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Re: Twins and the universe

From Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com>
Newsgroups sci.physics.relativity
Subject Re: Twins and the universe
Date 2015-11-06 07:54 -0600
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On 11/5/2015 10:46 PM, Thomas Heger wrote:
> In fact arxiv.org has still less than a million papers stored.
>
> So I have exaggerated 'slightly'.
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ArXiv
>
> Now they store about 8000 new papers every month.
>
> The problem I see is this:
>
> in such a medium, where the number of papers grow and grow to an
> enormous amount, there is no possibility, to estimate the usefulness of
> a single certain paper.
>
> This would mean: the server stores the papers and provides certain
> technical services, but does not contain a mechanism, to validate its
> content.
>
> So the server would contain papers of very different quality, ranging
> from brilliant to crap, and the user has no indication, to which
> category a certain paper belongs.

That's exactly right. It takes some expertise to be able to sort out 
which papers are interesting and which ones are not. That expertise is 
not typically held by amateurs. But then again, ArXiv is not intended to 
be a place for amateurs to browse to learn a subject.

Now, the amateur (like me) might fuss and complain, "But how then am I 
supposed to acquire this expertise?" The answer is to *start* with books 
and articles aimed at the beginner. In those books and articles, you 
will find references to further reading, which will point to articles in 
ArXiv or in published journals, and those are the ones that you should 
select to read.

>
> Next problem is, that the access is still limited, since not everybody
> could store papers there, but only members of certain universities and
> some other authors or people, who are promoted by authors, that belong
> to the 'insiders'.

Well, it's not a completely unmoderated forum, that's correct. It is not 
sci.physics.relativity, nor is intended to be.

>
> This is the disease called 'Academia' in electronic form, but not a
> solution to certain problems of scientific research.
>
> The problem arises, if 'outsiders' have something to say, since they
> could not publish there.

That's true, but that doesn't mean you're out of options. You can create 
a blog. You can post to unmoderated forums (like this one). The real 
problem is that you don't want the audience of a blog or an unmoderated 
forum. You want the audience of ArXiV. But the fact is, you're not 
actually entitled to that audience until you earn it.

It seems to be a common misconception that scientific communication 
should be completely open and unmoderated and unfiltered, so that anyone 
with an interest in the subject will be visible and have their ideas 
heard. That is both an unrealistic and unreasonable expectation.

>
> 'academia' is a problem, since if 'insiders' decide about the progress
> in science, they would most likely perpetuate, what already the
> forefathers knew.

This I disagree with wholeheartedly. The Nobel Prizes are prime examples 
of physicists strenuously disagreeing with what their forefathers knew.


