Archive for the 'humor' Category

Happy Holidays!

21st December 2006

As I don’t expect to be able to blog again before the Xmas break, I’d like to wish all readers of QQ a happy whateveryou’recelebrating.
The holidays are one of those times of year when relatives get the opportunity to ask you, “So, what exactly is it that you do research on?”. This dreaded question [...]

The Cambridgeshire Cat

3rd October 2006

I have left the sunny climbs of Canada for a few months, in favor of the eternally sweltering UK.
In fact, I am visiting the University of Cambridge, which reminds me of the following quote from Stephen Hawking:
“When I hear of Schrödinger’s cat, I reach for my gun.”
Although attributed to him, I wasn’t able to [...]

The Church of the Smaller Hilbert Space

13th April 2006

This is supposed to be a balanced blog, but my nonexistent readership may wish to know exactly what I do believe about quantum mechanics. The document below explains everything.
WARNING: The document below contains geek humor that also parodies the style of a certain well-known religious text. If you don't find jokes about density operators funny [...]