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stevestory



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(Permalink) Posted: Sep. 12 2008,14:24   

"Kif old friend, I don't know what disgusts me more: your cowardice or your stupidity. We'll simply set a new course, for that empty region over there near that blackish, holish thing."

-Commander Zap Brannigan.

   
Texas Teach



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(Permalink) Posted: Sep. 12 2008,14:35   

Quote (Louis @ Sep. 12 2008,13:24)
IANAP. I need a physicist (or a better memory).

Louis

Can someone tell me if this is Louis trying to take RTH's place in hitting on Heddle?  If so we need to talk about an intervention.

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Wesley R. Elsberry



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(Permalink) Posted: Sep. 13 2008,06:38   

Quote (Louis @ Sep. 12 2008,14:18)
Quote (Wesley R. Elsberry @ Sep. 12 2008,20:16)
On its way to, not on the other side of.

Otherwise, we wouldn't see it.

Phew, I was getting worried about you.

Louis

I'm not sure why. It seems nonsensical to me to try to discuss where an event horizon is based on an external reference. The 4 September Nature article on black holes (p.39) discusses the estimated diameter of the one at the center of the Milky Way as being 12 million to 24 million kilometers and thus a radius of 6 to 12 million kilometers; radiation from matter collisions visible to us must be beyond that distance. Of course, I'm not a physicist, so if I've overlooked something, I'd like to find that out.

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Louis



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(Permalink) Posted: Sep. 13 2008,07:50   

Quote (Texas Teach @ Sep. 12 2008,20:35)
Quote (Louis @ Sep. 12 2008,13:24)
IANAP. I need a physicist (or a better memory).

Louis

Can someone tell me if this is Louis trying to take RTH's place in hitting on Heddle?  If so we need to talk about an intervention.

There is no universe in which that will happen. I have an appreciation for Heddle's abilities with physics, other than that I have no desire to engage in RTHesque Heddlemania or FTKflirting.

No intervention necessary.

Louis

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Louis



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(Permalink) Posted: Sep. 13 2008,07:52   

Quote (Wesley R. Elsberry @ Sep. 13 2008,12:38)
Quote (Louis @ Sep. 12 2008,14:18)
 
Quote (Wesley R. Elsberry @ Sep. 12 2008,20:16)
On its way to, not on the other side of.

Otherwise, we wouldn't see it.

Phew, I was getting worried about you.

Louis

I'm not sure why. It seems nonsensical to me to try to discuss where an event horizon is based on an external reference. The 4 September Nature article on black holes (p.39) discusses the estimated diameter of the one at the center of the Milky Way as being 12 million to 24 million kilometers and thus a radius of 6 to 12 million kilometers; radiation from matter collisions visible to us must be beyond that distance. Of course, I'm not a physicist, so if I've overlooked something, I'd like to find that out.

I think I'd just read "beyond" in a different way TBH. In which case I should be worried about me.

Hmmmm.

Louis

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(Permalink) Posted: Sep. 13 2008,09:04   

It seems there was a conflation of two distinct inertial frames of reference.

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Louis



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(Permalink) Posted: Sep. 13 2008,09:22   

Quote (Lou FCD @ Sep. 13 2008,15:04)
It seems there was a conflation of two distinct inertial frames of reference.

I wondered when someone was going to make that joke.

I approve of it and wish to subscribe to your newsletter. All my base are now belong to you.

Louis

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Arden Chatfield



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(Permalink) Posted: Sep. 13 2008,11:09   

Quote (Texas Teach @ Sep. 12 2008,12:35)
 
Quote (Louis @ Sep. 12 2008,13:24)
IANAP. I need a physicist (or a better memory).

Louis

Can someone tell me if this is Louis trying to take RTH's place in hitting on Heddle?  If so we need to talk about an intervention.

Ah! We know now why Louis drove RTH away! It's all making sense now.

He'll just break your heart, Louis. He'll tell you your name isn't on that 'Get Into Heaven List', then it's all downhill from there.

