NEW MEMBER? Introduce yourself in this thread.

[Valkyrie801]

I remember the episode...

"The Parliament Of Dreams"

Lando says something about exceeding his greatness when he wears purple.

I recommend the episode, and in particular the very ending sequence.

[Moose]

Valkyrie801, you've broken far too many rules to be mouthing off at my fellow moderators like that. You have very few chances left to start behaving yourself. I suggest you make the most of them.

[01101001]

Originally Posted by Russell Burrows

Today I wanted to start a new thread on here and it said no.

There is a known problem that won't allow certain words in titles of new topics. See threads:

Unable to post new thread?
Not allowed to post new threads
Test
Why am I not allowed to ask questions
Can't Post

[nokton]

Originally Posted by Matthew

Alright spill the beans guys! Who are you all? There's got to be a few old introduction threads around from the old forums, but this is all new: so thus a new introduction thread.

I suppose I should start. My name is Matthew (yes my email address ends with an "i"). I'm a 15 year old who goes to school in Melbourne, Australia. Which is incidentally where I also live. I love physics, and astrophysics especially. Though I never seemed to get in the whole observational astronomy thing. Umm... is there anything else I should say? Probably not: it'd bore you to tears.

The beans? We are about understanding who we are and where we coming from.
You bore me not, you are young and I am old, but value your interest.
You are welcome here,
Nokton.

[jete]

I am a Science/Math teacher and a science fiction fanatic (especially when it comes to time related topics) from the southeastern U.S. I am a Christian an believe in the creation of the Universe, however I do not believe that it is my place to convince anyone else of that, so this is possibly the last time you will hear me make such a statement of my own volition.

I enjoy widening my knowledge in the area of science (if the Discover channels and TWC were to only channels offered by my cable provider it would be OK by me), and challenging myself with mathematics (love the fact that Fg=Gm1m2/d^2 is spoken here). I have read several of the threads and am impressed by the number of posters that seem to be practicing physicists (some posts read more like peer reviews than message board chatter). So thanks to whomever it is that created and maintains this board, hope to be reading more in the very near future

[Swift]

Hi jete, welcome to BAUT. Nice to have a science teacher interested in science.

And yes, I don't wish to dampen the welcome, but please avoid religious discussions on this board, they are strickly against our rules. Thanks,

[conniefan]

Welcome aboard jete. Been addicted for about a month-n-a-half now. Don't let the mysterious buttons around the screen scare you. Yer computer won't blow up or nothin.

[Aussie_Astronaut]

Hi,

Not much to say, i am more interested in human spaceflight than astronomy and i come from the land down under, Australia. I don't know a huge amount about all the technical stuff to do with spaceflight but i'm learning.

Just found these forums looking for some info on a recent space mission and thought that the wealth of knowledge here is probably beneficial to those interested in space travel.

[01101001]

Originally Posted by Aussie_Astronaut

Not much to say, i am more interested in human spaceflight than astronomy and i come from the land down under, Australia.

G'day!

And welcome.

[Tobin Dax]

Originally Posted by conniefan

Don't let the mysterious buttons around the screen scare you. Yer computer won't blow up or nothin.

Well, only as long as ToSeek doesn't click on *that* button.

[mugaliens]

Originally Posted by jete

...love the fact that Fg=Gm1m2/d^2 is spoken here.

You might appreciate the fact that omega=Rs*theta*c/(rcubed+thetasquared*r+Rs*thetasquared) is spoken here, too!

[nokton]

Originally Posted by jete

I am a Science/Math teacher and a science fiction fanatic (especially when it comes to time related topics) from the southeastern U.S. I am a Christian an believe in the creation of the Universe, however I do not believe that it is my place to convince anyone else of that, so this is possibly the last time you will hear me make such a statement of my own volition.

I enjoy widening my knowledge in the area of science (if the Discover channels and TWC were to only channels offered by my cable provider it would be OK by me), and challenging myself with mathematics (love the fact that Fg=Gm1m2/d^2 is spoken here). I have read several of the threads and am impressed by the number of posters that seem to be practicing physicists (some posts read more like peer reviews than message board chatter). So thanks to whomever it is that created and maintains this board, hope to be reading more in the very near future

Enjoyed reading your CV, so to speak, thankyou for being honest about your beliefs.
I too, am most interested in time, in all its aspects, and also in trying to come to an
understanding of the programme written within the genetic code.
Nokton

[Moose]

Merged Brutal Mustang's greet thread into here just to keep things tidy. Carry on.

[Spoons]

Hello to all.

I'm yet another Australian on here. It it just me or do we have a very high per capita representation on this site?

I've been lurking on this forum and keeping my work days entertaining for several years now. I may have been one of my city's best paid lurkers. (That term disturbed me when I found out that's what I would be referred to - made me feel rather seedy)

Thanks to all the members here for all the great reading so far. I'm kind of ashamed to say it, but I usually head straight for the ATM & CT sections - I love seeing the curious ideas out there and all the educational responses from Swift, JayUtah and the posse of wise men.

I opted not to use either a JayUtah quote in my signature, nor a nebula profile pic. Outcast already eh? Heh heh

Not sure how much you're likely to hear out of me. I'm hugely interested in physics, am usually reading 3 or 4 books on the topic at any one time, but for that reason am slow to progress my learning. Only studied physics at high-school, but had a slow job at one stage and read heaps during that time, often by Michio Kaku etc.

Anyway, hello everyone and cheers!

Edit: Oh, and any hilarious threads that I really ought to read that anyone wants to let me know about?

