A rant on io9: Is "Science Fiction Humanism" A Contradiction In Terms?
Talks about Clarke, Sagan, Dick, Star Trek, Whedon, etc.
Hey, I've been in a firefight before! Well, I was in a fire. Actually, I was fired from a fry-cook opportunity. I can handle myself.
Wash ,'War Stories'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
tommyrot - Mar 09, 2010 6:30:00 pm PST #15130 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
msbelle - Mar 09, 2010 6:45:47 pm PST #15131 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
huh huh, Cash said shrinkage.
Cashmere - Mar 09, 2010 6:52:15 pm PST #15132 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
msbelle is twelve.
beth b - Mar 09, 2010 7:40:30 pm PST #15133 of 30001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
I'm very excited to learn about Noah's violin. So cool.
DavidS - Mar 09, 2010 8:00:27 pm PST #15134 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
So, Physics people, I was reading about gravity (which, as we know, is a harsh mistress). Because from what little science I understood on the subject, it seemed that gravity itself was still rather mysterious. Which lead me to Lorentz transformations and off to alternatives to General Relativity and discovered:
By the 1980s, the increasing accuracy of experimental tests had all led to confirmation of General Relativity (GR), no competitors were left except for those that included GR as a special case. Further, shortly after that, theorists switched to string theory which was starting to look promising, but has since lost popularity. In the mid 1980s a few experiments were suggesting that gravity was being modified by the addition of a fifth force (or, in one case, of a fifth, sixth and seventh force) acting on the scale of meters. Subsequent experiments eliminated these.
In short, Einstein works, bitches!
Also, string theory is right out.
That's gotta be a bitch if you staked your physics career on string theory twenty years ago.
Consuela - Mar 09, 2010 8:09:10 pm PST #15135 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
What will Dr. Sam Beckett do? He'll never make it home now, if string theory doesn't work!
DavidS - Mar 09, 2010 8:22:34 pm PST #15136 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
What will Dr. Sam Beckett do?
He'll get a beagle and a space ship.
DavidS - Mar 09, 2010 8:30:07 pm PST #15137 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Quiz Time: Name the Four Fundamental Interactions (or forces).
It's funny how much physics looks like principles of Buddhism.
You could probably do a Physics or Buddhism quiz that looked a lot like the old Gay or Eurotrash quiz.
meara - Mar 09, 2010 8:32:58 pm PST #15138 of 30001
Strong, Weak, Gravity, and....uh...Electromagnetic?
Edit; WOOT! Go seriously old science major!
Trudy Booth - Mar 09, 2010 8:57:23 pm PST #15139 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Anyone see Stewart tonight?