How Does Self Improvement Boost Your Learning Experience?

[cobalt124]

Hello, I'm a new member from the north east of England. I'll use my lunchbreak to say a bit about myself. I'm married with three kids, one dog, two cats, two gerbils, a gecko and a corn snake. I work in local government I.T., educated to degree level (Computer Science), layperson interested in logic, maths, physics, Computer Science, astronomy, brain science, philosophy in the main but not only. My purpose in joining is twofold: to learn (a lifelong journey) and to learn about and use methods of self improvement - hopefully I'll be able to help in return and also have a laugh along the way (fourfold). Physics Forums looks the perfect place to start. Cheers

 

[cristo]

Welcome to PF, I hope you enjoy your time here. Nice to have another Brit amongst our membership!

 

[Borek]

If besides keeping animals you grow jalapeños you fit PF perfectly. Welcome.

 

[Andre]

Wasn't there something with fish too?

Welcome Cobalt124, Hmm isn't that a very heavy isotope. I thought that only 59 was stable.

 

[drizzle]

No need for this intro! Just say "I'm a gordie lad"

Welcome to the forum. ... Yeah, aren't you interested in fish?!

 

[cobalt124]

Thankyou for the warm welcome.

Cristo: It's nice to be here

Borek: Yes, I've been looking at some of the posts in General Discussion you have a lot of animal lovers here.

Andre: Haha yes. The non-scientific explanation is my wife wanted to use cobalt as an online name, but it was always taken, so she settled with cobalt123. I just added one to have an easy to remember name.

Drizzle: Geordie lad? If so I'm a Yorkshireman complete with flat cap, but no whippet. If not I've just made a complete fool of myself.

Andre/Drizzle: Fish? We used to have a tropical fish tank full of neons, RTBs, gouramis catfish and others.

 

[Danger]

I'm married with three kids, one dog, two cats, two gerbils, a gecko and a corn snake.

Have you consulted a doctor? It sounds as if your reproductive mechanism is a bit out of whack.

 

[drizzle]

Have you consulted a doctor? It sounds as if your reproductive mechanism is a bit out of whack.

 

[drizzle]

...Andre/Drizzle: Fish? We used to have a tropical fish tank full of neons, RTBs, gouramis catfish and others.

Okaaay! I don't have a catfish smilie, but here you go!

You're now officially welcomed!

 

[cobalt124]

Hi, Danger, thanks for the diagnosis. My jaw dropped, then a big grin, and I'm utterly speechless (only temporary).

Ouch! Slapped with a catfish (its probably stuck to me). Thanks again, it's all going to be worth it, I'm sure.

 

[Danger]

I'm utterly speechless (only temporary).

I'm glad to hear that it isn't permanent, for your sake. Speechlessness here is taken as a sign of weakness and will single you out as a target. Speaking your mind, on the other hand, makes you a worthy adversary.

 

[cobalt124]

Noted. I'm going to have plenty to talk about here.

 

[Danger]

Bring it on, lad. And not necessarily in an adversarial manner. Fresh viewpoints (as long as they don't fall into the "psychoceramics" category) are more than welcome here. They help to keep our minds sharp, and are advantageous to the youngsters who are here to learn. (Okay, I'm here primarily to learn as well, and I'm so old that I have to scrape the dinosaur **** off of the stone tablet to read my birth certificate. On the bright side, I'm a mere child by the standards of Turbo and Ivan and Intergral.)