I can't speak for anyone else, but the University of Missouri currently has Firefox installed on most (all?) student-accessible campus computers, and it is the only browser listed in the "Internet" software folder in the start menu.
I guess there are several reasons for this.. one is simply manners. Boasting is unpolite. Scientific papers rarely have exciting titles, even when the results are exciting.
The second is of course, that a good scientist realizes the if a result may be revolutionary. A good scientist also always leaves room for doubt.
Contrast this lack of fanfare with another recent publication, Stephen Wolfram's A New Kind of Science. This 'new' science seems to have been met with mixed reviews at best, and not the paradigm shift that the author seems to have been hoping for. Of course only time will tell who is right... But in the event that Perelman's is incorrect, his humility and lack of hubris regarding his solution definitely earns him my respect, and undoubtedly that of many others in the field.
4) Release on an independent record label. Aphex Twin has a successful one. Paul Van Dyk is doing fine on his record label. The Beastie Boys have the clout to do it.
Hmm, seems they did have their own label at one point, Grand Royal, but the new album is on Capitol Records. I'm not sure what the status of Grand Royal is today.
-In 1980 UCS predicted that the earth would soon run out of fossil fuels. "It is now abundantly clear," the group wrote, "that the world has entered a period of chronic energy shortages." Oops! Known reserves of oil, coal and natural gas have never been higher, and show every sign of increasing.
"Hey stupid - are you too dumb to know there are 4 different simultaneous 24 hour days within a single rotation of Earth? Greenwich 1 day is a lie. 4 quadrants = 4 corners, and 4 different directions. Each Earth corner rotates own separate 24 hour day. Infinite days is stupidity. Most math is erroneous. You are educated stupid."
An original Idea for the scavenger hunt that doesnt weakly attempt to show how witty, creative, pretentious and just plain lame we actually are. The Judges must look like the morons they are. [242 points]
Finding such an idea would require finding someone at the U of C who does not display these qualities....Yeah, I guess that would be pretty challenging.
That just happened in my neighborhood. The mom and pop joint has far better burgers, and real milkshakes, but when the zombie masses see the golden arches they act as if their decision has been made for them and go for the Big Macs.
Well, some people prefer the taste of McDonalds' partially-gelatinated non-dairy gum-based beverages.
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I can't speak for anyone else, but the University of Missouri currently has Firefox installed on most (all?) student-accessible campus computers, and it is the only browser listed in the "Internet" software folder in the start menu.
I guess there are several reasons for this.. one is simply manners. Boasting is unpolite. Scientific papers rarely have exciting titles, even when the results are exciting. The second is of course, that a good scientist realizes the if a result may be revolutionary. A good scientist also always leaves room for doubt.
Contrast this lack of fanfare with another recent publication, Stephen Wolfram's A New Kind of Science. This 'new' science seems to have been met with mixed reviews at best, and not the paradigm shift that the author seems to have been hoping for. Of course only time will tell who is right... But in the event that Perelman's is incorrect, his humility and lack of hubris regarding his solution definitely earns him my respect, and undoubtedly that of many others in the field.
4) Release on an independent record label. Aphex Twin has a successful one. Paul Van Dyk is doing fine on his record label. The Beastie Boys have the clout to do it.
Hmm, seems they did have their own label at one point, Grand Royal, but the new album is on Capitol Records. I'm not sure what the status of Grand Royal is today.
Hollywood special-FXathon? No thanks. If I wanted to watch actors get chased by special effects for nine hours...
Um, you do know the movie was made entirely in New Zealand, right?
pshht, that song sucks...
offically
-In 1980 UCS predicted that the earth would soon run out of fossil fuels. "It is now abundantly clear," the group wrote, "that the world has entered a period of chronic energy shortages." Oops! Known reserves of oil, coal and natural gas have never been higher, and show every sign of increasing.
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Oil reserves show every sign of increasing?
You might want to look
here: http://www.hubbertpeak.com/
here: http://www.peakoil.org/
or here: http://www.fromthewilderness.com/free/ww3/061203_
"Hey stupid - are you too dumb to know there are 4 different simultaneous 24 hour days within a single rotation of Earth? Greenwich 1 day is a lie. 4 quadrants = 4 corners, and 4 different directions. Each Earth corner rotates own separate 24 hour day. Infinite days is stupidity. Most math is erroneous. You are educated stupid."
Time Cube!!!
An original Idea for the scavenger hunt that doesnt weakly attempt to show how witty, creative, pretentious and just plain lame we actually are. The Judges must look like the morons they are. [242 points]
...Yeah, I guess that would be pretty challenging.
Finding such an idea would require finding someone at the U of C who does not display these qualities.
That just happened in my neighborhood. The mom and pop joint has far better burgers, and real milkshakes, but when the zombie masses see the golden arches they act as if their decision has been made for them and go for the Big Macs.
Well, some people prefer the taste of McDonalds' partially-gelatinated non-dairy gum-based beverages.