The Right Pinky of God

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The Right Pinkyof God
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• The job of a scientist is to understand the
  universe.
• The universe depends on a very delicate balance
  of forces

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• The odds of getting this force balance right by
  chance are 1 in 10229!

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• How do we understand the universe/atmosphere?
• MODELS

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• A command-line UNIX model of the universe.
• Almost every run of the model would be a dud.

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• Most people wouldnt want to learn how to use the
  command-line interface.
• A model of the universe with a GUI!

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• To many modeled universes would be duds.
• The user needs guidance to create an interesting
  universe.
• WIZARDS!

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A wizard could walk the user through the choices
that would lead to the desired outcome. The user
wouldnt have to know anything about how the
universe actually works!
Prevent 9/11
Kill Hitlers Grandfather
Prevent WW2
Date Supermodel
President Gore
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• This would require installing software on your
  computer, knowing how to use it, etc.
• Eventually, users would want something even
  easier, like a web page!

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• The history of atmospheric modeling is very
  similar.
• Progressing from impossibly complicated
  interfaces to GUIs and beyond!

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• Ultimately Life is complicated, and no
  interface is going to solve that!