I've just read an American Scientist article by Jon Butterworth, a CERN particle physicist.
Mistake No. 1
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He is discussing what is next up for the LHC. With the Higgs discovery some one has noticed a very interesting piece of numerology. If you take the fermions ( 'matter' particles like electrons and quarks etc ), square the rest mass of each and then add them all up you get close to a wee nadger's difference than the result if you did the same thing for the bosons ( 'force' particles like photons and weak force mediators ). This does not derive from any currently known principle but on the face of it appears to be a sort of a symmetry. Other general considerations suggest that if that is true there ought be some (here-to-fore unknown) physical quantity that is conserved.
Oh Lord back to the zero mass god particle again.
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This could all be just a co-incidence though.
More than likely.
"I take it your arrival here has already been heralded as the third most improbable event in history." "What were the first two?" "Oh, probably just coincidences."
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Conserve = Jam
One of many definitions in many parts of speech.
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Boson - steers a boat
That's bosun.
David
Miserable old git
Patiently waiting for the asteroid with my name on it.
It is a most odd day here at work. It's Late Arrival / First Class day, but on a different schedule than that day usually has, so my lunchtime was 15 minutes further late than it usually is on these days.
Also, they decided to show video of Chris Herren's speech here last year to the freshmen during the First Class session (hence the modified schedule -- they needed extra time for that). Whilst in the euphemism before work this morning, it occurred to me to do a "book hook" (little promo for a book) for his autobiography Basketball Junkie and to ask for it to be shown on other TVs around the building besides the one in front of the library. So the first thing I did when I got in (which was 30 minutes late because it's Wednesday) was create it and upload it, then fire off an email asking for the wider showing. Then I made a couple more book hooks and uploaded them while I was at it. Then I finally got around to my usual morning routine of stuff that doesn't have to do with work.
So, here I finally am at 1:00 in the PM, and without the excuse of having visited Seti first because of an impending outrage.
David
Miserable old git
Patiently waiting for the asteroid with my name on it.
I sat on the edge of my new desk chair to just look something up in the computer quickly, and the chair dumped me on the floor. Okay, I didn't get hurt.
But my phone was in my back pocket and the screen shattered. AAAARRRRGGHH!!!!!
Fortunately, it still works, but running my finger over sharp edges doesn't promise to be fun.
David
Miserable old git
Patiently waiting for the asteroid with my name on it.
I sat on the edge of my new desk chair to just look something up in the computer quickly, and the chair dumped me on the floor. Okay, I didn't get hurt.
But my phone was in my back pocket and the screen shattered. AAAARRRRGGHH!!!!!
Fortunately, it still works, but running my finger over sharp edges doesn't promise to be fun.
I'm sorry to hear that you had a bad day - made worse by having your phone get broken. I hope you are not early on in a two year contract on the phone; and that you can obtain a replacement phone on the cheap.
Oh dear, one of those cutting phones .... thinking about that, if you said in 1975 that you had broken the phone in your back pocket coming off a chair, you'd get an odd look or five.
[CATEGORY : Am I a nutter magnet or what?]
So yesterday I'm waiting outside my clinic for my wife to pick me up. Just standing under a tree on the grass. This lady pulls up in front of me in a van, nearly sliding to a stop, cloud of dust. She screams well, like a woman, and yells "get the mummble-man, get the huntsnark !" while motioning to me to come around to the driver's side door. So I did, as you do. A huntsman. Where? On the door, the outside of the door. Potentially a spider on the outside of the door. I look and say I can't see one ( but at this point I may have said that either way ). She floors it and drives off. More dust. No parting remarks. No thanks. Nuthin. I get tooted by the traffic to get off the road. What do I resemble to passing traffic ? A natural arachnid verifier evidently. I went back inside to wait. In fact I think that should be the rule from now on. Wait inside.
[/CATEGORY : Am I a nutter magnet or what?]
Cheers, Mike.
( edit ) Forgot to mention : the lady in the van was not my wife.
( edit ) Did I mention that the virtual spider might have been on the outside of the door ? Yes, I think I did. I guess arachnophobia can be a real problem for some. That doesn't explain fear of clowns though. Clearly if the zombies do actually come then we are all truly stuffed. IMHO that would be quicker than nukes.
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 ) Forgot to mention : the lady in the van was not my wife.
That was rather obvious from you not getting in and going off with her. I hate to be logical and all, but in this case I couldn't help it.
I also forgot to mention something: the unusual stuff actually started before I even got dressed this morning. Sitting on my bed, about to put on my socks, and outside I hear CRUNCH! It was a big orange Hitachi backhoe tearing down the house across the street and 2 over. No doubt it will be replaced by a huge McMansion.
David
Miserable old git
Patiently waiting for the asteroid with my name on it.
( edit ) Forgot to mention : the lady in the van was not my wife.
That was rather obvious from you not getting in and going off with her. I hate to be logical and all, but in this case I couldn't help it.
I also forgot to mention something: the unusual stuff actually started before I even got dressed this morning. Sitting on my bed, about to put on my socks, and outside I hear CRUNCH! It was a big orange Hitachi backhoe tearing down the house across the street and 2 over. No doubt it will be replaced by a huge McMansion.
At least it wasn't a yellow bulldozer wanting to flatten your house to make way for a bypass. You just know how that goes down ....
