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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.
  • #151
The world is getting wiser the wiser are wise arses.
 
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  • #152
I was hanging out in B&N, and I was by the Philosophy section, when a young kid, around 7-8
asked me what philosophy was. It seemed like too big of a question; I tried for a while, but got
nowhere (probably my own ignorance ) and ended up telling him that it was "about people called
Phil" . Hopefully he'll forget this , because if not, he'll end up confused as hell .

I had the same issue a while back when an older lady asked me where she could buy an internet,
and why they called it the internet (she wanted "the latest model" of the internet). I tried explaining
the little I knew, about networks of computers, about servers "serving" files by request , etc., but the message did not get across ( after 20 min. ,she asked "so, is it like a telephone, or like a TV?" ). So I told her the internet was named that way because of its inventor, Henry Internet. I can imagine her getting into a cab and saying
"quick, take me to the internet".

Then, of course, evolution is about Evo, who is not just a mentor, but also the president of Bolivia.
 
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  • #153
Bacle2 said:
I was hanging out in B&N, and I was by the Philosophy section, when a young kid, around 7-8
asked me what philosophy was. It seemed like too big of a question; I tried for a while, but got
nowhere (probably my own ignorance ) and ended up telling him that it was "about people called
Phil"

Things I learned today on PF: Harry Stottle's middle name is Phil.
 
  • #154
I bought a new set of sheets today. Not sure if this is done outside of the US, but here most stores have a sample of the sheet available to touch. This keeps people from opening the packages.

So I go down the aisle, touching all the samples. Too slippery, too rough, too cold, eww this one catches every rough spot on my hand, etc. Finally I find the perfect sheet, on sale even!

I get home, open the package...and it feels nothing like the sample in the store. I think the only way it could feel like that is if I have several thousand people come rub their dirty paws all over my sheets. Maybe I can run a Craigslist ad? "Looking for volunteers to soften my sheets by touching them." Nah, I guess not.

Yet another first world problem :biggrin:.
 
  • #155
lisab said:
I bought a new set of sheets today. Not sure if this is done outside of the US, but here most stores have a sample of the sheet available to touch. This keeps people from opening the packages.

So I go down the aisle, touching all the samples. Too slippery, too rough, too cold, eww this one catches every rough spot on my hand, etc. Finally I find the perfect sheet, on sale even!

I get home, open the package...and it feels nothing like the sample in the store. I think the only way it could feel like that is if I have several thousand people come rub their dirty paws all over my sheets. Maybe I can run a Craigslist ad? "Looking for volunteers to soften my sheets by touching them." Nah, I guess not.

Yet another first world problem :biggrin:.

You think _you_ have (1st world) problems? I sent my butler and my assistant to Madrid for Churros with Chocolate, and they arrived here all soggy ( the churros, that is). Now I'll have to go downtown and get them, even though they are not Spanish Churros; not the real thing.
 
  • #156
...I am lost for words. Turns out when a manual says "use a straight through RS232 cable" the device only works when you connect pin 2 to pin 3 and pin 3 to pin 2, not like you know, pin 2 to pin 2 and pin 3 to pin 3...

>_<
 
  • #157
9 pin ≠ 25 pin


rs232-cable-pin-out.jpg
 
  • #159
I don't understand why they cannot tell you the weather (on T.V)
using a time-of-day v temperature graph, or at least why they cannot
include a graph with the report. You're told the temperature at the time of the report,
then the meteorologists goes on talking for 2 minutes, and it
never seems clear how the temperature will be changing over the day.
 
  • #160
Bacle2 said:
I don't understand why they cannot tell you the weather (on T.V)
using a time-of-day v temperature graph, or at least why they cannot
include a graph with the report.

You need a better TV station. Go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/

Click on one of the days in the 5-day forecast to get an hourly forecast, choose the "graph" or "table" options.

You can set the location to anywhere in the UK, but I guess they don't do forecasts for other countries.
 
