Is it time for Random Thoughts - Part 4?

[AnOldStudent]

Why? I tried and got this:
3D charts require a web browser and system that support WebGL.

:D haha, I like the webGL image, cute TV robot

 

[WWGD]

My vacuum cleaner didn't suck, which sucked.

I investigated and found a hose was compacted with dust. Not sure how that happens. Maybe it builds up on the walls of the hose, and then suddenly comes off, clogging it up?

There was a comment going around a while back that the only way Microsoft could come out with something that did not suck was if they manufactured vacuum cleaners.

 

[WWGD]

Why is it so many coffee shops use this dark, heavy décor, even in winter? I suspect they believe the dark layout looks somehow more sophisticated, while bright colors look childish. Still, I love the few places with the bright colors, like Dunkin Donuts, specially during the dark days of winter, when is dark out at 4:30 p.m. On this note, I realized my impression of the quality of a neighborhood is positively correlated with the number of coffee shops and general hang out places. Maybe there is a correlation between the overall wealth of a neighborhood and the number of hang out places.

 

[Danger]

There was a comment going around a while back that the only way Microsoft could come out with something that did not suck was if they manufactured vacuum cleaners.

Why is it so many coffee shops use this dark, heavy décor, even in winter?

It's all about the fuel costs. Dark absorbs sunlight, and thus less heating is required.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Why is it so many coffee shops use this dark, heavy décor, even in winter? I suspect they believe the dark layout looks somehow more sophisticated, while bright colors look childish.

It depends on the specific lighting, but the coffee shops I know that are dark have little islands of intimacy. This is nice if you're in the mood for your own little island. Bright shops make you aware of everyone in the whole place as more of a group.

 

[Danger]

Zoob, I know that you're getting up there in years, but really... forgetting to respond to the thing that you quoted? Does your nurse know that you're at the computer?

edit: Oh, sure... now you edit it to make it look like I'm delusional... :p

 

[AnOldStudent]

It's all about the fuel costs. Dark absorbs sunlight, and thus less heating is required.

And yes Dark is always the source to blame when bad things occur

 

[Danger]

And yes Dark is always the source to blame when bad things occur

Of course; that's why it makes up the minority of KFC buckets.

 

[AnOldStudent]

Can't describe how I like drizzle's avatar . It looks sooo funny. :w
https://www.physicsforums.com/members/drizzle.160304/

 

[Monique]

Oh please let us know how it turns out! I'm hoping for the best :) !

Based on your avatar and profile, you deserve the impossible :) I have my fingers crossed for you

A week later: complete radio silence. No response to inquiry. Frustrated.

 

[Danger]

I like drizzle's avatar . It looks sooo funny.

I've always assumed that it was a pony on acid farting. Am I missing something?

 

[RonL]

A week later: complete radio silence. No response to inquiry. Frustrated.

Mad because I don't have a "slap to the back of the head" smilie to send someone in your neck of the woods.

 

[Danger]

I don't have a "slap to the back of the head" smilie to send someone in your neck of the woods.

Get their address from her and mail them an envelope full of sneezing powder... When she "accidentally" strolls in with a bottle of Dristan, her future will be assured.

 

[WWGD]

[QUOTE="Danger,

It's all about the fuel costs. Dark absorbs sunlight, and thus less heating is required. [/QUOTE]

A , thanks, one mystery down, 1,000,000 more to go. How about this one : how does Jamba Juice do business in winter? Who buys an iced fruit drink when it is 25 degrees and windy outside? Just like I would not want to buy potato chips and sugary hot chocolate in the middle of Summer.

 

[RonL]

[QUOTE="Danger,

It's all about the fuel costs. Dark absorbs sunlight, and thus less heating is required.

A , thanks, one mystery down, 1,000,000 more to go. How about this one : how does Jamba Juice do business in winter? Who buys an iced fruit drink when it is 25 degrees and windy outside? Just like I would not want to buy potato chips and sugary hot chocolate in the middle of Summer.[/QUOTE]An attack on potato chips,...just as bad as getting the wrong picante sauce.

 

[Danger]

how does Jamba Juice do business in winter? Who buys an iced fruit drink when it is 25 degrees and windy outside?

