tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648335853014702781.post4164097040849345674..comments2024-01-24T00:50:00.616-08:00Comments on Schroedinger's rat: It looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck. But it is actually a piece of shit.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07090384771662989655noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648335853014702781.post-60074697047259017202013-03-05T05:38:52.670-08:002013-03-05T05:38:52.670-08:00I think I may bet that most of the people working ...I think I may bet that most of the people working in QI are NOT physicists. Does this explains anything?perageniousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648335853014702781.post-11803459647492223402013-02-19T13:21:13.429-08:002013-02-19T13:21:13.429-08:00>1) Since you are criticising a scientific pape...>1) Since you are criticising a scientific paper/field and <br />>not a movie, maybe it is more appropriate to do it <br />>scientifically, e.g. as Marco did it some months ago on <br />>arxiv. IMO you would support your case more effectively.<br /><br />This post contains several paragraphs where I argue scientifically why the paper is worthless.<br /><br />Do you disagree? Refute them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07090384771662989655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648335853014702781.post-46600908574478597192013-02-19T11:32:01.348-08:002013-02-19T11:32:01.348-08:001) Since you are criticising a scientific paper/fi...1) Since you are criticising a scientific paper/field and not a movie, maybe it is more appropriate to do it scientifically, e.g. as Marco did it some months ago on arxiv. IMO you would support your case more effectively.<br /><br />2) I have never been an editor of such journals, I don't know how things work :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648335853014702781.post-79916369933542394432013-02-18T16:00:01.059-08:002013-02-18T16:00:01.059-08:00>He doesn't like THE WAY of criticising, no...>He doesn't like THE WAY of criticising, not the critiques. <br /><br />I'm following the standard in movie critiques: honest, clear and brutal (but never insulting). I understand the shock, since in QI we are not used to people openly criticizing anything. However, there is nothing inherently wrong with my style.<br /><br />>And yes, you can send a proper comment where you explain <br />>why paper X of author Y is crap. <br /><br />The only comments I've seen published in Science are refutations, i.e., letters that explain why article X is wrong (correct me if I'm mistaken).<br /><br />In any case, the fact that the article was published in Science is anecdotical: this post is about the inappropriate REACTION of the QI community to a Science publication. I would have never written this post if the article had been deservedly ignored by the community after acceptance in Science.<br /><br />As a matter of fact, the reason why I criticize the paper in the first place is to make the case that the reaction of the community is solely a consequence of where it got published, and not its quality.<br /><br />>Also, if you feel that your research is much better than <br />>the "shit" reported in Nature Physics/Science, then submit <br />>it to them. You work in a very respected institution <br />>hosting world leaders in their field: editors will be <br />>happy to consider your results with careful attention and <br />>discard all the bullshit.<br /><br />Thanks for the advice, but I have ideological reservations about submitting to Science, Nature or Nature Physics. As you hint in your message, the "imparcial" editors of such journals verify certain details, like the affiliation of the authors, their h-index, seniority, etc. before deciding to even CONSIDER a paper for publication (why should my institution or the identity of my workmates make a difference?). But this is a topic for another post...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07090384771662989655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648335853014702781.post-84918223072911776932013-02-17T12:31:04.391-08:002013-02-17T12:31:04.391-08:00It is very exciting blog post for more information...It is very exciting blog post for more information<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://fivestaralarm.com/how-an-alarm-system-works/" rel="nofollow">fantastic fire alarm</a>sarah leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04458958401387511915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648335853014702781.post-73259030515677872312013-02-15T16:44:03.368-08:002013-02-15T16:44:03.368-08:00He doesn't like THE WAY of criticising, not th...He doesn't like THE WAY of criticising, not the critiques. His message was pretty clear.<br /><br />And yes, you can send a proper comment where you explain why paper X of author Y is crap. <br /><br />Also, if you feel that your research is much better than the "shit" reported in Nature Physics/Science, then submit it to them. You work in a very respected institution hosting world leaders in their field: editors will be happy to consider your results with careful attention and discard all the bullshit.<br /><br /> <br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648335853014702781.post-9475388501926530422013-02-15T06:08:37.253-08:002013-02-15T06:08:37.253-08:00Beautiful!Beautiful!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07090384771662989655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648335853014702781.post-6342862165372098492013-02-15T06:08:04.545-08:002013-02-15T06:08:04.545-08:00>Why don't you just sent a "Comment&qu...