> On May 29, 2015, at 7:45, Jed Rothwell <[email protected]> wrote: > > Why did he call it a "sin" in that case? > > How could any tenured professor of physics not know the implications?
I do not doubt that he knew that what he was doing would be frowned upon. What I wonder is whether he is fully aware of how big of a deal it would be in people's eyes. Sometimes a person might have been a capable professional earlier in life, and then, later on, becomes something of a character. You don't get too surprised when a character cuts corners, embellishes a story or does other strange things. Caveat emptor -- buyer beware. Double check any details you have questions about. But also, don't be too surprised if some of what he's saying turns out to be true. One holds a character to a different standard than a scientist in his prime, who is in full possession of his faculties. (My current hunch for why Parkhamov filled in the data points -- he may have been self-conscious about not having a modern computer running on continuous power.) Eric
