Re: The "GOODBYE ALBERT" Experiment.

From: Eric Gisse (fsegg_at_uaf.edu)
Date: 10/18/04 

Date: 17 Oct 2004 20:24:30 -0700

"Bill Hobba" <bhobba@rubbish.net.au> wrote in message news:<gBCcd.29882$5O5.12906@news-server.bigpond.net.au>...
> "Eric Gisse" <fsegg@uaf.edu> wrote in message
> news:fd0fc2fa.0410161605.399a587e@posting.google.com...
> > H@..(Henri Wilson) wrote in message
> news:<obm0n011ot369kuqvj8nns5l0kluiot9lv@4ax.com>...
> > > On 14 Oct 2004 16:42:20 -0700, fsegg@uaf.edu (Eric Gisse) wrote:
> > >
> > > >H@..(Henri Wilson) wrote in message
> news:<2mqsm09u02r5p24n1n9rgrduhsdkf9g7oq@4ax.com>...
> > > >
> > > >[snip]
> > > >
> > > >> >> >
> > > >> >> >Why do you think I watch Uncle Al's progress with more than idle
> > > >> >> >interest?
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> The only direction Al progresses is further up his arse.
> > > >> >
> > > >> >No, you goddamn fool.
> > > >> >
> > > >> >Why do you think it is that I would think Uncle Al has something
> > > >> >promising and you do not? There is no physicist cabal going on here,
> > > >> >Al is an organic chemist, im training to be a physicist. My interest
> > > >> >in experiments is always merit-based.
> > > >>
> > > >> My advice is to give up Geese. You don't have the attitude or
> aptitude.
> > > >
> > > >Attitude : Yes.
> > > >Aptitude : Most likely. Won't know till I get there.
> > >
> > > I've already been and done it so I know I have both. That is also quite
> evident
> > > from my posts.. eh?
> >
> > Your posts indicate that you are stupid. I would be embarassed to have
> > you as a professor. I have had professors that I don't think belong in
> > the classroom, but I have never had a professor I was genuinely
> > embarassed to have.
>
> When I was doing by degree I must admit I had good professors but that
> changed for my Masters. Unfortunately some lecturers thought their job was
> to set these assignment questions that consisted of 5 trivial ones you could
> knock off in 30 minutes and one bugger of a thing that it took me weeks or
> months to solve. I went to see the lecturer about that and he said - oh we
> need something to challenge the good students - these are questions I had
> difficulty with (and he had a Phd) - you really have done something if you
> can solve it. Since I was also working full time I did a rethink and
> decided to drop my Masters.

Im still undergrad, so these are the comments I pay attention to :D

[snip]

> >
> > Have you ever passed linear algebra?
>
> I actually found that comment rather amusing. Henri keeps on harping about
> his ballistic theory which implies particles; yet the resolution of the wave
> particle duality requires QM and Hilbert spaces. I believe you are correct,
> it is highly doubtful he even understands basic linear algebra, so the idea
> of an infinite dimensional space would blow his mind.

I only point that out because as I trawl through the math classes I am
consistantly challenged by things that I would never have thought of.
I also recognise quite a few things that would trip up the cranks. I
am not sure if that is helping me or not :D

Linear algebra is one.
Applied analysis is another, where line integrals and vector calculus
are dealt with in detail. Henri's comment that somehow all the lost
ticks are regained at the start of another orbit just set me off
laughing.

>
> Thanks
> Bill

[snip]

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