• What did Einstein know and when did he know it ?

    From Bob Casanova@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jul 30 18:46:13 2020
    On Thu, 30 Jul 2020 12:54:53 -0700 (PDT), the following
    appeared in sci.skeptic, posted by George Hammond
    <ghammond928@gmail.com>:

    ...Hammond points
    out

    And most point out that speaking of oneself in the third
    person indicates a certain disconnect from reality, and an
    unwarranted personal aggrandizement.

    Have A Nice Day.
    --

    Bob C.

    "The most exciting phrase to hear in science,
    the one that heralds new discoveries, is not
    'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'"

    - Isaac Asimov

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  • From George Hammond@21:1/5 to Bob Casanova on Thu Jul 30 19:40:18 2020
    On Thursday, July 30, 2020 at 9:46:29 PM UTC-4, Bob Casanova wrote:
    On Thu, 30 Jul 2020 12:54:53 -0700 (PDT), the following
    appeared in sci.skeptic, posted by George Hammond
    <ghammond928@gmail.com>:

    ...Hammond points
    out

    And most point out that speaking of oneself in the third
    person indicates a certain disconnect from reality, and an
    unwarranted personal aggrandizement.

    [GE Hammond]
    Hi Bob C.,
    The "pluralis majestatis" (majestic plural, "We") in this case is only
    used to alert the polite, educated and sophisticated readers to the true caliber
    of the material that he is reading. Why Einstein would publicly suggest that his theory of relativity would explain the "time dilation" of "subjective reality" is a very sophisticated and serious question. It is in fact tantamount to the suggestion that relativity is, or might be, the scientific explanation of
    the phenomenon of "God". Given the fact that Einstein was Jewish makes the consideration of it being a homily all the more sobering!

    Have A Nice Day.
    --

    Bob C.

    "The most exciting phrase to hear in science,
    the one that heralds new discoveries, is not
    'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'"

    - Isaac Asimov

    [GE Hammond]
    "That's funny" is exactly what I said to myself when I first read
    Einstein's 1929 remark about the hot plate and the pretty girl!

    Have a wonderful day
    G Hammond

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  • From Bob Casanova@21:1/5 to if you'd on Fri Jul 31 09:50:21 2020
    On Thu, 30 Jul 2020 19:40:18 -0700 (PDT), the following
    appeared in sci.skeptic, posted by George Hammond
    <ghammond928@gmail.com>:

    On Thursday, July 30, 2020 at 9:46:29 PM UTC-4, Bob Casanova wrote:
    On Thu, 30 Jul 2020 12:54:53 -0700 (PDT), the following
    appeared in sci.skeptic, posted by George Hammond
    <ghammond928@gmail.com>:

    ...Hammond points
    out

    And most point out that speaking of oneself in the third
    person indicates a certain disconnect from reality, and an
    unwarranted personal aggrandizement.

    [GE Hammond]
    Hi Bob C.,
    The "pluralis majestatis" (majestic plural, "We") in this case is only
    used to alert the polite, educated and sophisticated readers to the true caliber
    of the material that he is reading.

    The "true caliber" of your post is quite evident; I'd say
    around .22Short, Low Velocity. Or maybe even .22 Blank.

    And you didn't say "we"; you referred to yourself by name;
    it's still right there above. HTH.

    ( BTW, if you'd said "we" I'd have assumed you have a
    tapeworm.)

    Why Einstein would publicly suggest that
    his theory of relativity would explain the "time dilation" of "subjective >reality" is a very sophisticated and serious question. It is in fact tantamount
    to the suggestion that relativity is, or might be, the scientific explanation of
    the phenomenon of "God". Given the fact that Einstein was Jewish makes the >consideration of it being a homily all the more sobering!

    Have A Nice Day.
    --

    Bob C.

    "The most exciting phrase to hear in science,
    the one that heralds new discoveries, is not
    'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'"

    - Isaac Asimov

    [GE Hammond]
    "That's funny" is exactly what I said to myself when I first read
    Einstein's 1929 remark about the hot plate and the pretty girl!

