PF Random Thoughts

Gad

Seconded. But I doubt Andre would manage the multi-tasking on a daily basis.
*a moment of appreciation to all moms across the globe*

rootX

Having mocha on Sunday night can make the whole night quite pleasant

It was too fast for me and she was crossing all kinds of personal boundaries. I wasn't even genuinely interested in her :O

Gad

I had mocha this afternoon. Yummy Yum!

... So, you want us to guess what happened?

rootX

I ran away ... :D

Gad

Lolol!

Char. Limit

I AM THE ANGLE OF DEATH.

That is, 4 degrees.

(Who gets it?)

Ivan Seeking

I started to analyze a problem in a production line about 18 months ago. A year ago I came up with the concept for the solution, sold the concept, and continued to develop the practical application of the idea. It looks like I may get five or six patents out of the deal through the primary customer. Six months ago I started to analyze the specifics of the problem and to generate a mathematical solution for the control system - a materials science problem, not my forte! I have been working on it on and off since then with numerous trips to Seattle, five or ,more official meetings involving a half dozen engineers and managers, and I stuck my neck out suggesting that I can solve this problem... I just finished the intial testing and IT WORKS! Thank God!!! I had plan B and plan C, and either might work well, but THIS is the elegant solution to the problem. The customer is going to be verrrrrrrrry happy.

I need to do more testing but I can see that the results are extremely good over a reasonable range of operation. Whewwwww! I thought this had to be manageable but the problem kept increasing in complexity. For a time it got a bit scary.

Borek

Chauvinist.

Sourabh N

Congratulations Ivan!!

fuzzyfelt

I didn't help, but I'm pleased you can find some. I'm lost when I can't find my favourites like coriander and rocket when I want them. I should grow them more often like Turbo and Astro.

collinsmark

I know that in several Asian languages the pronunciation of the number '4' is the same as the pronunciation of the word "Death" as spoken in that particular language. In other words, they're homonyms in that spoken language (and this is true of more than one Asian language, so the particular way it is pronounced depends on the particular language).

In America may tall buildings do not have a 13th floor. Similarly, in many Asian countries, there is no 4th floor. It is skipped.

[Edit: That and the play on words between "Angel" and "Angle." Of course, that's more of an English pronunciation/spelling thing.]

Andre

A link for anybody who is nervous today.

Char. Limit

You got all of it, thank you. *bow*

Gad

LOL! You'd have to exclude the hatred part, otherwise, yes I am.

Thanks fuzz. I'd love to grow my own herbs, but I don't have a garden. And I'm not sure if they'll survive growing in pots [with ME taking care of them, I don't have much experience] :/

AlephZero

Latin, not English. The originator is supposed to be Pope Gregory (c. 600 AD) who came across some north Europeans for sale in a slave-market and remarked "non angli, sed angeli" - not Angles (as in Anglo Saxons) but angels.

AlephZero

Most herbs are pretty tough. Just make sure they get a lot of sun and not too much water, and they should do fine. A soil based compost is better than peat based, since few herbs grow naturally in peat bogs!

turbo

Most herbs are dead-easy. They mostly started as tasty weeds, and are as tough as can be.