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Wondering about shared interests

Stevie

I used to have strong interests, but it’s been harder to feel connected to them in recent years.

I’d like to see if anyone else here shares them:

  • physics and cosmology
  • Linux, computers, retro computing
  • history and creativity (prehistoric humanity, Buddhist teachings, gothic/surreal art, drawing)

If any of this overlaps with what you enjoy, I’d like to know what specifically you’re focusing on within it.

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  • My knowledge of unix is old and rusty. I used to use Sun workstations (thin clients) to connect to a Cray supercomputer to help with software optimisation, before I got into telecoms.

    I keep an eye on physics developments, but they seem to be spending too much on colliders. There are other interesting problems.

  • in reply to Stuart333
    Stuart333 said:
    they seem to be spending too much on colliders

    Have you watched the 3 Body Problem TV series?

    I watched the original chinese version which is a bit long winded at 30 episodes but covers the whole book.

    Some very interesting physics is covered and some, err, stretched ideas as to why physics is unreliable at present.

    I think the Americans are remaking it.

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  • in reply to Stuart333
    Stuart333 said:
    they seem to be spending too much on colliders

    Have you watched the 3 Body Problem TV series?

    I watched the original chinese version which is a bit long winded at 30 episodes but covers the whole book.

    Some very interesting physics is covered and some, err, stretched ideas as to why physics is unreliable at present.

    I think the Americans are remaking it.

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  • in reply to Iain
    Iain said:
    Have you watched the 3 Body Problem TV series?

    I read the books. They got pretty bleak, but I really liked them. The physics was very interesting, if a little bonkers.

    I didn't think much of the English translation of the first book; maybe they've redone it by now. The language seemed a little "off" to my ear/brain. The translations of the second and third books were good, though.

  • in reply to Stuart333

    The fact the author is from a different culture does create a different "feel" to the storytelling but I saw that as part of its charm.

    The TV show used lots of 3D computer graphics (since a lot of the show takes place in a Virtual Reality game) which I guess saved them a lot for special effects. Unfortunately the reveal towards the end used the same graphics which stole some of the visual impact.

    I've got the Wandering Earth by the same author on my list to read but will save that for a long haul flight I think.

  • in reply to Iain

    I don't watch any tv.

    I have the 3 Body Problem book sitting by my bed, it is on the list. I thought about reading it a few years ago but put it off.