  • #161
AlephZero said:
You need a better TV station. Go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/

Click on one of the days in the 5-day forecast to get an hourly forecast, choose the "graph" or "table" options.

You can set the location to anywhere in the UK, but I guess they don't do forecasts for other countries.

I haven't found online sources giving detailed information either; I usually go by Weather
Underground :http://www.wunderground.com/US/NY/New_York.html?MR=1 . It just seems
like a graph would tell you everything you want to know with a single look. Instead, there is a lot of talk about things most of the audience (in an urban area ) is not likely to be interested in, or affected-by. I mean, are there
people in boats who watch these stations? Why then bother with info on tides? Why bother
with barometric pressure? I hear the pressure is 1012 ? Buy? Sell? I assume people with
more specialized needs have access to their own sources, and do not watch the weather in these stations.
 
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  • #162
What an idiot:

I usually shake my Naked Juice before drinking it. Still, this time I was looking at this attractive woman
in the other side of the store; this time, I forgot I had opened the juice, and I start shaking it ( the juice!), and I pore it
all over myself. Sure I caused a good impression on anyone seeing me. I couldn't stop laughing.
 
  • #163
Been outside with my mallards. Male and female. They return here every late spring to mate. Goes against everything I've ever read about mallards, they're inseparable. The male watches out for the female, let's her eat first while guarding her. I haven't seen their son with them yet this year, maybe he finally found a mate. Although a couple of weeks ago, I saw two very large males frolicking in the stream together. Sadly, in a few weeks the male will start moulting and then they'll both leave, hopefully to return next year. We have never been able to find the nest or the ducklings.
 
  • #164
Evo said:
Been outside with my mallards. Male and female. They return here every late spring to mate. Goes against everything I've ever read about mallards, they're inseparable. The male watches out for the female, let's her eat first while guarding her. I haven't seen their son with them yet this year, maybe he finally found a mate. Although a couple of weeks ago, I saw two very large males frolicking in the stream together. Sadly, in a few weeks the male will start moulting and then they'll both leave, hopefully to return next year. We have never been able to find the nest or the ducklings.

You could keep them forever if you had a 12 gauge and a good taxidermist.
 
  • #165
trollcast said:
You could keep them forever if you had a 12 gauge and a good taxidermist.
:eek:
 
  • #166
Does any else wonder if they'll soon be able to build a 3D printer which prints 3D printers?

Someone must of had that idea :smile:
 
  • #167
Saxby said:
Does any else wonder if they'll soon be able to build a 3D printer which prints 3D printers?

Someone must of had that idea :smile:

there's a topic on another forum about 3d metal printing,
i have not read it yet, just came across it.
i'll see if i can find it.
if it's ok
 
  • #168
I'm married to a Puerto Rican beauty whose brother is Married to a Filipino beauty who is also a chef.

I love the leftovers in this house.

-Dave K
 
  • #169
Saxby said:
Does any else wonder if they'll soon be able to build a 3D printer which prints 3D printers?

Someone must of had that idea :smile:
I attend an electronics meeting at a site where other groups also meet. One of the groups builds their own 3D printers. Some of the more advanced guys incorporate parts that were made with a 3D printer. Still have to put it together though.
 
  • #170
dlgoff said:
9 pin ≠ 25 pin
haha thanks. On the bright side I spent a week learning everything about baudrate, stopbits, parity bits, databits and all that jazz even though they weren't the problem :)
 
  • #171
dlgoff said:
9 pin ≠ 25 pin
Also, pins 2 and 3 are opposite ways round for DCE and DTE devices.

25 pin DTE devices transmit on pin 2 and receive on pin 3.
25 pin DCE devices transmit on pin 3 and receive on pin 2.
9 pin DTE devices transmit on pin 3 and receive on pin 2.
9 pin DCE devices transmit on pin 2 and receive on pin 3.

This is a good example of the First Law of Connecting Things: if there is more than one option, and the first one you try never works.
 
