tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post3031753599283556187..comments2024-01-09T13:55:46.379-05:00Comments on 15 Minute Lunch: Scientific American Pie = Brane Damage.Johnny Virgilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07914217086250206369noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-36898198582226081802008-10-12T13:56:00.000-04:002008-10-12T13:56:00.000-04:00Really love your blog!!! Have you read Bill Bryso...Really love your blog!!! Have you read Bill Bryson's, "A Short History of Nearly Everything"? It's like Cliff notes for ALL major science theories...yet written by a humorist. Very digestable...I'd even say a very fun read!<BR/>What about those Uncle John Bathroom Reader books? I think there are like 125 of them now. Classic...no bathroom should be without them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-12071144984872309852008-06-27T00:35:00.000-04:002008-06-27T00:35:00.000-04:00excellent. I wanna tree fan.excellent. I wanna tree fan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-40531069597184262008-06-24T09:27:00.000-04:002008-06-24T09:27:00.000-04:00SciAm is hit or miss. I've subscribed for over tw...SciAm is hit or miss. I've subscribed for over twenty years. I might have had the same experience you did if it weren't for the occasional article that changes me.<BR/><BR/>One example was "<A HREF="http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/03/an-earth-without-people/" REL="nofollow">The World Without Us</A>" by Alan Weisman about just exactly how the manmade world would fare if everyone disappeared. The subways would flood and bronze statues would last for pretty much forever.<BR/><BR/>Here are two <A HREF="http://gothamist.com/attachments/jen/2007_06_world5th.jpg" REL="nofollow">haunting</A> <A HREF="http://gothamist.com/attachments/jen/2007_06_worldwithout.jpg" REL="nofollow">pics</A>.Bob Steinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01861172520681499789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-20974331303870743032008-06-16T21:22:00.000-04:002008-06-16T21:22:00.000-04:00Nicole P: I am proud to say that Rob Cockerham, of...Nicole P: I am proud to say that Rob Cockerham, of "Cockeyed.com" and Jim Rome (sports radio) are both alumnus of my alma-mater, and they both make me laugh. JV, if you haven't read Rob's "How Much Is In" series, or his daffy science experiments, I recommend starting with "How Much Gold Is In Goldschlager," or "How Much Beer is In a Keg." Enjoy, and laugh -- you certainly provide cheer for plenty of others!Wry Mouthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10712281004212279423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-22807287120627929942008-06-16T21:16:00.000-04:002008-06-16T21:16:00.000-04:00"I felt like I was back in my college physics clas..."I felt like I was back in my college physics class, except with my pants down."<BR/><BR/>"Except?" It's almost as if you're psychic. I had this dream regularly for years when I was actively in college, no "except" about it! Even now still have the occasional flash-back.<BR/><BR/>Nice post. I think I can do the fan-tree thingy.Wry Mouthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10712281004212279423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-57488183068828841082008-06-13T15:32:00.000-04:002008-06-13T15:32:00.000-04:00The bathroom is like my second living room. It's t...The bathroom is like my second living room. It's the only place I can sit down and read a book in peace and quiet....Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15215334771243027427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-57093385303302319582008-06-13T13:34:00.000-04:002008-06-13T13:34:00.000-04:00Well, now I feel like my dad and I are both idiots...Well, now I feel like my dad and I are both idiots. So many people volunteering that their fathers read that magazine, too.<BR/><BR/>My dad reads Guns and Ammo.<BR/><BR/>:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-31822141350959182572008-06-13T05:49:00.000-04:002008-06-13T05:49:00.000-04:00* Even physicists themselves only PRETEND to under...* Even physicists themselves only PRETEND to understand physics. <BR/><BR/>* Pretending the physics articles are science fiction is sometimes helpful.<BR/><BR/>... I always feel dirty when I buy SciAm instead of New Scientist. Ironically, that happened on the very day you posted this and it took me all of yesterday afternoon to read something on time asymmetry. It did impress me that they had two mini bulletpoints at the start summarizing the point of the 4 or so pages. And that by the end, more or less all I knew is what those had told me in simplified terms at the very beginning.chiara.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17892814995082496481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-61586181974616240792008-06-12T15:50:00.000-04:002008-06-12T15:50:00.000-04:00As usual, lmfao. I forwarded this one to a friend...As usual, lmfao. I forwarded this one to a friend who's husband has a PhD in something biology related... talking to him makes me feel like a complete moron too. I don't even attmept the science stuff anymore. It hurts my brain too much.Leigh Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18292712889574478514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-60484894348690381002008-06-12T01:40:00.000-04:002008-06-12T01:40:00.000-04:00I use the skip 'n scan method for reading SciAm. I...I use the skip 'n scan method for reading SciAm. I skip most physics articles unless they try to theorize how teleporting might work, then I scan the photo captions. Really there are some good articles. For example, there was one recently that explained how blogging can be theraputic. People actually study shit like that. I think it's cool.Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10740049258265150141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-82694682718107757742008-06-11T22:19:00.000-04:002008-06-11T22:19:00.000-04:00You know what's spectacular reading on the pot? A ...You know what's spectacular reading on the pot? A magazine called "The Week." It gives a pretty comprehensive overview of what's happening across a spectrum of news, politics, science, art, etc, and it's dense enough to have substance, but light enough for good comprehension.<BR/><BR/>Also... have you read Cormac McCarthy's "The Road?"<BR/><BR/>For some reason, when I was done with it, you popped into my head... It's absolutely spectacular and I think you'd love it. I can't think of any other book with post-apocalyptic, flesh-eating Mad Max-esque humans that has won the Pulitzer Prize.