Comments on: memo from the desk of what the difference is between today and tomorrow http://zemblangrammar.com/2007/10/30/memo-from-the-desk-of-what-the-difference-is-between-today-and-tomorrow/ Alfina the Vague: hermeneutic detective. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:58:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: John http://zemblangrammar.com/2007/10/30/memo-from-the-desk-of-what-the-difference-is-between-today-and-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-1742 John Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:02:46 +0000 http://zemblangrammar.com/?p=226#comment-1742 Timothy - good luck with heading back to school. I did that myself - it's not easy, I know. Best wishes for your success. Timothy - good luck with heading back to school. I did that myself - it’s not easy, I know. Best wishes for your success.

]]> By: Timothy http://zemblangrammar.com/2007/10/30/memo-from-the-desk-of-what-the-difference-is-between-today-and-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-1741 Timothy Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:27:12 +0000 http://zemblangrammar.com/?p=226#comment-1741 John, and I apologize to Ms. Vague for the total flipping threadjack, I'm going back to school to get through o-chem and some biology basics so I can get into a food science program. I don't like this working world business, and I don't like economics enough to pursue it at the graduate level, so I decided to study something I thought was more interesting and beat a retreat from...well, here. John, and I apologize to Ms. Vague for the total flipping threadjack, I’m going back to school to get through o-chem and some biology basics so I can get into a food science program. I don’t like this working world business, and I don’t like economics enough to pursue it at the graduate level, so I decided to study something I thought was more interesting and beat a retreat from…well, here.

]]> By: John http://zemblangrammar.com/2007/10/30/memo-from-the-desk-of-what-the-difference-is-between-today-and-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-1744 John Wed, 31 Oct 2007 23:42:15 +0000 http://zemblangrammar.com/?p=226#comment-1744 Hm. Your website is about economics but you're talking chemistry; considering a career shift? I agree about the incoherent moral ranting although of late I've really been considering standing on a street corner and just shouting at people. It's been "one of those years". I suppose I should spare the world an incoherent moral rant and just go on about how the patriarchy has just bedded the feminists with their dipoles. Or something. Hm. Your website is about economics but you’re talking chemistry; considering a career shift?

I agree about the incoherent moral ranting although of late I’ve really been considering standing on a street corner and just shouting at people. It’s been “one of those years”. I suppose I should spare the world an incoherent moral rant and just go on about how the patriarchy has just bedded the feminists with their dipoles. Or something.

]]> By: Timothy http://zemblangrammar.com/2007/10/30/memo-from-the-desk-of-what-the-difference-is-between-today-and-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-1743 Timothy Wed, 31 Oct 2007 21:11:05 +0000 http://zemblangrammar.com/?p=226#comment-1743 It's just the vector sum of the bond dipoles, fortunately for water there are only two. How's my vector calculus? NOT GOOD! By which I mean it doesn't exist! Which, I guess, is one reason to keep headed at food flavor chemistry instead of analytical p-chem. Of course, the best incoherent moral ranting has no basis in fact, making the calculation of the actual dipole moment sort of irrelevant to going on about how having such polarity really makes water a divisive tool of the patriarchy and/or radical feminists. It’s just the vector sum of the bond dipoles, fortunately for water there are only two. How’s my vector calculus? NOT GOOD! By which I mean it doesn’t exist! Which, I guess, is one reason to keep headed at food flavor chemistry instead of analytical p-chem.

Of course, the best incoherent moral ranting has no basis in fact, making the calculation of the actual dipole moment sort of irrelevant to going on about how having such polarity really makes water a divisive tool of the patriarchy and/or radical feminists.

]]> By: John http://zemblangrammar.com/2007/10/30/memo-from-the-desk-of-what-the-difference-is-between-today-and-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-1750 John Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:37:33 +0000 http://zemblangrammar.com/?p=226#comment-1750 Drinking just during lectures? Why restrict to that time-frame? There's 24 hours in a day, son! Being a mathematician, I'll let you in on another little "secret": I don't think that it's coincidental that there are 24 beers in a case and 24 hours in a day... As to the moral implications of the dipole moment of dihydrogen monoxide, you really need to calculate it (dipole moment) first before you can start pontificating on the moral implications resulting from it. I can get you started if you need help... Drinking just during lectures? Why restrict to that time-frame? There’s 24 hours in a day, son! Being a mathematician, I’ll let you in on another little “secret”: I don’t think that it’s coincidental that there are 24 beers in a case and 24 hours in a day…

As to the moral implications of the dipole moment of dihydrogen monoxide, you really need to calculate it (dipole moment) first before you can start pontificating on the moral implications resulting from it. I can get you started if you need help…

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