The h Bar

Bernard Meurer

12:24 AM

The fuck

someone just +1 all my answers on SO

dmckee

12:58 AM

You have a fan!

Unfortunately the voting abuse script will notice that within about one day and roll all the votes back.

Bernard Meurer

@dmckee Really? Well that's a shame

That it'll rollback, not that I have a fan :p

dmckee

@BernardMeurer Well, the parameters of the script are a closely guarded secret, but I assume that will trip it.

Bernard Meurer

@dmckee I can´t complain tho, it is unfair I got those points when they didn't fundamentally come from someone I actually helped but rather some beginner who got flattered I gave a fine answer and decided to like everything

user54412

1:16 AM

I'm now learning that downvotes on my answers tend to correlate with me saying something like "many people will tell you otherwise, but here's the truth..."

user54412

I suppose this shouldn't be surprising

Bernard Meurer

@ChrisWhite The 'many people' get rather angry don't they?

Nihal Jalaluddin P

2:08 AM

anybody here

hello

dmckee

No. Were're all figments of a deranged imagination. Hopefully yours.

But possibly Daniel Sank's, depending on who you ask.

Bernard Meurer

I'm pretty sure I'm just part of Daniel's imagination yeah

Nihal Jalaluddin P

is it it possible to make energy from quantum field.

dmckee

Depends what you mean by "make".

Nihal Jalaluddin P

an energy source

dmckee

2:20 AM

All our quantum theories obey Noether's theorem and exhibit time-translational symmetry, so they all obey the conservation of energy.

There is still no free lunch.

On the other hand, there are several quantum effects that allow you to covert energy from one form into another.

Nihal Jalaluddin P

which are they?

dmckee

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoelectric_generator as an instance.

And be sure to examine the efficiency numbers for them before you get too excited. There is a reason they aren't used in many applications.

Bernard Meurer

If it sounds really cool it's probably wasteful

0celo7

What's up peeps

Nihal Jalaluddin P

s=((1-zT)1/2-1)/(ST)

explain

0celo7

2:31 AM

@NihalJalaluddinP nope.

I have no clue what that is and don't care

Bernard Meurer

@NihalJalaluddinP You should learn how to ask a question bloody properly

Nihal Jalaluddin P

okk

sorry

next question

Bernard Meurer

It's not the question, it's how you ask it

0celo7

Damn!

I can't help if that I say interesting things!

Nihal Jalaluddin P

what is a domain and range in trignometric graphs

Bernard Meurer

2:35 AM

There @0celo7

0celo7

@BernardMeurer huh?

Bernard Meurer

Where's my Belfie? Did you like my Trumpfie?

0celo7

Nero - Crush On You (Knife Party Remix)

►

@BernardMeurer You're not getting a Belfie.

Bernard Meurer

Tornado By Wintergatan

►

0celo7

Mb get Michelle to take one if you're so desperate

Bernard Meurer

2:37 AM

@0celo7 Why not dood?

Tsc, she would you know why?

0celo7

Because I don't want to

@BernardMeurer because she like stupid things like selfies?

Bernard Meurer

She's everything you never were to me ;-;

y u do dis

0celo7

because i don't love you.

Bernard Meurer

Oh no you didn't just say that

I devoted my life to you!

How could you?!

0celo7

easy

ACM taught me

you just reject the other person

Bernard Meurer

2:40 AM

I'd make a good mexican novelist IMO

0celo7

@BernardMeurer huh?

Bernard Meurer

huh²?

0celo7

I was doing something

Bernard Meurer

Define something

0celo7

ah!

Bernard Meurer

2:46 AM

@0celo7 huh?

0celo7

@BernardMeurer does "preimage of a compact set is compact" imply "preimage of a noncompact set is noncompact"?

Bernard Meurer

@0celo7 I think so

if a implies b then non a implies non b

unless the compactness of the preimage is non-dependent on the state of the set

dmckee

But non b doesn't imply non a.

Bernard Meurer

@dmckee True that, not sure then

0celo7

@dmckee huh?

