I was crushed when I saw the site needed Flash.
And also Java in the browser for the (presumed) awesome chat, provided the surely still amazing freejavachat.com
Britney Spears' Guide to Semiconductor Physics (2000)
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Re: Britney Spears' Guide to Semiconductor Physics (2000)
#22Earlier quoted context omitted.
But what's the joke though?
It’s called absurdity. It’s funny because it’s obviously not true, and also funny because of the undertones that it’s a clever way to get horny teenagers to study physics who really just want to see the photos.
It would be absurd if pop stars by defintion could not explain semiconductor physics. Like how a snake wearing boots is absurd.
Re: Britney Spears' Guide to Semiconductor Physics (2000)
#23I don't see much connection here between miss BS and semiconductor physics. It's just a physics book that happens to have pictures of the popstar in it.
Interesting, I can see a clear connection between the two subjects on this image:
https://britneyspears.ac/physics/basics/images/britneycbvb.j...
This can't be coincidence!
Re: Britney Spears' Guide to Semiconductor Physics (2000)
#24Around the time this website was made, I was building an application for a big company in Spain that was to run as a Java applet and required the code to be signed.
They did not yet have their own certificates so I had to make my own CA during testing and sign the code, and I wanted to make sure that they did not forget to switch to their certificates later, so instead of signing the code with my name which some bureaucrat might decide to not bother changing, the code was signed by Britney Spears.
They noticed it, got the joke and made sure to switch certificates for the release. Everything went well thanks to Britney.
Re: Britney Spears' Guide to Semiconductor Physics (2000)
#25oh, good.
no longer will i have to settle for learning Quantum Physics from Kim Kardashian [1]
[1] https://old.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/6a5mf7/whats_less_be...
Re: Britney Spears' Guide to Semiconductor Physics (2000)
#26Meanwhile Dolph Lundgren has an actual MA in Chemical Engineering. It's a pity we can't get him to do something like this in earnest to teach engineering concepts.
and Mayim Bialik holds a neuroscience PhD
Re: Britney Spears' Guide to Semiconductor Physics (2000)
#27I don't see much connection here between miss BS and semiconductor physics. It's just a physics book that happens to have pictures of the popstar in it.
Non-sequitur humor was the style at the time.
Re: Britney Spears' Guide to Semiconductor Physics (2000)
#28There used to be a series of network posts by the "Router God". They went missing, and someone resurrected a bunch of them. Sadly, the article "7 of 9 on OSPF" has left us for good.
Re: Britney Spears' Guide to Semiconductor Physics (2000)
#29I don't see much connection here between miss BS and semiconductor physics. It's just a physics book that happens to have pictures of the popstar in it.
A joke is like a soap bubble. The act of explaining a joke pops it and reveals it to have no substance.
The essence of humor is simply surprise. Once the surprise is gone, or if it never was surprising, it seems flat or silly.
Some people enjoy humor with deeper meaning, and explaining that meaning might be illuminating. But that’s lipstick on a duck.
Re: Britney Spears' Guide to Semiconductor Physics (2000)
#30Meanwhile Dolph Lundgren has an actual MA in Chemical Engineering. It's a pity we can't get him to do something like this in earnest to teach engineering concepts.
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