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

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Twins and the universe Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2015-10-30 23:40 +0100
  Re: Twins and the universe paparios <paparios@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 16:15 -0700
  Re: Twins and the universe John Heath <heathjohn2@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 18:49 -0700
    Re: Twins and the universe Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2015-10-31 09:02 +0100
  Re: Twins and the universe Tom Roberts <tjroberts137@sbcglobal.net> - 2015-10-30 22:03 -0500
    Re: Twins and the universe John Gogo <jfgogo22@yahoo.com> - 2015-10-30 21:30 -0700
      Re: Twins and the universe John Gogo <jfgogo22@yahoo.com> - 2015-10-30 21:39 -0700
        Re: Twins and the universe John Gogo <jfgogo22@yahoo.com> - 2015-11-03 20:00 -0800
    Re: Twins and the universe Koobee Wublee <koobee.wublee@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 00:03 -0700
      Re: Twins and the universe crisd <crisdunbar@gmail.com> - 2015-11-03 14:08 -0800
        Re: Twins and the universe Koobee Wublee <koobee.wublee@gmail.com> - 2015-11-03 23:01 -0800
    Re: Twins and the universe Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2015-10-31 09:11 +0100
      Re: Twins and the universe Tom Roberts <tjroberts137@sbcglobal.net> - 2015-11-02 13:28 -0600
        Re: Twins and the universe Koobee Wublee <koobee.wublee@gmail.com> - 2015-11-02 21:32 -0800
          Re: Twins and the universe Tom Roberts <tjroberts137@sbcglobal.net> - 2015-11-03 10:19 -0600
            Re: Twins and the universe Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-11-04 01:41 +0100
              Re: Twins and the universe Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-11-04 02:09 +0100
              Re: Twins and the universe Tom Roberts <tjroberts137@sbcglobal.net> - 2015-11-03 21:51 -0600
                Re: Twins and the universe Koobee Wublee <koobee.wublee@gmail.com> - 2015-11-03 22:27 -0800
                Re: Twins and the universe Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-11-04 09:24 +0100
              Re: Twins and the universe Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-11-04 07:48 -0600
                Re: Twins and the universe mlwozniak@wp.pl - 2015-11-04 06:43 -0800
                Re: Twins and the universe Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-11-05 04:19 +0100
                Re: Twins and the universe Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-11-05 10:47 -0600
                Re: Twins and the universe Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-11-05 21:00 +0100
                Re: Twins and the universe Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-11-06 05:46 +0100
                Re: Twins and the universe JanPB <filmart@gmail.com> - 2015-11-05 20:54 -0800
                Re: Twins and the universe Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-11-06 07:54 -0600
                Re: Twins and the universe John Gogo <jfgogo22@yahoo.com> - 2015-11-06 19:28 -0800
            Re: Twins and the universe Koobee Wublee <koobee.wublee@gmail.com> - 2015-11-03 22:10 -0800
        Re: Twins and the universe mlwozniak@wp.pl - 2015-11-03 01:22 -0800
    Re: Twins and the universe Tom Roberts <tjroberts137@sbcglobal.net> - 2015-10-31 10:04 -0500
      Re: Twins and the universe Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2015-11-01 09:36 +0100
        Re: Twins and the universe Tom Roberts <tjroberts137@sbcglobal.net> - 2015-11-03 10:14 -0600
          Re: Twins and the universe Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2015-11-03 19:45 +0100
            Re: Twins and the universe Tom Roberts <tjroberts137@sbcglobal.net> - 2015-11-07 08:52 -0600
              Re: Twins and the universe Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2015-11-07 17:02 +0100
          Re: Twins and the universe kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2015-11-09 08:13 -0800
            Re: Twins and the universe Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-11-09 10:25 -0600
              Re: Twins and the universe Open Collector <openc@opencollector.org> - 2015-11-09 19:00 +0000
              Re: Twins and the universe kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2015-11-09 11:55 -0800
                Re: Twins and the universe Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-11-09 15:51 -0600
            Re: Twins and the universe Open Collector <openc@opencollector.org> - 2015-11-09 18:59 +0000
    Re: Twins and the universe kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2015-11-01 06:25 -0800
    Re: Twins and the universe kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2015-11-01 06:49 -0800
      Re: Twins and the universe Wayne Olmstead <wayols@eclipseevenet.org> - 2015-11-01 14:55 +0000
      Re: Twins and the universe Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-11-02 09:32 -0600
        Re: Twins and the universe mlwozniak@wp.pl - 2015-11-03 01:15 -0800
        Re: Twins and the universe kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2015-11-07 07:59 -0800
