tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142149168667696779.post2004438840767451689..comments2024-01-12T00:39:25.875-08:00Comments on SNYDERMANIA: Time Travel and "It's About Time"#167 Dadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05069054405824134410noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142149168667696779.post-69098585412520419972009-03-21T05:06:00.000-07:002009-03-21T05:06:00.000-07:00No, it's not the same. Cosmology is a sub-subject ...No, it's not the same. Cosmology is a sub-subject of Physics as well as Philosophy. We were dealing with the technical/physics aspects, however, though my prof was a big fan of rock music, so we also ended up playing unriddling rock song quizzes and such stuff, too. Hihi.<BR/>Physical Cosmology attempts to describe the Universe via laws of physics.<BR/>I'd like to watch "The Fabric Of The Universe". I haven't heard of it. I take it the show was possibly based on the book I mentioned above - or the other way around.Blueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07513889826039764800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142149168667696779.post-80069748332690432682009-03-04T17:43:00.000-08:002009-03-04T17:43:00.000-08:00David,Yeah, I remember Winky Dink. Quite frankly, ...David,<BR/>Yeah, I remember Winky Dink. Quite frankly, I was one of those knuckle head kids who drew on the tv with crayon...#167 Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05069054405824134410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142149168667696779.post-6855210323592066722009-03-04T17:41:00.000-08:002009-03-04T17:41:00.000-08:00Bluesfrau,Brian Green did a tv series for nova. I ...Bluesfrau,<BR/>Brian Green did a tv series for nova. I think it's called the Fabric of The Universe. Very good stuff. I tried reading Richard Feynman's Six Easy Pieces, but gave up.<BR/>Is Cosmology the same as Physics?#167 Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05069054405824134410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142149168667696779.post-66713670754054762842009-03-04T02:23:00.000-08:002009-03-04T02:23:00.000-08:00Ha! Great post. The coloring book reminded me I st...Ha! Great post. The coloring book reminded me I still have some components of my Winky Dink kit, namely the green vinyl sheet (magic drawing screen) and a few crayons in the original box. From a Wikipedia <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winky_Dink_and_You" REL="nofollow">article</A>:<BR/>Praised by Microsoft mogul Bill Gates as "the first interactive TV show," the show's central gimmick was the use of a "magic drawing screen", which was a large piece of vinyl plastic which held on the television screen via static electricity. A kit containing the screen and various Winky Dink crayons could be purchased for 50 cents. At a climactic scene in every Winky Dink short, Winky would arrive upon a scene which contained a connect the dot picture. He would then prompt the children at home to complete the picture, and the finished result would help him continue the story. Examples include drawing a bridge to cross a river, an axe to chop down a tree, or a cage to trap a dangerous lion. Many children would omit the Magic Screen and draw on the television screen itself, to the annoyance of their parents.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461006644312781883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142149168667696779.post-36612459254902482182009-03-04T02:21:00.000-08:002009-03-04T02:21:00.000-08:00Yea, I got Brian's "The Fabric Of The Cosmos" some...Yea, I got Brian's "The Fabric Of The Cosmos" some years ago. He has a very comprehensive writing style and makes the Universe sound like a piece of cake. I studied Cosmology at University a few years back for a little while, and the subject of electromagnetic waves is something I think should be stressed much more in physics classes than it was at least at my grammar school when I attended it. Also, teachers need to learn to love the subject they teach, like my Cosmology prof. His eyes were burning up in flames when he'd go off on his explanations about waves, and I'd frequently fall in Love with his way to work his own brain. Very inspiring!!Blueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07513889826039764800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142149168667696779.post-14856456100739845612009-03-03T16:45:00.000-08:002009-03-03T16:45:00.000-08:00Rick,Close Encounters is one of my all time favori...Rick,<BR/>Close Encounters is one of my all time favorites. And I suppose time, like beauty is left to the eye of the beholder...<BR/>Bluesfrau,<BR/>Ahh phisics. Wish I could comprehend the numbers. Lucky for me, guys like Carl Sagan and Brian wrote a few books in everyman terms. Have you read Green and or Sagan?<BR/><BR/>Keith (Raidernation),<BR/>Glad to see Goldifinger the hamaster is moving from the gray matter to the paper.#167 Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05069054405824134410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142149168667696779.post-39483701196197501202009-03-02T19:58:00.000-08:002009-03-02T19:58:00.000-08:00Great Post, Dude. I haven't been writing but time ...Great Post, Dude. I haven't been writing but time has come. And now, a short called "Goldie Fingers."<BR/><BR/> The sign hung low outside the establishment. Probably needed a handy to come and fix it for a few. Goldie didn't care; business was slow and who cared if the sign hung about eye-level. It said Goldie's. His hairy back was tired. just like the rest of his diminutive body. The workout was robust and thorough, but he had had enough. Time for work. After garnering a few drops of water, he went to his shoe cobbling. People past by his store, waving but not entering. Great, he thought in his little mind. It's a good thing I don't have a wife and kid to support. Suddenly, a large hand entered his shop. No place to hide. Goldie released himself to the hand. The hand was attached to an arm and a body, one of no consequence. What now? thought the shoe cobbler. Sitting between the hand he observed from his elevated point. Not a good time to jump, he thought. Suddenly, he found himself in a round . . . He couldn't think of what it was, but the sooner he could get out, the sooner he could find out why the hand did this to him. (will be continued).RealRaiderNationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859449843013339929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142149168667696779.post-61615721180245465972009-03-02T07:29:00.000-08:002009-03-02T07:29:00.000-08:00Or as they say in Lost:"Can you tell me WHEN I am?...Or as they say in Lost:<BR/>"Can you tell me WHEN I am??"<BR/>Taking that the human time system is in reference to our "mother star", the star in the center of our solar system (called the "Sun" - no, Journalism didn't invent that name!!), this IS a valid question to ask. After all, time is relative to the chosen reference. The next question to consider (veering off into Quantum Physics, a very lovely subject!) is:<BR/>Would a different choice of time reference alter the place?Blueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07513889826039764800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142149168667696779.post-11195208801715861962009-03-01T18:18:00.000-08:002009-03-01T18:18:00.000-08:00Dad: Just finished watching "Close Encounters of t...Dad: Just finished watching "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and noted there is a reference to time travel at the end when abducted Americans from various time periods in history disembark the space ship. Say, what time is it anyway?Rick Rivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09660636921053646567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142149168667696779.post-36534004732722387202009-03-01T14:19:00.000-08:002009-03-01T14:19:00.000-08:00Hi Bluesfrau,I'm with you. I love the cheese!And I...Hi Bluesfrau,<BR/>I'm with you. I love the cheese!<BR/>And I enjoy your blog. Loved the shots of the bicycles.#167 Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05069054405824134410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142149168667696779.post-67102839454308569932009-03-01T14:10:00.000-08:002009-03-01T14:10:00.000-08:00Haha! I love the steady underlying current of humo...Haha! I love the steady underlying current of humour in your posts.<BR/>I have not heard of this show, but it sounds like something I would like to try sometime. And yea, the jokes sound cheesy, but Star Wars also has a lot of them - and I wouldn't go and change Star Wars...<BR/><BR/>I'm really starting to appreciate the existence of these blogs. It's nice to read what other people spend their thoughts with - often enough enriching.Blueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07513889826039764800noreply@blogger.com