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How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics

Started byOdd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com>
First post2022-03-04 13:49 +0000
Last post2022-03-06 20:42 +0000
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  How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2022-03-04 13:49 +0000
    Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics whodat <whodaat@void.nowgre.com> - 2022-03-04 11:37 -0600
      Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2022-03-04 18:07 +0000
        Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Richard Hertz <hertz778@gmail.com> - 2022-03-04 11:28 -0800
          Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2022-03-04 21:17 +0000
        Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics whodat <whodaat@void.nowgre.com> - 2022-03-05 18:15 -0600
          Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2022-03-06 13:25 +0000
            Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics whodat <whodaat@void.nowgre.com> - 2022-03-06 12:02 -0600
    Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics patdolan <patdolan@comcast.net> - 2022-03-04 10:20 -0800
      Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics "Paul B. Andersen" <paul.b.andersen@paulba.no> - 2022-03-04 19:48 +0100
      Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2022-03-04 21:09 +0000
        Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2022-03-04 13:41 -0800
          Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2022-03-05 11:41 -0800
            Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Richard Hertz <hertz778@gmail.com> - 2022-03-05 16:49 -0800
              Crank Richard Hertz complains that he's been assfucked "Dono." <eggy20011951@gmail.com> - 2022-03-05 17:04 -0800
                Re: Crank Richard Hertz complains that he's been assfucked Ober Corn <nm@cvslm.ca> - 2022-03-06 22:33 +0000
              Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Michael Moroney <moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com> - 2022-03-06 16:11 -0500
        Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Maciej Wozniak <maluwozniak@gmail.com> - 2022-03-04 21:30 -0800
    Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics patdolan <patdolan@comcast.net> - 2022-03-04 11:09 -0800
      Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2022-03-04 21:17 +0000
        Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics "Ross A. Finlayson" <ross.finlayson@gmail.com> - 2022-03-04 16:20 -0800
    Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics "Ross A. Finlayson" <ross.finlayson@gmail.com> - 2022-03-04 11:16 -0800
    Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2022-03-04 14:01 -0800
    Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Grant Knox <iir@nnewa.ca> - 2022-03-04 22:22 +0000
    Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Ken Seto <setoken47@gmail.com> - 2022-03-06 08:19 -0800
      Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics whodat <whodaat@void.nowgre.com> - 2022-03-06 12:31 -0600
        Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2022-03-06 20:07 +0000
          Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics whodat <whodaat@void.nowgre.com> - 2022-03-06 15:21 -0600
            Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2022-03-07 13:38 +0000
              Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics whodat <whodaat@void.nowgre.com> - 2022-03-07 12:15 -0600
                Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2022-03-07 18:32 +0000
                  Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Maciej Wozniak <maluwozniak@gmail.com> - 2022-03-07 10:47 -0800
                    Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Richard Hertz <hertz778@gmail.com> - 2022-03-07 20:25 -0800
                      Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2022-03-08 13:52 +0000
      Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2022-03-06 20:07 +0000
        Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Ken Seto <setoken47@gmail.com> - 2022-03-07 08:00 -0800
          Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2022-03-07 16:15 +0000
            Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Ken Seto <setoken47@gmail.com> - 2022-03-07 20:17 -0800
              Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2022-03-08 13:52 +0000
                Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Ken Seto <setoken47@gmail.com> - 2022-03-09 06:00 -0800
                  Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2022-03-09 14:13 +0000
                    Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Ken Seto <setoken47@gmail.com> - 2022-03-11 07:02 -0800
                      Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2022-03-11 16:16 +0000
                        Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Ken Seto <setoken47@gmail.com> - 2022-03-13 14:39 -0700
                          Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2022-03-13 21:58 +0000
                      Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Michael Moroney <moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com> - 2022-03-11 11:51 -0500
                        Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Ken Seto <setoken47@gmail.com> - 2022-03-13 14:59 -0700
                          Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Python <python@example.invalid> - 2022-03-13 23:08 +0100
                            Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Maciej Wozniak <maluwozniak@gmail.com> - 2022-03-13 22:12 -0700
                          Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2022-03-13 22:10 +0000
                            Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Ken Seto <setoken47@gmail.com> - 2022-03-14 06:54 -0700
                              Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2022-03-14 15:05 +0000
                          Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Michael Moroney <moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com> - 2022-03-13 20:22 -0400
                            Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Maciej Wozniak <maluwozniak@gmail.com> - 2022-03-13 22:13 -0700
                            Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Ken Seto <setoken47@gmail.com> - 2022-03-14 06:42 -0700
                              Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2022-03-14 15:05 +0000
                                Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Ken Seto <setoken47@gmail.com> - 2022-03-15 06:36 -0700
                                  Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2022-03-15 15:48 +0000
                                    Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2022-03-18 07:14 -0700
                                      Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2022-03-18 18:01 +0000
                                        Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2022-03-18 21:30 -0700
                                          Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Richard Hertz <hertz778@gmail.com> - 2022-03-18 22:25 -0700
                                            Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2022-03-20 11:48 -0700
                                              Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics "Ross A. Finlayson" <ross.finlayson@gmail.com> - 2022-03-20 12:32 -0700
                              Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Michael Moroney <moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com> - 2022-03-14 12:43 -0400
                                Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Ken Seto <setoken47@gmail.com> - 2022-03-15 06:42 -0700
                                  Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Python <python@example.invalid> - 2022-03-15 14:47 +0100
                                    Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Ken Seto <setoken47@gmail.com> - 2022-03-15 07:31 -0700
                                      Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Python <python@example.invalid> - 2022-03-15 15:37 +0100
                                        Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Ken Seto <setoken47@gmail.com> - 2022-03-15 08:01 -0700
                                          Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Python <python@example.invalid> - 2022-03-15 16:18 +0100
                                            Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Maciej Wozniak <maluwozniak@gmail.com> - 2022-03-15 09:16 -0700
                                  Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Michael Moroney <moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com> - 2022-03-15 12:56 -0400
                                    Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2022-03-18 07:22 -0700
                                      Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Michael Moroney <moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com> - 2022-03-18 13:54 -0400
                                      Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2022-03-18 18:01 +0000
                                        Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2022-03-20 04:52 -0700
                                          Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2022-03-20 12:10 +0000
                                            Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2022-03-20 05:26 -0700
                                              Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2022-03-20 05:46 -0700
                                              Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2022-03-20 13:11 +0000
                                                Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2022-03-20 06:52 -0700
                                                  Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Michael Moroney <moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com> - 2022-03-20 12:01 -0400
                                                    Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Maciej Wozniak <maluwozniak@gmail.com> - 2022-03-20 09:21 -0700
                                                    Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2022-03-20 09:52 -0700
                                                      Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics whodat <whodaat@void.nowgre.com> - 2022-03-20 12:53 -0500
                                                        Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2022-03-20 12:03 -0700
                                                          Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics whodat <whodaat@void.nowgre.com> - 2022-03-20 14:40 -0500
                                                            Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2022-03-20 20:10 +0000
                                                              Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Maciej Wozniak <maluwozniak@gmail.com> - 2022-03-20 14:23 -0700
                                                                Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Richard Hachel <r.hachel@tiscali.fr> - 2022-03-20 22:29 +0000
                                                              Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics whodat <whodaat@void.nowgre.com> - 2022-03-20 18:18 -0500
                                                                Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2022-03-21 11:43 +0000
                                                                  Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics whodat <whodaat@void.nowgre.com> - 2022-03-21 17:51 -0500
                                                                    Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2022-03-22 00:07 +0000
                                                                      Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics whodat <whodaat@void.nowgre.com> - 2022-03-22 11:12 -0500
                                                                        Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2022-03-22 16:22 +0000
                                                                          Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics whodat <whodaat@void.nowgre.com> - 2022-03-22 11:54 -0500
                                                                            Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Richard Hachel <r.hachel@tiscali.fr> - 2022-03-22 17:19 +0000
                                                                              Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2022-03-22 21:14 +0000
                                                                                Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Richard Hachel <r.hachel@tiscali.fr> - 2022-03-22 21:33 +0000
                                                                                  Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics whodat <whodaat@void.nowgre.com> - 2022-03-22 22:16 -0500
                                                                                    Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Richard Hachel <r.hachel@tiscali.fr> - 2022-03-24 10:59 +0000
                                                                            Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2022-03-22 18:28 +0000
                                                      Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2022-03-20 19:35 +0000
                                                      Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Michael Moroney <moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com> - 2022-03-22 00:41 -0400
                                                  Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2022-03-20 19:35 +0000
                                                Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Maciej Wozniak <maluwozniak@gmail.com> - 2022-03-20 06:53 -0700
                                                Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2022-03-20 09:48 -0700
                                                  Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2022-03-20 19:35 +0000
                                                  Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2022-03-21 11:43 +0000
                                                    Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2022-03-21 07:43 -0700
                                                      Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2022-03-21 15:04 +0000
                                                        Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2022-03-21 11:53 -0700
                                                          Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2022-03-21 22:07 +0000
                                                            Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2022-03-21 15:27 -0700
                                                              Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2022-03-22 00:07 +0000
                                                                Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2022-03-22 05:41 -0700
                                                                  Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2022-03-22 14:51 +0000
                                                                    Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2022-03-22 14:55 +0000
                                                                    Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2022-03-23 07:46 -0700
                                                                      Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2022-03-23 15:23 +0000
                                                                        Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2022-03-24 05:40 -0700
                                                                          Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2022-03-24 13:55 +0000
                                                                            Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Maciej Wozniak <maluwozniak@gmail.com> - 2022-03-24 09:03 -0700
                                                                            Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2022-03-25 06:46 -0700
                                                                              Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2022-03-25 15:11 +0000
                                                                                Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2022-03-25 18:32 -0700
                                                                                  Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Paul Alsing <pnalsing@gmail.com> - 2022-03-25 18:46 -0700
                                                                                    Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2022-03-26 05:59 -0700
                                                                                      Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2022-03-26 13:13 +0000
                                                                                        Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2022-03-26 06:39 -0700
                                                                                          Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2022-03-26 14:07 +0000
                                                                                        Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Russ Diaz <rdi@urvndm.mx> - 2022-03-26 13:45 +0000
                                                                                  Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2022-03-26 01:55 +0000
                                                                              Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Michael Moroney <moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com> - 2022-03-25 15:20 -0400
                                                                                Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2022-03-26 05:48 -0700
                                                                            Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2022-03-25 07:34 -0700
                                                      Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Michael Moroney <moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com> - 2022-03-22 00:48 -0400
                                                Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2022-03-20 09:56 -0700
                                                  Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2022-03-20 19:35 +0000
                                                    Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2022-03-21 11:43 +0000
                                                      Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2022-03-21 07:26 -0700
                                                        Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2022-03-21 15:04 +0000
                                                          Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2022-03-21 08:47 -0700
                                                            Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2022-03-21 15:57 +0000
                                                          Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2022-03-21 12:19 -0700
                                                            Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Prokaryotic Capase Homolog <prokaryotic.caspase.homolog@gmail.com> - 2022-03-21 14:54 -0700
                                                              Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2022-03-21 15:12 -0700
                                                                Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Prokaryotic Capase Homolog <prokaryotic.caspase.homolog@gmail.com> - 2022-03-22 02:06 -0700
                                                                  Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Prokaryotic Capase Homolog <prokaryotic.caspase.homolog@gmail.com> - 2022-03-22 04:13 -0700
                                                              Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics whodat <whodaat@void.nowgre.com> - 2022-03-21 17:16 -0500
                                                                Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics RichD <r_delaney2001@yahoo.com> - 2022-03-22 18:41 -0700
                                                                  Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Paul Alsing <pnalsing@gmail.com> - 2022-03-22 19:32 -0700
                                                                    Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Prokaryotic Capase Homolog <prokaryotic.caspase.homolog@gmail.com> - 2022-03-23 06:47 -0700
                                                                    Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics RichD <r_delaney2001@yahoo.com> - 2022-03-23 15:32 -0700
                                                                  Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics whodat <whodaat@void.nowgre.com> - 2022-03-22 22:17 -0500
                                                            Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2022-03-21 22:07 +0000
                                                      Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2022-03-21 07:47 -0700
                                                      Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2022-03-21 07:48 -0700
                                          Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Richard Hertz <hertz778@gmail.com> - 2022-03-20 05:18 -0700
                                            Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2022-03-20 05:44 -0700
          Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics "Ross A. Finlayson" <ross.finlayson@gmail.com> - 2022-03-07 10:22 -0800
      Re: How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics Ober Corn <nm@cvslm.ca> - 2022-03-06 20:42 +0000

