tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post5372730344230667329..comments2023-09-27T07:44:19.769-04:00Comments on Sabine Hossenfelder: Backreaction: Historical Meme: Seven Things about Richard CarringtonSabine Hossenfelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-65116539893444989842008-03-20T20:24:00.000-04:002008-03-20T20:24:00.000-04:00Thanks for the link to the Nature paper!Thanks for the link to the Nature paper!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-82290444884177559232008-03-20T18:56:00.000-04:002008-03-20T18:56:00.000-04:00Dear Christine,oh, thank you very much! That's a v...Dear Christine,<BR/><BR/>oh, thank you very much! That's a very interesting <A HREF="http://egregium.wordpress.com/2008/03/20/cesar-lattes-historical-meme" REL="nofollow">text about a Brazilian physicist</A> I hadn't heard of before! Exactly the kind of text I had in mind :-)<BR/><BR/>Best regards,<BR/><BR/>Stefanstefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495628046446378453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-55600474306960919832008-03-20T07:49:00.000-04:002008-03-20T07:49:00.000-04:00Hi Stefan,Here is my historical meme:http://egregi...Hi Stefan,<BR/><BR/>Here is my historical meme:<BR/><BR/>http://egregium.wordpress.com/2008/03/20/cesar-lattes-historical-meme/<BR/><BR/>I apologize for the delay and I for having largely cut and paste from wikipedia. In any case, I hope you find it is interesting.<BR/><BR/>Best wishes,<BR/>ChristineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-8602834307469484372008-03-14T22:30:00.000-04:002008-03-14T22:30:00.000-04:00Hi Stefan,With all the frenzy to complete my post ...Hi Stefan,<BR/><BR/>With all the frenzy to complete my post so that Backreaction might also have a forward one, I forgot to tell you how much I liked your post. I opened up many of the links and then links to the links. I even found out about the <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sp%C3%B6rer%27s_law" REL="nofollow">Sporer’s Law</A>. Strange thing about this law it is totally resultant of Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-43719245410732390412008-03-14T20:12:00.000-04:002008-03-14T20:12:00.000-04:00Hi The Ridger - thanks for doing it again :-)Best,...Hi The Ridger - <BR/><BR/>thanks for doing it again :-)<BR/><BR/>Best, Stefanstefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495628046446378453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-66603177600988542882008-03-14T12:18:00.000-04:002008-03-14T12:18:00.000-04:00Thanks Phil.Oh Bee, I have something for you to co...Thanks Phil.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Oh Bee,<BR/><BR/> I have something for you to consider in your quest for the wonderment of Tegmark's <A HREF="http://eskesthai.blogspot.com/2008/03/god-geometer.html" REL="nofollow">mathematical structure</A> to the universe.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://fqxi.org/community/data/articles/Wigners_Gift_Horse.pdf" REL="nofollow">Wigner’s Gift Horse</A> By JULIE REHMEYER • Feb 1PlatoHagelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00849253658526056393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-14688750348860628822008-03-13T21:18:00.000-04:002008-03-13T21:18:00.000-04:00Hi Plato,“Just firing a neuron for you. Who would ...Hi Plato,<BR/><BR/>“Just firing a neuron for you. Who would have known "the complexity of that "neuronical space" as one creates the links to an expanded version of our history?”<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for the neuron for I could use and appreciate any you have to spare:-) Also let me say I also value the comment that you left along with that neuron. Perhaps the odd time when I sign in to Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-87135270091588448992008-03-13T20:46:00.000-04:002008-03-13T20:46:00.000-04:00Hi Stefan,I’m happy and also somewhat relieved you...Hi Stefan,<BR/><BR/>I’m happy and also somewhat relieved you found my post interesting. I’m certainly not as good at it or experienced with this as you and Bee are. Your Blog has so much to offer in terms of content, utility and theme that it lends so much to many. I've often wonder about all those that don’t leave comments on your blog and wonder if you truly are aware of how many you’re Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-1157591941341570072008-03-13T20:34:00.000-04:002008-03-13T20:34:00.000-04:00ps - that book sounds fascinating.ps - that book sounds fascinating.The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-88387290203396592822008-03-13T20:32:00.000-04:002008-03-13T20:32:00.000-04:00I got tagged with this one already (I did Ahoptep ...I got tagged with this one already (<A HREF="http://thegreenbelt.blogspot.com/2008/02/historical-meme.html" REL="nofollow">I did Ahoptep I</A>) and I thought about just linking back to that - sort of a closed loop? well, not exactly I guess - but instead, I did <A HREF="http://thegreenbelt.blogspot.com/2008/03/historical-meme-redux.html" REL="nofollow">a new one</A>.