  • #172
wukunlin said:
haha thanks. On the bright side I spent a week learning everything about baudrate, stopbits, parity bits, databits and all that jazz even though they weren't the problem :)
and, not to forget, hobbits.
 
  • #173
10MB internet should not cost $50 a month. I don't want cable. I don't want a phone. I don't want superfastgamergeekspeed fiber BS. I just want plain vanilla internet and I'm not going to pay a lot for this muffler! er..internet!
 
  • #174
I like Sugar Ray's music
I mean, great song and everything, but I'm curious about his interest and enthusiasm about flies.
Why do you want a fly, Sugar Ray? Going fly-fishing? And why don't you just go out in the
garden and swat one?
 
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  • #175
dkotschessaa said:
10MB internet should not cost $50 a month. I don't want cable. I don't want a phone. I don't want superfastgamergeekspeed fiber BS. I just want plain vanilla internet and I'm not going to pay a lot for this muffler! er..internet!

could be worse. We have internet cheaper than $50 a month, but watching 2 youtube videos later you will end up in dial up speed.
 
  • #176
Excuse me. Why is the post asking the genius of this site was removed? And why did I not get the chance to state that I am rightly the genius of this site with an unquestionable IQ of 20000?
 
  • #177
Kholdstare said:
Excuse me. Why is the post asking the genius of this site was removed? And why did I not get the chance to state that I am rightly the genius of this site with an unquestionable IQ of 20000?

This is even weirder than many of my posts.
 
  • #178
[rant] So I decided to work over the summer since funds are getting low and possibly keep the job if they will work around my schedule...but this training is driving me nuts. Some of the processes relating to job functions are represented on a programming style flowchart and I cannot understand why I am the only person in the entire training class to read the flowcharts correctly. I also find it very annoying that the instructor was arguing with me about the flowcharts and decided to disregard the flowcharts and do the processes as everyone incorrectly understood them once she finally interpreted the flowchart correctly. I understand that this material is new to her as well, but I really value doing things correctly. So now I am being viewed as an analytical moron when I simply want to do my job correctly. [/rant] Other than that today was awesome :biggrin:
 
  • #179
Met with my surgeon today for gallbladder removal. I was expecting him to be curt and british, probably because I've been watching too much Doc Martin. He was very nice and low pressure. I want the damn thing out anyway. It's so uncomfortable!
 
  • #180
Bacle2 said:
I like Sugar Ray's music
I mean, great song and everything, but I'm curious about his interest and enthusiasm about flies.
Why do you want a fly, Sugar Ray? Going fly-fishing? And why don't you just go out in the
garden and swat one?


Sucrose Vectors have always puzzled myself as well. The original lyrics were "I just want to dragon fly. Put your wings around me baby, put your wings around me baby." However, during the release, tension was high. Legend says a baby crawled onto a dragon's back and absorbed eons of knowledge and wisdom.

The church was out raged and sent a band of elite assassins after the baby. The assassins were never heard from again. After that, cultural ties with dragons were strained, hence the edited version most heard.
 
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  • #181
ChiralWaltz said:
Sucrose Vectors have always puzzled myself as well. The original lyrics were "I just want to dragon fly. Put your wings around me baby, put your wings around me baby." However, during the release, tension was high. Legend says a baby crawled onto a dragon's back and absorbed eons of knowledge and wisdom.

The church was out raged and sent a band of elite assassins after the baby. The assassins were never heard from again. After that, cultural ties with dragons were strained, hence the edited version most heard.

I nominate ChiralWaltz for some kind of random thought award, for this post.

-Dave K
 
  • #182
Rose-breasted grosbeaks are back. I love their music. They usually show up a day or so after the goldfinches, and they are right on schedule.
 
  • #183
turbo said:
Rose-breasted grosbeaks are back. I love their music.

I think I saw them once when I was in college. They're really good live, quite a rocking show.
 