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#579421 — How you can tell if someone is really interested in physics

FromOdd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com>
Date2022-03-04 13:49 +0000
SubjectHow you can tell if someone is really interested in physics
Message-ID<svt5d2$vag$1@gioia.aioe.org>
There’s a very simple test to see if you’re interested in physics, or if
you only want to casually waste your time with it. And hey, if you find
yourself with a lot of time and can think of nothing better to do than to
waste it, far be it from me to keep you from that squandering.

If you’re truly interested in physics (or any subject), you will do what
you did early in your life, from 15-30. You will learn the subject by
studying books and materials generated specifically to teach you the
subject. Engineers did this on the way to being an engineer, doctors did
this on the way to becoming a doctor, chemists did this on the way to being
a chemist. 

On the other hand, if you do not wish to spend time studying books and
instructional materials in physics, then you aren’t really interested in
the subject. It doesn’t matter what excuses you might offer for not
studying those materials — there have been many offered. You’re just not
interested enough in the subject to learn it. 

It’s as simple as that, and a little brutal self-awareness would come in
handy. 

And if you do not want to have that conversation with yourself, just be
aware (if nothing else) that everyone else will make that assessment on
their own about you. This means that if you bristle and splutter that you
really are interested in physics, despite this observation, everyone will
still be aware that you are not telling the truth.

It does not matter how many years you spent with physics, it does not
matter how many books you own or have opened, it does not matter how much
effort you have put into writing your own musings about physics, it does
not matter how many physicists you have as friends.

If you don’t learn physics, you’re just not interested in physics.


-- 
Odd Bodkin -- maker of fine toys, tools, tables

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#579431

Fromwhodat <whodaat@void.nowgre.com>
Date2022-03-04 11:37 -0600
Message-ID<j8f12tF7uosU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#579421
What follows below, posted by Odd Bodkin, is a fundamentalist approach
to the topic of physics.

In reality, any human activity can have a range of interest. An "all or
nothing" view, as well spelled out below,  is what defines
fundamentalism.

Is one's level of interest in physics important to discussions here? In 
a word, no. Please see:

https://scout.wisc.edu/archives/r115/sciphysicsrelativity


On 3/4/2022 7:49 AM, Odd Bodkin wrote:
> There’s a very simple test to see if you’re interested in physics, or if
> you only want to casually waste your time with it. And hey, if you find
> yourself with a lot of time and can think of nothing better to do than to
> waste it, far be it from me to keep you from that squandering.
> 
> If you’re truly interested in physics (or any subject), you will do what
> you did early in your life, from 15-30. You will learn the subject by
> studying books and materials generated specifically to teach you the
> subject. Engineers did this on the way to being an engineer, doctors did
> this on the way to becoming a doctor, chemists did this on the way to being
> a chemist.
> 
> On the other hand, if you do not wish to spend time studying books and
> instructional materials in physics, then you aren’t really interested in
> the subject. It doesn’t matter what excuses you might offer for not
> studying those materials — there have been many offered. You’re just not
> interested enough in the subject to learn it.
> 
> It’s as simple as that, and a little brutal self-awareness would come in
> handy.
> 
> And if you do not want to have that conversation with yourself, just be
> aware (if nothing else) that everyone else will make that assessment on
> their own about you. This means that if you bristle and splutter that you
> really are interested in physics, despite this observation, everyone will
> still be aware that you are not telling the truth.
> 
> It does not matter how many years you spent with physics, it does not
> matter how many books you own or have opened, it does not matter how much
> effort you have put into writing your own musings about physics, it does
> not matter how many physicists you have as friends.
> 
> If you don’t learn physics, you’re just not interested in physics.
> 
> 


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#579433

FromOdd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com>
Date2022-03-04 18:07 +0000
Message-ID<svtkgg$131t$1@gioia.aioe.org>
In reply to#579431
whodat <whodaat@void.nowgre.com> wrote:
> 
> What follows below, posted by Odd Bodkin, is a fundamentalist approach
> to the topic of physics.
> 
> In reality, any human activity can have a range of interest. An "all or
> nothing" view, as well spelled out below,  is what defines
> fundamentalism.
> 
> Is one's level of interest in physics important to discussions here? In 
> a word, no. Please see:

To be clear, I was not saying that those with only a minor interest in
relativity should not post here. What I wanted to make clear is that level
of interest is measurable and strongly correlated with whether you’ve read
physics books aimed to teach physics. I fully expect that there will be
people posting here that have only superficial interest in relativity and
concordantly slim exposure to reading physics. 

