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[2.71828.....]

there is a math thread

[SirPeebles]

Now I know, if I want to start a flame war, ask whether log(x) means common log or natural log.

I can't tell if this is a flame/log pun or not...

[GeoLib]

there is a math thread

No, only a "maths" thread. Whatever those are.

[theory]

Teach a man guitar and he'll play for a day. Give a man a guitar and today's gonna be the day that they're gonna give it back to you.

[Kirian]

Teach a man guitar and he'll play for a day. Give a man a guitar and today's gonna be the day that they're gonna give it back to you.

Is that... some kind of commentary on Oasis?

[Tables]

Teach a man guitar and he'll play for a day. Give a man a guitar and today's gonna be the day that they're gonna give it back to you.

Is that... some kind of commentary on Oasis?

+1 Guitar
+1 Concert
+$1bn record deal

Return a Guitar from your hand.

[ConMan]

I'm bored of this already. Can we get back to Silverspawn's problems?

Can we get a ruling on whether it's silver's pawn or silver spawn? I think it's been mentioned but I have a shocking memory.

I saw an article that Weird Al apologized for using "spastic" in a song as a derogatory term. I did not realize that it was an offensive word. It makes sense now, but has the offense factor of this word recently escalated?

It's definitely moving into the territory where it's considered offensive more often than not, I think. I know that it was just a generic insult when I was growing up, but I don't know how much of the change is in society and how much is just me becoming more aware of the context. Also, I heard somewhere that it was considered offensive in the UK first, and that opinion is still gaining traction in the US.

[2.71828.....]

I'm bored of this already. Can we get back to Silverspawn's problems?

Can we get a ruling on whether it's silver's pawn or silver spawn? I think it's been mentioned but I have a shocking memory.

http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=10245.msg341335#msg341335

[SirPeebles]

Fine, no math.

Grand Unified Theories.  Yea or nay?  They certainly seem beautiful at first glance, but you need so many Higgs fields to break all that symmetry.

[ashersky]

Coffee, anyone?  I'm a big fan.

[heron]

Coffee, anyone?  I'm a big fan.

I haven't ever had coffee before, so I don't know. I don't really want to ever drink non-decaf coffee because like all of the adults I know suffer minor withdrawal symptoms if they don't get coffee, and that sounds like no fun at all.

[enfynet]

I'm one of those adults that finds coffee gross. I also highly dislike beer and cola/soda/pop/coke.

[SirPeebles]

I like coffee a lot, although today I went to a coffee shop which called Philz which was a tad snobbish for my tastes.  The coffee was admittedly quite good, but I went primarily for the vegan donuts they carry.

I'm much more into beer.  I brewed ten gallons of beer last month (red ale and ipa) and they just went into the keg this past weekend.

[Kirian]

I am a supertaster.  Bitter is bad.  No coffee for me, or beer.  (Ignoring the fact that I can't use alcohol or caffeine for medical reasons)

[sudgy]

Fine, no math.

Grand Unified Theories.  Yea or nay?  They certainly seem beautiful at first glance, but you need so many Higgs fields to break all that symmetry.

I would just say yay because I feel like the universe should have relatively simple rules behind it.  I don't know too much about physics at that level (it's what I want to get in to in college).

[Awaclus]

The only beer I've had so far is Trappistes Rochefort 10, which was delicious. Coffee is fine as long as you don't ruin it with milk. But I'm mostly a tea person.

[Kirian]

Fine, no math.

Grand Unified Theories.  Yea or nay?  They certainly seem beautiful at first glance, but you need so many Higgs fields to break all that symmetry.

I can confidently say I don't know nearly enough about particle physics and high temperature physics to have an opinion one way or another.

I will suggest, however, that not all natural processes end up with simple, beautiful equations.  Maxwell's Equations would be a lot simpler in such a universe; so would the Navier-Stokes equations.

[SirPeebles]

Fine, no math.

Grand Unified Theories.  Yea or nay?  They certainly seem beautiful at first glance, but you need so many Higgs fields to break all that symmetry.

I can confidently say I don't know nearly enough about particle physics and high temperature physics to have an opinion one way or another.

I will suggest, however, that not all natural processes end up with simple, beautiful equations.  Maxwell's Equations would be a lot simpler in such a universe; so would the Navier-Stokes equations.

I won't speak to Navier-Stokes, but Maxwell's equations are gorgeous.

[AHoppy]

Fine, no math.

Grand Unified Theories.  Yea or nay?  They certainly seem beautiful at first glance, but you need so many Higgs fields to break all that symmetry.

I can confidently say I don't know nearly enough about particle physics and high temperature physics to have an opinion one way or another.

I will suggest, however, that not all natural processes end up with simple, beautiful equations.  Maxwell's Equations would be a lot simpler in such a universe; so would the Navier-Stokes equations.

I won't speak to Navier-Stokes, but Maxwell's equations are gorgeous.

Ugh... Navier-Stokes... I remember they were a pain, but as I recall very cool at the same time.

[GeoLib]

Fine, no math.

Grand Unified Theories.  Yea or nay?  They certainly seem beautiful at first glance, but you need so many Higgs fields to break all that symmetry.

I can confidently say I don't know nearly enough about particle physics and high temperature physics to have an opinion one way or another.

I will suggest, however, that not all natural processes end up with simple, beautiful equations.  Maxwell's Equations would be a lot simpler in such a universe; so would the Navier-Stokes equations.

I won't speak to Navier-Stokes, but Maxwell's equations are gorgeous.

Especially if you include magnetic monopoles!

Navier-Stokes is a different case I think. It's an equation for (relatively) macroscopic phenomena, not a description of fundamental physics. The macro force ones often look pretty gross once you start generalizing away from your simplifying assumptions. Just look at damped driven oscillators. Ugh.

[SirPeebles]

And what better way to get magnetic monopoles than grand unified theories?

[SirPeebles]

I brewed ten gallons of beer with a buddy and we just tapped the keg a couple hours ago.  It is so good.

[silverspawn]

today is a bad day...

[2.71828.....]

today is a bad day...

SirPeebles has extra beer

[pingpongsam]

today is a bad day...

Incorrect, Today is the greatest day I've ever known. Can't live for tomorrow, tomorrow's much too long. I'll burn my eyes out before I get out.