Finals Week is now Complete, and an Apology (Introduction)
by xeno6696 
, Sonoran Desert, Saturday, December 19, 2009, 15:43 (5249 days ago)
Though I will firstly say that this was not my best performance grade-wise this semeseter, I managed to accomplish all of the *important* goals, such as securing an extremely good internship, and getting accepted to Grad School--both of which shall settle my mind for the final stretch. I've also interviewed in advance for a permanent position such that if selected, I'll have a job offer potentially 4 months before graduation. -I now am able to calm my mind for a bit, come back to the board here, and read a couple of books that have been burning my hands. First I intend to finish "Programming the Universe," that I foolishly started before school ended, and then one for personal development called "The Code Book," a history of cryptography that starts in Egypt. -As for the apology, I just wanted to extend one to both dhw and David, in case my excitement on this new quantum thinking has alienated. Things seem to have gone quiet and I just wanted to make sure it wasn't because I appear to have become... closed. I'll admit that I haven't had enough time yet to take the box and look at it from all angles yet, but I'm very energized by these thoughts because I personally have never thought to use computer paradigms to think about the universe in this way.-In the meantime, if you celebrate x-mas, have a merry one.
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\"Why is it, Master, that ascetics fight with ascetics?\"
\"It is, brahmin, because of attachment to views, adherence to views, fixation on views, addiction to views, obsession with views, holding firmly to views that ascetics fight with ascetics.\"
Finals Week is now Complete, and an Apology
First and foremost, congratulations to Matt on accomplishing all the important goals ... a good internship and acceptance to Grad School. Fingers crossed now for the permanent position.-Secondly, as far as I'm concerned, there is absolutely nothing for you to apologize for! The more ideas and theories you come up with, the more there is for us all to think about. There are in fact far more grounds for me to apologize to you because I'm not able to think on your mathematical wavelength. I just hope my subjective responses may still be useful, which is all that any of us can offer ... to consider ideas, test them, and exchange our observations, experiences and arguments. I must confess, though, that I do worry sometimes that the process may "alienate", as you've put it. I know that's not your intention, and it's not mine either, but I fear that sometimes my scepticism may have precisely that effect, for instance on your friend Frank. It's always a difficult balance between questioning what appear to be flaws in an argument and at the same time remaining open to the truths that may be contained in that argument. I'll keep trying, and I really appreciate the fact that you are doing the same.
Finals Week is now Complete, and an Apology
by xeno6696 , Sonoran Desert, Monday, December 21, 2009, 04:00 (5248 days ago) @ dhw
First and foremost, congratulations to Matt on accomplishing all the important goals ... a good internship and acceptance to Grad School. Fingers crossed now for the permanent position. > > Secondly, as far as I'm concerned, there is absolutely nothing for you to apologize for! The more ideas and theories you come up with, the more there is for us all to think about. There are in fact far more grounds for me to apologize to you because I'm not able to think on your mathematical wavelength. I just hope my subjective responses may still be useful, which is all that any of us can offer ... to consider ideas, test them, and exchange our observations, experiences and arguments. I must confess, though, that I do worry sometimes that the process may "alienate", as you've put it. I know that's not your intention, and it's not mine either, but I fear that sometimes my scepticism may have precisely that effect, for instance on your friend Frank. It's always a difficult balance between questioning what appear to be flaws in an argument and at the same time remaining open to the truths that may be contained in that argument. I'll keep trying, and I really appreciate the fact that you are doing the same.-Apologize for not being able to read my brain? I'll consider it a challenge to try and break through that. It might be good to know your comfort level so I know exactly where to target the examples?-You push as hard with you s(k?)epticism as I push with anything else. If we were boxers in a ring, I think neither one of us would want the other to pull punches.
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\"Why is it, Master, that ascetics fight with ascetics?\"
\"It is, brahmin, because of attachment to views, adherence to views, fixation on views, addiction to views, obsession with views, holding firmly to views that ascetics fight with ascetics.\"