Talk:2977: Three Kinds of Research

2024-09-15T18:34:13Z

172.70.91.254:

Aren't there two missing ones: standard model+standard circumstances (i.e. remembering you have to have something to turn in and it's the night before the science fair) and novel theory+novel circumstances (i.e. what if the universe is actually a seven dimensional tuna salad sandwich?) [[User:RegularSizedGuy|RegularSizedGuy]] ([[User talk:RegularSizedGuy|talk]]) 04:25, 27 August 2024 (UTC)
:ah, but that isn't ''professional'' research. [[user talk:lettherebedarklight|youtu.be/miLcaqq2Zpk]] 06:20, 27 August 2024 (UTC)
::I shall add this to the list: miLcaqq2Zpk {{unsigned ip|162.158.197.157|14:56, 27 August 2024}} (whatever the reason/need was to say this)
::Standard model+standard circumstances, in moderation, is an essential part of science. Repeating an experiment a few times helps show what the real results are. If anything, there tends to be an unfortunate bias to not repeating experiments enough (harder to get them funded/published than it should be). It becomes a standard model and standard circumstances by repetition. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.206.209|172.70.206.209]] 07:15, 28 August 2024 (UTC)

I originally thought that Hairy was mapping every tree as in like a binary tree, and was covered in plants for some other, possibly related reason. Also, what's this about <blah>? [[Special:Contributions/172.69.22.50|172.69.22.50]] 20:38, 27 August 2024 (UTC)
:Knowing Randall, this ''was'' a mathematical investigation, but Hairy got a little more "into the (initially mathematical) trees" than intended. Might be worth expanding on this, but it's (intentionally, thus humorously) vague so it could have a lot of different thoughts attached to it.
:As to the other bit:
:*Someone wrote a non sequitur trolling on that subject you mentioned, even though the comic has absolutely nothing to do with it (and the comments weren't exactly a notably intellectual analysis, anyway, even if it had been). Others fed the troll a bit, there was some editing done and then a resurgence (just as poorly done) that you got to see but had left of most of the early 'context' absent.
:*It's all readable in the page history. Not worth reading, IMO, but it's there. But now not ''here''. Bye bye the whole (limited) discussion as a non-executive decision on my part.
:*I would not normally delete/edit others' comments from Talk (especially of regulars), but definitely more smoke than fire and more heat than light so no loss. If established users wish to create a subsection for it, and paste it all back in, they're welcome to and can easily do so. Until then, any other anon-IP or recently created username that starts up with another clear and irrelevent trolling should probably consider themselves fair game to be deleted again (and perhaps by actual named editors/admin), plus any purely troll-feeding replies that had only that relevence.
:HTH, HAND. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.91.90|172.70.91.90]] 23:59, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

Mapping individual trees is an actual thing, and how to do that is a field of research. I had a quick look and saw that it has come a long way since I gave up studying Forestry to become a teacher instead: [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0303243420301665 Mapping individual trees with airborne laser scanning data...] [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-023-02000-w Individual structure mapping over six million trees for NYC] [https://woodsapp.com/en/how-to-document-habitat-trees-with-woodsapp/ app for GPS-mapping so-called "habitat trees" that provide ecological niches and thus get special protection to promote biodiversity] Germany seems to be much bigger on this than other countries; anyway I can well remember how this kind of thing was a typical interns' task in my day and obviously [https://www.ls.tum.de/fileadmin/w00bww/ls/download/jobs/240325_praktikum-arboreo.pdf still is]. It's fairly reasonable to assume, though, that this may not have been exactly on top of Randall's mind. [[User:PaulEberhardt|PaulEberhardt]] ([[User talk:PaulEberhardt|talk]]) 08:05, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
:Come to think of it, Hairy doesn't specify a particular area or type of tree, so he may have got carried away after all. [[User:PaulEberhardt|PaulEberhardt]] ([[User talk:PaulEberhardt|talk]]) 08:11, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

What if we apply a novel theory to novel circumstances? ;) [[Special:Contributions/172.69.71.83|172.69.71.83]] 18:55, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

The state of California did actually map every tree in the state: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/heres-map-all-trees-california-180955708/

I previously added a paragraph about Hairy's gender which then got removed because it was bloated by further edits. (At least, I hope that was the reason.) I've reintroduced a more concise explanation that should stand the test of time as it is both interesting and important IMHO. Please note that I have deliberately not used the term 'non-binary' as this is not a catch-all term for any gender-diverse individual. I like the term 'gender-expansive' but not everyone knows what that means. :-)[[Special:Contributions/172.70.91.254|172.70.91.254]] 18:34, 15 September 2024 (UTC)

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