I remember feeling rather devastated when I found out that F<>MA and that energy and mass aren't really conserved. I think it was because I was trying to build a philosophy from studying physics, rather than just getting the equations down to pass the test.
>In fact, photons don't interact with each other at all.
They can. It's a non-classical concequence of Quantum Electrodynamics. If you are interested in the cross-sections, check out Berestetskii et al., 1982.
Yes, it is kind of amazing. I almost submitted it with the title "Does PCMag Know What Open Means?" but I decided that there was enough linkbait/troll in the material already. If nothing else, it does highlight that the concept of "open" is still poorly grasped even within technical circles.
For a long time, I thought of medical doctors as scientists. Then one day I realized they were technicians. I still have an enormous respect for them, but it did change my expectations.
I frequently put in extra time on projects without compensation. I care more about doing the job right than I do about squaring up a timesheet. It's not about my time being worthless, it's about my life being worthwhile.
>Google is a publicly traded company, their first duty is to their share holders.
I'm a shareholder. It's not much, but it does imply a tiny bit of ownership. And so, as a shareholder, I want Google to be totally righteous even at the risk of going bankrupt.
PakG1, you have a good point. Accusing someone of "selectively ignoring" evidence is suggesting the person is not seeking truth at all. In civil discourse, one owes a response. In uncivil discourse, then the opponent often isn't asking a real question and the answer doesn't need to take it seriously. I think PG was taking onan_barbarian's comment seriously and asking a sincere question.
For me, it's a cycle. I have trouble reading about something when I don't know WHY I am reading about it. If I 'do' first, then hit a wall, then read, then I really care about the reading because I've got skin in the game. Then I'm trying to solve a problem, which makes me happy.