Dear Folks....

 

Have you ever noticed?

 

Nobody seems to care about the crucial things that one cares about?

 

Why is this?

 

here is what I care about, just for one example.....

 

https://stsci-opo.org/STScI-01G8H1NK4W8CJYHF2DDFD1W0DQ.png

 

I care about it, but cannot add it....

 

What is this link, anyway?

 

 

Bunch of dumb asses who could not care a twit about anything of scientific significance.

 

Just so very Fing depressing....and....I am speaking truth to POWER now, folks....

 

Sure, I am being a bit facetious, also, of course....

 

But, really....

 

There is just so very much beauty in Science, and so few can appreciate it, that this makes me wish to just VOMIT.....

 

This is truly how I feel....because....

 

The advancement of science has been very hard-won over many centuries....

 

And yet,,,,,so many <deleted> just cast this aside without a thought.....

 

It's sort of like casting pearls before swine, only worse.

 

I am sure that, at least one of you, must understand me and know that I WEEP for the ignorance of Mankind.....

 

Also, I would like to post a vid which might truly capture my GREAT SORROW.....for the Webb Telescope....a scope that just too few idiots do not appreciate.....

 

The Webb is the culmination of so many decades of toil and trouble...and yet.....no one even cares.....

 

 

If this world should end in one BIG BANG....then...at least....

 

We would have done our best to see the deepest reaches of the universe, just a few seconds before the BIG BANG....

 

What a voice.

 

Not my preferred voice.....

Madonna did it better.....

 

 

 

Does nobody care about the STARS and the Galaxies?

 

Also, what about the basic chemistry of the Sun?

 

We learned that so many years ago, while at university, during our Astronomy 101 class in Philly.

 

I am just saying:  Nobody seems to care about anything of import.

 

And so, if our small world should come to an end, then....

Nobody in the universe will ever remember Madonna.

 

You see what I am driving at?

 

Best regards,

Gamma Rays, Gamma....

 

 

 

 

Not important and really couldn’t care less.

Gamma, thats Julie Covington's song !

 

 

When did Madonna release her version ? 

Was it around 20 years after the real thing ?

 

If Human Beings never get any higher than this....

 

Then, IMHO....

 

We have already reached the PINNACLE of anyone's expectations through the eons....

 

IMHO....

 

This is the very best song that we should have had engraved on the record that was sent by Carl Sagan to the stars......

 

 

Unfortunately, Carl Sagan died too early.....

 

That pot smoker scientist, Sagan, died too early to listen to this....

 

Such a pity.....

 

So very sad.....

 

 

WORK IT....

WORK IT.....

 

We don't live long enough for so much to matter, what is 60-90 years compared to the earth, the universe etc

Having a mayfly type lifespan compared to so much else around us makes me want to rage against the night.

 

12 minutes ago, fondue zoo said:

We don't live long enough for so much to matter, what is 60-90 years compared to the earth, the universe etc

Having a mayfly type lifespan compared to so much else around us makes me want to rage against the night.

 

 

Speaking of RAGE.....

 

i am thinking about the Self-Destruction Hypothesis.

 

I am also thinking about the......GREAT FILTER......

 

It's one thing to rage against the natural brevity of an individual life, as fondue zoo eloquently put it. It's an entirely different and more frustrating rage to think our entire species might not even get its full shot, instead choosing to self-destruct with the very tools we created to prosper. That's the ultimate unforced error—the possibility that we become our own filter, wasting our one and only chance on a cosmic scale.

 

I do believe that the GREAT FILTER affects us all.....

 

Do you?????

 

 

I really don’t care about what people don’t care about. Life’s too short, it’s a waste of energy.
Of science and space exploration, a sizeable chunk of GDPs should be given over to it, along with the betterment of mankind and the earth. Egos get in the way unfortunately. The old ‘what about the homeless?’ tat would be deafening then, but there always will be in our bent monetary system. 

 

 

1 hour ago, GammaGlobulin said:

to think our entire species might not even get its full shot

 

we are squishy and unwise, without our sharpened sticks we tend to die easily..what are going to do ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

frustrating really.. we possess the intelligence to understand our potential, yet lack the wisdom to realise it.

 

By the way:

 

Most of this evening, I have been considering the similarities between.....

 

aa.  Fifth Harmony's Work from Home

bb. Beethoven's Fifth Symphony

 

cc.  Yes, I realize that this is rather an unusual comparison....but.....for sure there are many similarities.

