Einstein's Violin : from a guy who never knew Einstein or said violin. He talks of music theory ... but this you can get for $0.01 USD hardcover used, plus posting and handling.
What Einstein Kept Under His Hat : literally the exact same book as "What Einstein Told His Cook 2". This chemist has also published : "What Einstein Told His Barber" & "What Einstein Didn't Know".
I think I will write my own book : "What Einstein Failed To Predict About Either The Apollo Program or The Kennedy Assassinations".
Cheers, Mike.
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
Good old Edmund. He did the world a big favor by enabling the shy and/or importune Isaac to reveal his marvelous thoughts. Those were the days of his big spat with Leibnitz about who to give claim to fame for calculus. In all likelihood, Issac thought of it first but Leibnitz published first. It is highly unlikely that either knew of the other's work, at least to any significant degree that plagiarism could be applied. In any case Leibnitz certainly lives on because of his calculus notations are almost universally used.
Cheers, Mike.
( edit ) It is good to see that we are off to a flying start ! Next hint is tomorrow folks .... :-)
( edit ) I ( barely ) hesitate to demerit Phil on Marvin, because that would just look like payback/sour-grapes .... damn it! .... and after all, to Phil Marvin could be "a real person", no ? :-) ;-P
( edit ) FWIW, My Significant Other has read the previous LPTP thread. "You guys need to get out more ... "
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
( edit ) I ( barely ) hesitate to demerit Phil on Marvin, because that would just look like payback/sour-grapes .... damn it! .... and after all, to Phil Marvin could be "a real person", no ? :-) ;-P
Touche, mein capitan. (Daydreams lazily of earth shattering kabooms.)
Issac thought of it first but Leibnitz published first. It is highly unlikely that either knew of the other's work, at least to any significant degree that plagiarism could be applied. In any case Leibnitz certainly lives in on because of his calculus notations are almost universally used.
In the book Einstein's (Cook 2) it details how Leibnitz copied his
information from Wikipedia ....
Quote:
( edit ) FWIW, My Significant Other has read the previous LPTP thread. "You guys need to get out more ... "
In the book Einstein's (Cook 2) it details how Leibnitz copied his
information from Wikipedia ....
Yes. I revel daily in the magnificent contribution to world knowledge & culture that Wikipedia represents. Concrete proof indeed that a proverbial dog's breakfast can actually get worse, and that myth & incredulity does flourish and bloom in our modern times. It is useful though not as a source of correctly reported data, but as a study upon collective human stupidity and the social comforts of groupthink. You are quite right in your thinking : I am not a hit at parties .... :-0
[ It is actually believed by many that it's contributions are validated by real world data, when in fact it is merely a socially validated document produced by consensus and thus randomly unrelated to events in this universe. It's truth, and errors for that matter, have a stochastic pattern. An example, par excellence, of a false premise implying anything ie. possibly the truth too. The bases of this belief are legion, but IHMO I think the primary ones are "it is on the Internet, thus it must be true" and the contrapositive "if it wasn't true then they wouldn't allow it". Leaving quite unresolved the resolution of whom 'they' is/are. A deity perhaps ? ]
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( edit ) FWIW, My Significant Other has read the previous LPTP thread. "You guys need to get out more ... "
You got that Right ! ))
On the other hand, what my wife said was ..... :-):-)
Cheers. Mike.
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
David comes bursting in through the side wall of the theatre in a previously well-kept tram screaming something about lap dancing ( or was it brake lapping ? )
Hmm, lap dance or lap the brakes... Lapping the brakes is likely to happen more often, just because lap dancing costs money.
Quote:
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In the book Einstein's (Cook 2) it details how Leibnitz copied his
information from Wikipedia ....
Yes. I revel daily in the magnificent contribution to world knowledge & culture that Wikipedia represents. Concrete proof indeed that a proverbial dog's breakfast can actually get worse, and that myth & incredulity does flourish and bloom in our modern times. It is useful though not as a source of correctly reported data, but as a study upon collective human stupidity and the social comforts of groupthink. You are quite right in your thinking : I am not a hit at parties .... :-0
[ It is actually believed by many that it's contributions are validated by real world data, when in fact it is merely a socially validated document produced by consensus and thus randomly unrelated to events in this universe. It's truth, and errors for that matter, have a stochastic pattern. An example, par excellence, of a false premise implying anything ie. possibly the truth too. The bases of this belief are legion, but IHMO I think the primary ones are "it is on the Internet, thus it must be true" and the contrapositive "if it wasn't true then they wouldn't allow it". Leaving quite unresolved the resolution of whom 'they' is/are. A deity perhaps ? ]
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( edit ) FWIW, My Significant Other has read the previous LPTP thread. "You guys need to get out more ... "
You got that Right ! ))
On the other hand, what my wife said was ..... :-):-)
Cheers. Mike.