[jchen]

Well, my name is Jessica...I'm 13 and I'm going to be a 10th grader...and I'm taking physics. I want to improve my science skills :P

[Swift]

Hi to both Spoons and jchen. Welcome to BAUT.

[Spoons]

Thank you kind sir! I look forward to expanding on the experience I've had so far. Probably my most visited site, apart from google and *ahem* facebook (oh jeez, did I just admit that?)

No more stealth lurking

[geonuc]

Spoons, that is one scary avatar.

[geonuc]

Originally Posted by jchen

Well, my name is Jessica...I'm 13 and I'm going to be a 10th grader...and I'm taking physics. I want to improve my science skills :P

Good for you, Jessica. Even if you don't end up doing anything related to the sciences, having a solid science background is always beneficial. And fun.

[Spoons]

It's my defense mechanism.

If it's too off putting I will change. I'm a very accommodating person.

Geonuc: touche! Good on you Jessica. No matter what path you decide to take knowledge is always a blessing, particularly of physics. After all, it determines everything about the universe we inhabit. Which leads to another fascination of mine: One day I'd love to see a greater understanding of consciousness built into the body of knowledge that is physics. After all, it should be able to encapsulate everything somehow.

[Fazor]

Originally Posted by jchen

Well, my name is Jessica...I'm 13 and I'm going to be a 10th grader...and I'm taking physics. I want to improve my science skills :P

Ah, good to see you found your way here, despite my bad directions. I know you were worried about your upcoming Physics course; they'll be able to help guide you in the Q&A and/or General Science sections.

[nokton]

Originally Posted by Spoons

Hello to all.

I'm yet another Australian on here. It it just me or do we have a very high per capita representation on this site?

I've been lurking on this forum and keeping my work days entertaining for several years now. I may have been one of my city's best paid lurkers. (That term disturbed me when I found out that's what I would be referred to - made me feel rather seedy)

Thanks to all the members here for all the great reading so far. I'm kind of ashamed to say it, but I usually head straight for the ATM & CT sections - I love seeing the curious ideas out there and all the educational responses from Swift, JayUtah and the posse of wise men.

I opted not to use either a JayUtah quote in my signature, nor a nebula profile pic. Outcast already eh? Heh heh

Not sure how much you're likely to hear out of me. I'm hugely interested in physics, am usually reading 3 or 4 books on the topic at any one time, but for that reason am slow to progress my learning. Only studied physics at high-school, but had a slow job at one stage and read heaps during that time, often by Michio Kaku etc.

Anyway, hello everyone and cheers!

Edit: Oh, and any hilarious threads that I really ought to read that anyone wants to let me know about?

This site welcomes serious comment and input from contributors.
There are no hilarious threads on this site, science and cosmology is serious stuff.
This a serious forum, welcome Spoons, but understand what the forum is about.
Nokton

[Spoons]

No intent to belittle the forum there Nokton, I hope it wasn't taken that way. It's just that I've found a number of threads which, while dealing with very real topics, have evolved to include some very curious and intriguing lines of thought. I've noticed some have been referenced along these lines before. Just thought I'd check.

I am very interested in many of the topics, which are more easily searched, but some which tend towards the absurd are less predictable for means of searching.

I appreciate the intent of your comment though.

[Swift]

Originally Posted by nokton

This site welcomes serious comment and input from contributors.
There are no hilarious threads on this site, science and cosmology is serious stuff.
This a serious forum, welcome Spoons, but understand what the forum is about.
Nokton

I hope Nokton was kidding. This part of the forum is full of silly stuff, and you will see I am a frequent participant.

[Fazor]

Originally Posted by Swift

I hope Nokton was kidding. This part of the forum is full of silly stuff, and you will see I am a frequent participant.

Not to stray too far from the introductions, but any post with a header like this one (and the accompanying yellow professor) are typically also fairly silly.

[Spoons]

Cheers Swift, and yes, I've noticed a few of your posts in there on some scouring I've done this evening.

Glayven moyven (sic? {yes I am})

Sorry to stray. That will be all from me here. Thanks.

POLICE: Step away from the thread!

[mugaliens]

Originally Posted by Spoons

Cheers Swift, and yes, I've noticed a few of your posts in there on some scouring I've done this evening.

Outstanding! We need a good scouring every now and then.

And as you can see, the hilarity isn't limited to just one small section...

POLICE: Step away from the thread!

Good - you'll do just fine, here.

[01101001]

Originally Posted by jchen

Well, my name is Jessica.

Welcome. If they ever call you Jess, check out this ambigram, that reads the same upside-down as right side up:

[sirjon]

Originally Posted by 01101001

Um... I'm not finding that quotation even with the spelling a professor would use.

Sorry for that- I thought I'm using a cell fone, the fastest way to send a txt msge and save space and time is to have u'r own language, after all what is important is dat d reciever can read u'r mind. Well,I will try my best to improve my spelling, after all, I'm from South East Asia. Thnx 4 reminding me...oops, I'm sorry again!!!

[01101001]

Originally Posted by sirjon

Sorry for that- I thought I'm using a cell fone, the fastest way to send a txt msge and save space and time is to have u'r own language!

Here I think, most members strive to be understood even if it takes more time from their end. And, it's good to be highly accurate when quoting someone's words. I can work around your spelling.

Originally Posted by sirjon

But as Stephen Hawking stated, "it is important to understand what is gravity coz it will determine the origin of the Universe" [...]

Please focus on the question. The issue is: Where did the quote come from? Where did he say it? What was the context?

Cite, please.