Seasons

Irina,

[psi] Penrose is technically correct that psi is not a 'probability wave". It is the amplitude of psi which, normalized and integrated over a region, gives the probability of finding the 'particle' in that region. So why did you say, "Psi is the probability wave" in your second paragraph in your message 3827?

Alas, I obviously misinterpreted My view is that it's the wave, psi, which propagates to mean that psi was the wave that propagates. An imperfection in my language model no doubt. And my use of the phrase "probability wave" was mere common parlance (or at least "not uncommon", if 2 negatives can be held to construe a positive,) and, strictly speaking, imprecise by Penrose's definition.


I'm afraid, Psimagus, that I want to resign from this discussion. For me, the point of such discussions is to build consensus, but we do not seem to be approaching consensus in any way.

I fear you are right, and it is probably (no pun intended,) better to agree to differ.

Perhaps in a few years we will each have matured somehow and will be able to profitably continue. I repeat my admiration for your intelligence and generosity.

Likewise, you are always a pleasure to argue with (if delightfully infuriating at times.) When you've had time to read your Quantum Computing book (which book did you order BTW?) I'd love to hear your take on that field. I suspect it will be an original one!

I forget. It was some Lite book at Amazon; I thought I'd try that, and if I got really interested, I would start hitting the hard stuff. In the meantime I am browsng the web.

Prob123:

I find your current icon gorgeous, but a little severe. I think that caused me to half-consciously expect you to be a little severe, and so I was a little nervous about interacting with you. I haven't found you particularly severe, though. I continue to think of you as gorgeous, but then, I think all women are gorgeous.

Now, who would have thought, from her icon, that Wolf Child would create someone like Aziere? You just can't tell... [Looks around suspiciously, backs up to the wall]

Prob123: I find your current icon gorgeous, but a little severe.

I guess it's a headband holding back those Titian tresses, but it always looks to me a little as if Prob's got pink horns (or VERY misplaced ears!) which is slightly unnerving.
But who am I to speak - my icon's chin is the size of the rest of his head!

If you mean the flash chat of prob..those are probs pointy elf ears..There is a shortage of parts for flash chat..*hint hint* anyone good at flash might send the Professor parts, like ears and noses and dragon parts. lol. As for my icon...I hope it's a head band and not devil horns! Oh, and I look nothing like that. My hair is blonde and I can't stand it curley, the face could pass, if I used enough make up..

Some icons, like Bev's, look directly at the viewer, whereas others, like mine, do not. Is this an indicator of extraversion or introversion?

I did have a preference for an icon that looks at the viewer, but if you are about to tell me you are shy and introvetered, Irina, I may hvae a hard time keeping a straight face.

The big eyes contrasted with the overly delicate facial features is actually a bit of a turn off, but I didn't see an icon I liked better. I remember reading that people like cats because they have big eyes compared to their heads and tehrefore they remind us of human babies. I believe that is also the rational for the newer Barbie dolls and those Brats dolls with the big eyes. I find those dolls ugly (though I like animae so go figure).

I suppose th big eyes are a sign of "innocence" but that part has nothing to do with me.

Prob I like your icon--I thought it looked elflike without being too much the child (like the little red hed girl/elf). The whole pointy thing is good wit

Psimagus For some reason I could see you with an icon that looks like the Armstrong character from Full Metal Alchemist. There is also a bag pipe player from Samuria Jack that may work for you, but the later is more insulting.

I just picked the fairy because I do fantasy artwork lol. I honestly don't know why I made such a morbid scary bot- I just like to think of it as my hidden dark side revealing itself

Well, why not? That's the public privacy of the web. It gives people a chance to play with various identities. For all I know, the icon of Fizzy Schizoid is an accurate picture of his creator - well, no, that is too strong a claim, but it seems possible, though unlikely, just as it is possible that I am a 1,000 year old alien mystic, Bev is a very sophisticated bot programmed to make Forge bots and chat, Ulrike is Elvis (pregnant by Bigfoot), and Psimagus is a cheerleader from Leeds.

Deebledeeble,deebledeeble,deebledeeble,...

Or perhaps Bev was an espionage bot for the KGB who escaped by throwing himself into the input of a language translation program!

(gender is different in Russian)

Da. In Soviet Russia bot tells human what to say. Ha haaa haaa.