I will also remark, though, that being only lightly interested in physics
will also mean that your opinions will be correctly regarded as poorly
informed and therefore less valuable, therefore less likely to generate a
serious or thoughtful response. 

A distinguishing characteristic of a crank is being insufficiently
interested in the the subject and consequently also being very poorly
informed, while at the same time making strong statements that he feels
should be treated seriously. It’s the demand for attention while having
little interest in the subject that is … slimy. 

> 
> https://scout.wisc.edu/archives/r115/sciphysicsrelativity
> 
> 
> On 3/4/2022 7:49 AM, Odd Bodkin wrote:
>> There’s a very simple test to see if you’re interested in physics, or if
>> you only want to casually waste your time with it. And hey, if you find
>> yourself with a lot of time and can think of nothing better to do than to
>> waste it, far be it from me to keep you from that squandering.
>> 
>> If you’re truly interested in physics (or any subject), you will do what
>> you did early in your life, from 15-30. You will learn the subject by
>> studying books and materials generated specifically to teach you the
>> subject. Engineers did this on the way to being an engineer, doctors did
>> this on the way to becoming a doctor, chemists did this on the way to being
>> a chemist.
>> 
>> On the other hand, if you do not wish to spend time studying books and
>> instructional materials in physics, then you aren’t really interested in
>> the subject. It doesn’t matter what excuses you might offer for not
>> studying those materials — there have been many offered. You’re just not
>> interested enough in the subject to learn it.
>> 
>> It’s as simple as that, and a little brutal self-awareness would come in
>> handy.
>> 
>> And if you do not want to have that conversation with yourself, just be
>> aware (if nothing else) that everyone else will make that assessment on
>> their own about you. This means that if you bristle and splutter that you
>> really are interested in physics, despite this observation, everyone will
>> still be aware that you are not telling the truth.
>> 
>> It does not matter how many years you spent with physics, it does not
>> matter how many books you own or have opened, it does not matter how much
>> effort you have put into writing your own musings about physics, it does
>> not matter how many physicists you have as friends.
>> 
>> If you don’t learn physics, you’re just not interested in physics.
>> 
>> 
> 
> 



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#579452

FromRichard Hertz <hertz778@gmail.com>
Date2022-03-04 11:28 -0800
Message-ID<97c1496a-10a4-4987-ae4d-563475ff6177n@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#579433
On Friday, March 4, 2022 at 3:07:16 PM UTC-3, bodk...@gmail.com wrote:
> whodat <who...@void.nowgre.com> wrote: 
> > 
> > What follows below, posted by Odd Bodkin, is a fundamentalist approach 
> > to the topic of physics. 
> > 
> > In reality, any human activity can have a range of interest. An "all or 
> > nothing" view, as well spelled out below, is what defines 
> > fundamentalism. 
> > 
> > Is one's level of interest in physics important to discussions here? In 
> > a word, no. Please see:
> To be clear, I was not saying that those with only a minor interest in 
> relativity should not post here. What I wanted to make clear is that level 
> of interest is measurable and strongly correlated with whether you’ve read 
> physics books aimed to teach physics. I fully expect that there will be 
> people posting here that have only superficial interest in relativity and 
> concordantly slim exposure to reading physics. 
> 
> I will also remark, though, that being only lightly interested in physics 
> will also mean that your opinions will be correctly regarded as poorly 
> informed and therefore less valuable, therefore less likely to generate a 
> serious or thoughtful response. 
> 
> A distinguishing characteristic of a crank is being insufficiently 
> interested in the the subject and consequently also being very poorly 
> informed, while at the same time making strong statements that he feels 
> should be treated seriously. It’s the demand for attention while having 
> little interest in the subject that is … slimy.
> > 
> > https://scout.wisc.edu/archives/r115/sciphysicsrelativity 
> > 
> > 
> > On 3/4/2022 7:49 AM, Odd Bodkin wrote: 
> >> There’s a very simple test to see if you’re interested in physics, or if 
> >> you only want to casually waste your time with it. And hey, if you find 
> >> yourself with a lot of time and can think of nothing better to do than to 
> >> waste it, far be it from me to keep you from that squandering. 
> >> 
> >> If you’re truly interested in physics (or any subject), you will do what 
> >> you did early in your life, from 15-30. You will learn the subject by 
> >> studying books and materials generated specifically to teach you the 
> >> subject. Engineers did this on the way to being an engineer, doctors did 
> >> this on the way to becoming a doctor, chemists did this on the way to being 
> >> a chemist. 
> >> 
> >> On the other hand, if you do not wish to spend time studying books and 
> >> instructional materials in physics, then you aren’t really interested in 
> >> the subject. It doesn’t matter what excuses you might offer for not 
> >> studying those materials — there have been many offered. You’re just not 
> >> interested enough in the subject to learn it. 
> >> 
> >> It’s as simple as that, and a little brutal self-awareness would come in 
> >> handy. 
> >> 
> >> And if you do not want to have that conversation with yourself, just be 
> >> aware (if nothing else) that everyone else will make that assessment on 
> >> their own about you. This means that if you bristle and splutter that you 
> >> really are interested in physics, despite this observation, everyone will 
> >> still be aware that you are not telling the truth. 
> >> 
> >> It does not matter how many years you spent with physics, it does not 
> >> matter how many books you own or have opened, it does not matter how much 
> >> effort you have put into writing your own musings about physics, it does 
> >> not matter how many physicists you have as friends. 
> >> 
> >> If you don’t learn physics, you’re just not interested in physics. 
> >> 
> >> 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> 
> --
> Odd Bodkin -- maker of fine toys, tools, tables



Bodkin, do you ever read what you post?

I see you slowly descending into dementia, as your frustration that come out of your struggling with what you did and did not in life
is becoming a torture.

Read the stupidity that you're posting today, regarding the "strenght of interests in physics", as if it could be measured:

1.	minor interest in relativity. 
2.	level of interest is measurable and strongly correlated with whether you’ve read physics books 
3.	people posting here that have only superficial interest in relativity 
4.	being only lightly interested in physics 
5.	crank is being insufficiently interested in the the subject
6.	demand for attention while having little interest in the subject

Are you having a nervous breakdown?
Do you regret so much not having got a degree in physics?
Is the weight of 800 books too much for your spine?

Are you fucking crazy? You're using almost 50% of the bandwidth of this newsgroup, on yearly average, and still fail to
achieve satisfaction!

Really, you are becoming more and more what you hate! You're becoming a crank!

Why don't come out of the closet for once, and stop lying about yourself and your stupid woodworking?

Answer my question: What do you do every single day between 5:30 PM and 6:00 PM, when you stop posting?

Bodkin, you can't escape from behavioral patterns, and I got yours (I can even write the "Bodkin's Equation of Daily Activities (BEDA)".

You are sitting there every fucking day, 15 hours a day, posting here and judging everyone. What's wrong with you, man?

The truth will make you free. Come out!


