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wwarner · 2019-09-18
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I would recommend (as I've done before) Kip Thorn's book _Black Holes and Time Warps_ (https://www.amazon.com/dp/0393312763) to learn more about LIGO.
tbabb · 2018-07-22
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Black Holes and Time Warps, by Kip Thorne himself: https://www.amazon.com/Black-Holes-Time-Warps-Commonwealth/d...
abc_lisper · 2015-11-10
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>> I see folks who are neither the best nor the brightest nor the most hard working getting to the US by gaming the system and that hurts.
All I can say is be patient. If it makes you feel any better, Einstein wasn't able to get a job out of school. MF* Einstein.. You know what he did? He felt bad for himself! Chew on that. Source: http://www.amazon.com/Black-Holes-Time-Warps-Commonwealth/dp... (See pages 59-61 in book preview)
The system has been gamed long before I came here in 02. And I don't think people in upper levels of Government are oblivious to it. It works for them now, so they are not going to look too closely there.
I have seen Americans from MIT driving a dinky car, while my friend who could not add two numbers own a 5 series(10 years ago, mind you). As I said, it isn't fair. As they say, keep your calm, focus and carry on.
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Holes-Time-Warps-Commonwealth/d...