Perhaps, like the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, it could be said that when Wikipedia is wrong, it is definitely wrong. In cases of major discrepancy, it's always reality that's got it wrong. Otoh, our teachers all tell their kids they absolutely cannot cite Wikipedia as a source, but some say they can use sources that were cited by Wikipedia, if they evaluate them properly.
I will toss in a couple of names no one else has yet: Newton and Hawking. Feynman was good too.
David
Miserable old git
Patiently waiting for the asteroid with my name on it.
Trawling through Amazon I
Trawling through Amazon I also find :
Einstein's Violin : from a guy who never knew Einstein or said violin. He talks of music theory ... but this you can get for $0.01 USD hardcover used, plus posting and handling.
What Einstein Kept Under His Hat : literally the exact same book as "What Einstein Told His Cook 2". This chemist has also published : "What Einstein Told His Barber" & "What Einstein Didn't Know".
I think I will write my own book : "What Einstein Failed To Predict About Either The Apollo Program or The Kennedy Assassinations".
Cheers, Mike.
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
Good old Edmund. He did the
Good old Edmund. He did the world a big favor by enabling the shy and/or importune Isaac to reveal his marvelous thoughts. Those were the days of his big spat with Leibnitz about who to give claim to fame for calculus. In all likelihood, Issac thought of it first but Leibnitz published first. It is highly unlikely that either knew of the other's work, at least to any significant degree that plagiarism could be applied. In any case Leibnitz certainly lives on because of his calculus notations are almost universally used.
Cheers, Mike.
( edit ) It is good to see that we are off to a flying start ! Next hint is tomorrow folks .... :-)
( edit ) I ( barely ) hesitate to demerit Phil on Marvin, because that would just look like payback/sour-grapes .... damn it! .... and after all, to Phil Marvin could be "a real person", no ? :-) ;-P
( edit ) FWIW, My Significant Other has read the previous LPTP thread. "You guys need to get out more ... "
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
RE: ( edit ) I ( barely )
Touche, mein capitan. (Daydreams lazily of earth shattering kabooms.)
Phil
Edit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaR6aqL-L3Y
I thought I was wrong once, but I was mistaken.
RE: Issac thought of it
In the book Einstein's (Cook 2) it details how Leibnitz copied his
information from Wikipedia ....
You got that Right ! ))
Bill
RE: In the book Einstein's
Yes. I revel daily in the magnificent contribution to world knowledge & culture that Wikipedia represents. Concrete proof indeed that a proverbial dog's breakfast can actually get worse, and that myth & incredulity does flourish and bloom in our modern times. It is useful though not as a source of correctly reported data, but as a study upon collective human stupidity and the social comforts of groupthink. You are quite right in your thinking : I am not a hit at parties .... :-0
[ It is actually believed by many that it's contributions are validated by real world data, when in fact it is merely a socially validated document produced by consensus and thus randomly unrelated to events in this universe. It's truth, and errors for that matter, have a stochastic pattern. An example, par excellence, of a false premise implying anything ie. possibly the truth too. The bases of this belief are legion, but IHMO I think the primary ones are "it is on the Internet, thus it must be true" and the contrapositive "if it wasn't true then they wouldn't allow it". Leaving quite unresolved the resolution of whom 'they' is/are. A deity perhaps ? ]
On the other hand, what my wife said was ..... :-):-)
Cheers. Mike.
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
It's Monday morning and I am
It's Monday morning and I am winning!!!
RE: It's Monday morning and
Mornin Mikey !
We are supposed to get 15 - 18 inches of snow today where I am located
in Minnesota (
Winter is starting way too early (
Bill
Sometimes I just can't stop
Sometimes I just can't stop myself...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwLn_His9Yw
I need professional help.
Phil
I thought I was wrong once, but I was mistaken.
RE: David comes bursting
Hmm, lap dance or lap the brakes... Lapping the brakes is likely to happen more often, just because lap dancing costs money.
Perhaps, like the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, it could be said that when Wikipedia is wrong, it is definitely wrong. In cases of major discrepancy, it's always reality that's got it wrong. Otoh, our teachers all tell their kids they absolutely cannot cite Wikipedia as a source, but some say they can use sources that were cited by Wikipedia, if they evaluate them properly.
I will toss in a couple of names no one else has yet: Newton and Hawking. Feynman was good too.
David
Miserable old git
Patiently waiting for the asteroid with my name on it.
RE: RE: It's Monday
MUCH better you than I!!!