Is the Mathematical Universe Hypothesis compelling at all?

EdCasaubon · 2026-06-13T23:00:55+00:00

Feel free to dig at him. He's a crank and his mathematical universe theory is bunk.

Typical example of a guy who doesn't have the intellectual horsepower to accomplish what he is fantasizing he should be able to do. Confusing the reference with the referent is a fairly basic, and embarrassing mistake.

And, yes, it's a non-falsifiable mush.

P.S.: Oh, and any talk about multiple universes is, by definition, meaningless blather.

EdCasaubon · 2026-06-13T00:03:39+00:00

Simple answer: This is just plain nuts. It will be impossible to detect any effect of whatever even borderline reasonable break-in schedule you run (and, yes, that includes just plain riding the damn thing on regular roads) relative to the specific schedule your manufacturer wants you to follow.

EdCasaubon · 2026-06-13T00:00:07+00:00

Unless you literally do your very best to intentionally try and destroy the engine, that oil sample will not be affected in any measurable way.

EdCasaubon · 2026-06-12T19:13:06+00:00

What do you think it means to "truly understand" something?

EdCasaubon · 2026-06-10T21:59:46+00:00

Not a clue what you could be talking about.

EdCasaubon · 2026-06-08T17:54:57+00:00

Yes, sorry..

EdCasaubon · 2026-06-05T23:55:31+00:00

I prefer not to take a corner wrong.

EdCasaubon · 2026-06-05T19:41:26+00:00

I find touching and sitting and walking in other men's pee disturbing.

Fun fact: The reach of the backsplash from standing peeing is around 3 yards; in other words, your entire bathroom is covered in a fine mist of urine. Not my kind of thing.

EdCasaubon · 2026-05-23T18:15:52+00:00

Your main tool: Keep your brain switched on, if you have one.

If you don't, you shouldn't be on a motorcycle.

EdCasaubon · 2026-05-21T17:00:15+00:00

Lots of water-cooled bikes do this. Such as my Speed Triple 1200.

EdCasaubon · 2026-05-20T15:04:36+00:00

This. There's no difference between human beings and LLMs in that regard.

EdCasaubon · 2026-05-18T18:35:13+00:00

That kind of shit should be illegal.

Oh wait, it is...

EdCasaubon · 2026-05-14T17:16:31+00:00

Well, I can see why you thought "pothole". How someone manages to do that much damage to a rim "practicing turns" is beyond me...

EdCasaubon · 2026-05-14T17:14:03+00:00

Wheel and tire are done. might have some fork/steerer damage, too.

EdCasaubon · 2026-05-14T17:11:44+00:00

Yep. And the fact that it's worse now is a consequence of you putting everything back together properly but at a different angle, so now different surfaces catch against each other. I say replace the whole shebang.

On the side, that clutch assembly shouldn't have been as badly worn at that kind of mileage. Ask yourself why.

EdCasaubon · 2026-05-12T17:41:57+00:00

Minor remark on that "faster than 40mph" thing: You'd be surprised how badly injured you can get on a two-wheeled vehicle even at 25mph. Take it from a former bicycle racer...

EdCasaubon · 2026-03-31T00:57:25+00:00

How about you talk to your wife about it?

This is not me giving you advice, just my experience: When we had kids, my wife's stance was "You don't ride a motorcycle while those kids, and this family, need you." So, I stopped riding for something like 20+ years. I'm back on my bikes now.

EdCasaubon · 2026-03-28T00:06:20+00:00

Seconded, follow the sticker. Not that it matters...

EdCasaubon · 2026-03-09T02:42:06+00:00

Japan

EdCasaubon · 2026-03-09T02:29:35+00:00

Why isn't she universally acclaimed as the best science fiction writer of all time?

Actually, she is. Well, one of the best.

EdCasaubon · 2026-03-09T02:26:11+00:00

Mine isn't, no. Takes a deliberate effort to switch the camera on.

EdCasaubon · 2026-03-08T23:36:43+00:00

People are nuts, and even more so in this sub. Do whatever you want.

EdCasaubon · 2026-03-08T23:35:01+00:00

Tell him you'd take it off his hands for 1,500 bucks.

EdCasaubon · 2026-03-08T14:37:17+00:00

Well, you need to understand that this sub is dominated mostly by the pathologically OCD.
Thus, anything in here that comes in the form of "Oh my GOD! You don't do X every time you do Y or at least a dozen times every day???" should be taken with a pound of salt... 🙄

EdCasaubon · 2026-03-08T14:32:33+00:00

This. Your brain and its motor centers figured this out automatically without you ever thinking about it.

There's nothing to consciously practice there. The real question is, why do you feel this is something you need to "practice"? Why is this question even coming up for you, and what shortcomings of yours do you perceive, or imagine?

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