    Have a wonderful day
    G Hammond
    --

    Bob C.

    "The most exciting phrase to hear in science,
    the one that heralds new discoveries, is not
    'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'"

    - Isaac Asimov

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  • From ghammond928@gmail.com@21:1/5 to Bob Casanova on Sun Aug 2 13:05:41 2020
    On Friday, July 31, 2020 at 12:50:38 PM UTC-4, Bob Casanova wrote:
    On Thu, 30 Jul 2020 19:40:18 -0700 (PDT), the following
    appeared in sci.skeptic, posted by George Hammond
    <ghamm...@gmail.com>:

    In the September 2002 edition of Scientific American on page 102
    senior editor Stephen Mirsky reproduced a 400 word "psychology paper"
    allegedly written by Albert Einstein in 1938 and published in the Journal of Exothermic Science and Technology, Vol 1, No 9, 1938.
    He claims to have found this paper in the "local library" but he doesn't
    say he actually had his hands on the journal itself! See the paper at
    this URL: https://life-planning101.com/resources/einstein.html#top and I suspect it is just a copy of the paper in Mirsky's 2002 SIAM article.
    The Paper is well known around the world probably mostly due to the
    SIAM article. Mirsky was author of the "Antigravity" column in SIAM which probably engaged in a lot of anti-Einstein spoofing. What I'm wondering is if this so-called "psychology paper" is actually a HOAX ?
    It could be real, since Einstein was known to publish obscure papers in
    obscure journals now and then. For instance I read a paper by him on the "Meandering of rivers" in a hydrodynamics journal! Although the reason for
    that was a nominally because his son was a PhD in hydrodynamics.
    At any rate if anyone knows anything about this paper and its bona fides
    please post the information here or send me an email at:
    ghamm...@gmail.com
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    2:20 AM (yesterday)
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    On Saturday, August 1, 2020 at 9:01:00 PM UTC-4, ghamm...@gmail.com wrote:
    In the September 2002 edition of Scientific American on page 102
    senior editor Stephen Mirsky reproduced a 400 word "psychology paper" allegedly written by Albert Einstein in 1938 and published in the Journal of Exothermic Science and Technology, Vol 1, No 9, 1938.
    The paper is reproduced here: https://life-planning101.com/resources/einstein.html#top
    [Hammond]
    After several hours of studying the matter, I have concluded that the Stephen Mirsky
    article in SIAM is "fake news" and is actually Mirsky's idea of satirical humor! There
    never was any such thing as the "Journal of exothermic science and technology" and Einstein never published any such paper! My suspicion is that Mirsky fabricated
    the entire fictional tale out of whole cloth! If anyone has any evidence to the contrary
    I'd certainly like to hear about it !!

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  • From Bob Casanova@21:1/5 to All on Sun Aug 2 21:15:58 2020
    On Sun, 2 Aug 2020 13:05:41 -0700 (PDT), the following
    appeared in sci.skeptic, posted by "ghamm...@gmail.com" <ghammond928@gmail.com>:

    On Friday, July 31, 2020 at 12:50:38 PM UTC-4, Bob Casanova wrote:

    Incorrect attributions; I wrote nothing here.

    On Thu, 30 Jul 2020 19:40:18 -0700 (PDT), the following
    appeared in sci.skeptic, posted by George Hammond
    <ghamm...@gmail.com>:

