Glasgow, Scotland

[davecykl@mastodon.social]

@unusnemo @gutenberg_org Apologies for the confusion caused. I was intrigued by PG’s mention of a commemorative sign (and so took the bait): it would have been quite interesting to actually be able to walk past a building and learn that an important discovery had been made right where I was standing!

[jeffbronks@c.im]

@unusnemo @gutenberg_org @davecykl
Your link says nothing about Lord Kelvin falling into a river.

[unusnemo@friendica.rogueproject.org]

@jeffbronks @davecykl @gutenberg_org

I know that, if you read the whole thread you will see that I was mistaken and that Dave Cykl was not even talking about what I thought he was. I did not clearly read his comment or I would not have even referenced that link, because as you say, it has nothing to do with what he was talking about.

You will see that I have already apologized to him for jumping to conclusions and not paying attention to what he actually said before disagreeing with him.

Some times things on the Fediverse do not propagate as a whole, perhaps you cannot see the whole thread?

[jeffbronks@c.im]

@unusnemo @gutenberg_org @davecykl
No, I can't see the rest of the thread. It sounds like we are on the same page then. I withdraw my attempt to correct you.

[unusnemo@friendica.rogueproject.org]

@jeffbronks @davecykl @gutenberg_org

No worries that happens a lot on the Fedi. Someday I suppose we will get used to it

[jeffbronks@c.im]

@unusnemo @gutenberg_org @davecykl
First time it's happened to me. I shall have to be more circumspect. This is how wars start.

[unusnemo@friendica.rogueproject.org]

@jeffbronks @davecykl @gutenberg_org

If you notice, Project Gutenberg and Dave Cykl are on the same Instance. I am on a different Instance and you are on yet another Instance. To boot we are on two different types of Fedi Networks. It is not uncommon at all in this type of situation that only parts of the thread will propagate. If we were all on the same Instance this would likely not have happened, at least not the incomplete thread part . I would have still put my boot in my mouth no doubt. Defending a fellow Mathematician and Project Gutenberg when they were not even under attack .

[jeffbronks@c.im]

@unusnemo @gutenberg_org @davecykl
Thanks. I see. And now I have found Reddit posts referring to the problem. It looks like it's an unavoidable feature of the Fedi architecture, so I will have to learn a new way of conversing.

By the way, I'm a fan of Project Gutenberg, having contributed as an editor as well as read their books. However, this isn't the first time that I've seen them make a credulous post on Mastodon. I suppose it follows from their principle of staying true to the source even when it's wrong.

[unusnemo@friendica.rogueproject.org]

@jeffbronks @davecykl @gutenberg_org

I have a passion for learning, which is why I do not mind being wrong. I have learned something. I often ponder 'what would I lose if technology took a nose dive?' So I have a keen interest in how we did things before we had this technology. I find so many books written in the 1700s and some times even earlier on Project Gutenberg that helps me answer these questions. It is okay if I never actually need the knowledge. I feel better having it .

[jeffbronks@c.im]

@unusnemo
Oh yes. In fact I read a bit about the history of absolute zero when this conversation started. It's fascinating to see how they estimated where the bottom of the scale was, and how they then refined that number over the centuries.

#OldBooks #ProjectGutenberg

[jeffbronks@c.im]

@unusnemo
Gotta sign off now but I'll drop you a follow request. Perhaps we'll meet on the Post-Apocalypse Reconstruction Committee.

[unusnemo@friendica.rogueproject.org]

@jeffbronks

Of course, and thank you.