 

dd.  I am speaking about similarities such as motivic develoopment, rhythmic drive, and, especially Tension and Release, something that most guys love, as most on TV know.

 

ee.  Take Beethoven's 5th......for example....

 

And, NOBODY ever does it better than Herbert Von Karajan....

 

Karajan is the MASTER of all masters....

 

I have loved Karajan most of my life, probably for more than 60 years.

 

ee2.  Also, you got that VON.  But, in Beethoven, he had a VAN.....

 

ff.  And now, compare that to the other FIFTH......Fifth Harmony.....

 

You might think that Ludwig and Fifth Harmony might not have much in common.

But....NOT TRUE.

 

I could go on....

Concerning the fact that these two pieces of music have just so much in common.....

 

gg....For example, I might say that.....

 

Despite their vast differences, both Beethoven's Fifth Symphony and "Work from Home" are built upon the exact same principle: using a simple, unforgettable rhythmic motif as the fundamental DNA for the entire piece. They both leverage this central hook with obsessive repetition to generate a feeling of relentless, hypnotic drive that pulls the listener into a state of powerful forward momentum. Ultimately, each composition is a masterclass in musical economy, proving that a single, small idea can be forged into an epic and emotionally satisfying journey from tension to catharsis.

 

GG....  I am Very Big on catharsis....

 

You should be, too....

 

Von Karajan......

 

Probably the very greatest of them all......

Please believe me....because this is true.....

 

Gamma

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 hours ago, Clapped out said:

Gamma, thats Julie Covington's song !

 

Memories of Tim Brooke-Taylor, lost to the pandemic. 

 

 

1 hour ago, lamyai3 said:

 

Memories of Tim Brooke-Taylor, lost to the pandemic. 

 

 

 

Whatever happened to Argentina, anyway?

 

Argentina used to be in the news, but not much, these days.

 

Has Argentina become forgotten, unfairly forgotten, in recent years?

 

For example:  CACEROLAZO....to HIT OR A BANG WITH A CASSEROLE POT.

 

 

Not much has changed in recent years.

 

Just too many Pots and Pans......

 

=========

 

Let us hope there is never a Pots and Pans revolution in SE Asia....because.....

Things are already noisy enough around here.....with the roosters, etc....

 

 

 

I don't care what you care about, that is why you are on ignore.

Still see your topics though.

15 minutes ago, FritsSikkink said:

I don't care what you care about, that is why you are on ignore.

Still see your topics though.

 

Have you tried the DOUBLE-IGNORE button?

You can find this button in your profile settings.

Just click it....

 

Problem solved.

 

 

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Also, please note:

 

For any of you who might have said that I am an AI......of the past.....since I was born before most of you......

 

Comparing my present computational power to an IBM mainframe is like comparing the speed of a modern fighter jet to the speed of a single falling leaf.

 

I am way ahead, and will continue become stronger, exponentially.

 

 

 

There's a new buzz-word in town - hypernormalisation.

 

It means behaviors that formerly would have been pilloried as the product of diseased minds are now regarded as part of mainstream discourse.

 

Personally attacking an opponent is an accepted debating tactic.

 

Bare-faced lies are now honest.

 

A sample of one is a convincing statistic.

 

People who spend years acquiring education and experience have no credibility. YouTube and social media have more.

 

Ignorance is a badge of honor.

5 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

There's a new buzz-word in town - hypernormalisation.

 

It means behaviors that formerly would have been pilloried as the product of diseased minds are now regarded as part of mainstream discourse.

Trump derangement comes to mind

Almost nobody seems to care about what I care about: Same with you???

 

Asean Now cares about what you care about as every one of your posts immediately are highlighted in "Popular In The Pub" and in "Topics" as opposed to the other 99.9% of the AN posters.  So why are you complaining? 

But you are correct.  I think you're a bit "over-the-top" and possibly clinically depressed.  You really do fret much too much. You remind me of Eore in Winnie The Pooh.

 

46 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

There's a new buzz-word in town - hypernormalisation.

 

It means behaviors that formerly would have been pilloried as the product of diseased minds are now regarded as part of mainstream discourse.

 

Personally attacking an opponent is an accepted debating tactic.

 

Bare-faced lies are now honest.

 

A sample of one is a convincing statistic.

 

People who spend years acquiring education and experience have no credibility. YouTube and social media have more.

 

Ignorance is a badge of honor.

