tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1935061765415342554.post2005821021391858044..comments2023-10-21T09:16:44.830-07:00Comments on Coherent Lighthouse: SVP SquaredDicing with Dragonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03132972790091524968noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1935061765415342554.post-1763125274520445642008-11-05T01:16:00.000-08:002008-11-05T01:16:00.000-08:00All math that is complex enough to involve a sigma...All math that is complex enough to involve a sigma is a very dry and unsatisfying form of satanism.<BR/><BR/>There is no single person in that photo who is attractive. One of them may be androgynous, but not in a good way.Norawhohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04102959228235038262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1935061765415342554.post-67384023800075093652008-10-30T06:13:00.000-07:002008-10-30T06:13:00.000-07:00Was great to meet you! There are handsome palaeon...Was great to meet you! There are handsome palaeontologists??? Come on, in the world of the pallid and nerdy, the guys with the cool hats are kings!<BR/><BR/>As for mathematical primers, I don't think a "Mathematics for Palaeontologists" book exists (but hey, does anyone want to help me write one?). To be comfortable at SVP I think you'd need to know basic statistics, like what r-squared values mean, Templeton tests, chi-squared tests, p-values and all that. You could do with a brief guide to cladistics, a bit of physics (nothing beyond high school and only the sort of newtonian force-balance stuff), perhaps a reminder of trigonometry, and an introduction to morphometric techniques and what finite element analyses and CT scans do.<BR/><BR/>With that, you'd probably be a lot happier, but you shouldn't be too worried about not grasping some of the mathematical stuff - a lot of it still goes over my head and I'm willing to bet that there are older students, postdocs and professors who don't understand the maths either.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695173188736074202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1935061765415342554.post-80684064237517264542008-10-29T12:19:00.000-07:002008-10-29T12:19:00.000-07:00"Saturated Green" describes how I felt on the plan..."Saturated Green" describes how I felt on the plane over and back.<BR/><BR/>But yeah, if you want the book, I can part with it.<BR/><BR/>(I can also get you back your other book...)Dicing with Dragonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03132972790091524968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1935061765415342554.post-34468779595035212502008-10-29T11:54:00.000-07:002008-10-29T11:54:00.000-07:00Hi. I've just turned a very saturated green. I t...Hi. I've just turned a very saturated green. I think I might have to tag along next time!<BR/> I'm so glad you had a blast! <BR/>Oh, and I know a certain unemployed artist who could make use of an out of date Dinosauria.....Brianne, You may call me Mistressynesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00855760861411516801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1935061765415342554.post-49879842092182392342008-10-24T14:06:00.000-07:002008-10-24T14:06:00.000-07:00"Also, the Triceratops is galloping. What's up wit..."Also, the Triceratops is galloping. What's up with that?"<BR/><BR/>The sound of <I>thunder</I>, or, about 8.9 on the Richter scale...<BR/><BR/>(And, thinking about it, it was closer to 1/35th scale. Not sure about the <I>Parasaurolophus</I>. I do think it was Trcic, however.)Dicing with Dragonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03132972790091524968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1935061765415342554.post-25253651964547046542008-10-24T11:22:00.000-07:002008-10-24T11:22:00.000-07:00I don't think the Parasaur is Trcic. Also, the Tri...I don't think the Parasaur is Trcic. Also, the Triceratops is <I>galloping</I>. What's up with <I>that</I>?Zachary Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035947146927565746noreply@blogger.com