tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4068183698747623113.post2601519880548394836..comments2023-10-29T10:40:34.638-04:00Comments on A CS Professor's blog: Gossip from a hundred years agoClaire Mathieuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10957755706440077623noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4068183698747623113.post-39186177579820278012012-01-11T16:59:20.281-05:002012-01-11T16:59:20.281-05:00Yes, I noticed, but I'm terrible at rememberin...Yes, I noticed, but I'm terrible at remembering names, as my students could tell you, and "Skłodowska" is too hard for me :)Claire Mathieuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10957755706440077623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4068183698747623113.post-38243382705729639542012-01-11T16:52:11.868-05:002012-01-11T16:52:11.868-05:00"Two things really struck me: one, people are..."Two things really struck me: one, people are really proud of all things Polish"<br /><br />So you should have also noticed that people get upset about "Marie Curie" - it's "Maria *Skłodowska*-Curie" ;).<br /><br />Many people view Warsaw as an ugly city (at least as compared to other old Polish cities like Kraków or Wrocław). Frankly speaking I like it very much, although I'm not objective by any means, since I have a lot of personal affection for it (as I studied here).Michal Kotowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04141417129628388586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4068183698747623113.post-8701783026329114082012-01-11T15:53:59.922-05:002012-01-11T15:53:59.922-05:00I'm not sure. I was there as a tourist. Two th...I'm not sure. I was there as a tourist. Two things really struck me: one, people are really proud of all things Polish; two, they really hate communism. It's not the polite and indifferent disregard of communism that I am used to, but a strong reaction of visceral rejection. <br /><br />But my visit was a bit too short to form an opinion of Warsaw. How did you like it?Claire Mathieuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10957755706440077623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4068183698747623113.post-57503503653946002742012-01-11T15:42:40.334-05:002012-01-11T15:42:40.334-05:00Just out of curiosity - how did you like Warsaw? (...Just out of curiosity - how did you like Warsaw? (I did my Master's in mathematics in Warsaw, so I lived there for 5 years)Michal Kotowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04141417129628388586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4068183698747623113.post-61116341170487908032012-01-11T13:35:11.794-05:002012-01-11T13:35:11.794-05:00wlod, do you not share the fascination of hearing ...wlod, do you not share the fascination of hearing 100 years later from a second hand witness about Langevin's teaching style? <br /><br />I know it's not classy, but what about the small world phenomenon, not just across space but also across time? Isn't there something fascinating about that?Claire Mathieuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10957755706440077623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4068183698747623113.post-66103623131725377632012-01-11T13:29:02.707-05:002012-01-11T13:29:02.707-05:00R'u guys climbing balconies to peek into your ...R'u guys climbing balconies to peek into your neighbors' bedrooms? Do you stick your ear to their doors? C'mon, have some self-respect, have some class.<br /><br /> Wlodwlodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09012300982871973572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4068183698747623113.post-88015703142187036612012-01-11T08:30:48.914-05:002012-01-11T08:30:48.914-05:00This says his wife was the one who leaked the stor...This says his wife was the one who leaked the story to the press.<br /><br />http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/the-secret-sex-life-of-marie-curie-1586244.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com