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Louis



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(Permalink) Posted: Sep. 13 2008,11:29   

Quote (Arden Chatfield @ Sep. 13 2008,17:09)
Quote (Texas Teach @ Sep. 12 2008,12:35)
 
Quote (Louis @ Sep. 12 2008,13:24)
IANAP. I need a physicist (or a better memory).

Louis

Can someone tell me if this is Louis trying to take RTH's place in hitting on Heddle?  If so we need to talk about an intervention.

Ah! We know know why Louis drove RTH away! It's all making sense now.

He'll just break your heart, Louis. He'll tell you your name isn't on that 'Get Into Heaven List', then it's all downhill from there.

You can act the twat all you like Chatfield, we're all just waiting for the new gay porno you made to come out. It's called the Large Hardon Collider.*

Louis

*Abuse, on topic. No POTW. BIAS I TELLS YA!

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Arden Chatfield



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(Permalink) Posted: Sep. 13 2008,11:41   

Quote (Louis @ Sep. 13 2008,09:29)
You can act the twat all you like Chatfield, we're all just waiting for the new gay porno you made to come out. It's called the Large Hardon Collider.

You mean as opposed to Louis's "Incredibly Tiny, Pitiful Excuse for a Pen

I'm sorry. Ignore that. It's off topic. It belongs either on the BW or the FTK thread.

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carlsonjok



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(Permalink) Posted: Sep. 13 2008,11:44   

Quote (Louis @ Sep. 13 2008,11:29)
You can act the twat all you like Chatfield, we're all just waiting for the new gay porno you made to come out. It's called the Large Hardon Collider.*

Louis

*Abuse, on topic. No POTW. BIAS I TELLS YA!

NO PoTW for you!  One Year!

Why? Because you didn't think of it.

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Louis



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(Permalink) Posted: Sep. 13 2008,12:18   

Quote (carlsonjok @ Sep. 13 2008,17:44)
Quote (Louis @ Sep. 13 2008,11:29)
You can act the twat all you like Chatfield, we're all just waiting for the new gay porno you made to come out. It's called the Large Hardon Collider.*

Louis

*Abuse, on topic. No POTW. BIAS I TELLS YA!

NO PoTW for you!  One Year!

Why? Because you didn't think of it.

DAMN!!!!

Mind you, I doubted it would be original. It is kind of obvious.

Louis

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carlsonjok



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(Permalink) Posted: Sep. 13 2008,12:26   

Quote (Louis @ Sep. 13 2008,12:18)
 
Quote (carlsonjok @ Sep. 13 2008,17:44)
   
Quote (Louis @ Sep. 13 2008,11:29)
*Abuse, on topic. No POTW. BIAS I TELLS YA!

NO PoTW for you!  One Year!

Why? Because you didn't think of it.

DAMN!!!!

Mind you, I doubted it would be original. It is kind of obvious.

I suppose it is obvious to people who spend their day thinking about permutations of the word hadron, like physicists, linguists, and pillow chomping chemists. But out here in the American Heartland ™, we have no time for such fantasies, since we are so busy engaged in the propagation of traditional marriage*.

* Mainly through serial monogamy punctuated with periodic divorce. USA! USA! USA!

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Louis



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(Permalink) Posted: Sep. 13 2008,12:45   

Quote (carlsonjok @ Sep. 13 2008,18:26)
Quote (Louis @ Sep. 13 2008,12:18)
   
Quote (carlsonjok @ Sep. 13 2008,17:44)
   
Quote (Louis @ Sep. 13 2008,11:29)
*Abuse, on topic. No POTW. BIAS I TELLS YA!

NO PoTW for you!  One Year!

Why? Because you didn't think of it.

DAMN!!!!

Mind you, I doubted it would be original. It is kind of obvious.

I suppose it is obvious to people who spend their day thinking about permutations of the word hadron, like physicists, linguists, and pillow chomping chemists. But out here in the American Heartland ™, we have no time for such fantasies, since we are so busy engaged in the propagation of traditional marriage*.

* Mainly through serial monogamy punctuated with periodic divorce. USA! USA! USA!