Bernard Meurer

2:51 AM

@0celo7 a->b doesn't mean b->a, thus non a->non b doesn't imply non b->non a

0celo7

yes, but what does that have to do with topology?

Nihal Jalaluddin P

huh?

Bernard Meurer

Nothing, I was trying to answer your question using causational logic

Nihal Jalaluddin P

huh

dmckee

@0celo7 Damn all as far as I know. I only meant to point out that there was still some ambiguity in the situations.

Nihal Jalaluddin P

2:53 AM

@dmckee huh?

dmckee

Nothing. Just nothing. So I'll talk about rock instead.

I always knew that Distrubed rocked, but then I heard

Bernard Meurer

@dmckee Hahahaha

dmckee

Disturbed - The Sound Of Silence [Official Music Video]

►

and learned that they are musically sophisticated as well.

Bernard Meurer

Damn, I was hoping you meant rock as in minerology

Nihal Jalaluddin P

wtf this is not music room

dmckee

2:55 AM

@NihalJalaluddinP At times this is a video game room. Other times it is a music room.

Sometimes it's a call dmckee "old" room.

Bernard Meurer

@NihalJalaluddinP Will you stop being obnoxious?

dmckee

Feel free to interject physics at any time.

0celo7

@dmckee at least you're not annav old

Nihal Jalaluddin P

i came here to know about physics not music

Bernard Meurer

@NihalJalaluddinP Then physics away

dmckee

2:56 AM

@NihalJalaluddinP But is that our problem?

0celo7

@dmckee I think "topology and geometry room" is more prevalent than vidya

Bernard Meurer

@dmckee Don'tbe hurt, everyone is old to me :p

0celo7

@BernardMeurer u a kid

dmckee

@0celo7 Does she actually show up in chat much? Can't recall seeing her here.

0celo7

@dmckee no

Bernard Meurer

2:57 AM

True, never talked to her here

0celo7

but she's like 80

Bernard Meurer

She's another physics monstah

0celo7

meh

her answers never have enough math for my tastes

dmckee

@BernardMeurer She lived through some very exciting times in particle physics.

Bernard Meurer

@dmckee Czech this out youtube.com/watch?v=CJzcrpP1agQ

Nihal Jalaluddin P

2:58 AM

who is she

Bernard Meurer

@dmckee Damn how old is she?

@NihalJalaluddinP A member, annav, google it

dmckee

@BernardMeurer I don't know exactly. At least 10 years my senior. But it doesn't do to ask, now does it?

Nihal Jalaluddin P

why google?

Bernard Meurer

@NihalJalaluddinP You want to know who she is, might as well search before you ask someone

0celo7

@NihalJalaluddinP because we don't want to tell you

we're mean like that

Bernard Meurer

2:59 AM

@dmckee True, how old are you like, 40? :p

dmckee

Not for years.

Nihal Jalaluddin P

@0celo7 where do you live?

4

no stupid answers

Bernard Meurer

Holy crap

0celo7

@NihalJalaluddinP North America

Nihal Jalaluddin P

usa?

Bernard Meurer

3:00 AM

@NihalJalaluddinP He's Canadian

0celo7

@BernardMeurer to figure out his age, just find his CV and reverse engineer the BS graduation date

Bernard Meurer

Eh @0celo7?

Nihal Jalaluddin P

what abt you

bernard

Bernard Meurer

@NihalJalaluddinP Google me ;)

0celo7

@NihalJalaluddinP Germany, obviously

Nihal Jalaluddin P

3:01 AM

google

dmckee

@BernardMeurer Pretty cool stuff.

Nihal Jalaluddin P

why?

Bernard Meurer

@dmckee Right? They also have this amazing thing youtube.com/watch?v=IvUU8joBb1Q

Why what @NihalJalaluddinP?

Nihal Jalaluddin P

@BernardMeurer why google?

Bernard Meurer

@NihalJalaluddinP Want to know then google it

Nihal Jalaluddin P

3:04 AM

how many of you know sachin tendulkar?

Bernard Meurer

I dont

Nihal Jalaluddin P

how many of you know cricket?

