Comments on: My Scientific Eponym: Somma’s Stochastic http://ideonexus.com/2008/01/13/my-scientific-eponym-sommas-stochastic/ Mon, 02 Jan 2012 05:43:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bayesian Probability Beat Somma’s Stochaistic | ideonexus.com http://ideonexus.com/2008/01/13/my-scientific-eponym-sommas-stochastic/comment-page-1/#comment-10730 Bayesian Probability Beat Somma’s Stochaistic | ideonexus.com Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:02:12 +0000 http://ideonexus.com/2008/01/13/my-scientific-eponym-sommas-stochastic/#comment-10730 [...] I thought I was so cool coming up with “Somma’s Stochaistic,” the idea that science is inversely proportional to [...] [...] I thought I was so cool coming up with “Somma’s Stochaistic,” the idea that science is inversely proportional to [...]

]]> By: Science Etcetera Venusday, 20080122 « ideonexus http://ideonexus.com/2008/01/13/my-scientific-eponym-sommas-stochastic/comment-page-1/#comment-726 Science Etcetera Venusday, 20080122 « ideonexus Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:15:31 +0000 http://ideonexus.com/2008/01/13/my-scientific-eponym-sommas-stochastic/#comment-726 [...] Somma’s Stochastic seems rinky-dink compared to this list of other laws in the vein of Murphy’s and [...] [...] Somma’s Stochastic seems rinky-dink compared to this list of other laws in the vein of Murphy’s and [...]

]]> By: Somma’s Stochastic Revised « ideonexus http://ideonexus.com/2008/01/13/my-scientific-eponym-sommas-stochastic/comment-page-1/#comment-725 Somma’s Stochastic Revised « ideonexus Wed, 16 Jan 2008 02:43:23 +0000 http://ideonexus.com/2008/01/13/my-scientific-eponym-sommas-stochastic/#comment-725 [...] January 15, 2008 My friend BMF photoshopped up the following version of my Somma’s Stochastic Eponym following a comment thread about what symbol best represents science, since the atom caused some [...] [...] January 15, 2008 My friend BMF photoshopped up the following version of my Somma’s Stochastic Eponym following a comment thread about what symbol best represents science, since the atom caused some [...]

]]> By: Kav http://ideonexus.com/2008/01/13/my-scientific-eponym-sommas-stochastic/comment-page-1/#comment-724 Kav Tue, 15 Jan 2008 11:36:55 +0000 http://ideonexus.com/2008/01/13/my-scientific-eponym-sommas-stochastic/#comment-724 Yeah the notation is fine, it's just not an equation. Yeah the notation is fine, it’s just not an equation.

]]> By: Clint http://ideonexus.com/2008/01/13/my-scientific-eponym-sommas-stochastic/comment-page-1/#comment-730 Clint Tue, 15 Jan 2008 05:47:24 +0000 http://ideonexus.com/2008/01/13/my-scientific-eponym-sommas-stochastic/#comment-730 Ahahahahaha that's funny! Ahahahahaha that’s funny!

]]> By: Clint http://ideonexus.com/2008/01/13/my-scientific-eponym-sommas-stochastic/comment-page-1/#comment-729 Clint Tue, 15 Jan 2008 05:47:00 +0000 http://ideonexus.com/2008/01/13/my-scientific-eponym-sommas-stochastic/#comment-729 Parenthesis make it non-clickable: http://www.flavamade.com/images/sommas_stochastic.jpg Parenthesis make it non-clickable:
http://www.flavamade.com/images/sommas_stochastic.jpg

]]> By: BMF http://ideonexus.com/2008/01/13/my-scientific-eponym-sommas-stochastic/comment-page-1/#comment-728 BMF Tue, 15 Jan 2008 05:08:29 +0000 http://ideonexus.com/2008/01/13/my-scientific-eponym-sommas-stochastic/#comment-728 Stupid wordpress... Check my interpretation here: (http://www.flavamade.com/images/sommas_stochastic.jpg) -BMF Stupid wordpress… Check my interpretation here:
(http://www.flavamade.com/images/sommas_stochastic.jpg)

-BMF

]]> By: BMF http://ideonexus.com/2008/01/13/my-scientific-eponym-sommas-stochastic/comment-page-1/#comment-727 BMF Tue, 15 Jan 2008 05:06:11 +0000 http://ideonexus.com/2008/01/13/my-scientific-eponym-sommas-stochastic/#comment-727 Nothing says "science" quite like the "scientist". <a href="http://www.flavamade.com/images/sommas_stochastic.jpg" rel="nofollow"></a> -BMF Nothing says “science” quite like the “scientist”.