I understand. I clearly spent years of toil developing that massively brilliant play on the word "hadron". Several hours of every day have been spent sweating over the pun possibilities contained in the name of the world's largest particle accelerator. My career, my marriage, my hobbies have indeed all been some kind of tawdry footnote to this, my life's consuming passion. In many ways it has been some kind of religion to me.

Or on the other hand, not like that at all, it was merely a quick, cheap and convenient rearrangement of letters I could use to imply that Arden is "of teh gai".

Louis

P.S. Less of the "pillow chomping" please, comedy aside I am not a member of the bottomist fraternity. Oh how I envy them, the lure of the pink pound and that lucrative career in interior design, the endless discussions of show tunes, the judicious use of lavendar....it's like an evening at Arden's house. As you would well know.

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Louis



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(Permalink) Posted: Sep. 13 2008,12:49   

Quote (Arden Chatfield @ Sep. 13 2008,17:41)
Quote (Louis @ Sep. 13 2008,09:29)
You can act the twat all you like Chatfield, we're all just waiting for the new gay porno you made to come out. It's called the Large Hardon Collider.

You mean as opposed to Louis's "Incredibly Tiny, Pitiful Excuse for a Pen

I'm sorry. Ignore that. It's off topic. It belongs either on the BW or the FTK thread.



Louis

P.S. Had to use it before someone else did.

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Arden Chatfield



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(Permalink) Posted: Sep. 13 2008,12:59   

Quote (Louis @ Sep. 13 2008,10:45)
I understand. I clearly spent years of toil developing that massively brilliant play on the word "hadron". Several hours of every day have been spent sweating over the pun possibilities contained in the name of the world's largest particle accelerator. My career, my marriage, my hobbies have indeed all been some kind of tawdry footnote to this, my life's consuming passion. In many ways it has been some kind of religion to me.

Is this that subtle, rapier-like British wit that Americans can't comprehend that I've heard so much about?



...if so, I stand humbled. :(

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Louis



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(Permalink) Posted: Sep. 13 2008,13:05   

Quote (Arden Chatfield @ Sep. 13 2008,18:59)
[SNIP]

1) Is this that subtle, rapier-like British wit that Americans can't comprehend that I've heard so much about?

[SNIMAGE]

2) ...if so, I stand humbled. :(

Bolded numbering mine.

1) Yes. You clearly didn't get the joke.

2) And you should be. Know your place.

Louis

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(Permalink) Posted: Sep. 16 2008,16:50   

Quote (Louis @ Sep. 13 2008,13:05)
 
Quote (Arden Chatfield @ Sep. 13 2008,18:59)
[SNIP]

1) Is this that subtle, rapier-like British wit that Americans can't comprehend that I've heard so much about?

[SNIMAGE]

2) ...if so, I stand humbled. :(

Bolded numbering mine.

1) Yes. You clearly didn't get the joke.

2) And you should be. Know your place.

Louis

I am made of mesons.

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(Permalink) Posted: Sep. 16 2008,17:00   

Quote (Louis @ Sep. 13 2008,11:29)
You can act the twat all you like Chatfield, we're all just waiting for the new gay porno you made to come out. It's called the Large Hardon Collider.*

Louis

link.

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Somebody thought of that, and someone believed it
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(Permalink) Posted: Sep. 16 2008,17:30   

Quote (BWE @ Sep. 16 2008,17:00)
Quote (Louis @ Sep. 13 2008,11:29)
You can act the twat all you like Chatfield, we're all just waiting for the new gay porno you made to come out. It's called the Large Hardon Collider.*

Louis

link.

Whoa, Nelly!!  All that talk of top and bottom quarks is hawt!!

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(Permalink) Posted: Sep. 16 2008,17:41   

Quote (carlsonjok @ Sep. 16 2008,15:30)
Quote (BWE @ Sep. 16 2008,17:00)
Quote (Louis @ Sep. 13 2008,11:29)
You can act the twat all you like Chatfield, we're all just waiting for the new gay porno you made to come out. It's called the Large Hardon Collider.*

Louis

link.