          Re: Twins and the universe Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-11-09 09:23 -0600
            Re: Twins and the universe kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2015-11-09 08:23 -0800
              Re: Twins and the universe Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-11-09 10:27 -0600
                Re: Twins and the universe kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2015-11-09 12:22 -0800
                Re: Twins and the universe Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-11-09 15:58 -0600
                Re: Twins and the universe kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2015-11-10 06:07 -0800
                Re: Twins and the universe Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-11-10 08:32 -0600
                Re: Twins and the universe kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2015-11-10 06:54 -0800
                Re: Twins and the universe Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-11-10 13:44 -0600
                Re: Twins and the universe kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2015-11-11 06:19 -0800
                Re: Twins and the universe Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-11-11 09:12 -0600
                Re: Twins and the universe kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2015-11-11 12:47 -0800
                Re: Twins and the universe Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-11-11 15:02 -0600
                Re: Twins and the universe kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2015-11-14 06:52 -0800
                Re: Twins and the universe Ty Knotts <TyKnotts@hotmail.org> - 2015-11-14 16:14 +0000
    Re: Twins and the universe kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2015-11-07 07:49 -0800
  Re: Twins and the universe fuller.david@hotmail.com - 2015-10-30 21:58 -0700
  Re: Twins and the universe Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-10-31 05:58 +0100
    Re: Twins and the universe Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2015-10-31 09:14 +0100
      Re: Twins and the universe Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-10-31 10:14 +0100
        Re: Twins and the universe Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2015-10-31 11:14 +0100
          Re: Twins and the universe Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-11-01 05:16 +0100
            Re: Twins and the universe Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2015-11-01 09:11 +0100
              Re: Twins and the universe John Heath <heathjohn2@gmail.com> - 2015-11-01 07:13 -0800
                Re: Twins and the universe mlwozniak@wp.pl - 2015-11-01 23:03 -0800
              Re: Twins and the universe Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-11-03 05:42 +0100
                Re: Twins and the universe mlwozniak@wp.pl - 2015-11-03 01:31 -0800
                Re: Twins and the universe Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-11-04 01:34 +0100
                Re: Twins and the universe mlwozniak@wp.pl - 2015-11-03 23:51 -0800
                Re: Twins and the universe Tom Roberts <tjroberts137@sbcglobal.net> - 2015-11-05 00:30 -0600
                Re: Twins and the universe Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2015-11-05 10:16 +0100
                Re: Twins and the universe John Gogo <jfgogo22@yahoo.com> - 2015-11-06 18:17 -0800
                Re: Twins and the universe Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2015-11-07 16:41 +0100
                Re: Twins and the universe John Gogo <jfgogo22@yahoo.com> - 2015-11-06 18:35 -0800
                Re: Twins and the universe Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2015-11-07 16:42 +0100
                Re: Twins and the universe alsor@interia.pl - 2015-11-05 11:43 -0800
                Re: Twins and the universe John Gogo <jfgogo22@yahoo.com> - 2015-11-06 18:14 -0800
                Re: Twins and the universe John Gogo <jfgogo22@yahoo.com> - 2015-11-03 20:21 -0800
                Re: Twins and the universe John Gogo <jfgogo22@yahoo.com> - 2015-11-03 20:30 -0800
                Re: Twins and the universe John Heath <heathjohn2@gmail.com> - 2015-11-06 18:00 -0800
                Re: Twins and the universe shuba <tim@sh.uba> - 2015-11-07 03:07 +0000
                Re: Twins and the universe Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-11-07 05:35 +0100
                Re: Twins and the universe shuba <tim@sh.uba> - 2015-11-07 06:28 +0000
                Re: Twins and the universe Tom Roberts <tjroberts137@sbcglobal.net> - 2015-11-07 09:02 -0600
                Re: Twins and the universe Edgardo Alcantara <edgardoalcantara@carosseryrepair.org> - 2015-11-07 15:09 +0000
                Re: Twins and the universe Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2015-11-07 17:05 +0100
                Re: Twins and the universe Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-11-08 07:52 +0100
                Re: Twins and the universe Gary Harnagel <hitlong@yahoo.com> - 2015-11-08 04:38 -0800
                Re: Twins and the universe Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2015-11-08 13:58 +0100