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#579462

FromOdd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com>
Date2022-03-04 21:17 +0000
Message-ID<svtvkv$iaj$2@gioia.aioe.org>
In reply to#579452
Richard Hertz <hertz778@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Friday, March 4, 2022 at 3:07:16 PM UTC-3, bodk...@gmail.com wrote:
>> whodat <who...@void.nowgre.com> wrote: 
>>> 
>>> What follows below, posted by Odd Bodkin, is a fundamentalist approach 
>>> to the topic of physics. 
>>> 
>>> In reality, any human activity can have a range of interest. An "all or 
>>> nothing" view, as well spelled out below, is what defines 
>>> fundamentalism. 
>>> 
>>> Is one's level of interest in physics important to discussions here? In 
>>> a word, no. Please see:
>> To be clear, I was not saying that those with only a minor interest in 
>> relativity should not post here. What I wanted to make clear is that level 
>> of interest is measurable and strongly correlated with whether you’ve read 
>> physics books aimed to teach physics. I fully expect that there will be 
>> people posting here that have only superficial interest in relativity and 
>> concordantly slim exposure to reading physics. 
>> 
>> I will also remark, though, that being only lightly interested in physics 
>> will also mean that your opinions will be correctly regarded as poorly 
>> informed and therefore less valuable, therefore less likely to generate a 
>> serious or thoughtful response. 
>> 
>> A distinguishing characteristic of a crank is being insufficiently 
>> interested in the the subject and consequently also being very poorly 
>> informed, while at the same time making strong statements that he feels 
>> should be treated seriously. It’s the demand for attention while having 
>> little interest in the subject that is … slimy.
>>> 
>>> https://scout.wisc.edu/archives/r115/sciphysicsrelativity 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 3/4/2022 7:49 AM, Odd Bodkin wrote: 
>>>> There’s a very simple test to see if you’re interested in physics, or if 
>>>> you only want to casually waste your time with it. And hey, if you find 
>>>> yourself with a lot of time and can think of nothing better to do than to 
>>>> waste it, far be it from me to keep you from that squandering. 
>>>> 
>>>> If you’re truly interested in physics (or any subject), you will do what 
>>>> you did early in your life, from 15-30. You will learn the subject by 
>>>> studying books and materials generated specifically to teach you the 
>>>> subject. Engineers did this on the way to being an engineer, doctors did 
>>>> this on the way to becoming a doctor, chemists did this on the way to being 
>>>> a chemist. 
>>>> 
>>>> On the other hand, if you do not wish to spend time studying books and 
>>>> instructional materials in physics, then you aren’t really interested in 
>>>> the subject. It doesn’t matter what excuses you might offer for not 
>>>> studying those materials — there have been many offered. You’re just not 
>>>> interested enough in the subject to learn it. 
>>>> 
>>>> It’s as simple as that, and a little brutal self-awareness would come in 
>>>> handy. 
>>>> 
>>>> And if you do not want to have that conversation with yourself, just be 
>>>> aware (if nothing else) that everyone else will make that assessment on 
>>>> their own about you. This means that if you bristle and splutter that you 
>>>> really are interested in physics, despite this observation, everyone will 
>>>> still be aware that you are not telling the truth. 
>>>> 
>>>> It does not matter how many years you spent with physics, it does not 
>>>> matter how many books you own or have opened, it does not matter how much 
>>>> effort you have put into writing your own musings about physics, it does 
>>>> not matter how many physicists you have as friends. 
>>>> 
>>>> If you don’t learn physics, you’re just not interested in physics. 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> Odd Bodkin -- maker of fine toys, tools, tables
> 
> 
> 
> Bodkin, do you ever read what you post?
> 
> I see you slowly descending into dementia, as your frustration that come
> out of your struggling with what you did and did not in life
> is becoming a torture.
> 
> Read the stupidity that you're posting today, regarding the "strenght of
> interests in physics", as if it could be measured:
> 
> 1.	minor interest in relativity. 
> 2.	level of interest is measurable and strongly correlated with whether
> you’ve read physics books 
> 3.	people posting here that have only superficial interest in relativity 
> 4.	being only lightly interested in physics 
> 5.	crank is being insufficiently interested in the the subject
> 6.	demand for attention while having little interest in the subject
> 
> Are you having a nervous breakdown?
> Do you regret so much not having got a degree in physics?
> Is the weight of 800 books too much for your spine?
> 
> Are you fucking crazy? You're using almost 50% of the bandwidth of this
> newsgroup, on yearly average, and still fail to
> achieve satisfaction!
> 
> Really, you are becoming more and more what you hate! You're becoming a crank!
> 
> Why don't come out of the closet for once, and stop lying about yourself
> and your stupid woodworking?

What do you think I’m lying about? What’s your “real truth” alternative?

> 
> Answer my question: What do you do every single day between 5:30 PM and
> 6:00 PM, when you stop posting?

I take a crap. 

I walk the dogs.

I circle with my employees.

I call my mother. 

What’s your obsession about?

> 
> Bodkin, you can't escape from behavioral patterns, and I got yours (I can
> even write the "Bodkin's Equation of Daily Activities (BEDA)".
> 
> You are sitting there every fucking day, 15 hours a day, posting here and
> judging everyone. What's wrong with you, man?
> 
> The truth will make you free. Come out!
> 
> 
> 
> 



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#579581

Fromwhodat <whodaat@void.nowgre.com>
Date2022-03-05 18:15 -0600
Message-ID<j8icpjFrg61U1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#579433
On 3/4/2022 12:07 PM, Odd Bodkin wrote:
> whodat <whodaat@void.nowgre.com> wrote:
>>
>> What follows below, posted by Odd Bodkin, is a fundamentalist approach
>> to the topic of physics.
>>
>> In reality, any human activity can have a range of interest. An "all or
>> nothing" view, as well spelled out below,  is what defines
>> fundamentalism.
>>
>> Is one's level of interest in physics important to discussions here? In
>> a word, no. Please see:
> 
> To be clear, I was not saying that those with only a minor interest in
> relativity should not post here. What I wanted to make clear is that level
> of interest is measurable and strongly correlated with whether you’ve read
> physics books aimed to teach physics. I fully expect that there will be
> people posting here that have only superficial interest in relativity and
> concordantly slim exposure to reading physics.

Your "expectations" are just that, and nothing more, considering you've
cited no studies supporting your stated position.

All the cranks who post here also have unsupported expectations similar
to yours in that they cite no foundation other than personal opinion
while usually avoiding admissions that their postings have no basis
other than opinion.

> > I will also remark, though, that being only lightly interested in physics
> will also mean that your opinions will be correctly regarded as poorly
> informed and therefore less valuable, therefore less likely to generate a
> serious or thoughtful response.

Please do tell us, are you using the same sort of "logic" that you decry 
when others use it as a foundation for their postings? Because you have 
no cited basis and I am interested in knowing just how you arrived at 
this thesis. I've kept silent for several iterations of your postings 
that smack of the pot calling the kettle black but the time has come to 
call you to the mat to explain yourself.

> A distinguishing characteristic of a crank is being insufficiently
> interested in the the subject and consequently also being very poorly
> informed, while at the same time making strong statements that he feels
> should be treated seriously. It’s the demand for attention while having
> little interest in the subject that is … slimy.

Please check your posting, especially your final paragraph above, for
sliminess. If you give it a reasonable reading you should discover yet
another iteration of the pot calling the kettle black. I realize this is
being repetitive, but no more so than your postings of late. I usually
just let such things slide but that seems to enable the sort of nonsense
you've resorted to in replying to me. You would be well advised to
abandon any "knee jerk" replies that you may be tempted to make similar
to your recent replies to em. In fact, please don't post at all unless
you can discover some authoritative material to back up your opinion(s.)

<snip>

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#579609

FromOdd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com>
Date2022-03-06 13:25 +0000
Message-ID<t02co8$r0e$1@gioia.aioe.org>
In reply to#579581
whodat <whodaat@void.nowgre.com> wrote:
> On 3/4/2022 12:07 PM, Odd Bodkin wrote:
>> whodat <whodaat@void.nowgre.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> What follows below, posted by Odd Bodkin, is a fundamentalist approach
>>> to the topic of physics.
>>> 
>>> In reality, any human activity can have a range of interest. An "all or
>>> nothing" view, as well spelled out below,  is what defines
>>> fundamentalism.
>>> 
>>> Is one's level of interest in physics important to discussions here? In
>>> a word, no. Please see:
>> 
>> To be clear, I was not saying that those with only a minor interest in
>> relativity should not post here. What I wanted to make clear is that level
>> of interest is measurable and strongly correlated with whether you’ve read
>> physics books aimed to teach physics. I fully expect that there will be
>> people posting here that have only superficial interest in relativity and
>> concordantly slim exposure to reading physics.
> 
> Your "expectations" are just that, and nothing more, considering you've
> cited no studies supporting your stated position.
> 
> All the cranks who post here also have unsupported expectations similar
> to yours in that they cite no foundation other than personal opinion
> while usually avoiding admissions that their postings have no basis
> other than opinion.
> 
>>> I will also remark, though, that being only lightly interested in physics
>> will also mean that your opinions will be correctly regarded as poorly
>> informed and therefore less valuable, therefore less likely to generate a
>> serious or thoughtful response.
> 
> Please do tell us, are you using the same sort of "logic" that you decry 
> when others use it as a foundation for their postings? Because you have 
> no cited basis and I am interested in knowing just how you arrived at 
> this thesis. I've kept silent for several iterations of your postings 
> that smack of the pot calling the kettle black but the time has come to 
> call you to the mat to explain yourself.
> 
>> A distinguishing characteristic of a crank is being insufficiently
>> interested in the the subject and consequently also being very poorly
>> informed, while at the same time making strong statements that he feels
>> should be treated seriously. It’s the demand for attention while having
>> little interest in the subject that is … slimy.
> 
> Please check your posting, especially your final paragraph above, for
> sliminess. If you give it a reasonable reading you should discover yet
> another iteration of the pot calling the kettle black. I realize this is
> being repetitive, but no more so than your postings of late. I usually
> just let such things slide but that seems to enable the sort of nonsense
> you've resorted to in replying to me. You would be well advised to
> abandon any "knee jerk" replies that you may be tempted to make similar
> to your recent replies to em. In fact, please don't post at all unless
> you can discover some authoritative material to back up your opinion(s.)