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for reading The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-14339255663572706162008-03-13T18:09:00.000-04:002008-03-13T18:09:00.000-04:00Hi Phil,oh, that's been fast - thank you very much...Hi Phil,<BR/><BR/><BR/>oh, that's been fast - thank you very much! And that's a great text :-) <BR/><BR/>I didn't know next to nothing about Stephen Gray so far, I remember his work on electricity is mentioned in Emilio Segre's "From Falling Bodies to Radio Waves".. Very interesting!<BR/><BR/>Thanks, and best regards, Stefanstefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495628046446378453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-14008316413567455922008-03-13T18:03:00.000-04:002008-03-13T18:03:00.000-04:00Dear Christine,thank you being too annoyed for bei...Dear Christine,<BR/><BR/>thank you being too annoyed for being tagged with the meme :-)<BR/>Don't feel pressed - in case you can find some time to write something, I'm looking forward to read it!<BR/><BR/>Best regards, Stefanstefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495628046446378453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-10492937269433392842008-03-13T12:33:00.000-04:002008-03-13T12:33:00.000-04:00Phil,Just firing a neuron for you. Who would have ...Phil,<BR/><BR/>Just <A HREF="http://decartes-einstein.blogspot.com/2008/03/historical-memethings-about-stephan.html#c2120301868784410941" REL="nofollow" TITLE="Historical Meme-Things about Stephen Gray by Phil Warnell-Wednesday, March 12, 2008">firing</A> a neuron for you. Who would have known "the complexity of that "neuronical space" as one creates the links to an expanded version of our PlatoHagelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00849253658526056393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-47411407100003201392008-03-13T12:08:00.000-04:002008-03-13T12:08:00.000-04:00The word meme, first came into popular use with th...<I><A ORIGINS AND CONCEPTS HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme#Origins_and_concepts" REL="nofollow" TITLE>The word meme</A>, first came into popular use with the publication of Dawkin's book The Selfish Gene in 1976. Dawkins based the word on a shortening of the Greek "mimeme" (something imitated), making it sound similar to "gene". Dawkins used the term to refer to any cultural entity that PlatoHagelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00849253658526056393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-68058978915632626972008-03-13T02:29:00.000-04:002008-03-13T02:29:00.000-04:00Hi Stefan,Just to let you know I have completed th...Hi Stefan,<BR/><BR/>Just to let you know I have completed the <A HREF="http://decartes-einstein.blogspot.com/2008/03/historical-memethings-about-stephan.html" REL="nofollow">Historical Meme</A>. I’m not confident of the quality of the writing and yet I am certain of the subject.<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/><BR/>PhilPhil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-39019589166375866582008-03-12T23:12:00.000-04:002008-03-12T23:12:00.000-04:00Hi Stefan,I to find it interesting, not simply whe...Hi Stefan,<BR/><BR/>I to find it interesting, not simply where all this leads from yet also may lead to. The cyber world is sort of a different place then the regular one not only as far as physical distance is concerned. People in the physical world connect in terms of locality yes. This counts for relatives, neighbours and alike. These are contacts of circumstance and proximity. Your Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-1880695266458682742008-03-12T22:04:00.000-04:002008-03-12T22:04:00.000-04:00Dear Stefan: Working twenty-five years in astronom...Dear Stefan: Working twenty-five years in astronomy gives one an opportunity to cover some space. But, that space is big. ;-)amaragrapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15769062084934190681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-84489871452593438702008-03-12T18:31:00.000-04:002008-03-12T18:31:00.000-04:00Hmmm... I don't know if I should thank you for tag...Hmmm... I don't know if I should thank you for tagging me or not... :) <BR/><BR/>Hmm... Don't know if I'll have time for this... Well, let's see...