>Why don't you just sent a "Comment" to Science?<br /><br />And what should I tell the Science editors? "The paper is correct, but pointless"?<br /><br />>I do not know whether I should like this way of criticizing <br />>other people's work.<br /><br />If you don't like reading critiques, this blog is definitely not for you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07090384771662989655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648335853014702781.post-85951613998906976122013-02-07T05:32:38.248-08:002013-02-07T05:32:38.248-08:00Why don't you just sent a "Comment" ...Why don't you just sent a "Comment" to Science? I do not know whether I should like this way of criticizing other people's work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648335853014702781.post-25628151005961462452012-12-21T12:03:14.997-08:002012-12-21T12:03:14.997-08:00LIKELIKEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648335853014702781.post-46650325920962308742012-12-16T04:52:48.162-08:002012-12-16T04:52:48.162-08:00Hey, you mentioned PNAS---is it also considered go...Hey, you mentioned PNAS---is it also considered good? Should I be trying to publish there????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648335853014702781.post-5819249807000435372012-10-29T05:45:48.201-07:002012-10-29T05:45:48.201-07:00Did she turn you down again?Did she turn you down again?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648335853014702781.post-8707970715396235762012-10-29T03:48:06.600-07:002012-10-29T03:48:06.600-07:00Really that jealous? It would help if you got your...Really that jealous? It would help if you got your facts right at least..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648335853014702781.post-31943050614267559062012-10-22T06:34:02.534-07:002012-10-22T06:34:02.534-07:00No, no Fernando here. But from your comment, it lo...No, no Fernando here. But from your comment, it looks like I share some ideas with this Fernando...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648335853014702781.post-46278031666789443572012-10-19T07:14:42.918-07:002012-10-19T07:14:42.918-07:00Wait a moment...! Is it you, Fernando?Wait a moment...! Is it you, Fernando?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07090384771662989655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648335853014702781.post-69673894438805899322012-10-18T09:43:14.043-07:002012-10-18T09:43:14.043-07:00I'm waiting for a post on Vedral's work......I'm waiting for a post on Vedral's work... come on, there's a lot of material there...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648335853014702781.post-31547098281060325712012-10-18T08:45:31.695-07:002012-10-18T08:45:31.695-07:00...Bell-Caganer Experiment:
http://tinypic.com/r/......Bell-Caganer Experiment:<br /><br />http://tinypic.com/r/2s8qkwj/6Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648335853014702781.post-63180455459970689802012-10-18T07:28:24.550-07:002012-10-18T07:28:24.550-07:00Yes, shit is a very important part of our lives,
...Yes, shit is a very important part of our lives, <br />yet very underappreciated, esp. in the so-called<br />"higher culture" and science. I'm glad you've<br />found & exposed so nicely a piece of it in the <br />latter. Keep looking!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648335853014702781.post-13339757072052015662012-10-16T10:23:37.602-07:002012-10-16T10:23:37.602-07:00You chose a good article!! I told u once!!
Best,
c...You chose a good article!! I told u once!!<br />Best,<br />churlos.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648335853014702781.post-24896290610516687852012-10-14T12:54:36.609-07:002012-10-14T12:54:36.609-07:00Well, I hope that the authors don't take it as...Well, I hope that the authors don't take it as a personal attack, that was definitely not my goal when I wrote the post. Everybody has a bad article, not just them. And sometimes a bad article can make its way into a high impact factor journal.<br /><br />What I find absurd is that a bad article gets highly cited, that its authors are invited to discuss it at important QI meetings and that different personalities in QI publicly praise it. That is a wrong reaction of the QI community (the community, not the authors!) to a bad paper, no matter where it got published. <br /><br />I believe that reactions or tendencies like that can harm our field in the long run, and this is the reason I'm writing this blog.<br /><br />About the language, yes, I agree that there are other ways to express the same idea: stool, feces, excreta, dung... In writing this post I decided to focus on the message, though. If you value more the form, I recommend you to visit any of these other blogs.<br /><br />http://www.poetryblogs.org/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07090384771662989655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648335853014702781.post-63252493830863867332012-10-14T08:24:35.876-07:002012-10-14T08:24:35.876-07:00I do agree that there is a problem in the percepti...I do agree that there is a problem in the perception of high impact journals in the community. Nonetheless I would have probably expressed the criticism in a different way. Although you do not directly attack the authors I suspect that they might take it personally.<br /><br />...and the title is epic (as much as it might be seen as offensive)...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com