The sport?

yeah

I know it

3:07 AM

@NihalJalaluddinP Know of it. Know that the commonwealth includes people who are batty (get it?) about it.

Nihal Jalaluddin P

@dmckee didnt get it

bye

user116211

@BernardMeurer: Got any advice?

Bernard Meurer

@user36790 They told me to wait, so I'll just wait

And try and black magic my way into getting accepted to UPenn

user116211

@BernardMeurer okayish

user116211

@BernardMeurer hehehe

Bernard Meurer

3:11 AM

Ask my grandma to pray for it or something, that should do it

user116211

@BernardMeurer well, I would pray for you also but I know no voodoo.

Bernard Meurer

I'll teach you, get a goat, kill the goat, burn the goat and dance around it while screaming your wish in the meantime

easy

user116211

@BernardMeurer errr....... censored

user116211

I'm veggie and quite a haemophobic,

user116211

In bio lab, I got blank when I had to cut open guinea pig, let alone goat.

Bernard Meurer

3:16 AM

@user36790 I'm en-route to becoming a bacon

user116211

@BernardMeurer oi!

Bernard Meurer

@user36790 Oi/

?

user116211

@BernardMeurer old UK punk rock band

Bernard Meurer

Also 'hi' in portuguese

Nihal Jalaluddin P

lets talk physics

user116211

3:20 AM

@NihalJalaluddinP everything is physiks

Nihal Jalaluddin P

@user36790 i dont think so

Bernard Meurer

@NihalJalaluddinP No, in fact let's talk absolute bulshit; jd mdje edjd meoidkd mef?

user116211

@BernardMeurer Black magic is prohibited by EPR paradox.

Nihal Jalaluddin P

@BernardMeurer djdkdfhvbfdhvldafvm/a\

user116211

@BernardMeurer ylperyttiw

Bernard Meurer

3:22 AM

Shouldn't have done that

Nihal Jalaluddin P

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i foud this when i typed stupidity

user116211

@NihalJalaluddinP WTF! you are typing....

Nihal Jalaluddin P

dkmmdlvdlvmd this

Bernard Meurer

@NihalJalaluddinP that just gave away your facebook page

Nihal Jalaluddin P

@BernardMeurer what?

whatsapp is better

to chat

Bernard Meurer

3:28 AM

This is pointless, I'll go back to reading

Nihal Jalaluddin P

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user116211

@BernardMeurer: ignore....

Bernard Meurer

3:56 AM

@ChrisWhite Can you tell me about the Kuper Cliff?

user54412

Poor guy. First he tries to answer a classical physics question with classical physics, and everyone jumps on him and says "but that's not quantum enough." Then he gets confused and asks about this, only to again be shot down with "but relativity doesn't work that way." I want to ping that guy to tell him "don't worry, you're right, and all those other people are being fools."

user54412

(above links only work for 10k)

user54412

@BernardMeurer Kuiper?

Bernard Meurer

Yeah someone mentioned it at the bus the other day

dunno, just heard Kuiper Cliff

user54412

you frequent more interesting bus stops than me

user54412

4:02 AM

well, I never heard the term before, but wiki tells me it's the fact that the Kuiper belt doesn't extend very far outward

user54412

I guess people were surprised by this?

user54412

as someone who doesn't study the solar system, it doesn't seem too shocking to me

Bernard Meurer

@ChrisWhite I don't know they were Physics students sitting next to me and I just overheard that name

user54412

I mean, whenever we have slow inward migration of planet-like bodies, my understanding is they tend to pile up at resonances.

Bernard Meurer

List of unsolved problems in physics

Some of the major unsolved problems in physics are theoretical, meaning that existing theories seem incapable of explaining a certain observed phenomenon or experimental result. The others are experimental, meaning that there is a difficulty in creating an experiment to test a proposed theory or investigate a phenomenon in greater detail. == Unsolved problems by subfieldEdit == The following is a list of unsolved problems grouped into broad area of physics. === General Physics/Quantum PhysicsEdit === Entropy (arrow of time) Why did the universe have such low entropy in the past, resulting in the...

maybe it's because it's listed as an unsolved problem

user54412

4:05 AM

Oh hey, my thesis is all about the first problem listed :)

Bernard Meurer

@ChrisWhite What was your conclusion? :p

user54412

@BernardMeurer It's complicated :p

user54412

some of those are better mysteries than others

Bernard Meurer

@ChrisWhite Figures

user54412

accretion jets and supernovae -- they're like curing cancer, in that we're not going to have a single simple "answer" but rather just a whole body of literature in the end

user54412

4:08 AM

wtf is space roar?

