User talk:Culix

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[edit] Aloha

I just wanted to say hello, again. Are you on Czech time? I would love to discuss the topic of computer ethics with you at some point, as I have some questions pertaining to some current pages that I think you could help me with in the future. --Viriditas | Talk 06:13, 12 Dec 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Czech, Afshar

Hey Culix!

Thanks for your message! Randomly I noticed on your user page that you're interested in Czech stuff - that's fun, I am Czech. Do you speak some Czech, except for the name of Radek Richta?

Afshar invited me for a dinner and paid for it - it was a pleasant experience so I should perhaps reduce the criticism of his beliefs. (He is also a committed muslim.) Concerning the favorite interpretations, my most favorite one are Consistent Histories which is a "daughter" of the Many-Worlds interpretation and the Copenhagen interpretation - the latter was pragmatically speaking essentially fine, too - although it was incomplete. Afshar's experiment is also discussed on my blog [1] although it does not necessarily contain the most up-to-date comments. What about your favorite interpretations?

All the best, Lubos (Lumidek)

[edit] Computer ethics

Aloha, Culix. The best way to discuss Computer ethics is to start an article about it! Feel free to start this article at any time, and I will be glad to help. Before you start the article, have a look at Ethics of technology and try to determine if this article is more accurate or inclusive. Either way, this article needs work. --Viriditas | Talk 03:04, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)

I agree with you on the difficulty of NPOV in regard to ethics; I suppose the problem is the subjectivity of ethics itself. To get a very brief look at this kind of difficulty, have a look at what I helped contribute to the section on the ethical issues of Terraforming. The best thing to do is to attribute ideas to claimants; this helps avoid many POV problems, although I have yet to do that on the Terraforming page! Good luck on your exams! --Viriditas | Talk 03:58, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Double slit exp.

Hey Culix,

thanks for your reply. Well, I think that the double slit experiments were essentially understood once and for all already in the late 1920s, and we physicists just follow their insights at that time.

Concerning translations, I did it - essentially for free - in the case of Brian Greene's The Elegant Universe (from English to Czech). The opposite direction would be far from perfect, and I don't have time to do it... Sorry.

Best, Lubos

[edit] Categorization

Not a problem! I need to work on the ethics of Terraforming, though. :) --Viriditas | Talk 01:48, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Hermit's Cave and Valerio Ricetti

Hi there. I came across a misspelling of Valerio (Valeri) Ricetti on the article Hermit's Cave when I was constructing an article on this unusual recluse. Then searching wiki in case there were any others I came across the one on your user page. I hope you don't mind I have corrected the spelling so that it points correctly to Valerio Ricetti. Please feel free to come into the article and edit. --VS talk 10:52, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] GEB

I hope I can continue to be of assistance. If you have any free time to spare, please help expand Indra's net. I added the citation to GEB, but I have not yet added the content. I also made a recommendation on the GEB comment page requesting a rewrite for the lead. —Viriditas | Talk 08:21, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Neil Postman on bullshit

Just saw your question and replied here. It was classic Postman. Tvoz |talk 15:34, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, I answered you on the talk page before I got your note - I think it's not the best citation, but it is ok for now. But I do wonder if the essay rises to the level of the books listed there - actually it's not an attack on the essay, it's that I'm not sure it's one of his three greatest accomplishments - probably the section needs expansion. Tvoz |talk 09:07, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Regarding your message on my talkpage...

Sorry for the much belated reply...I was kind of indisposed..anyway: I remember it like yesterday, me putting the tag on the article :)).

Although it was courteous of you to ask, you could have removed the tag by yourself; and, btw, nice work there. Cheers and happy editing. Lectonar (talk) 16:29, 23 April 2008 (UTC)