Comment snafu 9 Sep 2008 I just checked the spam comments folder, and there, amidst the sea of Envall crap, were some legitimate comments. So I have revived them, and this may explain some discontinuities and duplications in various threads. My apologies to the victims. Administrative
Administrative Species: a history of the idea 21 Jul 2008 Today I got my manuscript off to the publisher. Heaven knows what the editors will do with it; I expect a sympathetic treatment as the publisher’s editorial board are quite keen. But it’s like having a ten year boil lanced. And seeing a favourite child graduate. All at once. So… Read More
Academe Herding cats, ethically 20 Jul 2010 There is a famous ad on Youtube in which cat wranglers herd cats to a final destination (for slaughtering? really?) as a metaphor for providing IT services. What is underpinning that humor is that domestic cats are not, typically, herd animals. They do not get along in large groups, although… Read More
Administrative Mutant genres 21 Oct 2007 This is a meme started by PZ Mackers. I will exact retribution upon him later. In the meantime, I have been tagged Read More
I’ll simply use a Heisenberg box, place one of Jason’s comments inside, and if the Polonium atom decays, move the comment to the junk folder and repeat.
I’ll simply use a Heisenberg box, place one of Jason’s comments inside, and if the Polonium atom decays, move the comment to the junk folder and repeat.
But how random would it be John? Is the universe causally closed and every action you take already explainable given requisite knowledge of the state of everything as you ‘randomly’ decide to do it? Does the Heisenberg uncertainty principle with it’s uncaused virtual particles have an effect? I should become a new-age bullshitting pseudo-philosopher. A little knowledge is either a dangerous thing, or the path to crap. 😀
But how random would it be John? Is the universe causally closed and every action you take already explainable given requisite knowledge of the state of everything as you ‘randomly’ decide to do it? Does the Heisenberg uncertainty principle with it’s uncaused virtual particles have an effect? I should become a new-age bullshitting pseudo-philosopher. A little knowledge is either a dangerous thing, or the path to crap. 😀
So, assuming you don’t influence the decay when attempting to measure it, it will be statistically predictable, but uncaused, and thus random? Cool. Carry on….