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The discussion revolves around the splitting of larger threads to alleviate server load, specifically continuing the Random Thoughts thread. Participants express their thoughts on various topics, including the emotional impact of the game Bioshock: Infinite, which one user describes as "haunting." They discuss the game's cover art, noting the absence of the female co-lead, Elizabeth, from the front cover, and reference an interview with Ken Levine that suggests this was a marketing compromise. The conversation shifts to personal anecdotes, including family dynamics and humorous observations about everyday life, such as experiences at McDonald's and the challenges of parenting toddlers. The thread features a blend of light-hearted banter, reflections on gaming, and casual storytelling, highlighting the community's camaraderie.
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Freezing above, hot as hell downunder:
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Bats are dropping from trees, kangaroos are collapsing in the Outback and gardens are turning brown. While North America freezes under record polar temperatures, the southern hemisphere is experiencing the opposite extreme as heat records are being set in Australia after the hottest year ever.

Weather forecasters in Australia said some parts of the sparsely populated Pilbara region along the rugged northwest coast were approaching 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) on Thursday...
http://news.yahoo.com/no-deep-freeze-australia-swelters-heat-wave-132947475.html
 
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  • #2,672
3-banger tricycle car coming in 2015. $6,800!

http://news.yahoo.com/three-wheel-6-800-car-gears-2015-us-193306020.html

"We didn't design it to be cool," he said. "It was cool by accident."
 
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phion said:
I was talking more about the Stilton, though I wouldn't mind trying a moldy cheese. Sounds delightful.
:confused: Um... whatever...

Oh.. My... God...

Stilton is to die for. :thumbs:10 Aleph

Thank god my nose is stuffed up, as there was no whiff of smelly feet. It's like moldy ice cream. :-p

There was also a small block of apparently very jealous French cheese, who had the same look, so I grabbed it also. Does anyone know if: "Spo persille du berujolais herve mons affinage" means: "I smell like smelly socks also, please buy me!"? My French is very, very poor.
 
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I hate travelling.
 
  • #2,675
Don't travel.
 
  • #2,676
Pulled my hamstring so badly yesterday. I can barely walk today.
 
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Gad said:
Wonder

Wide-eyed she'll find you every time.
She will not steal your heart or soul.
She will not say: away from here
The sea rocks gently in its bowl,

the moon's the ghost of Gilgamesh
floating toward the silver pine,
the love you lost is dwelling with
the peregrine and golden eye,

and by the bye,

deep in your chest, a well exists.

She is too busy changing form.
The hand upon your shoulder lifts.
She will not take your world by the storm.
Who is the author? That's a beautiful poem. :approve:

OmCheeto said:
It's like moldy ice cream. :-p
How is that, in any way, appetizing?
 
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Mandelbroth said:
Who is the author? That's a beautiful poem. :approve:
That is a good one. Very Apropos!
 
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So, this barista at the Newtonian Cafe came out on the patio and sat by me during her break. We started talking and talked for a while, then a customer showed up and she ran back into wait on him.

Later she came back out and gave me a free fancy drink, iced something with whipped cream and chocolate syrup. It was scrumptious.
 
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zoobyshoe said:
So, this barista at the Newtonian Cafe came out on the patio and sat by me during her break. We started talking and talked for a while, then a customer showed up and she ran back into wait on him.

Later she came back out and gave me a free fancy drink, iced something with whipped cream and chocolate syrup. It was scrumptious.
Is there a drawing in progress? :!)
 
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Mandelbroth said:
Who is the author? That's a beautiful poem. :approve:

Unfortunately, I don't know. I just took a snapshot of that page to type it later here. And I couldn't find it online. I'll let you know if I go there next time and find the book. :)
 
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dlgoff said:
Is there a drawing in progress? :!)

:!):!):!)
 
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Why do I have no bed-dogs? Duke usually warms my toes and Lola cuddles up to me and keeps my my chest and face warm. When my wife heads off to bed, I lose my dogs...
 
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turbo said:
Why do I have no bed-dogs? Duke usually warms my toes and Lola cuddles up to me and keeps my my chest and face warm. When my wife heads off to bed, I lose my dogs...
Sorry to hear that. I know there's been a lot of three-dog nights lately up there.
 
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dlgoff said:
Is there a drawing in progress? :!)
No. This particular barista has never seen my drawings. It's been too cold to draw there on the patio and all the indoor tables are always taken up. They don't have much inside seating.
 
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Maturity - when you realize you can also turn the volume knob to the left.

Check.
 
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"This is finally my fav piece - sound of silence".
 
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OmCheeto said:
Does anyone know if: "Spo persille du berujolais herve mons affinage" means: "I smell like smelly socks also, please buy me!"? My French is very, very poor.

Nope, it means "the spelling checker of my aunt has been struck by lightning".
 
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AlephZero said:
Nope, it means "the spelling checker of my aunt has been struck by lightning".

Ah ha! Thank you. I did eat it last night, and it was not half as good as the Stilton.
 
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Aitzaz Hasan, 14, stopped a suicide bomber from entering his school Monday and sacrificed his life to protect his fellow students.

http://news.yahoo.com/teen-dies-saving-classmates-suicide-bomber-223018543--abc-news-topstories.html

Peace be upon him and his family.
 
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I am craving hummus and pickles. Good thing I'm of the male gender or else I would be a bit worried :rolleyes:
 
  • #2,692
New cell phone, finally. I'm using it to write this post. Of course, the Physics Forums app was the first to download and use. :smile:
 
  • #2,693
I would never be able to get used to smartphones. I was forced to use some apple iphone 4 as a workphone, I immediately remembered one of Lewis Black's standups where he commented on the iphone as "Excuse me, is there an app that would turn this [profanity] into a [very much profanity] phone?!

..aaaand I agree completely.

Can't say about other phones, as much as I've tried telling my sister how to use her Samsung galaxy something, I can't make heads or tails of it.

I use a phone for calling people and sending sms, I have a computer for internet browsing.
 
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Up to last week I was developing for Windows and at times it was an extremely frustrating experience.

Now I started to learn Android and Java, and I already miss good, old times.
 
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Borek said:
Up to last week I was developing for Windows and at times it was an extremely frustrating experience.

Now I started to learn Android and Java, and I already miss good, old times.
Are you saying they're even harder than Windows, or are you saying they're so easy they're no challenge?
 
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So far two out of three tutorials didn't work as advertised, sample code was not doing what it should do, and a feature I need is implemented with known bug, not corrected since 2009. Tutorials are targeted at an older IDE (I was advised against using it) and the new IDE by default creates projects which are not compatible with the tutorial. Took me half a day to find and install drivers to connect my smartphone to computer and IDE.

I was expecting a steep learning curve, but I never expected cliff covered with lubricant.

So its the former, not the latter.

Thanks for cheering me up.
 
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Sorry to hear about that Borek. Don't worry about it, cheer up. It will work fine eventually.
 
  • #2,698
I have to admit that I don't play well with others who don't play well with others.
 
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[note to self] It will be OK.. It just takes time.. It will be OK [/note to self]
 
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Had another stroke yesterday. Note to self "If you're going to have a stroke, don't do it where you can fall on a roaring-hot wood stove." The whole right side of my body is bruised, scraped and sore and I lost a pretty large patch of skin on my right arm (burned off).
 

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