<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/>ChristineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-52629753925629647062008-03-12T18:25:00.000-04:002008-03-12T18:25:00.000-04:00Dear Bee,obviously, I wouldn't be happy at all wit...Dear Bee,<BR/><BR/><BR/>obviously, I wouldn't be happy at all with such an ending for several reasons...<BR/><BR/>But yeah, this Richard Carrington had a very interesting, but also sad and tragic biography. What I found most striking is that there was this highly talented, extremly motivated astronomer with a great research record who couldn't land a position in the academic job market and had tostefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495628046446378453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-67546408094900057772008-03-12T17:31:00.000-04:002008-03-12T17:31:00.000-04:00Dear Amara,thank you very much for your comment! T...Dear Amara,<BR/><BR/><BR/>thank you very much for your comment! This "SOL" sounds like a very interesting project. It's funny what one can do with solar data!<BR/><BR/>Actually, is there any aspect of solar system science you have not been working on? The planets, the Sun, interplanetary dust, one always can find Amara :-)<BR/><BR/>Cheers, Stefanstefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495628046446378453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-28703363340675869752008-03-12T17:25:00.000-04:002008-03-12T17:25:00.000-04:00Dear Phil,sorry, I didn't want to annoy you or so....Dear Phil,<BR/><BR/><BR/>sorry, I didn't want to annoy you or so... but don't worry too much, and just ignore it altogether, if you prefer. <BR/><BR/>Actually, this "meme" business was also new to me. But, as Bee has explained, the "chain letter" idea behind is quite old, and has always been kind of an embarrassment. <BR/><BR/>OK, but what I find most interesting about this "chain letter 2.0" stefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495628046446378453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-85115108665314765292008-03-12T12:52:00.000-04:002008-03-12T12:52:00.000-04:00Dear Amara,Thanks, the quiz is lovely! I will tota...Dear Amara,<BR/><BR/>Thanks, the quiz is lovely! I will totally send it to my mother she might want to use it for school. (The picture of a Hurricane seems to be missing). Best,<BR/><BR/>B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-28913772683596534192008-03-12T11:44:00.000-04:002008-03-12T11:44:00.000-04:00And here is something else, that might be fun for ...And here is something else, that might be fun for you and Bee: <BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://solar-center.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/quiz2.pl/sunspot_quiz.html" REL="nofollow">Take the Sunspot Quiz</A> and <A HREF="http://solar-center.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/quiz2.pl/granule_quiz.html" REL="nofollow">Take the Granulation Quiz</A>. <BR/><BR/>I just took those old quizzes, that I made for the kids. Not only didamaragrapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15769062084934190681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-30223281438427216402008-03-12T11:19:00.000-04:002008-03-12T11:19:00.000-04:00Dear Stefan, Your post was a nice remembrance for ...Dear Stefan, Your post was a nice remembrance for me. Once upon a time I worked for a helioseismology group, on the <A HREF="http://solar-center.stanford.edu/results.html?cx=003078017828707427815%3Ayrlaorscx9i&cof=FORID%3A11&q=amara&sa=Search#894<br/>" REL="nofollow">solar public outreach</A> part of the group's work plus some applications programming, therefore terminology like <A HREF="http://amaragrapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15769062084934190681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-39500168659689843022008-03-12T10:12:00.000-04:002008-03-12T10:12:00.000-04:00Dear Stefan,The guy certainly had an interesting l...Dear Stefan,<BR/><BR/>The guy certainly had an interesting life. I specifically like the last point, which is very inspirational. 'Was stabbed to death by a former lover on April 6th 20**' is a sentence that would sound very nice at the end of my biography. It seems to require though I get a lover, and besides being happily married, where would I take the time for that? Best,<BR/><BR/>B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.com