Welcome to the latest incarnation of my blog-related programming activities. As our friend Lucretius says, “All that we see about us consists of transient arrangements of atoms. Some awaken to life. None holds forever.”
I’ve bid an extremely fond farewell to Cosmic Variance, with great memories and enormous respect for my co-bloggers there who are keeping the torch lit. But I wanted to shift to a less formal, more personal and carefree mode of blogging, one where nobody else but me was responsible in any way. I’ll still be doing my best to understand and explain cool ideas in physics, but the only common thread holding the content together will be “things that popped into my head.” It may be intermittent and even inchoate, but hopefully it will be fun.
To set the tone, here’s a little ditty from Paco de Lucia, Al Di Meola, and John McLaughlin. A mixture of heavy thinking and joyful exuberance. Something to shoot for.
Definition of a Physicist – a person who knows a great deal about very little. Cosmologist- one who knows very little about a great deal. Forgive me.
This site is so much better than the new Discovery format – I applaud your decision to abandon what looks like silly business types trying to redesign the format of internet blogs.
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Go new blog, go! 😀
Did someone dim the lights in here?
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Big Fan!! Looking forward to reading random thoughts, may even have a comment now and then.
Good luck with your self-made progress. I know that this can be a dangerous decision as well, as now it is you who is responsible for the site going well (I guess?).
And thanks for the video clip, I only have the CD, didn’t know there is a video. It is so awesome to recognize that the video frame-rate is NOT fast enough to display their solos. 😉
It has been a great honor blogging alongside the master. I’m looking forward to hearing from the new, unfettered Sean.
Enjoyed you on Cosmic Variance (on my Yahoo home page). Looking forward to reading this blog.
The old CV was fun while it lasted. This is a great new site Sean – keep on blogging!
Not to disparage Cosmic Variance (I am a Discover magazine subscriber), but this is a much better website. The other is very clunky.
Watching that video…made me realize I had my computer’s speakers swapped. John’s passages were coming from my left speaker but he’s seated on the right. Corrected.
Friday Night in San Francisco, what an album!
As I recently overheard a former neighbor complain at his open house, “You relocate to get away from this obnoxious person, and then he shows up at your new home.”
Hi Sean,
As many others have mentioned, discover was indeed becoming an eyesore. This is much better. Question: Will the wonderful occasional guest posts be published here or in CV?
I imagine there will be different guest posts both here and at CV.
Hi Sean,
Echoing other comments, I am so thankful you will continue to blog despite leaving Cosmic Variance.
I hope this also means we will still continue the annual tradition of Giving Thanks on Thanksgiving!
Though you won’t have as many hands to help you filter out negative posts, I will filter them in my mind.
Best wishes for continued success,
– A huge fan
I’m a metal guitarist these days, but back in olden times (college) my guitar teacher walked me through some classical guitar and jazz, and he gave me that CD. Friday Night in San Fransisco, I think it was called. Awesome CD. Al Di Meola has actually influenced quite a few metal heads.
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