<BR/><BR/>Just a suggestion for your reading pleasure.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04487372548843977036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-11822108795722441922008-06-11T21:26:00.000-04:002008-06-11T21:26:00.000-04:00thank you so much for the laugh... my dad reads th...thank you so much for the laugh... my dad reads this too and when i'm visiting my parents and pick one of them up I feel dumber than dirt.Marlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00205651595390888737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-43013422042580912452008-06-11T16:41:00.000-04:002008-06-11T16:41:00.000-04:00It does look like a tree -- just not like the gree...It does look like a tree -- just not like the green kind that grow in your yard or local forest. It looks like the type of graph that's known as a tree.<BR/><BR/>And Johnny, the problem with Scientific American isn't that you're not smart enough for it. String Theory makes no sense to you because it's B.S. Honestly, not real science at all. And the whole multiverse concept is pretty weak, too, if you ask me. And trust me, I'm more than smart enough to read S.I. In fact, much like you, I'm smart enough to cut through the B.S. that claims to be science.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-829337046915029882008-06-10T17:31:00.000-04:002008-06-10T17:31:00.000-04:00You are just the best. Very addicting! If you are ...You are just the best. Very addicting! <BR/><BR/>If you are really crunched for time one day and want some interesting blog fodder, come on over and improg with us blog + improv = IMPROG. <BR/><BR/>http://improgging.blogspot.com<BR/><BR/>Carry on and keep those blogs coming.Improgging Fool!https://www.blogger.com/profile/09356255717496720988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-52269066091331478982008-06-10T16:11:00.000-04:002008-06-10T16:11:00.000-04:00This is your brane on nuclear physics?!This is your brane on nuclear physics?!RuthWellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00022925821891020061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-17104322935553362822008-06-10T15:45:00.000-04:002008-06-10T15:45:00.000-04:00Classic Johnny. The thing is, Johnny, you try to ...Classic Johnny. The thing is, Johnny, you try to make yourself seem so dumb and normal, when in fact you're this psychotic genius who doesn't know what to do with his brain except read scientific magazines while brushing his teeth. (Yes, that is a sickness.) Btw, did you mean to spell Brane that way in the title? Just checkin'....;)<BR/>Steph-a-ninniesteph-a-ninniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09181282829254739590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-20676868622939251022008-06-10T12:38:00.000-04:002008-06-10T12:38:00.000-04:00LMAO...Good stuffLMAO...Good stuffBeware: Social Worker on the edgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03977157751095188986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-12385157321048590072008-06-10T01:39:00.000-04:002008-06-10T01:39:00.000-04:00Start eating that four pound bag of moong beans in...Start eating that four pound bag of moong beans in your kitchen and you won't require reading material your bathroom!Jenyfer Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769550148821002722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-32105005268983784172008-06-09T18:54:00.000-04:002008-06-09T18:54:00.000-04:00My Dad used to subscribe to this magazine. It's a ...My Dad used to subscribe to this magazine. It's a real head scratcher.Rosemary Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04491289415279715164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-53898111274981902372008-06-09T17:34:00.000-04:002008-06-09T17:34:00.000-04:00I just keep a copy of my college's Alumni Newslett...I just keep a copy of my college's Alumni Newsletter in the bathroom. I can take a dump and quietly sob that everyone I went to school with is president of a conglomerate, whilst I make Powerpoint presentations out of my basement. It's therapeutic as much as pathetic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-25216726998191697572008-06-09T16:18:00.000-04:002008-06-09T16:18:00.000-04:00P.S. This is what happens to people who do unders...P.S. <A HREF="http://abstrusegoose.com/8" REL="nofollow">This</A> is what happens to people who do understand string theory when they try to explain it to the rest of us dolts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-3751964289970268582008-06-09T15:54:00.000-04:002008-06-09T15:54:00.000-04:00So where is the blog entry and pic of your new fan...So where is the blog entry and pic of your new fan tree? Are all of your fans (us) in it, or just the ones (of us) that suck up the most? How did you get our pictures? And why would you need to solder them together, especially with your pants down?<BR/><BR/>Got any pics?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-48616472243207746422008-06-09T12:18:00.000-04:002008-06-09T12:18:00.000-04:00Maybe the editors at American Scientific have no i...Maybe the editors at American Scientific have no idea what any of it means either, but are too embarrassed to admit it.<BR/><BR/>Maybe you should submit a made-up article about 'Predeterministic Polysisemic Inhibitors and their Imapact on Jupiter's Moons' and see if the suckers print it...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-33220064522647958392008-06-09T10:18:00.000-04:002008-06-09T10:18:00.000-04:00Okay buster. I’m a big fan of Cary at LOTD. I went...Okay buster. I’m a big fan of Cary at LOTD. I went to Humor-Blog to see if I could sneak in a second vote for him but saw your score and realized my felony inclinations were futile. Holy God Almighty in Heaven – I even voted for you by mistake. Then I saw the word *feed*. Anything that remotely hints of food gets my attention. So I clicked on that too. <BR/><BR/>Good stuff. Funny. Original.<BR/><BR/>Hmmm.You’ve got me to thinking about the possibilities of reading online in the restroom… installing a table at just the right height. Hmmm.Reeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759631518782755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-3064165364905063212008-06-09T09:17:00.000-04:002008-06-09T09:17:00.000-04:00My dad reads those magazines too. I tried reading ...My dad reads those magazines too. I tried reading it when I was 12 and I said screw it. Im 17 now and still, screw it. <BR/><BR/>The National Geographic magazine is my favorite tho :DNicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05324531345911812462noreply@blogger.com