Re: strong theories, weak theories, not-even-wrong theories

[Hugh Haskell <haskell@ODIE.NCSSM.EDU>]

John Denker Wrote:
> What about theory 1b?  In Fermi's immortal words, it is "not even wrong".
> Indeed, theory 1b is *not* wrong.  It's *true* that each person has a
> weight-to-height ratio.  But this is not physics.  It's not science.  It
> has no predictive power.
I have no objection to your conclusions, John, but I think that the
"not even wrong" epithet is attributable to Pauli rather than Fermi.

BTW, I am gathering a list of frequently used acronyms from the
e-mail domain. I can usually figure out what new ones mean from the
context, but ISTM has so far escaped me. Can you enlighten?

While we're at the e-mail acronyms bit, I saw one some time back (I
forget where): LOL. Does anyone know what this one is (I know "lots
of love" and "little old lady," but neither of these fit the context
I saw it in)?

Hugh


Hugh Haskell
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