Physicist Types

I am currently at the American Physical Society (APS) meeting in Baltimore MD. For those outside the society we changed our public name to the American Physics Society to avoid confusion. Confusion with what, I don't know. I guess some sexual innuendo, but as soon as you step into an APS meeting you have no doubt that nothing physical is going on. In fact the place looks depressingly stereotypical. Older, larger gentlemen lumbering through the halls saying things like, "Is this truly fundamental", "You may not remember but I discovered this in 1957," and "That seafood is not sitting well with me". Geeky, mis-matched graduate students swarming well know names while ignoring each other. Professionally dressed individuals from corporations trying not to look like they got left behind. It is a wonder that anyone gets laid. I forget why I started this post, so I just going to end it here.