User talk:GeeJayK/Archive2

Smoking in NZ
Saw your edit comment. I am a smoker and a NZer but I am in my early 40's so not effected by this new legislation. Problem is we already have issues with shops being robbed, with weapons, and tobacco products are a high priority. I figure this will make the problem worse and the black market stronger. Also they are lowering the nicotine content which is fucking stupid because it'll mean people will smoke more. Nicotine isn't the problem - its all the other shit so less nicotine will make no difference to peoples health. All in all a bold move but may end with some serious unintended consequences. Acei9 01:18, 14 December 2022 (UTC)
 * It's a ridiculously stupid policy. NZ is gonna learn why the US had to repeal a whole-ass Constitutional Amendment that one time. 01:29, 14 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I agree with you guys. The only thing working in favor of this policy is the fact that NZ is really fucking geographically isolated, so it might be difficult for dealers to sell tobacco there. But IMO focusing on education would work better than what NZ just did. GeeJayKWhere all evil dwells Where every lie is true 01:34, 14 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Tobacco prices here have been rising consistently for the last 20 years or so. As they go up, the black market gets bigger and robberies get more frequent. Acei9 01:44, 14 December 2022 (UTC)
 * But anyway I just walked out of my office into the yard and had me a delicious nicotine hit from my lovely cigarettes. Acei9 01:44, 14 December 2022 (UTC)

Moderator
Welcome to the prestigious position of RW Moderator. I'd tell you what Moderators do, but you've been here for a while, so I'll instead assume that you know what you signed up for. Rabbitseatcarrots (talk) 19:06, 20 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Yo congrats GJK. You'll do a great job, I'm sure! -- Techpriest (talk) 20:47, 20 December 2022 (UTC)
 * A guy who insults the competence of fellow RW editors/social scientists for disagreeing with him is now mod. Why? Vee (talk) 02:46, 21 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Cuz people voted for him. One doesn’t have to agree with the mob on all political issues to be a good mod. RWRW is still pretty popular and won his way onto the alternate list this year. 03:23, 21 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Congratulations and welcome to the team! I am glad to have you aboard. Spud (talk) 03:48, 21 December 2022 (UTC)

Cosmology
So it seems you know your cosmology. It's my favourite topic. The last few months I have been delving into the math/physics of infinity. It all started when I had to drive two and a half hours from Auckland back to where I live after a Pixies concert. Both my phones had run out of juice so I started thinking abut the Infinite Hotel Paradox while driving the lonely backroads at 1am on a Saturday morning. I've been thinking more on infinity and the mathematical concept zero. Zero is beautiful, infinity is messy. If you can zero out an equation then you have something elegant. If you equation ends in infinity you have done something wrong and it's messy. I have been thinking about how this applies to Multiverse Theory and I think I can zero it out instead of it being infinite...Acei9 04:53, 2 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Well, I know a thing or two about cosmlogy (defintely more than I know about Astronomy), but it's not my best topic, not because I don't love it, but because I know were my comparative advantages lie and I don't have all that time to study it, unfortunately. Yeah, zero is an amazing thing. If you like cosmology and these math thought experiments, you might like this one. Given that:


 * Time is infinite
 * The infinite monkey theorem
 * Quantum Mechanics
 * A new universe might arise trillions of years in the future. I think The Five Ages of the Universe covers it a bit, but I'm not sure. Things get even more interesting when you consider that anything that can happen will therefore happen (p=1) before that. Now, does that mean that everything imaginable will happen? A new world where you are the sole ruler? A sequel of your life? If this is possible, it will happen. Probably many times. In other words, if this is correct (so far there is no hard evidence, just speculation as far as I know), we are kinda eternal and we don't even have to fear death, since we might not even have this conversation right now and one of us could be just a Boltzmann brain, like I said on the Bar. Statistically, this is actually likely. Don't tell the user Machina that though... GeeJayKWhere all evil dwells Where every lie is true 21:22, 2 February 2023 (UTC)
 * How about... the sum total energy of the universe is 0. All perfectly in balance by the 1st Law of Thermodynamics (Hawking Radiation is a good example of this balance). In Multiverse theory there are an infinite number of universes where an infinite number of things happen - literally anything that can happen must happen . If this is the case the a multiverse would also create an infinite number of universes where there are no multiverses/multiverse theory isn't true - lets call this negative-infinity. So we have positive-infinity + negative-infinity =...zero. We have just reduced the net energy of a multiverse to zero. Therefor the 1st Law of TD is absolute. I started thinking about this half drunk on the couch one evening and just ran with it. Acei9 00:43, 3 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Well, I'm drunk right now and I could understand what you said despite reading it three times. Maybe I should drink more? GeeJayKWhere all evil dwells Where every lie is true 19:15, 4 February 2023 (UTC)
 * It’s 10:42am Sunday morning here. I have a belly full of opiates (provided legitimately by prescription I should add) and knocking back hard cider with coffee on the side. I already yelled at some seagulls on the beach earlier and stole a packet of chewing gum from the supermarket. I’m in fine shape this foul morning. You should come over to my place for a drink, we can plot and plan. Acei9 21:44, 4 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Not a bad deal, always wanted to go to NZ. Though leaving my family right now would be a bit hard... GeeJayKWhere all evil dwells Where every lie is true 17:07, 5 February 2023 (UTC)

Why don’t you mods want to have fun
I’m having a really nice day and I think you should too
 * Thanks for asking, I guess. Just came back from a wonderful nature walk with my wife. GeeJayKWhere all evil dwells Where every lie is true 22:42, 2 April 2023 (UTC)

Hello
Just thought I’d message you since I noticed I haven’t messaged you yet. Rational Dude (talk) 16:53, 25 May 2023 (UTC)
 * sure, if you need something, just leave a message. GeeJayKWhere all evil dwells Where every lie is true 16:55, 25 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you, will do! Rational Dude (talk)