Comments on: Friday Random Ten: iPod Tells the Future of String Theory? http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/07/22/friday-random-ten-ipod-tells-the-future-of-string-theory/ Random samplings from a universe of ideas. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:48:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: More Refined Divining Tool Launched | Cosmic Variance http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/07/22/friday-random-ten-ipod-tells-the-future-of-string-theory/#comment-365 More Refined Divining Tool Launched | Cosmic Variance Wed, 07 Sep 2005 22:49:53 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/07/22/friday-random-ten-ipod-tells-the-future-of-string-theory/#comment-365 [...] This is sweet. My attempts at predictions about the future of string theory (see e.g. here and here) are sure to be sharper, more well-defined, and….um, thinner and lighter than ever. [...] […] This is sweet. My attempts at predictions about the future of string theory (see e.g. here and here) are sure to be sharper, more well-defined, and….um, thinner and lighter than ever. […]

]]> By: Friday Random Ten: Future of String Theory Part II | Cosmic Variance http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/07/22/friday-random-ten-ipod-tells-the-future-of-string-theory/#comment-364 Friday Random Ten: Future of String Theory Part II | Cosmic Variance Fri, 29 Jul 2005 18:25:51 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/07/22/friday-random-ten-ipod-tells-the-future-of-string-theory/#comment-364 [...] Well, after last week’s fumble, resulting in still-unsolved clues as to the future of string theory, I’ve decided to have another go. I’m going to ask the ipod again for clues about the future of strings, since it still is on everyone’s mind. [...] […] Well, after last week’s fumble, resulting in still-unsolved clues as to the future of string theory, I’ve decided to have another go. I’m going to ask the ipod again for clues about the future of strings, since it still is on everyone’s mind. […]

]]> By: Clifford http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/07/22/friday-random-ten-ipod-tells-the-future-of-string-theory/#comment-363 Clifford Fri, 22 Jul 2005 15:34:48 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/07/22/friday-random-ten-ipod-tells-the-future-of-string-theory/#comment-363 Yes, imagine what wonderful sounds or podcasts might be lurking in there. And surely you mean "silent" not "dark"? :-) -cvj Yes, imagine what wonderful sounds or podcasts might be lurking in there. And surely you mean “silent” not “dark”? :-) -cvj

]]> By: Joh3n http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/07/22/friday-random-ten-ipod-tells-the-future-of-string-theory/#comment-362 Joh3n Fri, 22 Jul 2005 14:13:46 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/07/22/friday-random-ten-ipod-tells-the-future-of-string-theory/#comment-362 Odd. Looking at my iPod, I'm currently using 67% of the disk capacity. This implies that the remaining 33% is unused, or "dark". Could it be that my iPod is telling me that we have the cosmological parameters all wrong? Big Bang Nucleosynthesis, WMAP, and SDSS be damned, ALL HAIL IPOD! Odd. Looking at my iPod, I’m currently using 67% of the disk capacity. This implies that the remaining 33% is unused, or “dark”. Could it be that my iPod is telling me that we have the cosmological parameters all wrong? Big Bang Nucleosynthesis, WMAP, and SDSS be damned, ALL HAIL IPOD!

]]> By: WL http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/07/22/friday-random-ten-ipod-tells-the-future-of-string-theory/#comment-361 WL Fri, 22 Jul 2005 12:16:44 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/07/22/friday-random-ten-ipod-tells-the-future-of-string-theory/#comment-361 "..Perhaps they are part of www.arxiv.org/hep-th/yymmnnn paper numbers and if we could work out the code we'd know which vital papers to read? The pod could be on to something here... " Yeah indeed, look what I found out: yymmnnn=6105823. I just wonder what that paper will be about.... “..Perhaps they are part of www.arxiv.org/hep-th/yymmnnn paper numbers and if we could work out the code we’d know which vital papers to read? The pod could be on to something here… ”

Yeah indeed, look what I found out: yymmnnn=6105823. I just wonder what that paper will be about….

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