Comments on: Summer Vacation http://cosmicvariance.com/2007/07/18/summer-vacation/ Random samplings from a universe of ideas Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:03:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: serafino http://cosmicvariance.com/2007/07/18/summer-vacation/#comment-296654 serafino Mon, 23 Jul 2007 19:27:51 +0000 http://cosmicvariance.com/2007/07/18/summer-vacation/#comment-296654 Quotes, quotes. Is it true that Lev Landau said: 'Cosmologists are often wrong, but never in doubt.'? s. Quotes, quotes.
Is it true that Lev Landau said: ‘Cosmologists are often wrong, but never in doubt.’?
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]]> By: Thomas D http://cosmicvariance.com/2007/07/18/summer-vacation/#comment-296590 Thomas D Sun, 22 Jul 2007 17:15:56 +0000 http://cosmicvariance.com/2007/07/18/summer-vacation/#comment-296590 'Most scientifically rigorous' ?? I don't know whether to laugh or cry. The 1998 announcement of acceleration was about the most unrigorous claim you could imagine. Even today there are systematic discrepancies in supernova data which are not much understood. On the other hand, it's free money from someone who's smitten with cosmology, to the extent of not really caring too much about scientific rigour. Probably better to laugh. Interestingly, Simon White is on the 'selection advisory board'... ‘Most scientifically rigorous’ ?? I don’t know whether to laugh or cry. The 1998 announcement of acceleration was about the most unrigorous claim you could imagine. Even today there are systematic discrepancies in supernova data which are not much understood.
On the other hand, it’s free money from someone who’s smitten with cosmology, to the extent of not really caring too much about scientific rigour. Probably better to laugh.

Interestingly, Simon White is on the ’selection advisory board’…

]]> By: Neil B. http://cosmicvariance.com/2007/07/18/summer-vacation/#comment-296516 Neil B. Sat, 21 Jul 2007 00:00:03 +0000 http://cosmicvariance.com/2007/07/18/summer-vacation/#comment-296516 Maybe this is a good place to mention a killer cartoon by Tom Tommorrow, "The Quantum Cheneyverse": <a href="http://www.workingforchange.com/comic.cfm?itemid=22433" rel="nofollow">Link</a> The physics analogies are actually rather well informed. PS - Cheney will "temporarily" assume the duties of President this weekend when Bush gets a colonoscopy - heh. Look for comments at washingtonmonthly.com. Maybe this is a good place to mention a killer cartoon by Tom Tommorrow, “The Quantum Cheneyverse”:

Link

The physics analogies are actually rather well informed.

PS - Cheney will “temporarily” assume the duties of President this weekend when Bush gets a colonoscopy - heh. Look for comments at washingtonmonthly.com.

]]> By: Sean http://cosmicvariance.com/2007/07/18/summer-vacation/#comment-296418 Sean Thu, 19 Jul 2007 17:23:47 +0000 http://cosmicvariance.com/2007/07/18/summer-vacation/#comment-296418 We are not proud. But they're actually kind of amusing. Right now I'm seeing an ad for a proof of God's existence. We are not proud. But they’re actually kind of amusing. Right now I’m seeing an ad for a proof of God’s existence.

]]> By: JerseyBoy http://cosmicvariance.com/2007/07/18/summer-vacation/#comment-296391 JerseyBoy Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:43:39 +0000 http://cosmicvariance.com/2007/07/18/summer-vacation/#comment-296391 :) Talk about selling out to make a buck(err...break even...)! Have you seen some of the adds that appear here? 1)The Church of Humanity!! http://www.churchofhumanity.org/ 2)Ace Physics Quickly: Cheat sheets and videos from Asia www.radioactiveteaching.com 5$ says we'll see one for a zero-point energy machine :) Talk about selling out to make a buck(err…break even…)! Have you seen some of the adds that appear here?

1)The Church of Humanity!! http://www.churchofhumanity.org/

2)Ace Physics Quickly: Cheat sheets and videos from Asia
http://www.radioactiveteaching.com

5$ says we’ll see one for a zero-point energy machine

]]> By: Quasar9 http://cosmicvariance.com/2007/07/18/summer-vacation/#comment-296319 Quasar9 Wed, 18 Jul 2007 21:28:42 +0000 http://cosmicvariance.com/2007/07/18/summer-vacation/#comment-296319 lol Sean, great cartoon sketch and folks, that's how most of us came to be here lol Sean, great cartoon sketch
and folks, that’s how most of us came to be here

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