  • #184
My Jeopardy bubble burst today. I thought I had been improving my knowledge over time, since I was scoring in the range of 28-35 correct answers per game, better than the 15-20 from a few years back. But then I realized that I was getting all f these correct answers during the _College Championships_ , which are significantly easier than the standard games. Oh, well.
 
  • #185
lisab said:
I think I saw them once when I was in college. They're really good live, quite a rocking show.

They're even better with churros and chocolate ; ) .
 
  • #186
Every time I think I've found something my sick does likes to eat, she'll stop eating it. I thought she was loving these little bites of meat until I discovered she was burying them. :frown:
 
  • #187
wukunlin said:
haha thanks. On the bright side I spent a week learning everything about baudrate, stopbits, parity bits, databits and all that jazz even though they weren't the problem :)
Now for the parallel port. :biggrin:


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/25_Pin_D-sub_pinout.svg
 
  • #188
Bacle2 said:
They're even better with churros and chocolate ; ) .
O Noes! They are so handsome and musical. I have a peach tree right in front of my workstation window, and they seem to like perching in it to sing. Suits me fine, especially in the spring - got bright pink blossoms, brightly colored birds, and lovely music. The females are pretty bland streaked brown (good nest camo), but the males are the musical stars.
 
  • #189
turbo said:
O Noes! They are so handsome and musical. I have a peach tree right in front of my workstation window, and they seem to like perching in it to sing. Suits me fine, especially in the spring - got bright pink blossoms, brightly colored birds, and lovely music. The females are pretty bland streaked brown (good nest camo), but the males are the musical stars.

No; of course, sorry, I didn't mean it that way. My post was in reference to one a while back, re some sheets and some Churros.
 
  • #190
Hmm. I think I have deprived this forum of the beautiful spectacle of myself by not posting an image of mine. I'm off to get a camera.
 
  • #191
Birdstronaut, reporting for duty.
tumblr_lzs3qzuRrB1rn3rj8o1_500.jpg

We have music in space also.
 
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  • #193
Astronuc said:
...

Meanwhile - A young Houston couple is planning to give away $4 billion—but only to projects that prove they are worth it.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/the-new-science-of-giving-212647170.html

I can only imagine, that, as an Aussie, you find this, most, um, refreshing?

Just a guess.

Please pardon my presumptuousness. :blushing:
 
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  • #194
Astronuc said:
Is the end user science or human?

My opinion is that it is our job to encourage molecules to react in an ethical manner. This method isn't always an ideal business model for maximizing profit.

I also do not like the idea of building weapons for war but the science behind them fascinates me. Strange place to be.

Astronuc said:
Meanwhile - A young Houston couple is planning to give away $4 billion—but only to projects that prove they are worth it.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/the-new-science-of-giving-212647170.html

What doesn't Brian Greene do? In all seriousness, very cool not pursuing the low hanging philanthropic fruits. We learn ethics and diets from the moment we are born. Implementing these topics earlier in school is critical to advancing past the basics.
 
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  • #196
Rant:
Went through an unarmed robbery tonight when I needed to take cash out of an ATM not from my bank and I was charged $3 for withdrawing. I went to the supermarket and my credit card was not going through, so I could not afford to walk a couple of miles to my bank's ATM. I would like to see the bank convince me that the costs associated with my withdrawal are anywhere near $3 .
 
  • #197
I have selected my members page. Now pray tell me where can I praise myself?
 
  • #198
I failed my DEQ test yesterday, because of a blown fuse.
It was a first for me.

This is why old people hate new cars.

On a more positive note, I replaced the fuse, and my truck told the DEQ that everything was fine.

This might be why people love new cars. :smile:
 
  • #199
I got my money back from 7-11 after buying the medium coffee, yet not channeling anything-- other than
acid reflux .
 
  • #200
~christina~ is back! Had a great time talking with her in chat last night.

Welcome back ~christina~, kurdt says "hi" back!
 

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