Bernard Meurer

I once considering going for astrophysics

user116211

@ChrisWhite: wanna ask about holes in band theory....

Bernard Meurer

Space Roar: The sounds your stomach does when you're really hungry

@user36790 I want to ask about holes in my heart cause by young scandinavian women

user54412

I wish wikipedia had a decent diff interface

user54412

Is there an equivalent of git blame that I'm just not seeing?

user116211

4:10 AM

Are the holes left behind the electrons when they go to conduction band occupied by the electrons of the valence band?

Bernard Meurer

Wikipedia could just use markdown

dmckee

@ChrisWhite When we talked about the Kuiper belt in connection with an Astronomy question a couple of months ago I did some reading.

The cut off seems to coincide with the 2:1 resonance with Neptune.

No idea why there isn't more Kuiper belt after you get outside the range where that resonance dominates.

user54412

Maybe we can blame Planet IX then ;)

user54412

The mysterious my department likes to discuss these days are Planet IX and fast radio bursts.

user54412

I can't at all understand why FRBs are that exciting, but they've gotten more discussion than gravitational waves here.

Bernard Meurer

4:20 AM

Let's just blame it all on Neptune

user116211

All heard about Trump's mess yesterday?

Bernard Meurer

No, but it's Neptune's fault

user116211

He alleged it was all due to Sanders' supporters.

Bernard Meurer

What?

user54412

Neptune supports Sanders. Commie planet.

user54412

4:26 AM

> What is the solution to the Schrödinger equation for the hydrogen atom in arbitrary electric and magnetic fields?

user54412

Unsolved problem in physics, Wikipedia?

user116211

@ChrisWhite Unsolved?

user54412

List of unsolved problems in physics

Some of the major unsolved problems in physics are theoretical, meaning that existing theories seem incapable of explaining a certain observed phenomenon or experimental result. The others are experimental, meaning that there is a difficulty in creating an experiment to test a proposed theory or investigate a phenomenon in greater detail. == Unsolved problems by subfieldEdit == The following is a list of unsolved problems grouped into broad area of physics. === General Physics/Quantum PhysicsEdit === Entropy (arrow of time) Why did the universe have such low entropy in the past, resulting in the...

user54412

Actually, that whole article is pretty bad.

user54412

They list plenty of things that aren't actually problems, and they list as "solved" things that are still open questions.

Bernard Meurer

4:35 AM

Being with you guys for the past couple of months taught me that Scientist can agree on many things, but what they can agree on is not one of them

DeNiSkA

woah!! i earned 1225 reputation///

all of sudden!

Bernard Meurer

@DeNiSkA You get +100 on every site once you pass 200 rep on one site

That's why

DeNiSkA

@BernardMeurer this seems dam logical!

user116211

@ChrisWhite Any one can write, edit wiki articles.

Bernard Meurer

@DeNiSkA It means they trust you on all sites

DeNiSkA

4:40 AM

@BernardMeurer but last time when my reputation was 16 on Physics SE i couldn't answer any question lol!!!

the reason is i have deleted 5 answers

Bernard Meurer

@DeNiSkA That makes sense tho

DeNiSkA

@BernardMeurer yeah!

well are you going to do course in programming or physics

Bernard Meurer

@DeNiSkA Computer engineering

DeNiSkA

i see!

Bernard Meurer

or Computer sciences depending on where I pass

user116211

4:43 AM

@DeNiSkA: Don't post HW questions; Don't ask too many questions in a single post; don't expect discussion - it's Q&A site, not any forum; don't abuse your privileges- especially downvotes; never use it for avenging or any wrong things; be decent and gentle........that's what trust means at SE, IMO.

