david jon furbish
PhilSciProf@mastodon.online
<p>granddad and irreverent emeritus professor studying statistical physics of sediment transport, science philosophy and acoustic guitar<br /> notes and essays on these topics are accessible at my webpage: <a href="https://my.vanderbilt.edu/davidjonfurbish/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">my.vanderbilt.edu/davidjonfurb</span><span class="invisible">ish/</span></a> author of Fluid Physics in Geology (Oxford; <a href="https://academic.oup.com/book/40895?login=false" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">academic.oup.com/book/40895?lo</span><span class="invisible">gin=false</span></a>) and currently working on a second book</p>
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Post #2234684
Oh wow! So now I’m completely reassessing my views of Georg Cantor and his contributions regarding different infinities, and I’ve learned who Richard Dedekind is. Even the brilliant Emmy Noether has a key role in this story of uncovering Cantor’s deception! https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-man-who-stole-infinity-20260225/
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Post #2234683
All along the watchtower The [woof] began to howl “Please don’t interrupt me, Big Woof! With springtime approaching, I’m trying to explain the new rules to the squirrels and the owls out there in the woods!” #dogs #dogsofmastodon #AustralianShepherd
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Post #2234682
some seriously deranged fantasy shit goin’ on here and these people are in charge of nukes https://jonathanlarsen.substack.com/p/us-troops-were-told-iran-war-is-for
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Post #2234681
of course Drake’s equation meets Fermi’s paradox! very nice essay https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/drake-equation-final-term-humanity-demise/
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Post #2234680
An academic who describes their research in terms of a “workflow” (typically with reference to computations) is revealing they have no real grasp of genuinely deep thinking or creativity. It’s guaranteed they don’t do theoretical work. #academia #research #workflow
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Post #2234679
unless a commitment to some version of nuremberg 2.0 appears within the first few sentences of your campaign speech, i’m not gonna pay much attention
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Post #2234678
Marisa Kabas is one of the best. Her views on the use of so-called AI in journalism are clear. https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/refusing-to-accept-big-tech-s-ai-poisoned-future-of-journalism
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Post #2234677
@JosephMeyer Linux Mint is a great choice. https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-best-linux-distros-for-beginners-in-2025-make-switching-from-macos-or-windows-easy/
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Post #2234676
Rowan the intrepid woof especially enjoys romping amidst the fresh bright greenery of springtime in the Tennessee highlands — here on the trail to the creek (gonna look for frogs and turtles!) and on the creek floodplain currently flooded with ferns! #dogs #dogsofmastodon #AustralianShepherd
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Post #2234675
eBook Preview: Statistical Physics of Sediment Particle Motions and Transport The current table of Contents lists the topics to be covered, although the headings for the chapters in the second part of the book (Applications) are not yet included. https://cdn.vanderbilt.edu/t2-my/my-prd/wp-content/uploads/sites/978/2026/05/eBook-Contents-May-2026.pdf Completed parts of the book are accessible on my webpage (currently posted versions are a bit dated and do not show recent edits) together with e...