Mastodawn

I once offhandedly told a colleague that our office windows contain a pure vacuum. When she worriedly asked what would happen if one broke, I kept a straight face and detailed a local apocalypse: we’d all be sucked into the void and perish.

The existential horror in her eyes was priceless.

With a heavy, mournful sigh, she remarked: "It’s just awful how recklessly people use technology. We must fight for our planet."

I’m truly grateful to her for making the workday entertaining and for never failing to surprise me with her absolute lack of critical thinking. I’ve yet to find an answer as to why the dim-witted are always so frantically active. Probably shouldn't even try.

Anyway, thanks, Stela.

#OfficeLife #WorkplaceHumor #CriticalThinking #StoryTime #Stela #PhysicsFail #SaveThePlanet

Harald Nov 16

String Theory anyone? "Not even wrong" on latest hype fabricators.

https://www.math.columbia.edu/~woit/wordpress/?p=15348

#physicsFail #stringTheory #woit #notEvenWrong

Whatever Happened to String Theory?

Gayoung Lee at Gizmodo today has responses to the question Whatever Happened to String Theory?. Carlo Rovelli and I give the obvious and accurate answer that it’s a failed idea, explaining wh…

Not Even Wrong

Tapewolf Jul 27, 2025

Having far too much fun with the Spiky Death Ball in Darkmod: Year of the Rat. The physics engine is having a lot less fun.
#Darkmod #Thief #PhysicsFail