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[AlephZero]

I have never watched an entire episode, I don't get it.

It's become an institution, like the BBC radio soap opera "The Archers" (started in 1950, and fairly incomprehensible unless you have listened to every daily episode for the last 63 years).

In its early days Dr Who was at the cutting edge of TV special visual effects, electronic music, etc. Now it's more fuelled by nostalgia IMO.

 

[lisab]

Oh, the dog is Dr Who.

Dog-ter Who, actually.

 

[OmCheeto]

Ode to Joy!

http://www.scientificamerican.com/a...-wonders-of-the-world-at-burning-man-festival

 

[dkotschessaa]

It's become an institution, like the BBC radio soap opera "The Archers" (started in 1950, and fairly incomprehensible unless you have listened to every daily episode for the last 63 years).

In its early days Dr Who was at the cutting edge of TV special visual effects, electronic music, etc. Now it's more fuelled by nostalgia IMO.

Nostaliga-wise, they have done an excellent job of preserving the old-school, somewhat B-movie grade cheesiness of the original show and all villains (like the Daleks). But at the same time they managed to update it, and make it more dramatic, without ruining it like an american reboot would do. It's got a kind of "self aware of it's own camp" kind of feel, and is very brave.

However, many of the people watching it now, especially Americans, have never seen the older version. It just happens to be really well done. Well directed, excellent drama, very imaginative stories, especially compared to all the craptastical stuff coming out of the US right now. Most of the people I know that watch it are too young to have seen the original.

-Dave K

 

[Enigman]

What the...?

https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=723044
Can mentors manipulate polls? Phrenology has a thousand votes...

And it gets better and better...

I have never watched an entire episode, I don't get it.

That's sort of the point...

 

[Evo]

Dog-ter Who, actually.

 

[DennisN]

I liked this little presentation of superconductors/maglev train:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hi7tN_B1BT8

I'll ask my mom to buy me a maglev train for Christmas. MOMMY, GIMME, GIMME! WANNA PLAY!

 

[JorisL]

Lol, I think I'm going to like this course on symmetries in quantum mechanics.
On a previous exam this was a question

Three Helium-3 atoms walk into a bar. All energy levels of this trio are doubly degenerate.
What can be done to undo their doubling?

At least he attempted a joke which sometimes is better than having a good joke.

 

[zoobyshoe]

At least he attempted a joke which sometimes is better than having a good joke.

This is humor crackpotism, and you should be banned.

 

[Enigman]

I was searching something on google and the string started as - "why isn't..." just as I finished typing that the first suggestion chrome throws at me is Why isn't Bleach 547 out...Manga otakus are taking over the world.
Buahaha.
<the suggestion after "why" was why so serious...we still need to beat the DC fanboys>

 

[drizzle]

This is humor crackpotism, and you should be banned.

Lol!

 

[lisab]

Is today really only Tuesday ?

It appears I have 2*23*103 days left. Sigh.

Om, will you hire me as soon as you can?

 

[OmCheeto]

Is today really only Tuesday ?

It appears I have 2*23*103 days left. Sigh.

Om, will you hire me as soon as you can?

Ok. As long as you can explain why Nickel rusts, and Platinum doesn't. Then you get an extra five hundred million dollars bonus. Otherwise... You're FIRED!

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I read today that they are still arguing about the lowest electron energy state of Nickel...
Scientists...
They remind me of me.
Always scratching their heads...

 

[turbo]

Ok. As long as you can explain why Nickel rusts, and Platinum doesn't. Then you get an extra five hundred million dollars bonus. Otherwise... You're FIRED!

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I read today that they are still arguing about the lowest electron energy state of Nickel...
Scientists...
They remind me of me.
Always scratching their heads...

Go for it, LisaB! You can do it.

 

[Borek]

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I read today that they are still arguing about the lowest electron energy state of Nickel...

Only some nitpickers, bored with counting angels on a pinhead.

 

[Enigman]

I am running out of combinations for my tea...
Earl Grey, honey and coffee for now.
(mmm...hope its not lethal, in case it is- Badbye everyone- what does bye mean anyway? google google google mmm...God be with you...in that case Fare thee unwell.)

