Comments on: Nerd Word – Spaghettification http://filipinofreethinkers.org/2009/10/16/nerd-word-spaghettification/ A fellowship of atheists, agnostics, deists, humanists, skeptics, and freethinkers in the Philippines and around the world. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:30:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: jong http://filipinofreethinkers.org/2009/10/16/nerd-word-spaghettification/comment-page-1/#comment-1145 jong Sun, 18 Oct 2009 11:06:16 +0000 http://filipinofreethinkers.org/?p=807#comment-1145 Wikipedia is boring - too technical. I hope to see an article about singularity that the layman can relate to. :) Wikipedia is boring – too technical. I hope to see an article about singularity that the layman can relate to. :)

]]> By: frank http://filipinofreethinkers.org/2009/10/16/nerd-word-spaghettification/comment-page-1/#comment-1144 frank Sun, 18 Oct 2009 04:44:53 +0000 http://filipinofreethinkers.org/?p=807#comment-1144 I think for more in-depth discussion on things like gravitational singularities, Wikipedia is useful and interesting enough. I don't think there is a need to discuss any more detail than is necessary to illustrate the general awesomeness of science. For more in-depth discussions on Nerd Words, I would recommend science books or magazines. =) We're not writing textbooks after all. @francis - I make a truly horrifying collaborator, believe you me. It baffles me daily how I manage to get my own two hands to work together when typing anything, honest. ^^ I think for more in-depth discussion on things like gravitational singularities, Wikipedia is useful and interesting enough. I don't think there is a need to discuss any more detail than is necessary to illustrate the general awesomeness of science. For more in-depth discussions on Nerd Words, I would recommend science books or magazines. =) We're not writing textbooks after all.

@francis – I make a truly horrifying collaborator, believe you me. It baffles me daily how I manage to get my own two hands to work together when typing anything, honest. ^^

]]> By: f241vc15 http://filipinofreethinkers.org/2009/10/16/nerd-word-spaghettification/comment-page-1/#comment-1139 f241vc15 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:44:23 +0000 http://filipinofreethinkers.org/?p=807#comment-1139 @frank Ah you're an astrophysicist or just someone who fancies it? I was supposed to major in physics but I got sidetracked into computer engineering for a while. :) You can check Pecier's (physics major) and my recent discussions <a href="http://(http://filipinofreethinkers.org/2009/10/12/falling-in-love-the-physics-of-attraction/)" rel="nofollow"> <a href="http://(http://filipinofreethinkers.org/2009/10/12/falling-in-love-the-physics-of-attraction/)</a>" target="_blank">(http://filipinofreethinkers.org/2009/10/12/falling-in-love-the-physics-of-attraction/)</a></a> regarding gravitation, which is relevant to singularities. I might even make a future article regarding blackholes too, but usually I try to make them less technical. Then again, if somebody requests something more technical, I won't back out from that challenge. :) @frank

Ah you're an astrophysicist or just someone who fancies it? I was supposed to major in physics but I got sidetracked into computer engineering for a while. :) You can check Pecier's (physics major) and my recent discussions <a href="http://(http://filipinofreethinkers.org/2009/10/12/falling-in-love-the-physics-of-attraction/)” target=”_blank”>(http://filipinofreethinkers.org/2009/10/12/falling-in-love-the-physics-of-attraction/) regarding gravitation, which is relevant to singularities. I might even make a future article regarding blackholes too, but usually I try to make them less technical. Then again, if somebody requests something more technical, I won't back out from that challenge. :)

]]> By: f241vc15 http://filipinofreethinkers.org/2009/10/16/nerd-word-spaghettification/comment-page-1/#comment-1143 f241vc15 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:54:04 +0000 http://filipinofreethinkers.org/?p=807#comment-1143 @jong Layman's article for space-time singularities? Sure I'll take that. But I'll need to get my creative writing skill juices flowing again. After my last article <a href="http://(http://filipinofreethinkers.org/2009/10/16/sorry-guys-im-reconverting)" rel="nofollow">(http://filipinofreethinkers.org/2009/10/16/sorry-guys-im-reconverting)</a> left me a bit dry of those juices. :) The technical article isn't so hard since I just basically flood the thing with equations and geeks go "ahh" and "uh-huh". But you can hold that layman's article on me. :) @frank Maybe sometime we can write an article together. The less equations (or none at all) the better. How's that? :) @wes Congrats! I met Pecier a few days ago and he also has a copy of that book and he's reading it also. @jong

Layman's article for space-time singularities? Sure I'll take that. But I'll need to get my creative writing skill juices flowing again. After my last article (http://filipinofreethinkers.org/2009/10/16/sorry-guys-im-reconverting) left me a bit dry of those juices. :) The technical article isn't so hard since I just basically flood the thing with equations and geeks go "ahh" and "uh-huh". But you can hold that layman's article on me. :)

@frank

Maybe sometime we can write an article together. The less equations (or none at all) the better. How's that? :)

@wes

Congrats! I met Pecier a few days ago and he also has a copy of that book and he's reading it also.