    In the September 2002 edition of Scientific American on page 102
    senior editor Stephen Mirsky reproduced a 400 word "psychology paper" >allegedly written by Albert Einstein in 1938 and published in the Journal of >Exothermic Science and Technology, Vol 1, No 9, 1938.
    He claims to have found this paper in the "local library" but he doesn't
    say he actually had his hands on the journal itself! See the paper at
    this URL: https://life-planning101.com/resources/einstein.html#top and I >suspect it is just a copy of the paper in Mirsky's 2002 SIAM article.
    The Paper is well known around the world probably mostly due to the
    SIAM article. Mirsky was author of the "Antigravity" column in SIAM which >probably engaged in a lot of anti-Einstein spoofing. What I'm wondering is if this so-called "psychology paper" is actually a HOAX ?
    It could be real, since Einstein was known to publish obscure papers in >obscure journals now and then. For instance I read a paper by him on the >"Meandering of rivers" in a hydrodynamics journal! Although the reason for >that was a nominally because his son was a PhD in hydrodynamics.
    At any rate if anyone knows anything about this paper and its bona fides >please post the information here or send me an email at:
    ghamm...@gmail.com
    ghamm...@gmail.com's profile photo
    ghamm...@gmail.com
    2:20 AM (yesterday)
    to
    On Saturday, August 1, 2020 at 9:01:00 PM UTC-4, ghamm...@gmail.com wrote:
    In the September 2002 edition of Scientific American on page 102
    senior editor Stephen Mirsky reproduced a 400 word "psychology paper"
    allegedly written by Albert Einstein in 1938 and published in the Journal of >> Exothermic Science and Technology, Vol 1, No 9, 1938.
    The paper is reproduced here: https://life-planning101.com/resources/einstein.html#top
    [Hammond]
    After several hours of studying the matter, I have concluded that the Stephen Mirsky
    article in SIAM is "fake news" and is actually Mirsky's idea of satirical humor! There
    never was any such thing as the "Journal of exothermic science and technology" >and Einstein never published any such paper! My suspicion is that Mirsky fabricated
    the entire fictional tale out of whole cloth! If anyone has any evidence to the contrary
    I'd certainly like to hear about it !!
    --

    Bob C.

    "The most exciting phrase to hear in science,
    the one that heralds new discoveries, is not
    'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'"

    - Isaac Asimov

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  • From Bruce S@21:1/5 to Bob Casanova on Fri Jan 1 14:55:18 2021
    On 8/2/20 10:15 PM, Bob Casanova wrote:
    On Sun, 2 Aug 2020 13:05:41 -0700 (PDT), the following
    appeared in sci.skeptic, posted by "ghamm...@gmail.com" <ghammond928@gmail.com>:

    On Friday, July 31, 2020 at 12:50:38 PM UTC-4, Bob Casanova wrote:

    Incorrect attributions; I wrote nothing here.

    <snip>

    Hey, Bob, how's it going? I've been away from Usenet for months, came
    back to see if Graham was active again, and instead see you talking to
    Graham's mental inferior, George. The "tapeworm" bit made me laugh,
    FWIW. If George has a tapeworm, it's in his cranium, not gut. I don't
    know if I'll be back on Usenet much---it seems to have mostly dried up.
    Anyway, cheers, and have fun with the loons.

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  • From Bob Casanova@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jan 1 15:09:34 2021
    On Fri, 1 Jan 2021 14:55:18 -0700, the following appeared in
    sci.skeptic, posted by Bruce S <bruces42@hotmail.com>:

    On 8/2/20 10:15 PM, Bob Casanova wrote:
    On Sun, 2 Aug 2020 13:05:41 -0700 (PDT), the following
    appeared in sci.skeptic, posted by "ghamm...@gmail.com"
    <ghammond928@gmail.com>:

    On Friday, July 31, 2020 at 12:50:38 PM UTC-4, Bob Casanova wrote:

    Incorrect attributions; I wrote nothing here.

    <snip>

    Hey, Bob, how's it going? I've been away from Usenet for months, came
    back to see if Graham was active again, and instead see you talking to >Graham's mental inferior, George. The "tapeworm" bit made me laugh,
    FWIW. If George has a tapeworm, it's in his cranium, not gut. I don't
    know if I'll be back on Usenet much---it seems to have mostly dried up. >Anyway, cheers, and have fun with the loons.

    Always.

    BTW, I avoid talking *to* him; I simply comment on his
    errors if they include my name.
    --

    Bob C.

    "The most exciting phrase to hear in science,
    the one that heralds new discoveries, is not
    'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'"

    - Isaac Asimov

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