 

[Evo]

Just make sure that you are using a paper filter for your coffee. There is a substance in coffee called cafestol that raises LDL cholesterol, but it has been found that filtering through paper removes it.

Cafestol, a compound found in coffee, elevates cholesterol by hijacking a receptor in an intestinal pathway critical to its regulation, said researchers from Baylor College of Medicine in a report that appears in the July issue of the journal Molecular Endocrinology.
In fact, cafestol is the most potent dietary cholesterol-elevating agent known, said Dr. David Moore, professor of molecular and cellular biology at BCM, and Dr. Marie-Louise Ricketts, a postdoctoral student and first author of the report. Cafetiere, or French press coffee, boiled Scandinavian brew and espresso contain the highest levels of the compound, which is removed by paper filters used in most other brewing processes.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/06/070614162223.htm

9. Is drinking coffee made with a paper filter healthier than drinking boiled coffee or other types of coffee?

Coffee contains a substance called cafestol that is a potent stimulator of LDL cholesterol levels. Cafestolis found in the oily fraction of coffee, and when you brew coffee with a paper filter, the cafestol gets left behind in the filter. Other methods of coffee preparation, such as the boiled coffee common in Scandinavian countries, French press coffee, or Turkish coffee, are much higher in cafestol. So for people who have high cholesterol levels or who want to prevent having high cholesterol levels, it is better to choose paper filtered coffee or instant coffee, since they have much lower levels of cafestol than boiled or French press coffee.Espresso is somewhere in the middle; it has less cafestol than boiled or French press coffee, but more than paper filtered coffee.

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/coffee/

 

[Enigman]

You just reminded me of this quote:
“Women can accept the fact that a man is a rotter, a swindler, a drug taker, a confirmed liar, and a general swine, without batting an eyelash, and without its impairing their affection for the brute in the least. Women are wonderful realists. ”
-Dame Agatha Christie

Girls are crazzzzzy...

 

[Evo]

You just reminded me of this quote:
“Women can accept the fact that a man is a rotter, a swindler, a drug taker, a confirmed liar, and a general swine, without batting an eyelash, and without its impairing their affection for the brute in the least. Women are wonderful realists. ”
-Dame Agatha Christie

Girls are crazzzzzy...

I only go for very nice guys, and I know lisab feels the same. IMO, something is wrong with the self esteem of women that go for creeps.

 

[collinsmark]

Just make sure that you are using a paper filter for your coffee. There is a substance in coffee called cafestol that raises LDL cholesterol, but it has been found that filtering through paper removes it.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/06/070614162223.htmhttp://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/coffee/

Oh, no! I'm doomed.

(I drink several espresso based coffees every day [typically around 5 or 6 doppio espressos per day]. This is horrible news. )

 

[Evo]

Oh, no! I'm doomed.

(I drink several espresso based coffees every day [typically around 5 or 6 doppio espressos per day]. This is horrible news. )

Just assume anything you enjoy is out to kill you.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Oh, no! I'm doomed.

(I drink several espresso based coffees every day [typically around 5 or 6 doppio espressos per day]. This is horrible news. )

Watch the first 30 seconds of this:



It's like Woody had his finger on the pulse of the future:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110505142730.htm

I expect the next flurry of studies will advise heavy doses of deep fat, steak, and cream pies.

 

[Evo]

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110505142730.htm

I expect the next flurry of studies will advise heavy doses of deep fat, steak, and cream pies.

Very true, we need cholesterol, including LDL, and LDL has a purpose, but here is when it starts to become damaging. I guess you could blame the white blood cells.

Some LDL cholesterol circulating through the bloodstream tends to deposit in the walls of arteries. This process starts as early as childhood or adolescence.

White blood cells swallow and try to digest the LDL, possibly in an attempt to protect the blood vessels. In the process, the white blood cells convert the LDL to a toxic (oxidized) form.

More white blood cells and other cells migrate to the area, creating steady low-grade inflammation in the artery wall.

