Comments for #noncommutative http://www.noncommutative.org noncommutative geometry in 1000 tweets Sun, 08 Aug 2010 05:45:09 +0200 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comment on 5 reasons (not) to be on MathOverflow by Long http://www.noncommutative.org/index.php/5-reasons-not-to-be-on-mathoverflow/comment-page-1/#comment-579 Long Sun, 08 Aug 2010 05:45:09 +0000 http://www.noncommutative.org/?p=285#comment-579 Graham, you forget K-State! There is no noncommutative geometry at KU (-:. Graham, you forget K-State! There is no noncommutative geometry at KU (-:.

]]> Comment on Twitterification of the blogosphere by Carmine Napolitano http://www.noncommutative.org/index.php/twitterification-of-the-blogosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-578 Carmine Napolitano Mon, 02 Aug 2010 23:40:32 +0000 http://www.noncommutative.org/?p=526#comment-578 Here's a new site dedicated to math-centric topics that allows people to set up their own groups and create blogs and follow people of similar interests from there. the benefit is that bloggers can be as active as they want (or don't want) but still get the benefit of being part of a larger, but focused community. In other words they don't have to build their own traffic. the site is new but it has potential. check it out: www.equalis.com Here’s a new site dedicated to math-centric topics that allows people to set up their own groups and create blogs and follow people of similar interests from there. the benefit is that bloggers can be as active as they want (or don’t want) but still get the benefit of being part of a larger, but focused community. In other words they don’t have to build their own traffic.
the site is new but it has potential.

check it out: http://www.equalis.com

]]> Comment on Top 10 noncommutative geometry books for newbies by Giovanni Landi http://www.noncommutative.org/index.php/top-10-noncommutative-geometry-books-for-newbies/comment-page-1/#comment-542 Giovanni Landi Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:15:35 +0000 http://www.noncommutative.org/?p=164#comment-542 Hi Lieven, I just run in your list page. Thanks for including my book in it. I just wish to say that, as stated in my homepage (http://www.dmi.units.it/~landi/), anyone interested in getting an electronic copy of (a corrected revised version of) my book should email me to landi@units.it regards, Gianni L. Hi Lieven,

I just run in your list page. Thanks for including my book in it. I just wish to say that, as stated in my homepage (http://www.dmi.units.it/~landi/), anyone interested in getting an electronic copy of (a corrected revised version of) my book should email me to landi@units.it

regards, Gianni L.

]]> Comment on From Zeroes To Stacks by David Corfield http://www.noncommutative.org/index.php/from-zeroes-to-stacks/comment-page-1/#comment-419 David Corfield Thu, 08 Jul 2010 07:57:15 +0000 http://www.noncommutative.org/?p=313#comment-419 Sequences of paradigm shifts, such as the one you have started here, are to my mind precisely what philosophers of mathematics should interest themselves in. I look forward to the next instalment. Sequences of paradigm shifts, such as the one you have started here, are to my mind precisely what philosophers of mathematics should interest themselves in. I look forward to the next instalment.

]]> Comment on Twitterification of the blogosphere by David Corfield http://www.noncommutative.org/index.php/twitterification-of-the-blogosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-410 David Corfield Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:01:14 +0000 http://www.noncommutative.org/?p=526#comment-410 If the n-category cafe is 'grinding to a halt', I wouldn't just attribute this to John's redistribution of interests. You should also consider that Urs Schreiber has invested much more of his time in nLab and nForum. At the latter you find the kind of intense discussions that used to be had at the Cafe. E.g., see 'plethysm', http://www.math.ntnu.no/~stacey/Vanilla/nForum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1524, or the 221 comments of 'path category vs cobordisms for bundles' http://www.math.ntnu.no/~stacey/Vanilla/nForum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1046 If the n-category cafe is ‘grinding to a halt’, I wouldn’t just attribute this to John’s redistribution of interests. You should also consider that Urs Schreiber has invested much more of his time in nLab and nForum. At the latter you find the kind of intense discussions that used to be had at the Cafe. E.g., see ‘plethysm’, http://www.math.ntnu.no/~stacey/Vanilla/nForum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1524, or the 221 comments of ‘path category vs cobordisms for bundles’ http://www.math.ntnu.no/~stacey/Vanilla/nForum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1046

]]> Comment on Twitterification of the blogosphere by John Baez http://www.noncommutative.org/index.php/twitterification-of-the-blogosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-395 John Baez Mon, 05 Jul 2010 07:46:26 +0000 http://www.noncommutative.org/?p=526#comment-395 I'm glad you enjoyed my attempts to learn and algebraic topology. Now I'm trying to learn algebraic geometry. That's all Jim Dolan and I ever talk about now. It's really cool, but it's typically explained in really bad ways that hide its beauty. It seems that one reason - forgivable - is that nobody understands it well enough to explain it well. When we understand it, it will transform our whole idea of what mathematics is. It will blow our minds. You may have heard of a guy named Grothendieck... I’m glad you enjoyed my attempts to learn and algebraic topology. Now I’m trying to learn algebraic geometry. That’s all Jim Dolan and I ever talk about now. It’s really cool, but it’s typically explained in really bad ways that hide its beauty. It seems that one reason – forgivable – is that nobody understands it well enough to explain it well. When we understand it, it will transform our whole idea of what mathematics is. It will blow our minds. You may have heard of a guy named Grothendieck…