Authoritative material about what? 

That interest in a subject is strongly correlated with willingness to study
instructional materials in the subject?

Or that cranks make poorly informed but strong statements that they’d like
to have treated as seriously as more informed ones?

> 
> <snip>
> 



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#579616

Fromwhodat <whodaat@void.nowgre.com>
Date2022-03-06 12:02 -0600
Message-ID<j8kb9eF8aliU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#579609
On 3/6/2022 7:25 AM, Odd Bodkin wrote:
> whodat <whodaat@void.nowgre.com> wrote:
>> On 3/4/2022 12:07 PM, Odd Bodkin wrote:
>>> whodat <whodaat@void.nowgre.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> What follows below, posted by Odd Bodkin, is a fundamentalist approach
>>>> to the topic of physics.
>>>>
>>>> In reality, any human activity can have a range of interest. An "all or
>>>> nothing" view, as well spelled out below,  is what defines
>>>> fundamentalism.
>>>>
>>>> Is one's level of interest in physics important to discussions here? In
>>>> a word, no. Please see:
>>>
>>> To be clear, I was not saying that those with only a minor interest in
>>> relativity should not post here. What I wanted to make clear is that level
>>> of interest is measurable and strongly correlated with whether you’ve read
>>> physics books aimed to teach physics. I fully expect that there will be
>>> people posting here that have only superficial interest in relativity and
>>> concordantly slim exposure to reading physics.
>>
>> Your "expectations" are just that, and nothing more, considering you've
>> cited no studies supporting your stated position.
>>
>> All the cranks who post here also have unsupported expectations similar
>> to yours in that they cite no foundation other than personal opinion
>> while usually avoiding admissions that their postings have no basis
>> other than opinion.
>>
>>>> I will also remark, though, that being only lightly interested in physics
>>> will also mean that your opinions will be correctly regarded as poorly
>>> informed and therefore less valuable, therefore less likely to generate a
>>> serious or thoughtful response.
>>
>> Please do tell us, are you using the same sort of "logic" that you decry
>> when others use it as a foundation for their postings? Because you have
>> no cited basis and I am interested in knowing just how you arrived at
>> this thesis. I've kept silent for several iterations of your postings
>> that smack of the pot calling the kettle black but the time has come to
>> call you to the mat to explain yourself.
>>
>>> A distinguishing characteristic of a crank is being insufficiently
>>> interested in the the subject and consequently also being very poorly
>>> informed, while at the same time making strong statements that he feels
>>> should be treated seriously. It’s the demand for attention while having
>>> little interest in the subject that is … slimy.
>>
>> Please check your posting, especially your final paragraph above, for
>> sliminess. If you give it a reasonable reading you should discover yet
>> another iteration of the pot calling the kettle black. I realize this is
>> being repetitive, but no more so than your postings of late. I usually
>> just let such things slide but that seems to enable the sort of nonsense
>> you've resorted to in replying to me. You would be well advised to
>> abandon any "knee jerk" replies that you may be tempted to make similar
>> to your recent replies to em. In fact, please don't post at all unless
>> you can discover some authoritative material to back up your opinion(s.)
> 
> Authoritative material about what?

Your usual side3step is noted and accepted as your final answer. Thanks.
I'm done with this topic.

> That interest in a subject is strongly correlated with willingness to study
> instructional materials in the subject?
> 
> Or that cranks make poorly informed but strong statements that they’d like
> to have treated as seriously as more informed ones?


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#579437

Frompatdolan <patdolan@comcast.net>
Date2022-03-04 10:20 -0800
Message-ID<19e49842-ab2f-4aee-b50b-55bb3686b478n@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#579421
On Friday, March 4, 2022 at 5:49:26 AM UTC-8, bodk...@gmail.com wrote:
> There’s a very simple test to see if you’re interested in physics, or if 
> you only want to casually waste your time with it. And hey, if you find 
> yourself with a lot of time and can think of nothing better to do than to 
> waste it, far be it from me to keep you from that squandering. 
> 
> If you’re truly interested in physics (or any subject), you will do what 
> you did early in your life, from 15-30. You will learn the subject by 
> studying books and materials generated specifically to teach you the 
> subject. Engineers did this on the way to being an engineer, doctors did 
> this on the way to becoming a doctor, chemists did this on the way to being 
> a chemist. 
> 
> On the other hand, if you do not wish to spend time studying books and 
> instructional materials in physics, then you aren’t really interested in 
> the subject. It doesn’t matter what excuses you might offer for not 
> studying those materials — there have been many offered. You’re just not 
> interested enough in the subject to learn it. 
> 
> It’s as simple as that, and a little brutal self-awareness would come in 
> handy. 
> 
> And if you do not want to have that conversation with yourself, just be 
> aware (if nothing else) that everyone else will make that assessment on 
> their own about you. This means that if you bristle and splutter that you 
> really are interested in physics, despite this observation, everyone will 
> still be aware that you are not telling the truth. 
> 
> It does not matter how many years you spent with physics, it does not 
> matter how many books you own or have opened, it does not matter how much 
> effort you have put into writing your own musings about physics, it does 
> not matter how many physicists you have as friends. 
> 
> If you don’t learn physics, you’re just not interested in physics. 

Bodkin, 

Galileo learnt physics--forward and back.  And he kept studying it after he learnt it.  Guess what, like me, he discovered that it was wrong in several areas.

If the internet existed back in those days, I wonder of if Bodkilonius would have posted that Galileo needed to read more books rather than write them??
> 
> 
> -- 
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#579441

From"Paul B. Andersen" <paul.b.andersen@paulba.no>
Date2022-03-04 19:48 +0100
Message-ID<L9tUJ.8660$dS2.5487@fx11.ams4>
In reply to#579437
Den 04.03.2022 19:20, skrev patdolan:
> 
> Galileo learnt physics--forward and back.  And he kept studying it after he learnt it.  Guess what, like me, he discovered that it was wrong in several areas.

40 points!

https://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/crackpot.html

-- 
Paul

https://paulba.no/

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#579460

FromOdd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com>
Date2022-03-04 21:09 +0000
Message-ID<svtv6t$b4c$1@gioia.aioe.org>
In reply to#579437
patdolan <patdolan@comcast.net> wrote:
> On Friday, March 4, 2022 at 5:49:26 AM UTC-8, bodk...@gmail.com wrote:
>> There’s a very simple test to see if you’re interested in physics, or if 
>> you only want to casually waste your time with it. And hey, if you find 
>> yourself with a lot of time and can think of nothing better to do than to 
>> waste it, far be it from me to keep you from that squandering. 
>> 
>> If you’re truly interested in physics (or any subject), you will do what 
>> you did early in your life, from 15-30. You will learn the subject by 
>> studying books and materials generated specifically to teach you the 
>> subject. Engineers did this on the way to being an engineer, doctors did 
>> this on the way to becoming a doctor, chemists did this on the way to being 
>> a chemist. 
>> 
>> On the other hand, if you do not wish to spend time studying books and 
>> instructional materials in physics, then you aren’t really interested in 
>> the subject. It doesn’t matter what excuses you might offer for not 
>> studying those materials — there have been many offered. You’re just not 
>> interested enough in the subject to learn it. 
>> 
>> It’s as simple as that, and a little brutal self-awareness would come in 
>> handy. 
>> 
>> And if you do not want to have that conversation with yourself, just be 
>> aware (if nothing else) that everyone else will make that assessment on 
>> their own about you. This means that if you bristle and splutter that you 
>> really are interested in physics, despite this observation, everyone will 
>> still be aware that you are not telling the truth. 
>> 
>> It does not matter how many years you spent with physics, it does not 
>> matter how many books you own or have opened, it does not matter how much 
>> effort you have put into writing your own musings about physics, it does 
>> not matter how many physicists you have as friends. 
>> 
>> If you don’t learn physics, you’re just not interested in physics. 
> 
> Bodkin, 
> 
> Galileo learnt physics--forward and back.  And he kept studying it after
> he learnt it.  Guess what, like me, he discovered that it was wrong in several areas.

