Comments for Disordered Cosmos

Comment on A Lifetime In Spite Of Pain by Bronwyn Addico

Bronwyn Addico — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 03:53:15 +0000

Hey Chanda
This is pretty powerful stuff, of which I only know a fraction. It makes me think of my Grandmother Jean that passed away this summer. She had very very bad arthritis from the time she was a older teenager until she died. From what I understand this was the kind of arthritis that most people would have been in a wheelchair. She walked until she died. She was dedicated to exercise and keeping busy to avoid the pain. I never realized the level of pain she was in every day of her life. I know that her arthritis is not the same as what you have been dealing with but your attitudes seem to be very similar. Life is not easy, why does it have to become harder?

Comment on Good news: dissertation and bad news: health by Matt Leifer

Matt Leifer — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:07:27 +0000

Wow, that doesn’t sound good, but at least it looks like they are closing in on a cause. I hope everything goes well for you at the Cleveland Clinic. My thoughts will be with you.

Congrats on finishing the dissertation. I found it hard enough to finish mine when I was healthy and I can only imagine how challenging it must have been for you. Best of luck for the defense.

Comment on Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Muslim Women by John

John — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:40:47 +0000

Although it is from last year, I think you may find this book review useful. The author comes from a Muslim perspective and reviews her works. The link is here … it is good to hear other opinions and ideas.

http://www.alhamdulilah.info/2008/11/defending-our-diin-ayaan-hirsi-ali.html

Hope you find it interesting.

Comment on Zionist Liars & the Lies They Tell by libhomo

libhomo — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:26:31 +0000

Schumer’s belief that people who do not believe in the Torah should be murdered is sickening. I am an atheist who doesn’t believe in any religious book. I live in NYC and will never vote for Schumer after this. What a sickening bigot!

Comment on Celebrating Black Women in Physics and Astronomy by vnm

vnm — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 03:25:41 +0000

Jeremiah, I think the message you're drawing from this post is very different from what Chanda intended or what other people might conclude. I don't agree with the premise that physics produces "all the technological advancements our society has and will see." And even if that premise were true, your conclusion doesn't logically follow. Chanda's statistics are real, and I don't think ignoring them will make it any easier for anyone. I know that you disagree with that, but I think you would agree that the level of underrepresentation suggests serious problems in the system. It sounds like both you and your girlfriend have had some bad experiences along the way. I don't know if this is part of the context for your remarks, but I'd like to hear more. At the very least it might explain why you felt so strongly about this post. As for me, I'm really happy that Chanda is getting her Ph.D., and I think there's lots to celebrate about that. You're almost there, Chanda. See you at the finish line...

Jeremiah: I’ve read your article and I highly disapprove of the message you’re attempting to convey. As a black male studying physics at a majority white institution I can say with 100% certainty that the divisions between black and white people in any sector are great enough. Having some person come along and attempt to further divide does not increase or ensure later prosperity. As you may already know, the work done in physics produce’s basically all of the technological advancements our society has and will see. By doing a headcount of who is doing physics you are too doing a headcount of who is producing and creating most of the useful goods in our society. The simple fact that blacks ,either man of woman, account for only 1-2% of these persons is not something you want to place on a billboard. (TRUST ME! ) Taking tally of such horrible facts will not produce any more of a positive upheaval than it will produce negative outcome. If you want to be counted good for you, but remember you speak for yourself. I wrote this response on behalf of my girlfriend who is a black lady majoring in physics. She has a hard time with the whole race thing right now as a whole ,she’s only 20, so when I see someone publish such trash statistics I understand just how much damage they’re doing.

Comment on Celebrating Black Women in Physics and Astronomy by Jeremiah

Jeremiah — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:38:14 +0000

I’ve read your article and I highly disapprove of the message you’re attempting to convey. As a black male studying physics at a majority white institution I can say with 100% certainty that the divisions between black and white people in any sector are great enough. Having some person come along and attempt to further divide does not increase or ensure later prosperity. As you may already know, the work done in physics produce’s basically all of the technological advancements our society has and will see. By doing a headcount of who is doing physics you are too doing a headcount of who is producing and creating most of the useful goods in our society. The simple fact that blacks ,either man of woman, account for only 1-2% of these persons is not something you want to place on a billboard. (TRUST ME! ) Taking tally of such horrible facts will not produce any more of a positive upheaval than it will produce negative outcome. If you want to be counted good for you, but remember you speak for yourself. I wrote this response on behalf of my girlfriend who is a black lady majoring in physics. She has a hard time with the whole race thing right now as a whole ,she’s only 20, so when I see someone publish such trash statistics I understand just how much damage they’re doing.

Comment on NaPoWriMo: A Post-Mortem by Neil Reid

Neil Reid — Sun, 02 May 2010 21:59:23 +0000

I think you got the point exactly! Write. Simple, but allusive sometimes because it is so obvious.

Before April I did Dana’s little micro-challenge to write 30 poems in 30 minutes! Now that was a confront. But “in process”, a sight to see as my internal editor was simply overwhelmed and had to give it up. 30 poems were mostly #@x&*, but so what, and that wasn’t the point. That exercise really made a difference for me in April when I sometimes first felt I was drawing blanks. Didn’t matter, just write!

And congratulations on making it through April for sure!
~Neil

Comment on Jaime Escalante Has Cancer: You Can Help by A Toast | .poetry.

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Comment on Jaime Escalante Has Cancer: You Can Help by My Hero Jaime Escalante Passed Away Today

My Hero Jaime Escalante Passed Away Today — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 01:50:27 +0000

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