User talk:Vincecate

If you want to talk to me, this is one place to do it. Vincecate 01:33, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

The Universe has always existed
Interesting read. I think the universe has always existed in the sense that there is no point in time when the universe did not exist, because all points in time are within the universe, but that is not to say that the duration of existence of the universe is infinite and cannot be measured (app. 15 billion years). To say that there is no point in time when the universe did not exist is one thing, to say that the duration of existence of the universe is infinite is another. --70.55.187.162 (talk) 01:57, 29 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Thanks. I don't argue that about there being a big bang, I just think there are also others in space.  I don't think space is created or destroyed, just energy to matter and matter to energy.  I think it is hard for the human mind to think of space as just always being there.  Maybe that is because that is not a good answer. We don't know of anything else where we can't figure out when it started.  However, maybe the problem is just a limitation of humans and it is the right answer.  Vincecate (talk) 17:52, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Fermi paradox
"Still, the Fermi paradox puzzles me. From what I understand, it really seems like there should be other life in the galaxy. It also seems like we should be able to survive and colonize the galaxy."

Perhaps, something common to all intellegent civilisations in our galaxy prevents them from developping advanced enough technology to travel great distances in space and eventually to become detectable from earth and to make contact with humans. Maybe it's some technological catastoph common to all such civilizations which halts space exploration. --198.103.167.20 (talk) 16:59, 2 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Perhaps. But it seems strange to have anything that is always common to all civilizations.  There are lots of proposed explanations but to me it is still an open puzzle.  Vincecate (talk) 17:55, 2 May 2008 (UTC)
 * This article may be of interest to you: http://www.nickbostrom.com/extraterrestrial.pdf —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.15.232.84 (talk) 01:20, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

Berkeley alumni
Yes indeed, we share several interests. I graduate from UCB in 1985, did a MS in Transportation Eng. I had noticed our common interests. Just in case you have not read them, let me recommend you this book about Einstein. Besides the details on how he came up with his theories through mental experiments, you will enjoy how his use this method to question quantum mechanics. I have my doubts too. On global warming, let me recommend you The Science of Prediction, you'll see why is not feasible to forecast climate with simulation models, very good science here, no politics or politized science. Finally, since you are for ethanol, as I do, Sustainable Ethanol is a must read. I real crash course on everything, including the food vs fuel issue, with plenty of info to follow up. For professional reasons now I am living at Brazil, so I have had a first hand experience, they have truly a sustainable model that might work in other countries. Probably tonight I will do some work on the Food vs fuel article, let me tell you that I hate wasting time in edit wars and discussions, it is obvious we have a different view on the issue. I learned on my first article, the Antarctica cooling controversy to stay away of controversy, it is very time consuming, and specially when a group of zealots takes control, undo everthing you do, and even do censorship. On this issue see this article Wikipedia Zealots. And as Mr. Solomon's recommends, I rather keep myself as anonymus as possible (that's why I answered in your page). Also, I learned to leave my beliefs on the Talk page, the best way to defend your edits is reliable references and NOPV. Sometimes other users comments let you view other angle or improve the NPOV, particularly in controversial subjects.

I will move the political stuff to the end of the article and organize it differently, and do a bit more of editing to complete the politic controversy taken place so far. Also, I will just give some tips, based on my experience, on how to improve the article's structure in the Talk page. I want to move on to work on a couple of ethanol related articles. You can bet the zealots will attack Food vs fuel, this is a very hot topic, and when environmentalists and global warmers are involved, you have to have patience. Mariordo (talk) 01:58, 1 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the book suggestions.  It is amazing how well Wikipedia works even with zealots and all.  Most articles do gradually get better.   Vincecate (talk) 17:45, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Source for food vs fuel
Hi Vincecate!, I have been busy working on other articles and soon going for a three week vacation. Yesterday Oxfam published the paper Another Inconvenient Truth, which I found very comprehensive, and with lot of material and sources for the Food vs fuel article. They make a difference between corn and sugar base ethanol that most media outlets don't, but with a critical eye, also the different implication for developed nations and the possibilities for the South. I am leaving you the url just in case you want to download it and do some edit on the article. Best regards. Mariordo (talk) 21:33, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

Latest edits on food vs fuel
Hi there friend. This is just to let you know I did some edits to update the article, mainly regarding the leaked World Bank report, which now was officially release on June 28. I already did an edit under the section "The 2008 controversy: Global food prices", where you will find a link to the pdf report. This release made the leading of the section "Inflation" outdated, so I tagged as such. Feel free to drop by and correct that text, though I have serious doubts it belongs to the inflation section. This report, together with the Oxfam report (I also did some edit from it), has plenty of info to work on several sections of the article. See you around.--Mariordo (talk) 04:31, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

Green diesel
Hi, Vincegate. There is a discussion to merge Green diesel article with Vegetable oil refining and/or Biomass to liquid articles. As a creator of the Vegetable oil refining article, your input is highly appreciated. Beagel (talk) 09:14, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

More Than One Big Bang
Hello, Vincecate. I stumbled across your userpage because I also believe it's possible that more than one Big Bang took place. In different places (even with the possibility of matter from the various bangs overlapping). I don't think it's a theory that's going to see much acceptance in the near future, but I wanted to let you know that you're not alone either. InforManiac (talk) 07:48, 8 March 2011 (UTC)