1. Galileo was widely read.

2. Galileo performed real experiments and made quantitative experiments.

3. Where he discovered things were wrong, it was because of those
experimental observations, not because of “logical thinking”. 

4. Galileo did not descend into self-amused babbling due to excessive
drinking. 

> 
> If the internet existed back in those days, I wonder of if Bodkilonius
> would have posted that Galileo needed to read more books rather than write them??

He did read more books than he wrote. You?

Congratulations for scoring 40 points on the crank index for comparing
yourself to Galileo. 

>> 
>> 
>> -- 
>> Odd Bodkin -- maker of fine toys, tools, tables
> 



-- 
Odd Bodkin -- maker of fine toys, tools, tables

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#579464

FromThe Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com>
Date2022-03-04 13:41 -0800
Message-ID<6222876C.76A5@ix.netcom.com>
In reply to#579460
Odd Bodkin wrote:
> 
> patdolan <patdolan@comcast.net> wrote:
> > On Friday, March 4, 2022 at 5:49:26 AM UTC-8, bodk...@gmail.com wrote:
> >> There’s a very simple test to see if you’re interested in physics, or if
> >> you only want to casually waste your time with it. And hey, if you find
> >> yourself with a lot of time and can think of nothing better to do than to
> >> waste it, far be it from me to keep you from that squandering.
> >>
> >> If you’re truly interested in physics (or any subject), you will do what
> >> you did early in your life, from 15-30. You will learn the subject by
> >> studying books and materials generated specifically to teach you the
> >> subject. Engineers did this on the way to being an engineer, doctors did
> >> this on the way to becoming a doctor, chemists did this on the way to being
> >> a chemist.
> >>
> >> On the other hand, if you do not wish to spend time studying books and
> >> instructional materials in physics, then you aren’t really interested in
> >> the subject. It doesn’t matter what excuses you might offer for not
> >> studying those materials — there have been many offered. You’re just not
> >> interested enough in the subject to learn it.
> >>
> >> It’s as simple as that, and a little brutal self-awareness would come in
> >> handy.
> >>
> >> And if you do not want to have that conversation with yourself, just be
> >> aware (if nothing else) that everyone else will make that assessment on
> >> their own about you. This means that if you bristle and splutter that you
> >> really are interested in physics, despite this observation, everyone will
> >> still be aware that you are not telling the truth.
> >>
> >> It does not matter how many years you spent with physics, it does not
> >> matter how many books you own or have opened, it does not matter how much
> >> effort you have put into writing your own musings about physics, it does
> >> not matter how many physicists you have as friends.
> >>
> >> If you don’t learn physics, you’re just not interested in physics.
> >
> > Bodkin,
> >
> > Galileo learnt physics--forward and back.  And he kept studying it after
> > he learnt it.  Guess what, like me, he discovered that it was wrong in several areas.
> 
> 1. Galileo was widely read.
> 
> 2. Galileo performed real experiments and made quantitative experiments.
> 
> 3. Where he discovered things were wrong, it was because of those
> experimental observations, not because of “logical thinking”.
> 
> 4. Galileo did not descend into self-amused babbling due to excessive
> drinking.


You forgot number 5...didn't he invented the Cuckoo Clock??? 

Cuckoo
Cuckoo
Cuckoo



-- 
The Starmaker -- To question the unquestionable, ask the unaskable,
 to think the unthinkable, mention the unmentionable, say the unsayable,
and challenge
 the unchallengeable.

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#579545

FromThe Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com>
Date2022-03-05 11:41 -0800
Message-ID<6223BCE9.BAB@ix.netcom.com>
In reply to#579464
The Starmaker wrote:
> 
> Odd Bodkin wrote:
> >
> > patdolan <patdolan@comcast.net> wrote:
> > > On Friday, March 4, 2022 at 5:49:26 AM UTC-8, bodk...@gmail.com wrote:
> > >> There’s a very simple test to see if you’re interested in physics, or if
> > >> you only want to casually waste your time with it. And hey, if you find
> > >> yourself with a lot of time and can think of nothing better to do than to
> > >> waste it, far be it from me to keep you from that squandering.
> > >>
> > >> If you’re truly interested in physics (or any subject), you will do what
> > >> you did early in your life, from 15-30. You will learn the subject by
> > >> studying books and materials generated specifically to teach you the
> > >> subject. Engineers did this on the way to being an engineer, doctors did
> > >> this on the way to becoming a doctor, chemists did this on the way to being
> > >> a chemist.
> > >>
> > >> On the other hand, if you do not wish to spend time studying books and
> > >> instructional materials in physics, then you aren’t really interested in
> > >> the subject. It doesn’t matter what excuses you might offer for not
> > >> studying those materials — there have been many offered. You’re just not
> > >> interested enough in the subject to learn it.
> > >>
> > >> It’s as simple as that, and a little brutal self-awareness would come in
> > >> handy.
> > >>
> > >> And if you do not want to have that conversation with yourself, just be
> > >> aware (if nothing else) that everyone else will make that assessment on
> > >> their own about you. This means that if you bristle and splutter that you
> > >> really are interested in physics, despite this observation, everyone will
> > >> still be aware that you are not telling the truth.
> > >>
> > >> It does not matter how many years you spent with physics, it does not
> > >> matter how many books you own or have opened, it does not matter how much
> > >> effort you have put into writing your own musings about physics, it does
> > >> not matter how many physicists you have as friends.
> > >>
> > >> If you don’t learn physics, you’re just not interested in physics.
> > >
> > > Bodkin,
> > >
> > > Galileo learnt physics--forward and back.  And he kept studying it after
> > > he learnt it.  Guess what, like me, he discovered that it was wrong in several areas.
> >
> > 1. Galileo was widely read.
> >
> > 2. Galileo performed real experiments and made quantitative experiments.
> >
> > 3. Where he discovered things were wrong, it was because of those
> > experimental observations, not because of “logical thinking”.
> >
> > 4. Galileo did not descend into self-amused babbling due to excessive
> > drinking.
> 
> You forgot number 5...didn't he invented the Cuckoo Clock???
> 
> Cuckoo
> Cuckoo
> Cuckoo

Then Albert Einstein used some sort of Cuckoo Clock (not a wristwatch
clock) at the patent office
to figure out trains schedules.

and Voila, relativity war born.






-- 
The Starmaker -- To question the unquestionable, ask the unaskable,
 to think the unthinkable, mention the unmentionable, say the unsayable,
and challenge
 the unchallengeable.

