See for yourself! the truth is right before your eyes!

Quote from: The Great God Roundy on December 19, 2007, 04:25:07 PM

Quote from: GG-Xtreme on December 19, 2007, 04:18:36 PM

Quote from: The Great God Roundy on December 19, 2007, 04:15:32 PM

I don't see any reason why.  It's the density of the atmosphere close to the ground and in the distance that gives the illusion of a curve.  Above us we're not looking at nearly as much atmosphere so the opposite effect takes hold, giving us a clear view of the heavens.

Wrong.

Wrong.

Wrong infinity!

Dammit! 

Quote from: cpt_bthimes on December 19, 2007, 12:55:26 PM

Quote from: tommo on December 19, 2007, 12:33:59 PM

FE has been failing recently

it's because username, a moderating effect, left for south america and will come back an re. 

Why did he leave? To test out his FE views?

no, a vacation with cousins (or "family") if i remember correctly.  also if i remember correctly, he is flying to somewhere in south america, then taking a boat to, or near, or by antarctica.  he asked for ideas of experiments to try.  as typical, bishop gave him a laundry list of nonsense that would do nothing for even fe.  it's still a recent thread probably, on page one or two of "debate & discussion".  think it's titled "last day".

theengineer posts mostly one liners re-asserting standard fe model and attacking noobs on spelling errors and such, because he's tired of debating after having been here so long and is jaded and hates life and desperately needs to go to jamaica and "get his groove back" before he spirals into a vicious cycle of self-hatred, cutting, drugs, alcohol, increasingly nasty prostitutes

I'm pretty sure my wife would not appreciate me doing all that.  It would probably make her sad.


If you would like to partake in an actual winnable debate, I am having one on the finer points of theoretical physics in Questions and Clarifications.  Your RE buddies are doing a horrible job and could use some help.

If you would like to partake in an actual winnable debate, I am having one on the finer points of theoretical physics in Questions and Clarifications.  Your RE buddies are doing a horrible job and could use some help.

Cool!!! Be right there!

Quote from: cpt_bthimes on December 19, 2007, 12:55:26 PM

theengineer posts mostly one liners re-asserting standard fe model and attacking noobs on spelling errors and such, because he's tired of debating after having been here so long and is jaded and hates life and desperately needs to go to jamaica and "get his groove back" before he spirals into a vicious cycle of self-hatred, cutting, drugs, alcohol, increasingly nasty prostitutes

I'm pretty sure my wife would not appreciate me doing all that.  It would probably make her sad.


If you would like to partake in an actual winnable debate, I am having one on the finer points of theoretical physics in Questions and Clarifications.  Your RE buddies are doing a horrible job and could use some help.

And he is now gloating that I was wrong over the whole "photon is a boson" thing. If my admitting that I was wrong once destroys my credibility, then how is it that and FE'er has any credibility at all?

If you would like to partake in an actual winnable debate, I am having one on the finer points of theoretical physics in Questions and Clarifications.  Your RE buddies are doing a horrible job and could use some help.

thanks...but, i'm really more of a "practical physics" kind of guy.  i always found the theoretical stuff too...what's the word...untestable.  (you know, if stuff like string theory is what you're talking about.  i suppose "theoretical" doesn't necessarily imply that though.  so maybe i'll wander over.  once i hide the drugs and prostitutes.)

Quote from: TheEngineer on December 19, 2007, 11:15:17 PM

Quote from: cpt_bthimes on December 19, 2007, 12:55:26 PM

theengineer posts mostly one liners re-asserting standard fe model and attacking noobs on spelling errors and such, because he's tired of debating after having been here so long and is jaded and hates life and desperately needs to go to jamaica and "get his groove back" before he spirals into a vicious cycle of self-hatred, cutting, drugs, alcohol, increasingly nasty prostitutes

I'm pretty sure my wife would not appreciate me doing all that.  It would probably make her sad.


If you would like to partake in an actual winnable debate, I am having one on the finer points of theoretical physics in Questions and Clarifications.  Your RE buddies are doing a horrible job and could use some help.

And he is now gloating that I was wrong over the whole "photon is a boson" thing. If my admitting that I was wrong once destroys my credibility, then how is it that and FE'er has any credibility at all?

Dude, you need to relax a bit... it was a misunderstanding and now that it's been settled, he'll be more than happy to discuss other things with you. Same thing happened to me... we spent 3 pages or so arguing Relativity when in reality it was just a mis-statement on my part. Once it was cleared up, that was that.

Seriously, on the internetz it's easy to get wound up about things, but if you want to go through your debate, just pick up where you left off. No biggie.

Take it easy,
Optimus

Quote from: tommo on December 19, 2007, 12:33:59 PM

FE has been failing recently

it's because username, a moderating effect, left for south america and will come back an re.  theengineer posts mostly one liners re-asserting standard fe model and attacking noobs on spelling errors and such, because he's tired of debating after having been here so long and is jaded and hates life and desperately needs to go to jamaica and "get his groove back" before he spirals into a vicious cycle of self-hatred, cutting, drugs, alcohol, increasingly nasty prostitutes, and...satan worship or something.  roundy is a teenage girl having fun and venturing out into the world and will be gone the moment she...well you know.  (ahh, to be young again.)  i'd go on about the small handful of other fe'ers and devil's advocates (which btw all *do* seem to be in sparser supply lately), but i've got to get on doing what i need to be doing right now.

You're a very bitter man. Very bitter.

If I'm one of those so called "devil's advocates" - I've got a lot going on right now, and don't have time to spend so many hours on this site as before.

I'd be around too, but the girlfriend keeps mocking me by saying the Earth is still round. To which I reply, "how do you know?"

It's good fun, but I'm with her so much I can't make it on the computer as much. It's making me sad that I can't laugh at new arrivals, such as Chacotay.

Oh well, if I don't make it back here, everyone have a nice Christmas (or other holiday)!!