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 If they do this, I never need to use a M$ product again 8 Dec 2007 The sole reason that I have any Microsoft products on my machine at all, is compatibility with Endnote. Once upon a time, Endnote was equally capable with a number of word and document processors, but now it only works with Word or by scanning RTF, which is a Bad Format… Read More
Administrative Do you enjoy ET? 28 Aug 2010 I have spent a few hundred dollars (AUD, each worth around USD0.001) over the past few months getting access to my CSS and paying for ad-free display. If you like what I do and think it worthwhile, I’d very much appreciate any small donation you might be able to make…. Read More
Administrative The dangers of walking 11 Apr 201221 Jun 2018 I have long said that exercise is dangerous: that 100% of all those I know who are physically active injure themselves. But I never expected that just frigging walking could be so problematic and fraught with danger! I was on my way to meet some folk for lunch (Lygon Street,… 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….