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#579583

FromRichard Hertz <hertz778@gmail.com>
Date2022-03-05 16:49 -0800
Message-ID<8d22daa2-7a21-4f4a-aeb7-c40b2b652833n@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#579545
On Saturday, March 5, 2022 at 4:41:22 PM UTC-3, The Starmaker wrote:
> The Starmaker wrote: 
> > 
> > Odd Bodkin wrote: 
> > > 
> > > patdolan <patd...@comcast.net> wrote: 
> > > > On Friday, March 4, 2022 at 5:49:26 AM UTC-8, bodk...@gmail.com wrote: 
> > > >> There’s a very simple test to see if you’re interested in physics, or if 
> > > >> you only want to casually waste your time with it. And hey, if you find 
> > > >> yourself with a lot of time and can think of nothing better to do than to 
> > > >> waste it, far be it from me to keep you from that squandering. 
> > > >> 
> > > >> If you’re truly interested in physics (or any subject), you will do what 
> > > >> you did early in your life, from 15-30. You will learn the subject by 
> > > >> studying books and materials generated specifically to teach you the 
> > > >> subject. Engineers did this on the way to being an engineer, doctors did 
> > > >> this on the way to becoming a doctor, chemists did this on the way to being 
> > > >> a chemist. 
> > > >> 
> > > >> On the other hand, if you do not wish to spend time studying books and 
> > > >> instructional materials in physics, then you aren’t really interested in 
> > > >> the subject. It doesn’t matter what excuses you might offer for not 
> > > >> studying those materials — there have been many offered. You’re just not 
> > > >> interested enough in the subject to learn it. 
> > > >> 
> > > >> It’s as simple as that, and a little brutal self-awareness would come in 
> > > >> handy. 
> > > >> 
> > > >> And if you do not want to have that conversation with yourself, just be 
> > > >> aware (if nothing else) that everyone else will make that assessment on 
> > > >> their own about you. This means that if you bristle and splutter that you 
> > > >> really are interested in physics, despite this observation, everyone will 
> > > >> still be aware that you are not telling the truth. 
> > > >> 
> > > >> It does not matter how many years you spent with physics, it does not 
> > > >> matter how many books you own or have opened, it does not matter how much 
> > > >> effort you have put into writing your own musings about physics, it does 
> > > >> not matter how many physicists you have as friends. 
> > > >> 
> > > >> If you don’t learn physics, you’re just not interested in physics. 
> > > > 
> > > > Bodkin, 
> > > > 
> > > > Galileo learnt physics--forward and back. And he kept studying it after 
> > > > he learnt it. Guess what, like me, he discovered that it was wrong in several areas. 
> > > 
> > > 1. Galileo was widely read. 
> > > 
> > > 2. Galileo performed real experiments and made quantitative experiments. 
> > > 
> > > 3. Where he discovered things were wrong, it was because of those 
> > > experimental observations, not because of “logical thinking”. 
> > > 
> > > 4. Galileo did not descend into self-amused babbling due to excessive 
> > > drinking. 
> > 
> > You forgot number 5...didn't he invented the Cuckoo Clock??? 
> > 
> > Cuckoo 
> > Cuckoo 
> > Cuckoo
> Then Albert Einstein used some sort of Cuckoo Clock (not a wristwatch 
> clock) at the patent office 
> to figure out trains schedules. 
> 
> and Voila, relativity war born.
> -- 
> The Starmaker -- To question the unquestionable, ask the unaskable, 
> to think the unthinkable, mention the unmentionable, say the unsayable, 
> and challenge 
> the unchallengeable.

1) After the last world conference to adopt a reference for time zero (Greenwhich, Paris) around 1890 (and Poincaré participated),
the amount of patents for using electrical or optical signals to sync clocks along railways exploded. In the first years of 1900, the
Patent Office at Bern received more than 500 patents requests. How many did fall in the hands of ALBERT?

2) In 1891, France adopted Paris Mean Time as its standard national time. 
Poincaré insisted that France adopted the same standard than the rest of countries, using either method, and that should be
spread to every town since the nearest station.
France was reluctant to adopt the GMT standard until  1911, when Paris Mean Time was altered by 9 minutes 21 seconds to synchronise 
with Greenwich Mean Time. It was still called Paris Mean Time, which avoided having to use the word “Greenwich”.

For 9 minutes 21 seconds all clocks in France had to stop, so France LOST that amount of time. Einstein laughed all the way to the bank.

He fucked Lorentz, he fucked Poincaré, he fucked every possible retarded that bought his SHIT. He was a protegee from the CABAL.

And, even dead, the retarded still keep fucking the mind of the followers of THE RELIGION OF RELATIVITY. NWO cabalistic tool.

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#579584 — Crank Richard Hertz complains that he's been assfucked

From"Dono." <eggy20011951@gmail.com>
Date2022-03-05 17:04 -0800
SubjectCrank Richard Hertz complains that he's been assfucked
Message-ID<85224de1-be4d-4ffe-a265-89dd99c02e08n@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#579583
On Saturday, March 5, 2022 at 4:49:44 PM UTC-8, crank Richard Hertz mouth-frothed:

> And, even dead, the retarded Richard Hertz still keeps losing his mind over basic science and still keeps frothing at the mouth

Nurse,

Dick has shit his pants and needs having his pampers changed. He's also frothing at the mouth and choking on his bile. Again. 



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#579646 — Re: Crank Richard Hertz complains that he's been assfucked

FromOber Corn <nm@cvslm.ca>
Date2022-03-06 22:33 +0000
SubjectRe: Crank Richard Hertz complains that he's been assfucked
Message-ID<t03cru$13ee$1@gioia.aioe.org>
In reply to#579584
Dono. wrote:

> On Saturday, March 5, 2022 at 4:49:44 PM UTC-8, crank Richard Hertz
> mouth-frothed:
> 
>> And, even dead, the retarded Richard Hertz still keeps losing his mind
>> over basic science and still keeps frothing at the mouth
> 
> Nurse,
> 
> Dick has shit his pants and needs having his pampers changed. He's also
> frothing at the mouth and choking on his bile. Again.

Ukraine On Fire - Oliver Stone - 2016
https://rumble.com/vw7ykf-ukraine-on-fire-oliver-stone-2016.html

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#579638

FromMichael Moroney <moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com>
Date2022-03-06 16:11 -0500
Message-ID<t03817$1gfc$1@gioia.aioe.org>
In reply to#579583
On 3/5/2022 7:49 PM, Richard Hertz wrote:
> On Saturday, March 5, 2022 at 4:41:22 PM UTC-3, The Starmaker wrote:
>> The Starmaker wrote:
>>>
>>> Odd Bodkin wrote:
>>>>
>>>> patdolan <patd...@comcast.net> wrote:
>>>>> On Friday, March 4, 2022 at 5:49:26 AM UTC-8, bodk...@gmail.com wrote:
>>>>>> There’s a very simple test to see if you’re interested in physics, or if
>>>>>> you only want to casually waste your time with it. And hey, if you find
>>>>>> yourself with a lot of time and can think of nothing better to do than to
>>>>>> waste it, far be it from me to keep you from that squandering.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If you’re truly interested in physics (or any subject), you will do what
>>>>>> you did early in your life, from 15-30. You will learn the subject by
>>>>>> studying books and materials generated specifically to teach you the
>>>>>> subject. Engineers did this on the way to being an engineer, doctors did
>>>>>> this on the way to becoming a doctor, chemists did this on the way to being
>>>>>> a chemist.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On the other hand, if you do not wish to spend time studying books and
>>>>>> instructional materials in physics, then you aren’t really interested in
>>>>>> the subject. It doesn’t matter what excuses you might offer for not
>>>>>> studying those materials — there have been many offered. You’re just not
>>>>>> interested enough in the subject to learn it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It’s as simple as that, and a little brutal self-awareness would come in
>>>>>> handy.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And if you do not want to have that conversation with yourself, just be
>>>>>> aware (if nothing else) that everyone else will make that assessment on
>>>>>> their own about you. This means that if you bristle and splutter that you
>>>>>> really are interested in physics, despite this observation, everyone will
>>>>>> still be aware that you are not telling the truth.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It does not matter how many years you spent with physics, it does not
>>>>>> matter how many books you own or have opened, it does not matter how much
>>>>>> effort you have put into writing your own musings about physics, it does
>>>>>> not matter how many physicists you have as friends.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If you don’t learn physics, you’re just not interested in physics.
>>>>>
>>>>> Bodkin,
>>>>>
>>>>> Galileo learnt physics--forward and back. And he kept studying it after
>>>>> he learnt it. Guess what, like me, he discovered that it was wrong in several areas.
>>>>
>>>> 1. Galileo was widely read.
>>>>
>>>> 2. Galileo performed real experiments and made quantitative experiments.
>>>>
>>>> 3. Where he discovered things were wrong, it was because of those
>>>> experimental observations, not because of “logical thinking”.
>>>>
>>>> 4. Galileo did not descend into self-amused babbling due to excessive
>>>> drinking.
>>>
>>> You forgot number 5...didn't he invented the Cuckoo Clock???
>>>
>>> Cuckoo
>>> Cuckoo
>>> Cuckoo
>> Then Albert Einstein used some sort of Cuckoo Clock (not a wristwatch
>> clock) at the patent office
>> to figure out trains schedules.
>>
>> and Voila, relativity war born.
>> -- 
>> The Starmaker -- To question the unquestionable, ask the unaskable,
>> to think the unthinkable, mention the unmentionable, say the unsayable,
>> and challenge
>> the unchallengeable.
> 
> 1) After the last world conference to adopt a reference for time zero (Greenwhich, Paris) around 1890 (and Poincaré participated),
> the amount of patents for using electrical or optical signals to sync clocks along railways exploded. In the first years of 1900, the
> Patent Office at Bern received more than 500 patents requests. How many did fall in the hands of ALBERT?
> 
> 2) In 1891, France adopted Paris Mean Time as its standard national time.
> Poincaré insisted that France adopted the same standard than the rest of countries, using either method, and that should be
> spread to every town since the nearest station.
> France was reluctant to adopt the GMT standard until  1911, when Paris Mean Time was altered by 9 minutes 21 seconds to synchronise
> with Greenwich Mean Time. It was still called Paris Mean Time, which avoided having to use the word “Greenwich”.
> 
> For 9 minutes 21 seconds all clocks in France had to stop, so France LOST that amount of time. Einstein laughed all the way to the bank.