DeNiSkA

you know SQL and c++

user116211

Also, don't post link-only answers.....

user116211

@BernardMeurer Heard of computer science but not that.

Bernard Meurer

@DeNiSkA Both, yeah

DeNiSkA

@user36790 i didn't know deleting answers will affect my account at that time!

Bernard Meurer

4:45 AM

@user36790 Computer engineering focuses more on hardware over software

DeNiSkA

@BernardMeurer that's cool

user116211

@BernardMeurer googled it.

Bernard Meurer

It's prettymuch the midway between electronic engineering and computer sciences

@user36790 That's why I like you ;)

user116211

@BernardMeurer ;)

Bernard Meurer

@DeNiSkA Why do you ask?

user116211

4:46 AM

@BernardMeurer: Young Scandinavian teens?

Bernard Meurer

@user36790 Young scandinavian women :p

DeNiSkA

@BernardMeurer because i am studying C++ now and SQL i will!

so if i get any question i will ask you!

user116211

@DeNiSkA: You are studying CS?

Bernard Meurer

@DeNiSkA Which version of SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite?

What are you using to study C++?

And sure, I'm glad to help with what I can. I'm more of a Python guy tho

DeNiSkA

@BernardMeurer i study on internet , and MYSQL is the version

@user36790 yes i do!

Bernard Meurer

4:49 AM

@DeNiSkA Yeah I learned MySQL first, but don't be fooled tho MySQL is a piece of crap. PostgreSQL and SQLite are so much better

DeNiSkA

i see!

Bernard Meurer

Damn I gave a damn nice answer the other day and it didn't get accepted

DeNiSkA

@BernardMeurer well i got website for C++ but didn't get for SQL. How did you study?

Bernard Meurer

@DeNiSkA I bought C++ All In One For Dummies and C++ in a nutshell, recommend both

And I already had a pretty solid base of pure C

user116211

@BernardMeurer god-gifted.

DeNiSkA

4:54 AM

oh! i see

@user36790 are you a college going student,aren't you?

Bernard Meurer

@user36790 What?

user116211

@DeNiSkA No! I'm giving my 12th. If Almighty wants, I might get admitted to a UG degree in a good college.

user116211

2 mins ago, by Bernard Meurer

And I already had a pretty solid base of pure C

user116211

^ @BernardMeurer You knew it from birth.

DeNiSkA

@user36790 you are a south indian?

Bernard Meurer

4:57 AM

No no hahaha, I wish! I had to work my ass to learn C

user116211

@DeNiSkA East- Bengal.

Bernard Meurer

started studying C when I was 12 or so

DeNiSkA

@user36790 i guess you are aiming for IIT

user116211

@DeNiSkA This is implicit- everyone aspires for it.

user116211

However, I'm aspiring more for getting admitted at NISER.

user116211

4:59 AM

Also, IISER.

DeNiSkA

well i am dreaming of IISc

user116211

@DeNiSkA Execute the dream ;P

user116211

@DeNiSkA KVPY?

DeNiSkA

yes!! level 2. gave interveiw 2 months ago

user116211

@DeNiSkA Then you have executed! Congratulations!

DeNiSkA

5:01 AM

@user36790 if i get rank below 300 then only i can!

user116211

@DeNiSkA: What do you want to study?

user116211

@DeNiSkA thumbs up; be positive.

DeNiSkA

astronomy + physics

user116211

@DeNiSkA I want to pursue physics too.

Bernard Meurer

Aka. Astrophysics?

DeNiSkA

5:03 AM

@user36790 but unfortunately scope is too low

user116211

@BernardMeurer there is difference between astrophysics and astronomy.

Bernard Meurer

But astronomy + physics = astrophysics no?

user116211

3

Q: Differences between astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology?

What is the main difference between Astronomy, Astrophysics, and Cosmology? I have the impression that astronomy is a subject that runs parallel to physics but it is outside the physics field. This is based on the division of departments present in many universities: the department of physics b...

user116211

@BernardMeurer: ^

user116211

> students of astronomy focus on classical mechanics and optical methods to be able to observe celestial bodies. Astrophysicists concern general relativity and nuclear physics as two important tools to describe stars or galaxies.

