tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post4886143190192331157..comments2023-11-02T19:46:44.577+11:00Comments on Fumbling Towards Geekdom: He actually thinks this makes him look betterStyleyGeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10287051608503966129noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-29554286168463157442008-08-09T07:46:00.000+10:002008-08-09T07:46:00.000+10:00See, it's just not okay to be calling a parabola a...See, it's just not okay to be calling a parabola a sphere. There's enough disintegration of civilization without that sort of thing going on. ;-).Chaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02124246378936489539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-58691399079460035302008-08-05T16:39:00.000+10:002008-08-05T16:39:00.000+10:00It'll be no surprise to the readers here that I en...It'll be no surprise to the readers here that I end up coming down on Geekman's side on this as well.<BR/><BR/>Things just plain are EASIER in 1-d! Of COURSE you'll want to stay there - models in 2-d have all sorts of evil evil things going! If you model things over time (just to mess it up even more), you might even have to start caring about, essentially, knot theory for your models!<BR/><BR/>No, you physicists, you'll best stay with your one-dimensional models. Leave the icky stuff - y'know 2d and upwards - to us mathematicians. WE know how to deal with it.michiexilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008302080954798496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-2844027749570726252008-08-05T09:40:00.000+10:002008-08-05T09:40:00.000+10:00I only wish I knew how to change complex things in...I only wish I knew how to change complex things into one dimensions and parabolas...<BR/><BR/>I wonder if I could make my paintings all 1 dimension, I suppose no one could see them, but that would the kind of high-concept I need to be the next Duchamp.Crawlspacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15141542019213957600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-74997400425523359622008-08-05T05:28:00.000+10:002008-08-05T05:28:00.000+10:00Awwww...bless him!Awwww...bless him!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06359455170930329929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-74615623545655570332008-08-04T19:50:00.000+10:002008-08-04T19:50:00.000+10:00The next time I have a one-dimensional car that ne...The next time I have a one-dimensional car that needs servicing, he will be the first person I call!Grace Dalleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11184423873725462269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-45425924866566757482008-08-04T17:25:00.000+10:002008-08-04T17:25:00.000+10:00Dear Geekman.Dear Geekman.Nicolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13330366795341751766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-72726930329847843982008-08-04T16:41:00.000+10:002008-08-04T16:41:00.000+10:00So his car has a gearbox for reverse (I'm assuming...So his car has a gearbox for reverse (I'm assuming 1D+time) but no steering wheel and *definitely* no heater - and I'm guessing no AC since you'd hardly need it if it was 0K outside.<BR/><BR/>On this basis it'd be fair to get him to help with any clutch/gearbox issues ? ;)peterxyzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02517673571188091180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-17112194370820388812008-08-04T11:09:00.000+10:002008-08-04T11:09:00.000+10:00Have you/has he read that book, "Assume a Spherica...Have you/has he read that book, "Assume a Spherical Cow"?Juggling Frogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03572259373523756647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-34394955551683175322008-08-04T11:08:00.000+10:002008-08-04T11:08:00.000+10:00That's when I'd probably say "yes dear, whatever y...That's when I'd probably say "yes dear, whatever you say dear" -- then giggle most of the day when I looked at him :).Inside the Philosophy Factoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12255753259090709877noreply@blogger.com