I've never heard of Jamba Juice. Going by the description, though, it's perfectly logical. It's a medical fact that drinking something cold warms you, the same way that a nice cup of tea will cool you in summer. In both cases, the influx of a positive or negative thermal component tricks your hypothalamus into thinking that you're either colder or warmer than you really are and puts your biological countermeasures into overdrive.

 

[OmCheeto]

I've never heard of Jamba Juice. Going by the description, though, it's perfectly logical. It's a medical fact that drinking something cold warms you, the same way that a nice cup of tea will cool you in summer. In both cases, the influx of a positive or negative thermal component tricks your hypothalamus into thinking that you're either colder or warmer than you really are and puts your biological countermeasures into overdrive.

Ahhhh!
Too much science.

ps. I just got angry at my cats, because, IMHO, they were eating their food too quickly. So I scolded them, in a British accent.

 

[JorisL]

ps. I just got angry at my cats, because, IMHO, they were eating their food too quickly. So I scolded them, in a British accent.

Blimey!

 

[RonL]

Ahhhh!
Too much science.

ps. I just got angry at my cats, because, IMHO, they were eating their food too quickly. So I scolded them, in a British accent.

Did they hiss at you in Spanish ?

 

[Danger]

Too much science.

Ahhhh...hahahahahah...

I scolded them, in a British accent.

Now that's just animal cruelty. I hope that someone reports you to the RSPCA. (Oh, wait a second now... there's some sort of discontinuity here... hmmmm... )

Did they hiss at you in Spanish ?

That's why all pets should be neutered. It's better to be hissed at than pissed at.

 

[Borg]

I'm guessing that this guy is glad that he wore a hard hat.

 

[Monique]

Get their address from her and mail them an envelope full of sneezing powder... When she "accidentally" strolls in with a bottle of Dristan, her future will be assured.

I'm already bringing a bag of cold-hard cash, but their lawyers appear not to want it. I just googled "how to bribe a lawyer", but it didn't get me anything (other than the attention of the national security force, probably).

 

[Danger]

I'm guessing that this guy is glad that he wore a hard hat.

Ouch...!
I certainly admire his response to it, both by his unflappable stature and his use of the opportunity to point out the hazards of the job.

I just googled "how to bribe a lawyer", but it didn't get me anything

With no desire to reference another thread around here, I'll just say that you're in the wrong country for that.

(So... any chance that you're willing to tell me what the hell is going on, even if just by PM? It's difficult to build a war machine on your behalf without knowing what the objective is. )

 

[RonL]

I'm already bringing a bag of cold-hard cash, but their lawyers appear not to want it. I just googled "how to bribe a lawyer", but it didn't get me anything (other than the attention of the national security force, probably).

A woman with a bag of cold-hard cash, looking for someone to bribeoo), I'm not going to get a wink of sleep tonight :D

 

[David Carroll]

I'm thinking about dating my former boss' boss. I can't tell if she likes me or not, but she clearly doesn't not like me.

In other news, I've been playing the flamenco scale on my guitar and I've found an inverse Andalusian cadence, which I define as (5dim, 6#maj, 7min, 1maj). Sounds pretty cool.

 

[David Carroll]

Wait, that's (5dim, 6maj, 7min, 1maj). Anyway, go on with the chlorophyll.

 

[David Carroll]

Monique:

 

[Danger]

A woman with a bag of cold-hard cash, looking for someone to bribeoo), I'm not going to get a wink of sleep tonight :D

Down, Junior. I already gave her the key to my basement.

Bummer...
I was really loving that song until the last verse when he brought in that Jesus-freak stuff...

 

[Borg]

That was creepy. I listen to very alternative music. Today, while I was thinking about a data analysis problem, the song that I was listening to started talking about applying mathematical models to data analysis problems...

 

[Lisa!]

Today my boss gave me a very precious present!

 

[Medicol]

Today my boss gave me a very precious present!

Let me guess what the present is..., erm... a ticket to go watch a movie with him ? Right ?

 

[RonL]

Today my boss gave me a very precious present!

Me thinks your choice of words are meant to test minds of your audience ;) :p:)

 

[dlgoff]

Today my boss gave me a very precious present!

