Blast from the past.
I remember landing on this site when studying for my undergrad solid state physics exams.
Britney Spears' Guide to Semiconductor Physics (2000)
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Re: Britney Spears' Guide to Semiconductor Physics (2000)
#72The OG Margo Robbie
Re: Britney Spears' Guide to Semiconductor Physics (2000)
#73I love the idea of this but the mention of Hedy Lamarr could be confused as parody too when she was in fact an incredibly intelligent engineer and physicist.
Anyway it reminds me of the deep fake of Kim K and Nicki Minaj explaining subnetting: https://youtu.be/KcgyGYTnk4M?feature=shared
Re: Britney Spears' Guide to Semiconductor Physics (2000)
#74I love the idea of this but the mention of Hedy Lamarr could be confused as parody too when she was in fact an incredibly intelligent engineer and physicist. Anyway it reminds me of the deep fake of Kim K and Nicki Minaj explaining subnetting: https://youtu.be/KcgyGYTnk4M?feature=shared
Has anyone made a ranked list of the most mentioned people or historical facts on HN. Hedy must be on there somewhere:
https://hn.algolia.com/?q=hedy+lamarr
Re: Britney Spears' Guide to Semiconductor Physics (2000)
#75I love the idea of this but the mention of Hedy Lamarr could be confused as parody too when she was in fact an incredibly intelligent engineer and physicist. Anyway it reminds me of the deep fake of Kim K and Nicki Minaj explaining subnetting: https://youtu.be/KcgyGYTnk4M?feature=shared
> I love the idea of this but the mention of Hedy Lamarr could be confused as parody too
Exactly, that was a bit puzzling.
Re: Britney Spears' Guide to Semiconductor Physics (2000)
#76Earlier quoted context omitted.
MA is master of art according to google. MSc seems right.
Many (most, in the US; don't know about Sweden or Australia) institutions don't draw a distinction between the two and award MA regardless.
Some universities simply give you an MA a few years after getting a BA without you having to do anything additional.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_of_Arts_(Oxford,_Cambri...
Re: Britney Spears' Guide to Semiconductor Physics (2000)
#77Earlier quoted context omitted.
Many (most, in the US; don't know about Sweden or Australia) institutions don't draw a distinction between the two and award MA regardless.
Some universities simply give you an MA a few years after getting a BA without you having to do anything additional. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_of_Arts_(Oxford,_Cambri...
You do have to manage to not go to prison, though.
Re: Britney Spears' Guide to Semiconductor Physics (2000)
#78Earlier quoted context omitted.
You are being pedantic, but I’ll play along. Absurd has multiple meanings. It can mean nonsensical, but it can also mean utterly ridiculous or silly. Under those other meanings I believe the pop-star-physics-professor still qualifies.
It sounds pedantic, but "absurd" is fundamentally different from "rare". A lot of baggage comes from flagging something as absurd, instead of just unexpected or uncommon. Winning the lottery isn't absurd, having 3 pairs of some chromosome isn't either, and being a successful pop singer with an academic background isn't either, it's just rare.
It IS pedantic, because we are talking not of pop stars in general, but Britney Spears specifically.
Re: Britney Spears' Guide to Semiconductor Physics (2000)
#79I'm mildly surprised there has been no mention of (Taylor) SwiftOnSecurity here yet :) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SwiftOnSecurity
Doesn’t that constitute impersonation, or is it allowed since it’s supposedly obvious to be parody?
Re: Britney Spears' Guide to Semiconductor Physics (2000)
#80Meanwhile 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.
Brian May (Queen) has a PhD degree in astrophysics :)
Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden is (was?) a fully qualified pilot and flew the band's 747 around the world