Over time, more LDL cholesterol and cells collect in the area. The ongoing process creates a bump in the artery wall called a plaque. The plaque is made of cholesterol, cells, and debris.

The process tends to continue, growing the plaque and slowly blocking the artery.

http://www.webmd.com/cholesterol-management/ldl-cholesterol-the-bad-cholesterol

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Today I heard about a woman at Boeing who recently retired after 70 years of employment... yes, I said 70 years! Her first job was to help stitch the fabric on the wings of the aircraft.

 

[Enigman]

And so falls the King...
Shāh Māt

 

[Borg]

I'm thinking of starting a photography thread for Thanksgiving dinner pictures with a subject line of "Give us the bird". I'm sure that couldn't be misinterpreted.

 

[MathWarrior]

Test finished.

 

[drizzle]

How was it MW?

 

[Enigman]

How many infractions is this avatar worth?
https://www.physicsforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=64188&stc=1&d=1385108980

 

[Borek]

One tenpointer.

 

[Borek]

Awesome idea: http://anygag.com/2013/11/12/photos/1384226433/

 

[Enigman]

One tenpointer.

Pity...
Its high time for a change though...I don't think Aoyoma would appreciate his Phantom Thief being defiled any further by my bad puns...
*goes off to tinker with photos*

 

[Enigman]

Goodbye Kid.

"Smiles and laughter are always good, but never forget your Poker Face."
"See you later, maybe next time we can meet under the moonlight."
(Eh...probably sounds better in Japanese)

 

[Caveat]

Killed a massive spider right nowdisgusting verminI burnt it in a pile of mortein soaked tissues just to make sure

2h902h0f1h0fh9fh10 goddamnit

 

[phion]

Switched back over to Ubuntu last night, very pleased.

 

[Enigman]

Two three pipe problems:
What does 'Who nose' mean?
(only thing I get is wooshen...)
And how does one survive a ten story fall?
(the 'corpse' disposal was quite easily managed but the skull should have been strawberry jam on the pavement.
Ergo something had to slow down the fall with condition that realism was intended...)EDIT: distraction, Cyclist, Bach and Madam Tussad.
EDIT2:SHEN WOO- DIVINE WARRIOR!
http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0054220/ admittedly unlikely but the show doesn't work on likely plots...alternatives being hens woo...won shoe or won hose/hoes...whose on...Show now E...eh? Moffat's talking to me?
Note to self- get checked for grandiose delusion, narcissism and buy a tin-foil hat.
...
I do believe I am slowing down...I could do these under ten minutes a few years back.
EDIT3-
What am I missing?!? Bah humbug...

 

[Enigman]

Where did the edit button go?
...
the scarf bothers me...it isn't where it should be...acting as a replacement for the fez? riddles in the dark...

 

[phion]

Stop trilling.

TURΠ DØШΠ ҒØR ШHΔT

 

[lisab]

We can send a man to the moon, but we can't make Christmas lights that work reliably.

 

[Mandelbroth]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTby_e4-Rhg

I just listened to this. I'm crying with laughter.

 

[Enigman]

Stop trilling.

TURΠ DØШΠ ҒØR ШHΔT

You are just asking for it...
^{Let's trill...}
"www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPTaE59mwBQ‎"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPTaE59mwBQ

 

[DennisN]

I just listened to this. I'm crying with laughter.

In case anyone haven't seen... Bohemian Gravity:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rjbtsX7twc

 

[AlephZero]

Uck. Why listen to the arrangement my Kreisler, rearranged by "anonymous" and by played by somebody who claims to play "violin techno-acoustic fusion", when you can have the original version?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRUQAv4To4s

 

[dkotschessaa]

Thanks to coding theory, I now realize I possesses an entirely useless skill: I can tell you whether an ISBN code is valid or not.

Can't wait to add that one to my resume.

 

[dkotschessaa]

We can send a man to the moon, but we can't make Christmas lights that work reliably.

We should have never sent a man to the moon. It just makes everything else we do seem crappy in comparison.