-BMF

]]> By: Clint http://ideonexus.com/2008/01/13/my-scientific-eponym-sommas-stochastic/comment-page-1/#comment-716 Clint Tue, 15 Jan 2008 02:50:51 +0000 http://ideonexus.com/2008/01/13/my-scientific-eponym-sommas-stochastic/#comment-716 Trivial Pursuit has symbols on the BOARD, but don't go to flickr or google images looking for it.... I tried. It probably sucks though, so nevermind. hehe. Trivial Pursuit has symbols on the BOARD, but don’t go to flickr or google images looking for it…. I tried. It probably sucks though, so nevermind. hehe.

]]> By: ideonexus http://ideonexus.com/2008/01/13/my-scientific-eponym-sommas-stochastic/comment-page-1/#comment-718 ideonexus Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:18:44 +0000 http://ideonexus.com/2008/01/13/my-scientific-eponym-sommas-stochastic/#comment-718 Most of the examples I found agree with you Kav, but then I found on Wolfram's Mathworld that I could <a href="http://mathworld.wolfram.com/InverselyProportional.html" rel="nofollow">express it using a -1</a>. Of course, Wolfram was the only source on this notation, and he did write that awful book <i>A New Kind of Science</i>, which showed he knew nothing about chaos theory, fractals, or automata, but he's gotta be right about this -1 thing right??? Most of the examples I found agree with you Kav, but then I found on Wolfram’s Mathworld that I could express it using a -1. Of course, Wolfram was the only source on this notation, and he did write that awful book A New Kind of Science, which showed he knew nothing about chaos theory, fractals, or automata, but he’s gotta be right about this -1 thing right???

]]> By: Nick Hamden http://ideonexus.com/2008/01/13/my-scientific-eponym-sommas-stochastic/comment-page-1/#comment-717 Nick Hamden Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:22:23 +0000 http://ideonexus.com/2008/01/13/my-scientific-eponym-sommas-stochastic/#comment-717 I agree a beaker (http://site.steelcityauctions.com/beaker.jpg) would be pretty much cooler. I agree a beaker (http://site.steelcityauctions.com/beaker.jpg) would be pretty much cooler.

]]> By: tgaw http://ideonexus.com/2008/01/13/my-scientific-eponym-sommas-stochastic/comment-page-1/#comment-720 tgaw Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:00:56 +0000 http://ideonexus.com/2008/01/13/my-scientific-eponym-sommas-stochastic/#comment-720 @Clint- I think Trivial Pursuit uses a green oval with an "SN" inside? "Atom" is definitely more science-y than "SN oval". What about a beaker or a microscope? @Clint- I think Trivial Pursuit uses a green oval with an “SN” inside?

“Atom” is definitely more science-y than “SN oval”.

What about a beaker or a microscope?

]]> By: Kav http://ideonexus.com/2008/01/13/my-scientific-eponym-sommas-stochastic/comment-page-1/#comment-719 Kav Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:34:38 +0000 http://ideonexus.com/2008/01/13/my-scientific-eponym-sommas-stochastic/#comment-719 Am. trying. to. fight pedantry. but. it. hurts. oh. god. noooo. That's not an equation since there is no equality between the terms on each side. You would need to add a constant of proportionality to turn it into an equation. Oh, god that feel so much better now... Am. trying. to. fight pedantry. but. it. hurts. oh. god. noooo.

That’s not an equation since there is no equality between the terms on each side. You would need to add a constant of proportionality to turn it into an equation.

Oh, god that feel so much better now…

]]> By: Clint http://ideonexus.com/2008/01/13/my-scientific-eponym-sommas-stochastic/comment-page-1/#comment-723 Clint Mon, 14 Jan 2008 05:32:28 +0000 http://ideonexus.com/2008/01/13/my-scientific-eponym-sommas-stochastic/#comment-723 I'm glad I didn't come off as overly-critical. Anyway, I didn't know about the athiesm-vs-atom association either. Honestly, I wonder: "What does Trivial Pursuit use?" I’m glad I didn’t come off as overly-critical. Anyway, I didn’t know about the athiesm-vs-atom association either. Honestly, I wonder: “What does Trivial Pursuit use?”

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