tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post4105256594995470102..comments2023-09-27T07:44:19.769-04:00Comments on Sabine Hossenfelder: Backreaction: Catastrophe ConferenceSabine Hossenfelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-86816002893333734692008-07-20T23:44:00.000-04:002008-07-20T23:44:00.000-04:00I'm always fond of the long term view. One of my f...I'm always fond of the long term view. One of my favorite articles was<BR/><BR/>Entropy in an Expanding Universe - Steven Frautschi<BR/><BR/>Science 13 August 1982 217: 593-599 [DOI: 10.1126/science.217.4560.593]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-45872975080521064532008-07-20T21:38:00.000-04:002008-07-20T21:38:00.000-04:00(as far as I know, planetary rings don't pose any ...<I>(as far as I know, planetary rings don't pose any dangers for humanity).</I><BR/><BR/>Until women start wanting them instead of diamonds :)Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451666670728177970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-34165392675400127432008-07-20T20:19:00.000-04:002008-07-20T20:19:00.000-04:00Hey.. Thanks for information! I kept hearing snipp...Hey.. Thanks for information! I kept hearing snippets from people I know all presently being at Oxford. Now I know the reason why.. Eight of the <A HREF="http://www.global-catastrophic-risks.com/programme.html" REL="nofollow">speakers</A> at this conference are friends of mine. It looks like it was an interesting conference.. and probably more lively than the planetary rings workshop I'll be at amaragrapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15769062084934190681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-81493645055489359262008-07-20T16:45:00.000-04:002008-07-20T16:45:00.000-04:00Hi Uncle Al,“Well, I don't think it's quite fair t...Hi Uncle Al,<BR/><BR/>“Well, I don't think it's quite fair to condemn a whole program because of a single slip-up, Sir”<BR/><BR/><BR/>That an interesting point for I have always wondered how these asteroid checkers can have so much confidence in their predictions in as the three body problem being further made uncertain with the realties presented and compounded by Chaos Theory. Yes, we know thePhil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-84580176806562544622008-07-20T16:16:00.000-04:002008-07-20T16:16:00.000-04:00Asteroid 99942 Apophis. Friday 13 April 2029 skim...Asteroid 99942 Apophis. Friday 13 April 2029 skimmer at 20,000 miles altitude; Friday 13 April 2036 splat. NASA plans to diddle with The Destroyer: none. Don't worry, be happy!<BR/><BR/><I>Dr. Strangelove</I>, General "Buck" Turgidson informing the President about failure of mandatory psychological evaluations to identify lethally batshit-crazy General Jack D. Ripper:<BR/><BR/>"Well, I don't Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-86888198226092881492008-07-20T09:41:00.000-04:002008-07-20T09:41:00.000-04:00Hi Bee,“As far as I am concerned, we have enough a...Hi Bee,<BR/><BR/>“As far as I am concerned, we have enough approaching catastrophes, yet look how much time we're spending on nothing but fighting vanities.”<BR/><BR/>This is true yet with this particular scenario the difference is the dead line with the emphasis on ‘dead’.<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/><BR/>PhilPhil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-53308280484047660622008-07-20T09:32:00.000-04:002008-07-20T09:32:00.000-04:00Hi Phil,You're welcome. I wouldn't want you to mis...Hi Phil,<BR/><BR/>You're welcome. I wouldn't want you to miss the "demise" of our galaxy ;-) I don't quite share your optimism though as to that an approaching catastrophe would unite the nations on this planet. As far as I am concerned, we have enough approaching catastrophes, yet look how much time we're spending on nothing but fighting vanities. Best,<BR/><BR/>B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-37533514740897424342008-07-20T09:24:00.000-04:002008-07-20T09:24:00.000-04:00Hi Bee,Thanks for the heads up Bee.“On timescales ...Hi Bee,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the heads up Bee.<BR/><BR/>“On timescales of historical rather than geological interest, extrapolation from 30 yr of observation suggests that prompt extinction of humankind is unlikely, but that horrendous damage on a continental or global scale is possible from impacts by stray bodies.”<BR/><BR/>-Hazards from Comets and Asteroids -Global Catastrophic Risks ConferencePhil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.com