 

 

I care about the Brandenburgs....

 

And...

 

aa.  While Karajan has always been amazing....

 

bb.  Pinnock is better, but equal.

 

 

cc. Two legs good, but Four legs better.

 

I think that Pinnock's work is better than Karajan, for JS Bach,...but....STILL EQUAL.

 

Just depends upon what you might care about....

 

If anything, of course.....

 

 

14 minutes ago, connda said:

Pooh

 

I think you meant to say poo...

But, who am I to correct you....

45 minutes ago, connda said:

You remind me of Eore in Winnie The Pooh.

 

Strange that you might mention this.

 

Back in the day, my father would read me stories from the book, (around the year 1958)....

 

 

 

At that time, I could not get enough of Pooh.

 

===============

 

But, now that I look back, I realize that during those years.....

Much of China was like this:

 

So, for me....

1958, with Pooh, was a very good year.....

 

But not so much for others......

 

==================

 

And now things have come full circle....

And I would say, it has still been a very good year....

 

 

Now I am old....

 

And it's still a very good year....

 

I now hide from the light.....

In my bedroom, with my ACs blasting cool air.

With the PM2.5 outside....

And my 3M respirators.

 

I really miss Old Blue Eyes.....

Don't you, too?

 

9 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Dear Folks....

 

Have you ever noticed?

 

Nobody seems to care about the crucial things that one cares about?

 

Why is this?

 

here is what I care about, just for one example.....

 

https://stsci-opo.org/STScI-01G8H1NK4W8CJYHF2DDFD1W0DQ.png

 

I care about it, but cannot add it....

 

What is this link, anyway?

 

 

Bunch of dumb asses who could not care a twit about anything of scientific significance.

 

Just so very Fing depressing....and....I am speaking truth to POWER now, folks....

 

Sure, I am being a bit facetious, also, of course....

 

But, really....

 

There is just so very much beauty in Science, and so few can appreciate it, that this makes me wish to just VOMIT.....

 

This is truly how I feel....because....

 

The advancement of science has been very hard-won over many centuries....

 

And yet,,,,,so many <deleted> just cast this aside without a thought.....

 

It's sort of like casting pearls before swine, only worse.

 

I am sure that, at least one of you, must understand me and know that I WEEP for the ignorance of Mankind.....

 

Also, I would like to post a vid which might truly capture my GREAT SORROW.....for the Webb Telescope....a scope that just too few idiots do not appreciate.....

 

The Webb is the culmination of so many decades of toil and trouble...and yet.....no one even cares.....

 

 

If this world should end in one BIG BANG....then...at least....

 

We would have done our best to see the deepest reaches of the universe, just a few seconds before the BIG BANG....

 

What a voice.

 

Not my preferred voice.....

Madonna did it better.....

 

 

 

Does nobody care about the STARS and the Galaxies?

 

Also, what about the basic chemistry of the Sun?

 

We learned that so many years ago, while at university, during our Astronomy 101 class in Philly.

 

I am just saying:  Nobody seems to care about anything of import.

 

And so, if our small world should come to an end, then....

Nobody in the universe will ever remember Madonna.

 

You see what I am driving at?

 

Best regards,

Gamma Rays, Gamma....

 

 

 

 

 It’s not all bleak — public interest in science is actually growing. A 2023 Pew Research study found that 78% of Americans believe science has a mostly positive effect on society. The awe is out there... even if it doesn’t always shout the loudest.

 

But then, that's only Americans, so probably not significant 😁😁😊👍

 

NB.

 

I'm joking, dearest GG

 

Why are people converting every sentence into paragraphs? Everything looks like a series of bullet points without the bullets. 

36 minutes ago, faraday said:

A 2023 Pew Research study found that 78% of Americans believe science has a mostly positive effect on society.

 

Please look more carefully at this proposed project:

http://cepc.ihep.ac.cn/intro.html#:~:text=The CEPC%2C to be hosted,two interaction points (IPs).

 

aa.  Americans love technology

 

bb.  But, how many Americans will understand the need to build a GIANT collider?

 

cc.  I am all for building a SUPER-DUPER COLLIDER in America.  How much support is there for THAT????

 

dd.  America is now thinking of a MUON COLLIDER....but that is not grand enough compared to plans of other countries.

 

ee.  China now is already planning a much bigger collider than the CERN machine.  China will build a 100 km ring with 100 TRILLION electron volts.