]]> By: frank http://filipinofreethinkers.org/2009/10/16/nerd-word-spaghettification/comment-page-1/#comment-1142 frank Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:14:57 +0000 http://filipinofreethinkers.org/?p=807#comment-1142 @francis f241vc15 - just a fan of astronomy, actually. and paleontology, geology, biology and an whole bunch of stuff. but i'm probably nowhere near as hardcore as you guys, as the slightest hint of an equation puts me off entirely. if an equals sign isn't followed by a parenthesis, i'm out. =) @francis f241vc15 – just a fan of astronomy, actually. and paleontology, geology, biology and an whole bunch of stuff. but i'm probably nowhere near as hardcore as you guys, as the slightest hint of an equation puts me off entirely. if an equals sign isn't followed by a parenthesis, i'm out. =)

]]> By: jong http://filipinofreethinkers.org/2009/10/16/nerd-word-spaghettification/comment-page-1/#comment-1141 jong Sat, 17 Oct 2009 10:43:43 +0000 http://filipinofreethinkers.org/?p=807#comment-1141 F241vc15 : The challenge is to write about space-time singularity in a way that captures the layman's interest and satisfies his understanding. Up to it? :) F241vc15 : The challenge is to write about space-time singularity in a way that captures the layman's interest and satisfies his understanding. Up to it? :)

]]> By: wes http://filipinofreethinkers.org/2009/10/16/nerd-word-spaghettification/comment-page-1/#comment-1140 wes Sat, 17 Oct 2009 10:41:57 +0000 http://filipinofreethinkers.org/?p=807#comment-1140 science geeks unite! hehe :) @francis: I finally finished that Physics of the Impossible book, hehe. after years of being ignored in my bookshelf, hehe. Maybe jong would find that book a good read, its got good chapters on space-time discussions from the wizard of string theory himself :) science geeks unite! hehe :)

@francis: I finally finished that Physics of the Impossible book, hehe. after years of being ignored in my bookshelf, hehe. Maybe jong would find that book a good read, its got good chapters on space-time discussions from the wizard of string theory himself :)

]]> By: jong http://filipinofreethinkers.org/2009/10/16/nerd-word-spaghettification/comment-page-1/#comment-1137 jong Sat, 17 Oct 2009 08:32:52 +0000 http://filipinofreethinkers.org/?p=807#comment-1137 @Frank: I was the one who requested the singularity article, not Geri. And I promise I won't be bored to sleep. You have such a way of making 'boring' nerdy topics interesting for us laymen. Please? :) @Frank: I was the one who requested the singularity article, not Geri. And I promise I won't be bored to sleep. You have such a way of making 'boring' nerdy topics interesting for us laymen. Please? :)

]]> By: frank http://filipinofreethinkers.org/2009/10/16/nerd-word-spaghettification/comment-page-1/#comment-1136 frank Sat, 17 Oct 2009 08:23:54 +0000 http://filipinofreethinkers.org/?p=807#comment-1136 @Geri - I think if I were to write a detailed article on gravitational singularity, I'd get carried away and write enough to bore people to sleep. ^^ Nerd alert! @Geri – I think if I were to write a detailed article on gravitational singularity, I'd get carried away and write enough to bore people to sleep. ^^ Nerd alert!

]]> By: Edith http://filipinofreethinkers.org/2009/10/16/nerd-word-spaghettification/comment-page-1/#comment-1134 Edith Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:59:53 +0000 http://filipinofreethinkers.org/?p=807#comment-1134 I am definitely agreed that the bible is old. But we cannot change the facts that the bible today circulated in more than 1000 language of the world still indestructible. Another thing that we need to consider is the unity of the Bible. Although written by some forty different authors over the period of about 1600 yrs, the bible is one book. It has one doctrinal system, one moral standard, one plan of salvation, one program of the ages. Its several accounts of the same incidents or teachings are not contradictory, but supplementary. Also, the bible produces a highest result in all walks of life. It has led to the highest type of creations in the field of arts, architecture, literature, and music. And a lot of things that we can experience and learn if we open our mind to see the true essence of the word of God. I am definitely agreed that the bible is old. But we cannot change the facts that the bible today circulated in more than 1000 language of the world still indestructible. Another thing that we need to consider is the unity of the Bible. Although written by some forty different authors over the period of about 1600 yrs, the bible is one book. It has one doctrinal system, one moral standard, one plan of salvation, one program of the ages. Its several accounts of the same incidents or teachings are not contradictory, but supplementary.

Also, the bible produces a highest result in all walks of life. It has led to the highest type of creations in the field of arts, architecture, literature, and music. And a lot of things that we can experience and learn if we open our mind to see the true essence of the word of God.

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