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[WWGD]

Guess we have to find an Austrian to answer this.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viennese_coffee_house

Or finding an Austrian coffee house. Id even gladly live in one.

 

[fresh_42]

Or finding an Austrian coffee house. Id even gladly live in one.

https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/random-thoughts-part-6.875108/page-121#post-5983165

 

[WWGD]

https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/random-thoughts-part-6.875108/page-121#post-5983165

Pretty amazing you remembered a post you made 4 years back.

 

[fresh_42]

Pretty amazing you remembered a post you made 4 years back.

'Aljechin' is a thankful search key and I remembered the anecdote.

 

[WWGD]

Guess we have to find an Austrian to answer this.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viennese_coffee_house

I think people would read more, more often if public libraries looked more like Viennese coffee houses.

 

[BillTre]

 

[Mayhem]

Preparing for my exam in theoretical spectroscopy and quantum mechanics, I regret that I didnt choose to just lay bricks.

 

[ergospherical]

I have a quantum exam later as well and I’ve watched none of the lectures. Going to be one unpleasant f*cking I think.

 

[Astronuc]

I found this interesting - Top USA and International Semiconductor Manufacturers
https://www.thomasnet.com/articles/top-suppliers/semiconductor-suppliers-manufacturers/

My wife had read a headline about US semiconductor chips being found in Russian missiles in Ukraine.

 

[Astronuc]

Rather sobering and depressing article about Russia's intentions in Ukraine - a "really big war" or long war of attrition. Apparently, there are too many pro-military, pro-war people in Russia having influence.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/putins-pivot-to-a-really-big-war-in-ukraine

 

[DrGreg]

(HO)₂

Spoiler: Alternative punch line 1

Ho₂

Spoiler: Alternative punch line 2

Te He

 

[WWGD]

I have a quantum exam later as well and I’ve watched none of the lectures. Going to be one unpleasant f*cking I think.

Why don't you entangle yourself to an A+ before the test?

 

[WWGD]

Apparently still an open question if there are infinitely many Fibonnaci primes.

 

[fresh_42]

Apparently still an open question if there are infinitely many Fibonnaci primes.

I think 95% of number theory takes place in the chapter: "Sum Seeks Divisor Or Its Absence!"

 

[BillTre]

(HO)₂

Spoiler: Alternative punch line 1

Ho₂

Spoiler: Alternative punch line 2

Te He

N I Ce
F U N₂ Y, O Ne

 

[WWGD]

I think 95% of number theory takes place in the chapter: "Sum Seeks Divisor Or Its Absence!"

Could make it more interesting. Are there infi Itely many primes for any choices $$a_0, a_1$$; one of them odd?

 

[WWGD]

Who sings "Sweet Escape"?
Gwen.*
Gwen? Gwenever she sings.

Edit: Annoying in that it's a song that I "Almost Really Like", but not quite. Missed it by a micrometer.

*Gwen Stefani.

 

[BillTre]

100 years ago today, the Lincoln Monument was dedicated in Washington, DC.
I did not realize it took so long for it to get built.
National Geographic article here.

Lincoln's historical involvement in great historical changes has made it a natural as an important political venue.

 

[ergospherical]

The duality of man: taking water into an exam in a vodka bottle vs taking vodka into an exam in a water bottle.

 

[fresh_42]

The duality of man: taking water into an exam in a vodka bottle vs taking vodka into an exam in a water bottle.

Typical physicist. Always mess around with water and co-water.

 

[WWGD]

Typical physicist. Always mess around with water and co-water.

That's categorically true.

 

[LCSphysicist]

Are you familiar with chronic sleep deprivation and the lack of deep sleep?
@WWGD has some very good points.

I guess i am now, since i have messed up the calculation of christoffel symbols at the test XD
Well, that happens.

 

[WWGD]

I guess i am now, since i have messed up the calculation of christoffel symbols at the test XD
Well, that happens.

A trick that has worked for me: throw a couple bags of chamomile and a bit of baking soda into a glass of water at room temperature . Poor the glass contents into a towel and place your feet on the towel. Do the same with your lower back.

 

[BillTre]

 

[Mayhem]

QM is a great example of why the botched interpretation of Occam's razor is categorically invalid.
The simplest explanation clearly isn't the correct one in the case of all advanced physics.

 

[WWGD]

QM is a great example of why the botched interpretation of Occam's razor is categorically invalid.
The simplest explanation clearly isn't the correct one in the case of all advanced physics.

Doesn't OR state to first dismiss elaborate explanations in favor of pithy ones, rather than outright dismissing the simpler ones?

 

[Mayhem]

Doesn't OR state to first dismiss elaborate explanations in favor of pithy ones, rather than outright dismissing the simpler ones?

It is something along the lines of "do not multiply entities unnecessarily", which I personally interpret as "don't overcomplicate the problem unless necessary" rather than the common interpretation of "the simplest solution is often the correct one".

 

[Astronuc]

To be or not to be a salvor

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220530-how-to-rescue-the-worlds-biggest-cargo-ships

 

[Astronuc]

Russia Goes After British MP’s Son for Killing of Chechen Commander in Ukraine
https://www.thedailybeast.com/russi...n-for-killing-of-chechen-commander-in-ukraine
Ben Grant, a former Royal Marine and international volunteer in Ukraine, is seen leading an ambush on Russian troops.

Russia’s National Guard says Sgt. Adam Bisultanov, the commander of a separate operational brigade of the North Caucasus District of the National Guard, was killed in the “attack” on Russian forces by the “group of mercenaries from Great Britain and the U.S.”

Meanwhile, one of many Russian soldiers who didn't want to fight in Ukraine and went into hiding after fleeing his post says 'none of us wanted this war'
https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-soldier-fled-post-hiding-none-wanted-war-ukraine-2022-6

 

[ergospherical]

My supervisors marking my work this term.

 

[Astronuc]

UPDATE 1-Russia summons heads of U.S. media outlets, warns of 'stringent measures'
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June 3 (Reuters) - Russia’s Foreign Ministry said it was summoning the heads of U.S. media outlets in Moscow to a meeting next Monday to notify them of tough measures in response to U.S. restrictions against Russian media.

“If the work of the Russian media - operators and journalists - is not normalized in the United States, the most stringent measures will inevitably follow,” ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday.

. . .

Russia has accused Western countries of imposing unfair restrictions on its media abroad, including bans on some state-backed news outlets. Lawmakers passed a bill last month giving prosecutors powers to shut foreign media bureaus in Moscow if a Western country has been “unfriendly” to Russian media.

Since invading Ukraine in February, Russia has cracked down on media coverage of the conflict, introducing 15 year prison sentences for journalists spreading intentionally “fake” news about what it calls its “special military operation” in Ukraine.

https://www.reuters.com/article/ukr...ets-warns-of-stringent-measures-idINL8N2XQ1O1

 

[fresh_42]

https://www.reuters.com/article/ukr...ets-warns-of-stringent-measures-idINL8N2XQ1O1

Get the h*** your a*** outta there!

 

[WWGD]

Just hoping Ivana Trump divorces and marries Chris Rock. Turning her into
" Ivana Rock"

 

[fresh_42]

Just hoping Ivana Trump divorces and marries Chris Rock. Turning her into
" Ivana Rock"

That wouldn't make a difference.

 

[WWGD]

That wouldn't make a difference.

It would, to Twisted Sister, I guess.