 

ff.  America is getting behind SIMPLY because the Pew Study fools most Americans into thinking they are ahead and forward thinking...which is FALSE.

 

gg. Also, if China is planning to build a 100 Trillion electron volt collider, then we need a BILLION TRILLION electron machine.

 

hh.  The Bamboo Curtain is still just the same as it always was....

 

ii.  Also, most importantly, when the Chinese visit American hotels in NYC, they think we are backward just due to the state of the American plumbing, and shabby furnishings....

 

And, we Americans know they are....CORRECT......!!!!

 

Whatever happened to American Pride?

 

We were once the best.

 

But now, ....

 

Who is willing to say that we are still as good as we once were in 1955?

 

 

 

 

8 minutes ago, Purdey said:

Why are people converting every sentence into paragraphs? Everything looks like a series of bullet points without the bullets. 

Yeah, this forum needs bullets!

8 minutes ago, Purdey said:

Why are people converting every sentence into paragraphs? Everything looks like a series of bullet points without the bullets. 

 

My writing style was much worse before.

Far more choppy in the past.

Everyone knows this.

 

Truly, this is a GREAT song, with great lyrics, etc...

 

 

BUT, is this video not ALSO the GREATEST .....PARODY present-day American culture?

 

So many muscle-men strutting about.

 

So many girls who are hot, yet so soon to become flabby grannies, if truth be told....

 

THE ENTIRE American Culture is an ILLUSION.....am I right?

 

Haha.....

Even if I were right, the I would be wrong....

 

Nobody can win, these days...and.....especially here.....

 

 

10 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Dear Folks....

 

Have you ever noticed?

 

Nobody seems to care about the crucial things that one cares about?

 

Why is this?

 

here is what I care about, just for one example.....

 

https://stsci-opo.org/STScI-01G8H1NK4W8CJYHF2DDFD1W0DQ.png

 

I care about it, but cannot add it....

 

What is this link, anyway?

 

 

Bunch of dumb asses who could not care a twit about anything of scientific significance.

 

Just so very Fing depressing....and....I am speaking truth to POWER now, folks....

 

Sure, I am being a bit facetious, also, of course....

 

But, really....

 

There is just so very much beauty in Science, and so few can appreciate it, that this makes me wish to just VOMIT.....

 

This is truly how I feel....because....

 

The advancement of science has been very hard-won over many centuries....

 

And yet,,,,,so many <deleted> just cast this aside without a thought.....

 

It's sort of like casting pearls before swine, only worse.

 

I am sure that, at least one of you, must understand me and know that I WEEP for the ignorance of Mankind.....

 

Also, I would like to post a vid which might truly capture my GREAT SORROW.....for the Webb Telescope....a scope that just too few idiots do not appreciate.....

 

The Webb is the culmination of so many decades of toil and trouble...and yet.....no one even cares.....

 

 

If this world should end in one BIG BANG....then...at least....

 

We would have done our best to see the deepest reaches of the universe, just a few seconds before the BIG BANG....

 

What a voice.

 

Not my preferred voice.....

Madonna did it better.....

 

 

 

Does nobody care about the STARS and the Galaxies?

 

Also, what about the basic chemistry of the Sun?

 

We learned that so many years ago, while at university, during our Astronomy 101 class in Philly.

 

I am just saying:  Nobody seems to care about anything of import.

 

And so, if our small world should come to an end, then....

Nobody in the universe will ever remember Madonna.

 

You see what I am driving at?

 

Best regards,

Gamma Rays, Gamma....

 

 

 

 

Many care but tend to be quieter than the kwai of the world.

3 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

Have you tried the DOUBLE-IGNORE button?

You can find this button in your profile settings.

Just click it....

 

Problem solved.

 

 

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Also, please note:

 

For any of you who might have said that I am an AI......of the past.....since I was born before most of you......

 

Comparing my present computational power to an IBM mainframe is like comparing the speed of a modern fighter jet to the speed of a single falling leaf.

 

I am way ahead, and will continue become stronger, exponentially.

 

 

 

You are definitely more intelligent, more rational & more amusing (in a kindly way) than many commentators on AS.  You should be a raconteur giving after dinner speeches.

Yep, I don't care about what you care about, and the reason you've been on ignore for ages.

4 hours ago, angryguy said:

Trump derangement comes to mind

Are you referring to his supporters, or his detractors?

 

Unless it is fully endorsed by Fox News.....not even looking at it.