The book is now starting through the production process, and people at Scribner are thinking about publicity. I got email asking whether I could set up a Facebook page for Emmy as a promotion.
I'm not sure whether that meant a fan page for the dog, or a Facebook profile for her, as if she were a user of the site. I'm also not sure whether setting up a Facebook account for my dog is acceptable within the normal Facebook operating parameters. Still, it's amusing to consider what she would have on her Facebook profile.
I mean, obviously, she's looking for random play, and her interests include physics and chasing bunnies and squirrels. But what else should be listed? And what applications should she add-- Poker is obvious, but what other things would be appropriate for a dog on Facebook? What groups should she be in? The Church of the Larger Hilbert Space, of course, but what others?
And keep in mind, she's a tech-savvy dog:
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Be cautious re Feynman and the bongos.
DEAR EMMY
I have a trace measurement whose net output can be amplified by stochastic resonance. I'm getting nothing but noise from Referees. What can I do?
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Emmy,
I encourage you to establish a presence on Facebook. Once this is done you should immediately friend this dude:
http://www.facebook.com/people/Renfield-T-Cat/1423140517
as he is awesome, and has very discriminating tastes when it comes to napping on physics papers.
After you friend Renfield, you will receive an invitation to join a select group of science-minded pets on Facebook: the "Legion of Super Pets". By "select group", I mean that you will be the second member.
Given our past disagreements, I suppose it is futile for me to point out that Emmy would be making the wrong choice of religion.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5965533115
All our cheese bunnies are the real kind that you can eat!
BTW, I have a draft of a paper called "The Three Churches of Quantum Theory" on my hard drive and it's not a joke. I wonder if you can guess what the third one is.
BTW, I have a draft of a paper called "The Three Churches of Quantum Theory" on my hard drive and it's not a joke. I wonder if you can guess what the third one is.
The Church of the Just-Right Hilbert Space?
I just got a friend request from a bar in town; I think a dog can be a member.
The Church of the Just-Right Hilbert Space?
Good guess, but it's actually the Church of no Hilbert Space at all, which might be considered the puritan wing of the Smaller church. You guess is good too though. Maybe I can work a Goldilocks story in there somewhere.
A note to whoever is posting lengthy comments in some Germanic language or another: one comment in a language I don't speak is faintly amusing. More than one is spam, and will be summarily deleted from here out.
In the exceedingly unlikely event that you have some legitimate reason to be posting long comments in whatever language that is, I suggest you find somebody to translate them into English for you before trying again.
I know multiple cats and stuffed animals with Facebook accounts; I'm sure Emmy would fit right in.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1323076833&ref=ts
Facebook includes "Dogbook" and "Catbook" apps where you can set up a profile for your canine/feline owner. You can also set up a regular fan page for her. =^..^=
This will get you one more "white and nerdy" point. As if you needed one.
Does Emmy have access to a computer with smell-o-vision technology? I would think that's a must-have for a dog on Facebook.
I have gotten a Facebook friend request from a dog. It wasn't a best-friend request, though.
The tech savvy dog would be on Twitter.
Seals have a face book presence too. NPR did a story on it, not to long ago.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101413638