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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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DennisN said:
Shakespeare's Insult Generator:
http://insult.dream40.org/
..."Thou art a crooked butt"? What is that even supposed to mean? :smile:

"Thou art a foul toad."

A toad, madame?

...perhaps it is you who are the toad!

shadowballet1.jpg
 
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dlgoff said:
Rock Chalk, Jayhawk

It's game time here.

In my neck of the woods, everyone is talking about some Superb Owl.

(shamelessly stolen from Colbert :biggrin:)
 
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Dad: "Hey. What are you up to?"

Me: "Nothing. Just Killing vector fields."

Dad: "Vector fields die?"

Me: "...yes. They die and go to heaven. They have a weird connection with God."

Dad: "..."

I've been rolling on the floor crying with laughter on and off for about an hour now. :smile:
 
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lisab said:
In my neck of the woods, everyone is talking about some Superb Owl.

(shamelessly stolen from Colbert :biggrin:)
OMG, he stole "Superb Owl' from me! I've been blogging for at least a decade that I was writing an e-mail and the Microsoft editor came back with the suggestion that the correct wording of "Superbowl' was "Superb Owl". I've written about it here several times. :devil:
 
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Evo said:
OMG, he stole "Superb Owl' from me! I've been blogging for at least a decade that I was writing an e-mail and the Microsoft editor came back with the suggestion that the correct wording of "Superbowl' was "Superb Owl". I've written about it here several times. :devil:

Nice :thumbs:!
 
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lisab said:
Nice :thumbs:!
I want money! I'm suing! How much should I ask for? (I'll split it with you).
 
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Mandelbroth said:
Dad: "Hey. What are you up to?"

Me: "Nothing. Just Killing vector fields."

Dad: "Vector fields die?"

Me: "...yes. They die and go to heaven. They have a weird connection with God."

Dad: "..."

I've been rolling on the floor crying with laughter on and off for about an hour now. :smile:

You have got some serious screw sense...

"What's one and one and one and one and one and one and one and one and
one and one and one and one?"
"I don't know" said Alice. "I lost count."
"She can't do addition." said the Red Queen.
-Through the looking glass.
Answer of course is 1...thank the holey socks for logic operators.
 
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Enigman said:
You have got some serious screw sense...

"What's one and one and one and one and one and one and one and one and
one and one and one and one?"
"I don't know" said Alice. "I lost count."
"She can't do addition." said the Red Queen.
-Through the looking glass.
Answer of course is 1...thank the holey socks for logic operators.
Actually since the Riemann zeta function at 0 is -1/2 \left( \text{i.e.,} \ \ \zeta(0) = - \frac{1}{2} \right), that tells me that 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 +... = -1/2.

[Edit: I'll go with your logic operators though. I like those better. :smile:]
 
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collinsmark said:
Actually since the Riemann zeta function at 0 is -1/2 \left( \text{i.e.,} \ \ \zeta(0) = - \frac{1}{2} \right), that tells me that 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 +... = -1/2.
I would usually laugh at that, but I've gone through that ridiculous thread about the sum of all natural numbers one too many times. It's beginning to get annoying.
 
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When I was consulting for a paper mill in WV, I happened to be in the control room when a senior operator started raging about Lesbian Tourists. I headed out of the control room and an engineer followed me and explained that the operator was hollering about Lebanese Terrorists. So much for English being a universal language.
 
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The last few days have been "foggy"- for the lack of a better word. I had been pretty much going on like a zombie imitating life. Today's clarity on the other hand is in a frightening contrast to the past few days. It is amazing what a good book and some strong tea (spiked with coffee) can do for you.
 
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Enigman said:
Evil Math
Pi is evil.

By the way, thinking about fun math stuff, I just remembered a PF chat where we talked about silly names in science/math. Micromass came up with a link to a page thread which was hilarious:

Most memorable titles (MathOverflow, 4 pages)

Some gems from page 1:

"A minus sign that used to annoy me but now I know why it is there"
http://arxiv.org/abs/1002.0555

"Making the most out of zero branes and a weak background"
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2000PhDT...40V

"How not to prove the Poincare Conjecture"
"math.berkeley.edu/~stall/notPC.pdf"

"Is the null-graph a pointless concept?"
http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2FBFb0066433

"On what I do not understand (and have something to say): Part I"
http://arxiv.org/abs/math/9906113

"Holey Sheets"
http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0211152

"There are not exactly five objects"
http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/2274177?uid=3738984&uid=2&uid=4&sid=21103362393207
 
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Latest trailer for new Cosmos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb5tdqplTqQ
 
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turbo said:
When I was consulting for a paper mill in WV, I happened to be in the control room when a senior operator started raging about Lesbian Tourists. I headed out of the control room and an engineer followed me and explained that the operator was hollering about Lebanese Terrorists. So much for English being a universal language.

I overheard yesterday that Beyonce had died from licking poisonous envelope flap glue.

I was like; "What?"
 
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OmCheeto said:
I overheard yesterday that Beyonce had died from licking poisonous envelope flap glue.

I was like; "What?"

...and now I'm like, "What?"
 
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lisab said:
...and now I'm like, "What?"

They explained to me, that I'd overheard the synopsis to an old Seinfeld episode.
 
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Although I loved Seinfeld, I was never obsessed with it enough to watch each and every episode.

Apparently, "fiancé" kinda rhymes with "Beyonce".

Or something like that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dt8E_27iyOk​

Do not, lick the glue...
 
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It's -38 F at the South Pole. Wind chill: -61 F.
 
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zoobyshoe said:
It's -38 F at the South Pole. Wind chill: -61 F.

My nephew in law spent a summer in the antarctic.

He posted pictures to prove it.

I should probably envy him, as I'm somewhat old, and nowadays, just sit on my couch, and fart.

But I don't.
 
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Black coffee can clean whiteboards...
 
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Enigman said:
Black coffee can clean whiteboards...

and blackboards
 
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dkotschessaa said:
and blackboards

It would if someone still used them XD
(well, not the black ones anyway)
 
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Enigman said:
It would if someone still used them XD
(well, not the black ones anyway)

We have some, but they're green.
 
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OmCheeto said:
My nephew in law spent a summer in the antarctic.
I went to a lecture on boomerangs by a guy who'd spent time at the south pole. He claimed an endurance record for a boomerang of 23h7s, obtained by judicious use of the geopraphic pole and the international date line...
 
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Started my first day on a new project today. Lots to learn. :-p

http://blog.etq.com/Portals/41636/images/drink_from_the_firehose.jpg
 
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Enigman said:
It would if someone still used them XD
(well, not the black ones anyway)
I do my best work on (black) blackboards. The professors at my local university let me (or probably anyone else, but no one else likes blackboards) use their classroom blackboards as long as no one else is there. That's part of my weekly set up:

One Dr Pepper, a bag of Sour Patch Kids, my iPhone (to play Brahms, Puccini, or Bizet, depending on my mood), and an empty lecture room with lots of blackboard space. 2 hours later, I'll have inevitably come up with something interesting.

That, and I usually end up making at least two Gilbert Strang jokes to myself. His lecture style (based off MIT videos) is hilarious to me. "I...hmm...wait. Let me...let me come back to that in a moment. I'd like to spend a little more time on this concept from 15 minutes ago." :smile:

Ibix said:
I went to a lecture on boomerangs by a guy who'd spent time at the south pole. He claimed an endurance record for a boomerang of 23h7s, obtained by judicious use of the geopraphic pole and the international date line...
This sounds like something I would do.
 

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