 

[OmCheeto]

Yesterday I was thinking about frozen turkeys again and had a question about water at really low temperatures so I googled the forum and found a thread where the person talked about ice XI being similar to glass at such a low temperature and someone else said glass was a liquid because they'd found evidence of glass flowing from ancient Egypt which I thought was ridiculous because I didn't remember ever seeing windows in any pyramids so I went to the wiki entry on glass and was immediately distracted by a very pretty glass ball.

Very pretty indeed.

Just then my boss walked in and asked what I was doing and I told him that glass originated on the shores of ancient Syria and in Egypt. Just beads and stuff, but no windows. I don't remember how he responded, but he told me to listen to a voice message on speaker phone. The caller left their name and number and had a problem. I recognized the name but couldn't put a face to the name. We have about 15,000 employees so I mix people up all the time. So I went to our intranet and searched for her web page hoping to get an image of her. Instead of an image of herself, she had posted the following:

I thought that was a very strange coincidence. I wonder if she's been thinking about Thanksgiving, also.

 

[Enigman]

Yesterday I was thinking about frozen turkeys again and had a question about water at really low temperatures so I googled the forum and found a thread where the person talked about ice XI being similar to glass at such a low temperature and someone else said glass was a liquid because they'd found evidence of glass flowing from ancient Egypt which I thought was ridiculous because I didn't remember ever seeing windows in any pyramids

Its a common misconception about glass being a super-cooled liquid. Though usually old church windows which are thicker at the bottom is cited as a reason. At that time, glassblowers created glass cylinders that were then flattened to make panes of glass. The resulting pieces may never have been uniformly flat and workers installing the windows preferred, for one reason or another, to put the thicker sides of the pane at the bottom. This gives them a melted look, but does not mean glass is a true liquid.
Glass is neither a supercooled liquid nor a solid. Its an Amorphous solid (something between the two, no long range order):
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=fact-fiction-glass-liquid

 

[OmCheeto]

Its a common misconception about glass being a super-cooled liquid. Though usually old church windows which are thicker at the bottom is cited as a reason. At that time, glassblowers created glass cylinders that were then flattened to make panes of glass. The resulting pieces may never have been uniformly flat and workers installing the windows preferred, for one reason or another, to put the thicker sides of the pane at the bottom. This gives them a melted look, but does not mean glass is a true liquid.
Glass is neither a supercooled liquid nor a solid. Its an Amorphous solid (something between the two, no long range order):
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=fact-fiction-glass-liquid

That sounds like the story I've heard. And what on Earth is an amorphous solid?

google google

Mayonnaise and glass are both classified as amorphous solids?

Amorphous solids are comprised of particles (atoms, grains, bubbles, molecules) arranged so that the locations of their centers of mass are disordered; their structure is essentially indistinguishable from a liquid.

So crystals are the only real solids?

And what about liquid crystals?

I think I'll go back to bed.

 

[Enigman]

That sounds like the story I've heard. And what on Earth is an amorphous solid?

google google

Mayonnaise and glass are both classified as amorphous solids?



So crystals are the only real solids?

Wiki says no.
The atoms in a solid are tightly bound to each other, either in a regular geometric lattice (crystalline solids, which include metals and ordinary ice) or irregularly (an amorphous solid such as common window glass).

So, its more like a sub-division of solid

And what about liquid crystals?

I think I'll go back to bed.

Gad would be better suited to answer about liquid crystals, but still from wiki-

Liquid crystal states have properties intermediate between mobile liquids and ordered solids. Generally, they are able to flow like a liquid, but exhibiting long-range order. For example, the nematic phase consists of long rod-like molecules such as para-azoxyanisole, which is nematic in the temperature range 118–136 °C.[8] In this state the molecules flow as in a liquid, but they all point in the same direction (within each domain) and cannot rotate freely.

 

[collinsmark]

Thanks to coding theory, I now realize I possesses an entirely useless skill: I can tell you whether an ISBN code is valid or not.

Can't wait to add that one to my resume.

If you learn the ins and outs of forward error detection and correction, that is a very useful thing to put on your resume.