MORE IS LESS (by Steve Nadis)
During times when I've posted numerous items, some people will tell me: "You've really been productive lately." It's nice of them to say that, but the fact is, they've got it all wrong. When I'm putting a lot of stuff up on this blog, it means I'm not doing my real work or fulfilling my obligations as an ostensibly caring and responsible parent. In other words, I'm just goofing off. Take right now, for instance. What I should be doing, instead of typing this worthless palaver, is trying to figure out how to distinguish D and F cosmic superstrings from ordinary cosmic strings. Or finding ways to explain the intricacies of inflationary cosmology (including all the braneworld variations) to the average shmoe on the street. But here I sit, typing away, at a time when any normal person would be sleeping. Who cares if no one's reading at the other end? It doesn't matter to me, and it surely doesn't matter to them.
Im really not in favor of people doing their jobs. In fact, I think the world might get a hell of a lot better if everybody just stopped doing their jobs for a few days. But I could be wrong. Maybe people really do need to know the difference between D and F superstrings. (D is the fourth string; right? But I dont see how you can get F unless you have a cosmic super-fret on the 6th string. Or is the Universe in open F tuning?) And I suppose inflationary cosmology is important for balancing the comsological budget. But lets face it--in a thousand years, the whole Universe will have switched to the Euro.
Anyway, keep up the goof fight. (Comment this)