It's useless science Friday in my head - Welcome to the show.

[YALE]

I'll really hammer it home for you, Ruffdaddy. It's fine to want to pick apart biased research. Pulling a different bunk paper doesn't make the gravitational waves paper wrong. If you think there's bias in the research in question, then that is the only place you can prove it.

[Mysticcobrakilla]

Oh deer

[black2002ls]

LOL get black2002ls in here. He's the one with the damn physics degree.

I am so far removed from the field that you did a much better job of explaining it than I could have...

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[Ruffdaddy]

Lol I don't have to prove anything to be skeptical. I dont care enough one way or another to put the research into it. Remember the last time Harvard observed gravitational waves?

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/jun/04/gravitational-wave-discovery-dust-big-bang-inflation

At least these guys say they've peer reviewed...but there are a lot more eyes on it now. Harvard did a supreme job of following the data that they wanted to see in an effort to prove what they wanted to prove.

[Strychnine]

Lol I don't have to prove anything to be skeptical. I dont care enough one way or another to put the research into it. Remember the last time Harvard observed gravitational waves?

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/jun/04/gravitational-wave-discovery-dust-big-bang-inflation

At least these guys say they've peer reviewed...but there are a lot more eyes on it now. Harvard did a supreme job of following the data that they wanted to see in an effort to prove what they wanted to prove.

You started arguing against yourself in your own post, "At least these guys say they've peer reviewed."
Your link:
"Discovered" March 17, 2014
Debunked article June 4, 2014
79 days

unveiled their surprise discovery at a press conference at Harvard, before they had published their results in a peer-reviewed journal

Shit, I'm sorry, I forgot... I'm not supposed to paste/highlight.

This time around:
Discovered Sept. 14, 2015
Announced Feb 16 2016
150 days

Reitze said the team, knowing the checkered history of gravitational wave detections that were later discredited, took special care to have the results verified and peer-reviewed prior to the big announcement. The scientists even looked for the possible handiwork of a computer hacker, Reitze said. All reviews held up.

(is highlighting ok there?)

But whatever. I'll be the hack, hypocrite, fake, etc. I honestly don't care that much around here (no offense to anyone else), but I've noticed a lot of the guys I actually talk to in real life don't even post much anymore. When I took 15 minutes to write that post about a potentially world changing data it was actually a fun break for me. I was probably seven beers deep, taking a break from writing a paper we're trying to get published, and still feeling like shit for having to lay off 19 people in one day. Sorry I wasn't as funny as Yale... better luck next time.

This is my favorite part, btw:

Now...how about you tell me how this research is going to change my world. Quantify it...don't copy and paste a bunch of data. How about you have some original content of your own here.

Why would I have my own original content? Did I make the discoveries or do the original calculations? Original content in that realm means PhD level papers - unless we're going to pull things out of our asses - and we all know that no one here has a PhD in Physics. Is that a deal breaker for you? You need primary source info for everything? Why not just tell you how past breakthroughs in the basic understanding of our universe have not sucked and let you extrapolate...

1905/1915: Einstein's theories of relativity are published
1916: Ruffdaddy - "Sure, but WTF does it mean to me?"
Times goes on...
We need the theory of relativity to make GPS systems work
We need the theory of relativity to build nuclear power plants
Without relativity magnetism (specifically, electromagnetism) and light theory would be unnecessary
CRT TVs - they had to account for relativistic effects to work properly...
Did you know the color of gold is actually due to relativistic effects?

That was a summary, btw. I'd hate to paste/highlight and make you read more than necessary: http://www.livescience.com/48922-the...real-life.html

It was said this week that prior science has let us see the universe and this new breakthrough has let us hear it. That's a completely new realm of understanding, and it might take a while to grow, so forgive me if I don't post any "I told you so" links in the near future. It's not my job to tell you how it will change your world, but it is pretty cool just to be aware of what's going on out there on the cutting edge of science. It's my job (right now) to keep oil in the pipelines and (in the future) to make sure the world's energy needs are met. I don't have to be an expert on gravitational waves to appreciate the work that went into this discovery.

Ruffdaddy, this was written while taking a break from actual important shit. I apologize if you feel my time management skills are lacking,

You lost any technical credibility with me when you posted an article about a damn wireline wellbore cleaner and thought it was going to revolutionize fracking (or whatever that basic bitch tool was that you assumed was a big deal). It was a clear demonstration that you read a sales sheet or press release, didn't understand the technology...but decided to blab about it as if you're an expert. I see guys like you everyday at work...you feel for a sales pitch.

I really don't know what article you're talking about, but calling anything "basic bitch" makes you sound like some college aged chick judging other girls in line at Starbucks.
Was it the Russian guy investing in ultrasonic tech for cleaning perfs? The fact that I posted about a Russian billionaire investing <0.1% of his net worth in a new tech that, per real world results:

average increase in production for the initial 27 US wells treated with plasma pulse technology is 295%

made you lose respect for me? Awesome




As I was typing that last sentence I had another thought.

It was a clear demonstration that you read a sales sheet or press release, didn't understand the technology...but decided to blab about it as if you're an expert. I see guys like you everyday at work...you feel for a sales pitch.

I was with an exec from a large well servicing company last night, in his own home, and he told me, "I respect you because you don't bullshit me. I know that if you tell me something it's going to be a researched fact and not some sales bullshit just to get me to believe something."

I think I'll pull an Eric and take a break for a bit. I don't have to prove shit, and well... I don't have shit to prove
This is not you "running me off" but more of a "I'll just do better things with my time," so you guys have fun.

[Scott Mc]

Well played!

[jw33]

[black2002ls]

Well. That escalated quickly! Nice job!

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[Baron Von Crowder]

You're a hypocrite and a fake...

You have zero clue, you retarded fuck. Go back to bragging about being an engineer, you're out of your own league talking shit to Matt.

[black2002ls]

You have zero clue, you retarded fuck. Go back to bragging about being an engineer, you're out of your own league talking shit to Matt.

Truth! Like was said earlier, it is fairly easy to follow along and understand what is going on if you read the article.

I can understand the argument that if you are looking to prove something you have a tendency to see what you want to prove your theory. However, there is obvious proof, as shown by Matt, that they did their due diligence to show the accuracy of the data, and to have it reviewed before they published the paper.

But hell, what do I know, I'm no PhD in Physics....

[Tremor14]

just dropping by to watch ruffdaddy take this L.

[BMCSean]

Lol

[Rick Modena]

I really don't know what article you're talking about, but calling anything "basic bitch" makes you sound like some college aged chick judging other girls in line at Starbucks.

Oh he's a chick alright, don't forget he has his own CNC machine at home to make dildos...

I think I'll pull an Eric and take a break for a bit. I don't have to prove shit, and well... I don't have shit to prove
This is not you "running me off" but more of a "I'll just do better things with my time," so you guys have fun.

Matt, don't let this fool get under your skin, its what some of these tools do around here, look to see who they can fuck with, thats it, dude...

[lowthreeohz]

Way to go ruffdiddy..

[Samhain]

What a fucking shame.