]]> Comment on Twitterification of the blogosphere by Heinrich http://www.noncommutative.org/index.php/twitterification-of-the-blogosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-359 Heinrich Sun, 27 Jun 2010 21:45:44 +0000 http://www.noncommutative.org/?p=526#comment-359 Dear Lieven, it was by no means my intention to cause paralysis; I was just afraid of change! :-) Instead, I would like to encourage you to stick to your guns and pull through with your new concept, I'm sure it cannot disappoint. There is one small "secret" ingredient that I would like to add to John Baez' advice, namely that interesting posts are also those that make the mathematics easy to understand and appreciate. For instance, I always thought that algebraic topology is an unrewarding quagmire of dead technical pedantry on the matter of continuous maps between T_3/2 spaces, but thanks to John's writings, I can now grasp and appreciate its very intuitive and fascinating ideas. Now, if there was something similar for algebraic geometry... ;-) Dear Lieven,

it was by no means my intention to cause paralysis; I was just afraid of change! :-) Instead, I would like to encourage you to stick to your guns and pull through with your new concept, I’m sure it cannot disappoint.

There is one small “secret” ingredient that I would like to add to John Baez’ advice, namely that interesting posts are also those that make the mathematics easy to understand and appreciate. For instance, I always thought that algebraic topology is an unrewarding quagmire of dead technical pedantry on the matter of continuous maps between T_3/2 spaces, but thanks to John’s writings, I can now grasp and appreciate its very intuitive and fascinating ideas. Now, if there was something similar for algebraic geometry… ;-)

]]> Comment on Twitterification of the blogosphere by lievenlb http://www.noncommutative.org/index.php/twitterification-of-the-blogosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-350 lievenlb Thu, 24 Jun 2010 07:36:38 +0000 http://www.noncommutative.org/?p=526#comment-350 Sorry John, should have added 'in Mathematical Physics' to TWF. Have corrected it now. All the best with your new blog Azimuth! Sorry John, should have added ‘in Mathematical Physics’ to TWF. Have corrected it now.
All the best with your new blog Azimuth!

]]> Comment on Twitterification of the blogosphere by John Baez http://www.noncommutative.org/index.php/twitterification-of-the-blogosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-349 John Baez Wed, 23 Jun 2010 20:40:04 +0000 http://www.noncommutative.org/?p=526#comment-349 I didn't say that This Week's Finds is ending. I <a href="http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/week293.html" rel="nofollow">This Week's Finds in Mathematical Physics</a> will be changing into This Week's Finds. My plan is to get lots of mathematicians and physicists interested in doing good stuff related to climate change, energy technology, ecology, and the like. I'll also be talking about my work on quantum technology in Singapore. I think there is still interest in discussing math on blogs. For example, <a href="http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/week299.html" rel="nofollow">week299</a> got 112 comments so far. However, it does seem to require that the blogger write interesting articles, reply thoughtfully to people's comments, and joke around in a friendly way to make people feel happy. This takes time and energy, and lots of people who start out full of excitement run out of steam. I doubt I'll ever run out of steam. But I plan to start a new blog, called Azimuth, since my new interests don't fit comfortably in the n-Category Cafe. I didn’t say that This Week’s Finds is ending. I This Week’s Finds in Mathematical Physics will be changing into This Week’s Finds. My plan is to get lots of mathematicians and physicists interested in doing good stuff related to climate change, energy technology, ecology, and the like. I’ll also be talking about my work on quantum technology in Singapore.

I think there is still interest in discussing math on blogs. For example, week299 got 112 comments so far. However, it does seem to require that the blogger write interesting articles, reply thoughtfully to people’s comments, and joke around in a friendly way to make people feel happy. This takes time and energy, and lots of people who start out full of excitement run out of steam.

I doubt I’ll ever run out of steam. But I plan to start a new blog, called Azimuth, since my new interests don’t fit comfortably in the n-Category Cafe.

]]> Comment on Twitterification of the blogosphere by lievenlb http://www.noncommutative.org/index.php/twitterification-of-the-blogosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-348 lievenlb Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:00:42 +0000 http://www.noncommutative.org/?p=526#comment-348 Heinrich, I was shell-shocked watching this post spread virally through the twitterverse last weekend, but now I'm totally paralyzed : an hyperactive twitterized chit-chat version of neverendingbooks? certainly food for thoughts. Heinrich,

I was shell-shocked watching this post spread virally through the twitterverse last weekend, but now I’m totally paralyzed : an hyperactive twitterized chit-chat version of neverendingbooks?
certainly food for thoughts.

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