BR/>You complain about jet lag and related air travel, while it is only people like yourself that might solve all this by helping in perfecting <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_teleportation" REL="nofollow">quantum teleportation</A> so that it might be extended to the macro scale and ultimately the living. This should provide the incentive to extend <A HREF="http://Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-78010148026693912472008-06-23T21:06:00.000-04:002008-06-23T21:06:00.000-04:00l love cacti, and congrats as well. It would be cu...l love cacti, and congrats as well. It would be cute to see <I>Lophophora williamsii</I> in there too ... ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-20469431717010732932008-06-23T16:59:00.000-04:002008-06-23T16:59:00.000-04:00Thanks for the congratulations :-)Cheers, StefanThanks for the congratulations <BR/>:-)<BR/><BR/>Cheers, Stefanstefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495628046446378453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-91563627573758244152008-06-23T15:50:00.000-04:002008-06-23T15:50:00.000-04:00re: arXiv:0806.1431v2 [hep-ph]For what it's worth ...re: arXiv:0806.1431v2 [hep-ph]<BR/><BR/>For what it's worth to you, here are some critical comments regarding my question about this 'test of string theory' that you were asking about on Woit's blog.<BR/><BR/>http://www.haloscan.com/comments/lumidek/1137486680928497948/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-28798156556872379302008-06-23T14:51:00.000-04:002008-06-23T14:51:00.000-04:00I got my little baby cactus a few years ago. 'A fe...I got my little baby cactus a few years ago. 'A few' means five or six.<BR/><BR/>And guess what. It's as tiny as it was on a shelf in that shop I went to.<BR/><BR/>Maybe I overwater, overcare and overeverything it (you can replace over- with under-)...<BR/><BR/>PS Your post isn't so pointless. It has just revealed a new reader of your blog (me). See? :)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00736018182390062167noreply@blogger.com