tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post2566461078410829921..comments2023-09-27T07:44:19.769-04:00Comments on Sabine Hossenfelder: Backreaction: This and ThatSabine Hossenfelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-26591980273214329042010-03-13T09:57:09.672-05:002010-03-13T09:57:09.672-05:00Dear Arun,
Yes, I was flying again. But not Briti...Dear Arun,<br /><br />Yes, I was flying again. But not British Airways. Air Canada pissed me severely off by charging me for wanting to take back to Europe a bag that I brought free of charge. Stupidly enough, the weight of my bags wasn't an issue, it was the number (is what happens if you believe it's winter in Canada and bring warm clothes). The women actually said if I squeeze the Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-56843083060389703022010-03-13T09:38:19.578-05:002010-03-13T09:38:19.578-05:00Steven,
Peter might have been talking about high ...Steven,<br /><br />Peter might have been talking about high energy physics, and the number sounds plausible to me. Just look at the job postings. Best,<br /><br />B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-60146040182544139192010-03-13T07:38:33.793-05:002010-03-13T07:38:33.793-05:00The Louisiana State University has two openings fo...<i>The Louisiana State University has two openings for faculty positions in loop quantum gravity.</i><br /><br />I've long felt for the sad employment situation for Ph.D.'s in Math and Science in America. How many applications will that job get, Bee, hmm?<br /><br />At Woit's blog I read something I couldn't believe by a poster, that there are only 8-9 tenure-track faculty Steven Colyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435759210177642257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-32889193694822739222010-03-13T07:35:31.081-05:002010-03-13T07:35:31.081-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Steven Colyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435759210177642257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-40443585167130994682010-03-12T16:19:47.089-05:002010-03-12T16:19:47.089-05:00Dunno why, when I saw this headline in the NYT: &q...Dunno why, when I saw this headline in the NYT: "Strike Is Set After Talks Fail at British Airways", I thought, oh, Bee must be about to fly again.<br /><br />:)Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451666670728177970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-68334271806790726302010-03-12T15:25:16.979-05:002010-03-12T15:25:16.979-05:00@pagesincolor:
Just a recommendation before you t...@pagesincolor:<br /><br />Just a recommendation before you try anything with Dr Albert Fert: scientists literally hate people who don't take care of rules and recommendations. And just don't try to bother him with your theory; without knowing him personnally, I already know he will not care about it. <br /><br />Best wishes anyway,Jérôme Chauvethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02545307794681614263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-27914635323992948952010-03-12T15:13:19.231-05:002010-03-12T15:13:19.231-05:00Dear Christine,
Indeed, the fact that Dr Albert F...Dear Christine,<br /><br />Indeed, the fact that Dr Albert Fert was awarded the Nobel Prize in place of the first author of the original article may be shocking... There are however some points I would like to lay here down as to explain why I find it fair anyway:<br /><br />(1) Even if not directly awarded the Prize, those related to Fert's work are irremediably given great carreer Jérôme Chauvethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02545307794681614263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-21611672489261306822010-03-12T14:36:51.019-05:002010-03-12T14:36:51.019-05:00Dear Bee:
Theorem: if you are able to have an int...Dear Bee:<br /><br />Theorem: if you are able to have an interesting conversation with yourself on a topic it means as far as that topic goes, you are not ideologically committed to a position, that you are open to new ideas and that you are creative.<br /><br />What do you think? Of course, one problem is to define "interesting".<br /><br />Best,<br />-ArunArunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451666670728177970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-11451427719449930842010-03-12T13:17:22.040-05:002010-03-12T13:17:22.040-05:00It might have escaped your attention but I'm n...It might have escaped your attention but I'm not Albert Fert. Your two lengthy comments were nothing else but an elaboration on your theory of whatever and probably copy-and-pasted from elsewhere. I'm not even remotely interested in that. I'm not hosting such comments. Please advertise your theory elsewhere. Best,<br /><br />B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-41112318208852643672010-03-12T13:13:09.281-05:002010-03-12T13:13:09.281-05:00Now I have a question:
Since I was replying to &q...Now I have a question:<br /><br />Since I was replying to "This and That" where it was requested that Youtube videos be submitted so that a Nobel Laurette could possibly answer the question asked in the Youtube video and since the gist of my reply was that I did not have the technology to post a Youtube video so "here is my submission in writing", how is that posting somethingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-12616047674468558922010-03-12T13:00:52.072-05:002010-03-12T13:00:52.072-05:00The comment rules are on the site with the blogpos...The comment rules are on the site with the blogpost, right above the "post a comment" link. For your convenience I will copy them here<br /><br /><i>Comment Rules:<br /><br />- Please submit only comments that are related to the topic of the post. To do so, you will have to read it.<br /><br />- Further, please also read the existing comments in order to avoid redundancies.<br /><br />-Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-59029576902790721922010-03-12T12:57:13.925-05:002010-03-12T12:57:13.925-05:00Pardon me I don't see any comment rules. May...Pardon me I don't see any comment rules. Maybe you could e-mail them to me at pagesincolor@yahoo.com. Or post them here so that dumbells like me can see them. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-44956500246906782402010-03-12T09:05:56.608-05:002010-03-12T09:05:56.608-05:00At the commeter "pagesincolor:" I just d...At the commeter "pagesincolor:" I just deleted your two comments. What do I think of your idea? I think you are not able to read our comment rules. Best,<br /><br />B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-6319605456653111512010-03-11T06:10:40.108-05:002010-03-11T06:10:40.108-05:00You're right, Bee. Now one has to click in the...You're right, Bee. Now one has to click in the "search posting" link at the side bar and just scroll down a little to find the announcement.<br /><br />Best,<br />ChristineChristine Cordula Dantashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05271747374185459530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-33663091736393853032010-03-10T23:28:09.626-05:002010-03-10T23:28:09.626-05:00Finally figured out how to write Neil Bates ♪Finally figured out how to write Neil Bates ♪Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451666670728177970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-51248137771149062262010-03-10T20:09:56.752-05:002010-03-10T20:09:56.752-05:00Not to steal OK GO's thunder, but the Bravery ...Not to steal OK GO's thunder, but the Bravery have a good rube video too<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8vzbezVru4BC Adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16220898449600116041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-88297406902945890382010-03-10T17:54:04.071-05:002010-03-10T17:54:04.071-05:00Hi Bee,
Thanks for the links! The "100 Amaz...Hi Bee,<br /><br />Thanks for the links! The "100 Amazing Videos for Teaching and Studying Physics" omits my favorite site. There are videos of seven Feynman lectures here:<br /><br /><a href="http://research.microsoft.com/apps/tools/tuva/#data=3%7C%7C%7C" rel="nofollow">http://research.microsoft.com/apps/tools/tuva/#data=3|||</a><br /><br />Cheers, KrisKris Kroghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07340827856086381459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-58387433022039788702010-03-10T16:48:42.615-05:002010-03-10T16:48:42.615-05:00Apropos "This and That" - the German Bun...Apropos "This and That" - the German Bundesverfassungsgericht (the supreme court) has rejected a complaint against the LHC. I have only found <a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5h4rJrBjYmjItYOiCaYV-SZYBOkQA" rel="nofollow">this short news item in English</a> - here is the German <a href="http://www.bundesverfassungsgericht.de/pressemitteilungen/stefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495628046446378453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-65702986248721741392010-03-10T16:47:41.371-05:002010-03-10T16:47:41.371-05:00There is no deadline on the application form, it s...There is no deadline on the application form, it says "open till filled."Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-71312831912383544822010-03-10T15:09:11.840-05:002010-03-10T15:09:11.840-05:00- Dear Jérôme CHAUVET
Please read this
(Importa...- Dear Jérôme CHAUVET<br /><br />Please read this<br /><br /><a href="http://egregium.wordpress.com/2007/10/09/physics-nobel-2007/" rel="nofollow"><br />(Important Update)</a>.<br /><br />- Dear Joseph Smidt,<br /><br />I saw the announcement via Jorge Pullin (Ilqgs mailing list), where he wrote (March 4, 2010):<br /><br />>> Sorry for using this email list for this, but there are two Christine Cordula Dantashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05271747374185459530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-47632696984470129502010-03-10T14:52:20.031-05:002010-03-10T14:52:20.031-05:00Albert Fert, another French physicist and Nobel Pr...Albert Fert, another French physicist and Nobel Prize laureate... Yeah! Yes we have so many physicists having it :), but so few biochemists :( - Why that?<br /><br />Dr. A. Fert is one of Southern France just like me :). His publication dealing with giant magnetoresistance is said to have had more than one thousand citations in other articles, unlike mine :(<br /><br />Well... Anyone can ask me Jérôme Chauvethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02545307794681614263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-18831035169328029852010-03-10T12:28:27.109-05:002010-03-10T12:28:27.109-05:00Uncle Al, thanks for teaching me my new "word...Uncle Al, thanks for teaching me my new "word of the day": "Labanotation," for "Laban Movement Analysis" which is "a tool by dancers, athletes, physical and occupational therapists, it is one of the most widely used systems of human movement analysis"<br /><br />Great. But considering this is a Quantum Gravity website, can we see some views of yours to thatSteven Colyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435759210177642257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-61083790674680350602010-03-10T12:19:18.698-05:002010-03-10T12:19:18.698-05:00Bee or Christine,
Is LSU hiring 2 loop quantum ...Bee or Christine, <br /><br />Is LSU hiring 2 loop quantum gravity people because the are creating some LQG center or something? I coulnd't tell from the link.Joseph Smidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02583891162785742138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-57339843055131569572010-03-10T12:01:59.553-05:002010-03-10T12:01:59.553-05:00Discovery that pituitary tumors expel lines of for...Discovery that pituitary tumors expel lines of force is fashionably interdisciplinary. However, submission rules may exclude the blind, and that seems overly harsh. Perhaps criteria should be relaxed to include flip books and Labanotation.<br /><br />(Giant magnetoresistance is a hard drive's read head, not its storage or write modalities.)<br /><br />"Do opposite shoes vacuum free Uncle Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05056804084187606211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-62158708624006824112010-03-10T09:29:21.134-05:002010-03-10T09:29:21.134-05:00Thank you for that on-line college list Bee. I hav...Thank you for that on-line college list Bee. I haven't seen any of them but I'm glad such a list exists. Well done. <br /><br />However, I have some suggested improvements, to be nitpicky:<br /><br /><b> 49. Absolute Zero: This episode of NOVA gets chilly, with discussions of Absolute Zero and how to get there.</b><br /><br />And if you do get there be sure to tell The Third Law of Steven Colyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435759210177642257noreply@blogger.com