Bernard Meurer

5:06 AM

I see your point, yeah, you're right

user116211

@BernardMeurer I'm always right ;)

DeNiSkA

that @NihalJalaluddinP is quite funny

Bernard Meurer

Ha

user116211

@DeNiSkA Have ignored him.

Bernard Meurer

Same

DeNiSkA

5:07 AM

don't do that he is funny!

user116211

@DeNiSkA He is new to the chat; that would let him acclimatise;

Bernard Meurer

@DeNiSkA He's not. he's intrusive and unpolite, I like neither

user116211

he posts anything; nonsense.....

DeNiSkA

@BernardMeurer @user36790 agreed.

ACM is really angry i think

Bernard Meurer

@DeNiSkA ACM has to deal with a lot of people pestering him because he's very throughout in his knowledge

All things considered I see ACM as a Buddha

user116211

5:11 AM

@DeNiSkA He is funny, helps others; but he hates when everyone asks every question pinging him.

user116211

@BernardMeurer I consider him AI.

Bernard Meurer

Yo @user507974

user507974

hey

user116211

@user507974: o/

Bernard Meurer

Sup

DeNiSkA

5:12 AM

well i made ACM angry with my exclamation marks

user507974

up from a good nap, time to study statistical mechanics

user116211

@user507974 Yes, I've spent a month reading Reif.

Bernard Meurer

@user507974 Still waiting to hear from UPenn and Cornell :/

user507974

and by that i mean kinda try to redo 8 15 hr hw assignments again

Bernard Meurer

And Berkeley

user116211

5:13 AM

@user507974 oh;...

user507974

in 2 days

user116211

@BernardMeurer UPenn- Trump?

user507974

@BernardMeurer so that means you've gotten word from the others?

Bernard Meurer

@user507974 UIUC - Denied, UC Davis - Denied, GA Tech - Waitlist, UCSD - Accepted

So far that's it

user116211

@BernardMeurer: wait for Berkeley.

Bernard Meurer

5:15 AM

@user36790 Can't afford Berkeley anyway

user507974

@BernardMeurer thats 7 out of 9 i think

@BernardMeurer rent is pretty ridiculous up there

user116211

@BernardMeurer: CalTech?

Bernard Meurer

@user507974 Pending: UCB, Cornell, UPenn, Waterloo, NCState, VA Tech, Minnesota

user507974

@BernardMeurer was ucsb in there

Bernard Meurer

@user36790 Didn't apply there, didn't think I stood a chance

@user507974 I was pretty sure it was, but it seems like I didn't apply there

user507974

5:17 AM

@BernardMeurer but berkeley?

Bernard Meurer

met DSank a bit too late

I was like, sure I had applied to UCSB

@user507974 What's with Berkeley?

user507974

@BernardMeurer thats pretty funny in a kinda sad way. You litterally were a tick mark off from applying to an extra school

@BernardMeurer for a sec i thought you were saying you thought you wouldnt get into sb

Bernard Meurer

The thing is, by the time I was filing my UC apps I was so burned out I didn't even consider the ones I applied to right

I really regret how I allowed myself to degrade during the application process, I was so exhausted at the end

@user507974 Right now I don't think I'll get into any of my pending ones apart from Minnesota

and NC State maybe

dmckee

@BernardMeurer That kind of thing is grueling. Job hunting is like that too. It should be simple, but it is frustrating and emotionally draining to a point that each application feels like a labor of Hercules.

And so much of that is unnecessary.

Bernard Meurer

@dmckee I just couldn't help it you know, when I sent in my last app I just realized that I had basically not left home in a month and a half apart from going to class in the morning

user116211

5:27 AM

@BernardMeurer Are you a Pacifist?

Bernard Meurer

@user36790 Not particularly, why?

user116211

@BernardMeurer Because you seem to be indifferent of the pending lists....

user116211

Be positive and you would get admitted to a good college.

Bernard Meurer

That's due to me being Schopenhaurian

Hope is the confusion of the desire for a thing with its probability