 

[Danger]

Today my boss gave me a very precious present!

Does your husband know?

edit: I just saw the additional posts. Lisa, that has to be absolutely the least efficient design for a chessboard that I've ever seen.

 

[zoobyshoe]

I am almost certainly the worst cook in the world.

 

[WWGD]

I am almost certainly the worst cook in the world.

I have sort-of given up on learning how to cook well. There are many things that are available for microwaving that taste amazingly good; I am not likely to learn how to do something better. And if you buy these in bulk they are cheaper than cooking for just one. So I am not likely to derive any significant benefit from spending time learning to be a better cook.

 

[Borg]

It's a Wonderful Life was on last night. I wish that they would show the lost ending once in a while though.

 

[DennisN]

 

[Medicol]

I hate to-do lists. I always tried to follow people's advice to plan or make long lists to memorize things I promised to do but I could only finish 4/10 at most, the rest I had to do inadvertently were what I hadn't enlisted.

 

[Lisa!]

Let me guess what the present is..., erm... a ticket to go watch a movie with him ? Right ?

That's a she and not a lesbian one!

Yeah, that was a book!:)

 

[RonL]

That's a she and not a lesbian one!Yeah, that was a book!:)

I'm liking this more and more with each post, don't tell us, let the guesses keep coming :w:D

Edit...I just realized, the book was the correct answer:)

 

[lisab]

 

[Enigman]

We knows.
(*cough* Venus *cough*)

 

[Danger]

That's a she and not a lesbian one!

Your photo is my desktop, remember? You could change her mind without breaking a sweat.
By the bye, one of my favourite tricks when I was desperate for sex was to disguise myself as a lesbian and hang out in gay bars. By the time she got me unwrapped at home and realized her mistake, it was too late...

Really? You're going to put that out in public? Who are you and what have you done with Lisa?

 

[zoobyshoe]

One of the funniest moments in a Monty Python film for me was in Life of Brian when the Roman soldier caught the guy writing Latin graffiti and angrily corrected his Latin. No one around me was laughing, while I had a giggle fit, because I am about the last American to have studied Latin. The incident isn't funny unless you're mentally thrown back to being corrected by your teacher for all the errors you make in that weird, ancient language.

 

[RonL]

One of the funniest moments in a Monty Python film for me was in Life of Brian when the Roman soldier caught the guy writing Latin graffiti and angrily corrected his Latin. No one around me was laughing, while I had a giggle fit, because I am about the last American to have studied Latin. The incident isn't funny unless you're mentally thrown back to being corrected by your teacher for all the errors you make in that weird, ancient language.

My wife has this taped to the side of our printer, I think it is a reminder that helps her cope with things I say

"non impediti ratione cogitationis "

 

[OmCheeto]

My wife has this taped to the side of our printer, I think it is a reminder that helps her cope with things I say

"non impediti ratione cogitationis "

hmmm... Never heard that one before. Not sure how I would take it.

But I'm still laughing.

 

[RonL]

hmmm... Never heard that one before. Not sure how I would take it.

But I'm still laughing.

Wait for zoobyshoe's answer, I'm not sure if it will be funny or sad, but as I understand, it fits me pretty well.:D

Ps. The words are Latin, they mean "unencumbered by the thought process" (I think):)

 

[RonL]

Your photo is my desktop, remember? You could change her mind without breaking a sweat.
By the bye, one of my favourite tricks when I was desperate for sex was to disguise myself as a lesbian and hang out in gay bars. By the time she got me unwrapped at home and realized her mistake, it was too late... Really? You're going to put that out in public? Who are you and what have you done with Lisa?

Are you getting your Lisa girls mixed up

 

[lisab]

One of the funniest moments in a Monty Python film for me was in Life of Brian when the Roman soldier caught the guy writing Latin graffiti and angrily corrected his Latin. No one around me was laughing, while I had a giggle fit, because I am about the last American to have studied Latin. The incident isn't funny unless you're mentally thrown back to being corrected by your teacher for all the errors you make in that weird, ancient language.

Last summer I attended a local theater's rendition of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar". At one point there was this graffiti on one of the set walls:

WE ARE THE XCIX %!

I was the only one in the audience laughing .