Cheers, Mike.
( edit ) Double-check : is there anyone out there at present browsing online, while sitting on their own in a small cafe in Rickmansworth ? If so then please let us know ..... err, ASAP.
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
Double-check : is there anyone out there at present browsing online, while sitting on their own in a small cafe in Rickmansworth ? If so then please let us know ..... err, ASAP.
Double-check : is there anyone out there at present browsing online, while sitting on their own in a small cafe in Rickmansworth ? If so then please let us know ..... err, ASAP.
It is Thursday in Rickmansworth, isn't it?
Gosh yes, early morning .... and we're in awful strife if they are a young & female too. Watch this space.
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
RE: RE: I've just read an
"I take it your arrival here has already been heralded as the third most improbable event in history." "What were the first two?" "Oh, probably just coincidences."
One of many definitions in many parts of speech.
That's bosun.
David
Miserable old git
Patiently waiting for the asteroid with my name on it.
RE: Moving the post count
Good for you.
It is a most odd day here at work. It's Late Arrival / First Class day, but on a different schedule than that day usually has, so my lunchtime was 15 minutes further late than it usually is on these days.
Also, they decided to show video of Chris Herren's speech here last year to the freshmen during the First Class session (hence the modified schedule -- they needed extra time for that). Whilst in the euphemism before work this morning, it occurred to me to do a "book hook" (little promo for a book) for his autobiography Basketball Junkie and to ask for it to be shown on other TVs around the building besides the one in front of the library. So the first thing I did when I got in (which was 30 minutes late because it's Wednesday) was create it and upload it, then fire off an email asking for the wider showing. Then I made a couple more book hooks and uploaded them while I was at it. Then I finally got around to my usual morning routine of stuff that doesn't have to do with work.
So, here I finally am at 1:00 in the PM, and without the excuse of having visited Seti first because of an impending outrage.
David
Miserable old git
Patiently waiting for the asteroid with my name on it.
And now my day has gone from
And now my day has gone from odd to really really crappy.
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I sat on the edge of my new desk chair to just look something up in the computer quickly, and the chair dumped me on the floor. Okay, I didn't get hurt.
But my phone was in my back pocket and the screen shattered. AAAARRRRGGHH!!!!!
Fortunately, it still works, but running my finger over sharp edges doesn't promise to be fun.
David
Miserable old git
Patiently waiting for the asteroid with my name on it.
RE: And now my day has gone
I'm sorry to hear that you had a bad day - made worse by having your phone get broken. I hope you are not early on in a two year contract on the phone; and that you can obtain a replacement phone on the cheap.
Back at the top, and WINNING!!!!! :-)
TimeLord04
Have TARDIS, will travel...
Come along K-9!
Join SETI Refugees
Oh dear, one of those cutting
Oh dear, one of those cutting phones .... thinking about that, if you said in 1975 that you had broken the phone in your back pocket coming off a chair, you'd get an odd look or five.
[CATEGORY : Am I a nutter magnet or what?]
So yesterday I'm waiting outside my clinic for my wife to pick me up. Just standing under a tree on the grass. This lady pulls up in front of me in a van, nearly sliding to a stop, cloud of dust. She screams well, like a woman, and yells "get the mummble-man, get the huntsnark !" while motioning to me to come around to the driver's side door. So I did, as you do. A huntsman. Where? On the door, the outside of the door. Potentially a spider on the outside of the door. I look and say I can't see one ( but at this point I may have said that either way ). She floors it and drives off. More dust. No parting remarks. No thanks. Nuthin. I get tooted by the traffic to get off the road. What do I resemble to passing traffic ? A natural arachnid verifier evidently. I went back inside to wait. In fact I think that should be the rule from now on. Wait inside.
[/CATEGORY : Am I a nutter magnet or what?]
Cheers, Mike.
( edit ) Forgot to mention : the lady in the van was not my wife.
( edit ) Did I mention that the virtual spider might have been on the outside of the door ? Yes, I think I did. I guess arachnophobia can be a real problem for some. That doesn't explain fear of clowns though. Clearly if the zombies do actually come then we are all truly stuffed. IMHO that would be quicker than nukes.
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 ) Forgot to
That was rather obvious from you not getting in and going off with her. I hate to be logical and all, but in this case I couldn't help it.
I also forgot to mention something: the unusual stuff actually started before I even got dressed this morning. Sitting on my bed, about to put on my socks, and outside I hear CRUNCH! It was a big orange Hitachi backhoe tearing down the house across the street and 2 over. No doubt it will be replaced by a huge McMansion.
David
Miserable old git
Patiently waiting for the asteroid with my name on it.
RE: RE: ( edit ) Forgot
At least it wasn't a yellow bulldozer wanting to flatten your house to make way for a bypass. You just know how that goes down ....
Cheers, Mike.
( edit ) Double-check : is there anyone out there at present browsing online, while sitting on their own in a small cafe in Rickmansworth ? If so then please let us know ..... err, ASAP.
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: Double-check : is
It is Thursday in Rickmansworth, isn't it?
RE: RE: Double-check :
Gosh yes, early morning .... and we're in awful strife if they are a young & female too. Watch this space.
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
tbret reappears after an
tbret reappears after an extended absence, causing people to start screaming and running away.
Phil
I thought I was wrong once, but I was mistaken.