Whoa, Nelly!!  All that talk of top and bottom quarks is hawt!!

Louis does strange too.  Charm he's struggling with.

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BWE



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(Permalink) Posted: Sep. 17 2008,16:06   

Quote (carlsonjok @ Sep. 16 2008,17:30)
Quote (BWE @ Sep. 16 2008,17:00)
Quote (Louis @ Sep. 13 2008,11:29)
You can act the twat all you like Chatfield, we're all just waiting for the new gay porno you made to come out. It's called the Large Hardon Collider.*

Louis

link.

Whoa, Nelly!!  All that talk of top and bottom quarks is hawt!!

I assume you followed the link? I laughed for a good long time over that one.

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When wished on the morning star
Somebody thought of that, and someone believed it
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Louis



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(Permalink) Posted: Sep. 17 2008,16:11   

Quote (JohnW @ Sep. 16 2008,23:41)
Quote (carlsonjok @ Sep. 16 2008,15:30)
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Quote (Louis @ Sep. 13 2008,11:29)
You can act the twat all you like Chatfield, we're all just waiting for the new gay porno you made to come out. It's called the Large Hardon Collider.*

Louis

link.

Whoa, Nelly!!  All that talk of top and bottom quarks is hawt!!

Louis does strange too.  Charm he's struggling with.

No problem with truth and beauty though.

Louis

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Arden Chatfield



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(Permalink) Posted: Sep. 17 2008,17:39   

Quote (JohnW @ Sep. 16 2008,15:41)
Quote (carlsonjok @ Sep. 16 2008,15:30)
Quote (BWE @ Sep. 16 2008,17:00)
 
Quote (Louis @ Sep. 13 2008,11:29)
You can act the twat all you like Chatfield, we're all just waiting for the new gay porno you made to come out. It's called the Large Hardon Collider.*

Louis

link.

Whoa, Nelly!!  All that talk of top and bottom quarks is hawt!!

Louis does strange too.  Charm he's struggling with.

Game, set, match.

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(Permalink) Posted: Sep. 17 2008,22:32   

Charm and strange aside, how come up and down quarks have opposite signs on their electric charge?

(Yeah, I know atoms as we know them couldn't form otherwise, but that's an argumentium ad consequensium, not an explanation.)

Henry

  
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(Permalink) Posted: Sep. 18 2008,23:05   

OH, oh....BUMMER!

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(Permalink) Posted: Sep. 18 2008,23:19   

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OH, oh....BUMMER!

And now the problem is fixed.

Of course, they could have assumed that the malfunction was God's doing and that there was no point in trying to fix it.

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Arden Chatfield



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(Permalink) Posted: Sep. 18 2008,23:59   

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Quote (Ftk @ Sep. 18 2008,21:05)
OH, oh....BUMMER!

And now the problem is fixed.

Of course, they could have assumed that the malfunction was God's doing and that there was no point in trying to fix it.

[FTK] Good grief. How does this complicated atom thingie benefit me? I mean, right now? I mean, how does it make life better? What's the point? LOL! [/FTK]

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(Permalink) Posted: Sep. 19 2008,01:57   

Quote (Arden Chatfield @ Sep. 19 2008,00:59)
Quote (keiths @ Sep. 18 2008,21:19)
Quote (Ftk @ Sep. 18 2008,21:05)
OH, oh....BUMMER!

And now the problem is fixed.

Of course, they could have assumed that the malfunction was God's doing and that there was no point in trying to fix it.

[FTK] Good grief. How does this complicated atom thingie benefit me? I mean, right now? I mean, how does it make life better? What's the point? LOL! [/FTK]

And that team of a thousand physicists working on it is so Elitist!

   
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(Permalink) Posted: Sep. 19 2008,06:41   

Quote (Ftk @ Sep. 18 2008,23:05)
OH, oh....BUMMER!

Meh . . . 2 Kelvin or 4.5 Kelvin, that's just a bit smaller than the gap between 6000 or 4 500 000 000 years . . .

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