                Re: Twins and the universe Gary Harnagel <hitlong@yahoo.com> - 2015-11-08 05:38 -0800
                Re: Twins and the universe Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2015-11-08 15:24 +0100
                Re: Twins and the universe Gary Harnagel <hitlong@yahoo.com> - 2015-11-08 06:36 -0800
                Re: Twins and the universe paparios <paparios@gmail.com> - 2015-11-08 07:13 -0800
                Re: Twins and the universe Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2015-11-08 16:18 +0100
                Re: Twins and the universe Gary Harnagel <hitlong@yahoo.com> - 2015-11-08 07:32 -0800
                Re: Twins and the universe Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2015-11-08 16:48 +0100
                Re: Twins and the universe Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2015-11-08 16:15 +0100
                Re: Twins and the universe Tom Roberts <tjroberts137@sbcglobal.net> - 2015-11-08 14:22 -0600
                Re: Twins and the universe Gary Harnagel <hitlong@yahoo.com> - 2015-11-08 13:41 -0800
                Re: Twins and the universe Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2015-11-08 23:18 +0100
                Re: Twins and the universe shuba <tim@sh.uba> - 2015-11-08 19:05 +0000
                Re: Twins and the universe Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-11-08 20:51 +0100
                Re: Twins and the universe pnalsing@gmail.com - 2015-11-08 13:55 -0800
                Re: Twins and the universe Gary Harnagel <hitlong@yahoo.com> - 2015-11-08 14:00 -0800
                Re: Twins and the universe pnalsing@gmail.com - 2015-11-08 14:13 -0800
                Re: Twins and the universe Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-11-09 05:58 +0100
                Re: Twins and the universe Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-11-10 04:31 +0100
                Re: Twins and the universe JanPB <filmart@gmail.com> - 2015-11-09 20:34 -0800
                Re: Twins and the universe pnalsing@gmail.com - 2015-11-09 20:45 -0800
                Re: Twins and the universe shuba <tim@sh.uba> - 2015-11-10 21:23 +0000
                Re: Twins and the universe Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-11-10 15:42 -0600
                Re: Twins and the universe Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-11-11 03:01 +0100
                Re: Twins and the universe Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-11-10 20:06 -0600
                Re: Twins and the universe Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-11-11 06:21 +0100
                Re: Twins and the universe kefischer <emoneyjoe@iglou.com> - 2015-11-11 01:08 -0500
                Re: Twins and the universe Gary Harnagel <hitlong@yahoo.com> - 2015-11-11 04:00 -0800
                Re: Twins and the universe Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-11-11 07:32 -0600
                Re: Twins and the universe Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-11-11 16:51 +0100
                Re: Twins and the universe Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-11-11 10:27 -0600
                Re: Twins and the universe Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-11-11 22:48 +0100
                Re: Twins and the universe kefischer <emoneyjoe@iglou.com> - 2015-11-11 18:11 -0500
                Re: Twins and the universe Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-11-12 06:22 +0100
                Re: Twins and the universe kefischer <emoneyjoe@iglou.com> - 2015-11-12 01:23 -0500
                Re: Twins and the universe Gary Harnagel <hitlong@yahoo.com> - 2015-11-12 04:13 -0800
                Re: Twins and the universe Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-11-12 21:30 +0100
                Re: Twins and the universe kefischer <emoneyjoe@iglou.com> - 2015-11-12 16:25 -0500
                Re: Twins and the universe Gary Harnagel <hitlong@yahoo.com> - 2015-11-12 14:35 -0800
                Re: Twins and the universe Ted Striker <tedstrickdr@mailaccount.org> - 2015-11-12 22:47 +0000
                Re: Twins and the universe Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-11-13 05:25 +0100
                Re: Twins and the universe Gary Harnagel <hitlong@yahoo.com> - 2015-11-12 20:49 -0800
                Re: Twins and the universe Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-11-14 05:02 +0100
                Re: Twins and the universe Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2015-11-14 10:11 +0100
                Re: Twins and the universe Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-11-14 11:10 +0100
                Re: Twins and the universe Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2015-11-14 12:11 +0100
                Re: Twins and the universe Gary Harnagel <hitlong@yahoo.com> - 2015-11-14 04:54 -0800
                Re: Twins and the universe RichD <r_delaney2001@yahoo.com> - 2015-11-11 16:18 -0800
                Re: Twins and the universe Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-11-12 11:32 -0600

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