They say the universe is endless. They say the universe is expanding. These are the same people that tell you “If you want to know how something works, follow the money.” I’m certain some genius has designed a spreadsheet to explain how this is possible.
Expressed in the usual variables of general relativity, it may appear that our usual space and time are disappearing. However, viewed with the proper variables, our usual space dimensions actually remain infinite and time runs continuously. The transition from big crunch to big bang is due, instead, to the collapse, bounce and re-expansion of one of the extra dimensions.
Quotation from Paul J. Steinhardt, The Endless Universe: Introduction to the Cyclic Universe
School is going well. Casual observation, however, suggests the universe is neither endless nor expanding. The universe is a box and I am trapped inside. In Excel, the spreadsheet software from Microsoft, this is called absolute cell referencing. It is the reason why Encore Seraphine updates have become as rare as refracted rings around a summer moon.
OMG…no camera and stuffed into an excel-erated class?!!!
No wonder messages from you have been scarce.
Good luck on everything !
of COURSE the universe is infinite AND expanding, if it wasn’t expanding, then infinity would be finite …. my brain hurts…. no no you’re very good with me on my blog, i love you
Love your play on words.
I’ m sure Einstein would have been an Excel fan if spreadsheets were available then as is now the case where students routinely are able to plot velocity as a function of time or to apply Newton’s Laws to map the motions of tiny particles or accurately depict the planetary orbits. But I’m afraid there are just too many variables to reliably predict movements in the share market indices although spreadsheets can still do most of the heavy lifting; no doubt you have already managed to Excel yourself !
Best wishes
So maybe all those other cells are alternate universes?
Well well well very well …then but don’t flush yourself, I like you here with your bit of wisdom and inner very inner philosophy
did I use too much space…
Just how the universe can be both infinite and expanding is a conundrum of gordian proportions. I prefer the proofs founded on the double entry ledger book of cause and effect to the conditional mutability of cell formatting. MS has a lot to answer for.
Meanwhile, may I offer you a cake with a hacksaw baked inside? The weather’s lovely out here.
What amazes me is the distortion of the space/time continuum that allows you to fit your body in that sink without the least trace of discomfort
I am glad I don’t live in spread sheets. If you try to break the rules you get an immediate error message.
I like how databases, spreadsheets, etc. use a colon to separate minutes, hours, and seconds. The separation between what we eat and the colon is usually measured in hours, unless it is something really bad. Sometimes the colon itself is measured in seconds but sometimes in minutes, depending on fiber.
Nice shoes Sera
Excel scares me! And hi again.
oh god i hate excel. it can eat me alive. hang tight with your studying, you can do it! you should read my post bucket list, it will make you happy! hugs!
One bracket lost, all else is in vane. I have the same issue with html.
Flying to Europe tomorrow -so unfrequent stops at your page expected, more sparse than even until now (unless I get horribly bored) ((hahha))
What kind of moon rings? Interesting!
I was on a finance committee of a private school for a while and used exel spreadsheet based data to present “reality” . I got a kick out of it at the time, but now I would have to relearn. Dahhhh….
The universe is a mystery…
Excel is still a mystery to me. I quite master Word (thanks to university) but all I can do in Excel is open the software and input stuff that never turn out great.
I’m pretty sure that sometimes Excel lies, too. Also, you would have better luck if you were in the commode instead of the sink.
that pug is dirty too… my husband ran his finger along the creases beside his nose and found all this gunk in the fold of skin, now he’s trying to find a way to break it to the belligerent owner to clean his dog…. ick poo!!! how are ya darlin’? now that i’ve just totally grossed u out…
hang in there, Sera. you’ve mastered tougher things than excel. i love how i can just plug numbers into it at the end of a long day when my brain is worn out, and the answers magically appear. miss you.
Haha! Reminds me of Woody Allen’s bit from “Annie Hall” where he becomes disturbed as a little kid over the suggestion that the universe is expanding. His frantic mother has taken him to the doctors office hysterical. Mother: “He stopped doing his homework!” Allen: “What’s the point?” Hang in Sera! lol and smiles flowing your way!!!!
lovely shoes
good luck with the class!
Ugh. excel. I haven’t used that since I took the course. Good luck with yours!
Hmmm… Humanity as a spreadsheet… Profound, my dear.