July 20, 20214 yr Nor do I think many others do...not even here. https://www.livescience.com/universe-three-dimensional-donut.html Noel The tires are worn. The shocks are shot. The steering is wobbly. But the engine still runs fine.
July 20, 20214 yr Sometimes when I read things like that I think "Yeah.......OK", and wonder how in the world do they come up with these insights? Does LSD play a role? 😄 Not delusional, but the imagination required to solve the mysteries of the universe. I wonder how they function in the world outside their specialties. If they're the stereotypical "absent minded professors". I bring this up because I can speak from personal experience. My brother-in-law, who is now retired, was an absolutely brilliant economics professor, top notch in his field. Always going to conferences, meetings at the World Bank, testified before Congress (once before the Church Committe that investigated abuses by the CIA, as one of his specialties was Chile), etc. But away from that, sometimes he could be like a fish out of water. He & my sister lived back east. Once my sister was here in San Francisco visiting, & he called her from their home. He told her that the washing machine repairman was at the front door. What should he do? My sister yelled "Open the door, let him in & show him where the washing machine is!!" And later that week he came out to San Francisco. When he arrived, we went in the kitchen & he unpacked his carry on bag. Out came a bunch of way over ripe spotted bananas & an egg carton half full of hard boiled eggs. I said "Why did you bring this?". He replied "There was no one else home, so I couldn't let these things go to waste". Economist. I can only imagine what the TSA agents thought about it.
July 20, 20214 yr Author I once worked with an electronics engineer like that. I had designed a standard circuit that had a pulldown resistor in the collector. There was 0.2volt drop across the transistor. Negligible. But he showed me how to use two more transistors to eliminate the 0.2 volt drop. I asked him why use three transistors when one will do the job a 1/3rd the cost. He said, "Because it can be done." We humor these people. But that's not to say all geniuses are like that. Most function well in all aspects of society. Noel Edited July 20, 20214 yr by birdguy The tires are worn. The shocks are shot. The steering is wobbly. But the engine still runs fine.
July 20, 20214 yr Maybe... I had a friend who was working on her PHD. A brilliant woman. she couldn't be trusted to drive across town by her self though.
July 20, 20214 yr Well, I have three degrees, including a doctorate (just call me "Dr. Murray"), am a former prof and Associate Dean and currently a Director, and am still at the same university where I've been employed for the last 21 years ... and I'm just a regular kinda guy. And ... I can walk, talk, and chew gum at the same time. 🙂 Joel Murray @ CYVR (actually, somewhere about halfway between CYNJ and CZBB)
July 21, 20214 yr I understand it all. But I'm not telling. The real question is whether, or not, the cat actually exists. Intel 10700K @ 5.1Ghz, Asus Hero Maximus motherboard, Noctua NH-U12A cooler, Corsair Vengeance Pro 32GB 3200 MHz RAM, RTX 2060 Super GPU, Cooler Master HAF 932 Tower, Thermaltake 1000W Toughpower PSU, Windows 10 Professional 64-Bit, 100TB of disk storage. Klaatu barada nickto.
July 21, 20214 yr These people never explain what is outside of all these galaxies 'n' stuff. There followed a long pause when I tried to envisage where space finished. I wish I hadn't done that! The World is divided into two groups. Those who say "Give me a link" and those that provide the link. WWG1WGA
July 21, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, JRMurray said: and I'm just a regular kinda guy. And ... I can walk, talk, and chew gum at the same time. 🙂 I’m sorry, I didn’t intend to paint with a broad brush & promote a stereotype. But sometimes someone’s behavior/characteristics will fit them, like my brother-in-law. He’s also a good example of the saying “There’s a fine line between genius and insanity”.https://influencedigest.com/psychology/there-is-an-association-between-insanity-genius/ Again, an actual incident @ 15 years ago when he & my sister were vacationing back in the “old country” (Crete) which also involved another member of his family & involved not just one but two actual real skeletons in a closet ☠️☠️😂😱🤣
July 21, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, Mike A said: I’m sorry, I didn’t intend to paint with a broad brush & promote a stereotype. No need to apologize ... no offence taken. 🙂 Joel Murray @ CYVR (actually, somewhere about halfway between CYNJ and CZBB)
July 21, 20214 yr 3 hours ago, W2DR said: The real question is whether, or not, the cat actually exists. I see what you did there. 🙂 ... and it both exists and doesn't exist. Joel Murray @ CYVR (actually, somewhere about halfway between CYNJ and CZBB)
July 21, 20214 yr 9 hours ago, Ron Attwood said: These people never explain what is outside of all these galaxies 'n' stuff. There followed a long pause when I tried to envisage where space finished. I wish I hadn't done that! Current thinking is that what is outside all those galaxies and stuff is infinity. Our measurements tell us the universe is flat so infinite. Not definitive, the curve might by so minuscule that we cant detect it. There is no "finish" to space or edge. Because even if the universe is curved and thus finite, you can't be at the edge. There is no edge. Imagine you were at the edge of the universe, what would you be adjacent to? Nothing, right? Wrong! You cant be adjacent to nothing because there is nothing there to be adjacent to. Everywhere is the centre of the universe whether it's infinite or finite.
July 21, 20214 yr 5 hours ago, martin-w said: Current thinking is that what is outside all those galaxies and stuff is infinity. Our measurements tell us the universe is flat so infinite. Not definitive, the curve might by so minuscule that we cant detect it. There is no "finish" to space or edge. Because even if the universe is curved and thus finite, you can't be at the edge. There is no edge. Imagine you were at the edge of the universe, what would you be adjacent to? Nothing, right? Wrong! You cant be adjacent to nothing because there is nothing there to be adjacent to. Everywhere is the centre of the universe whether it's infinite or finite. Aaah! Now I get it. Thanks for that. 🤪 The World is divided into two groups. Those who say "Give me a link" and those that provide the link. WWG1WGA
July 22, 20214 yr Author On 7/21/2021 at 9:34 AM, Ron Attwood said: Aaah! Now I get it. Thanks for that. I still don't get it. But YY UR YY UB IC UR YY 4 ME Noel The tires are worn. The shocks are shot. The steering is wobbly. But the engine still runs fine.
July 22, 20214 yr 3 hours ago, birdguy said: I still don't get it. But YY UR YY UB IC UR YY 4 ME Noel I think I got that...more or less. "Wise you are, wise you be, I see you are too wise for me." Close? The World is divided into two groups. Those who say "Give me a link" and those that provide the link. WWG1WGA
July 22, 20214 yr Author Very very close Ron. Too wise your are, too wise you be, I see you are too wise for me. You got the last YY but not the first two. Noel The tires are worn. The shocks are shot. The steering is wobbly. But the engine still runs fine.
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