tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post4260292248634291430..comments2023-09-09T07:55:53.277-07:00Comments on El Pollo Real: More Elemental Musingschickelithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-41886087293090469072010-02-19T19:58:15.621-08:002010-02-19T19:58:15.621-08:00Swanwick wrote one more hydrogen story, here.Swanwick wrote one more hydrogen story, <a href="http://www.infinitematrix.net/stories/shortshorts/swanwick1.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Hector Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09464231766299961050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-11382360997331467272010-02-19T19:50:25.402-08:002010-02-19T19:50:25.402-08:00Pollo, you might find this interesting. Or not.
...Pollo, you might find this interesting. Or not. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.periodictableofsciencefiction.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Michael Swanwick's Periodic Table of Science Fiction</a>.Hector Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09464231766299961050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-58398358428889162212010-02-05T19:17:21.047-08:002010-02-05T19:17:21.047-08:00Well Obama reminds me of Oil Can Boyd so there you...Well Obama reminds me of Oil Can Boyd so there you go.Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-82530015747746967732010-02-05T19:16:55.684-08:002010-02-05T19:16:55.684-08:00Wait, he reminds you of a crappy ex Red Sox pitche...Wait, he reminds you of a crappy ex Red Sox pitcher.Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-46172745933217674412010-02-02T10:26:04.752-08:002010-02-02T10:26:04.752-08:00Pete,
Mentally erase the symbols, H, He, Li, Be, f...Pete,<br />Mentally erase the symbols, H, He, Li, Be, for a moment, leaving only the atomic numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4... There are two interrelated themes within the table: the nuclear and the electronic: The nuclear part pertains to the monotonic, stepwise increase in atomic number: adding one proton and variable numbers of neutron to the nucleus in steady, uninterrupted fashion: 1, 2, 3... <br />The dominating theme of the table is a depiction of how the electrons surrounding the nucleus arrange themselves as the mass increases monotonically. They organize themselves in an orderly, non intuitive way, filling shells and subshells and literally dictating chemistry. <br />We have a number for each integer in the table and call it by its chemical symbol.chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-73040075979644162342010-02-02T03:58:43.773-08:002010-02-02T03:58:43.773-08:00Interesting. I didn't know there was a reason...Interesting. I didn't know there was a reason behind the table looking like it did. Just thought it was more visually appealing than a solid block of data.Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04210441627504923976noreply@blogger.com