How would that have benefited Einstein in any way?
> 
> He fucked Lorentz, he fucked Poincaré, he fucked every possible retarded that bought his SHIT. He was a protegee from the CABAL.

There goes your paranoid delusions again.
> 
> And, even dead, the retarded still keep fucking the mind of the followers of THE RELIGION OF RELATIVITY. NWO cabalistic tool.

More delusions.  Science theory=religion (or cult), and some made-up 
"cabal".
> 

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#579478

FromMaciej Wozniak <maluwozniak@gmail.com>
Date2022-03-04 21:30 -0800
Message-ID<a1c9490e-b01c-4aa7-b2cb-41e75913c43bn@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#579460
On Friday, 4 March 2022 at 22:09:55 UTC+1, bodk...@gmail.com wrote:
> patdolan <patd...@comcast.net> wrote: 
> > On Friday, March 4, 2022 at 5:49:26 AM UTC-8, bodk...@gmail.com wrote: 
> >> There’s a very simple test to see if you’re interested in physics, or if 
> >> you only want to casually waste your time with it. And hey, if you find 
> >> yourself with a lot of time and can think of nothing better to do than to 
> >> waste it, far be it from me to keep you from that squandering. 
> >> 
> >> If you’re truly interested in physics (or any subject), you will do what 
> >> you did early in your life, from 15-30. You will learn the subject by 
> >> studying books and materials generated specifically to teach you the 
> >> subject. Engineers did this on the way to being an engineer, doctors did 
> >> this on the way to becoming a doctor, chemists did this on the way to being 
> >> a chemist. 
> >> 
> >> On the other hand, if you do not wish to spend time studying books and 
> >> instructional materials in physics, then you aren’t really interested in 
> >> the subject. It doesn’t matter what excuses you might offer for not 
> >> studying those materials — there have been many offered. You’re just not 
> >> interested enough in the subject to learn it. 
> >> 
> >> It’s as simple as that, and a little brutal self-awareness would come in 
> >> handy. 
> >> 
> >> And if you do not want to have that conversation with yourself, just be 
> >> aware (if nothing else) that everyone else will make that assessment on 
> >> their own about you. This means that if you bristle and splutter that you 
> >> really are interested in physics, despite this observation, everyone will 
> >> still be aware that you are not telling the truth. 
> >> 
> >> It does not matter how many years you spent with physics, it does not 
> >> matter how many books you own or have opened, it does not matter how much 
> >> effort you have put into writing your own musings about physics, it does 
> >> not matter how many physicists you have as friends. 
> >> 
> >> If you don’t learn physics, you’re just not interested in physics. 
> > 
> > Bodkin, 
> > 
> > Galileo learnt physics--forward and back. And he kept studying it after 
> > he learnt it. Guess what, like me, he discovered that it was wrong in several areas.
> 1. Galileo was widely read. 
> 
> 2. Galileo performed real experiments and made quantitative experiments. 

For instance, he asked a real sailor what he is observing
from a boat, and the answer he received was "I see my boat
immobile and the shore moving".

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#579443

Frompatdolan <patdolan@comcast.net>
Date2022-03-04 11:09 -0800
Message-ID<432d1ea8-5abb-42c3-8b28-8b059faa5067n@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#579421
On Friday, March 4, 2022 at 5:49:26 AM UTC-8, bodk...@gmail.com wrote:
> There’s a very simple test to see if you’re interested in physics, or if 
> you only want to casually waste your time with it. And hey, if you find 
> yourself with a lot of time and can think of nothing better to do than to 
> waste it, far be it from me to keep you from that squandering. 
> 
> If you’re truly interested in physics (or any subject), you will do what 
> you did early in your life, from 15-30. You will learn the subject by 
> studying books and materials generated specifically to teach you the 
> subject. Engineers did this on the way to being an engineer, doctors did 
> this on the way to becoming a doctor, chemists did this on the way to being 
> a chemist. 
> 
> On the other hand, if you do not wish to spend time studying books and 
> instructional materials in physics, then you aren’t really interested in 
> the subject. It doesn’t matter what excuses you might offer for not 
> studying those materials — there have been many offered. You’re just not 
> interested enough in the subject to learn it. 
> 
> It’s as simple as that, and a little brutal self-awareness would come in 
> handy. 
> 
> And if you do not want to have that conversation with yourself, just be 
> aware (if nothing else) that everyone else will make that assessment on 
> their own about you. This means that if you bristle and splutter that you 
> really are interested in physics, despite this observation, everyone will 
> still be aware that you are not telling the truth. 
> 
> It does not matter how many years you spent with physics, it does not 
> matter how many books you own or have opened, it does not matter how much 
> effort you have put into writing your own musings about physics, it does 
> not matter how many physicists you have as friends. 
> 
> If you don’t learn physics, you’re just not interested in physics. 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Odd Bodkin -- maker of fine toys, tools, tables
Bodkin,

You claim that physics is best learnt from books.  I'm interested to find out what other areas of knowledge you believe are also best learned from books.

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#579461

FromOdd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com>
Date2022-03-04 21:17 +0000
Message-ID<svtvku$iaj$1@gioia.aioe.org>
In reply to#579443
patdolan <patdolan@comcast.net> wrote:
> On Friday, March 4, 2022 at 5:49:26 AM UTC-8, bodk...@gmail.com wrote:
>> There’s a very simple test to see if you’re interested in physics, or if 
>> you only want to casually waste your time with it. And hey, if you find 
>> yourself with a lot of time and can think of nothing better to do than to 
>> waste it, far be it from me to keep you from that squandering. 
>> 
>> If you’re truly interested in physics (or any subject), you will do what 
>> you did early in your life, from 15-30. You will learn the subject by 
>> studying books and materials generated specifically to teach you the 
>> subject. Engineers did this on the way to being an engineer, doctors did 
>> this on the way to becoming a doctor, chemists did this on the way to being 
>> a chemist. 
>> 
>> On the other hand, if you do not wish to spend time studying books and 
>> instructional materials in physics, then you aren’t really interested in 
>> the subject. It doesn’t matter what excuses you might offer for not 
>> studying those materials — there have been many offered. You’re just not 
>> interested enough in the subject to learn it. 
>> 
>> It’s as simple as that, and a little brutal self-awareness would come in 
>> handy. 
>> 
>> And if you do not want to have that conversation with yourself, just be 
>> aware (if nothing else) that everyone else will make that assessment on 
>> their own about you. This means that if you bristle and splutter that you 
>> really are interested in physics, despite this observation, everyone will 
>> still be aware that you are not telling the truth. 
>> 
>> It does not matter how many years you spent with physics, it does not 
>> matter how many books you own or have opened, it does not matter how much 
>> effort you have put into writing your own musings about physics, it does 
>> not matter how many physicists you have as friends. 
>> 
>> If you don’t learn physics, you’re just not interested in physics. 
>> 
>> 
>> -- 
>> Odd Bodkin -- maker of fine toys, tools, tables
> Bodkin,
> 
> You claim that physics is best learnt from books.  I'm interested to find
> out what other areas of knowledge you believe are also best learned from books.
> 

Any field where college courseware is required for certification, for
starters. Law, medicine, engineering, architecture, pharmaceutical
chemistry, mathematics, economics policy, clinical psychology. There are
lots of occupations which do not require textbooks but require long periods
of direct apprenticeship under more experienced people: diesel mechanics,
crane operators, chefs, electricians, plumbers, cabinetmakers, luthiers,
orchestral musicians, professional basketball players. 

If you’re wondering about areas of knowledge that don’t require extensive
training, there’s fruit-picking, ditch-digging, coal mining, nightwatching,
candlemaking, assembly-line work, restaurant waitstaffing, retail store
sales, and politics. One of those is surely up your alley. 

-- 
Odd Bodkin -- maker of fine toys, tools, tables

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