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BillTre · Jul 20, 2023

I would expect a variety of personalities. it wouldn't surprise if certain types were disproportionately common, but not exclusive.
I haven't know a lot of physicists, but I have known many biologists. Some are quite nice. Some have won Noble Prizes.
Some are assholes, not all do well.

Ivan Seeking · Jul 20, 2023

BillTre said:

I would expect a variety of personalities. it wouldn't surprise if certain types were disproportionately common, but not exclusive.
I haven't know a lot of physicists, but I have known many biologists. Some are quite nice. Some have won Noble Prizes.
Some are assholes, not all do well.

If you could meet one person from that photo today, who would it be?

For me it would probably be Schrödinger. From what I have read he liked the ladies. I do too so we would probably have a lot to talk about.

It might be fun to talk with Heisenberg about the philosophical implications of his uncertainty principle. But what physicist or physics lover could resist an opportunity to speak with any of them?!

DennisN · Jul 21, 2023

Here's a post about a little editing trick in Photoshop...

I took a walk through the park the other day and saw a nice scene, but I didn't have my system camera with me, so I shot it with my mobile phone which doesn't happen very often these days.

What caught my eye was the sky and the reflection of it in the pond.
If I had been using my system camera I would have shot it with a polarizing filter in front of the lens to get a more dramatic contrast of the sky, but I had to do without it.

Here's the original:

Panoramic photo of a calm park pond reflecting willow and other trees, a hedge and a blue sky with white clouds, all mirrored in the still water.

In Photoshop you can use can use the Shadows/Highlights adjustment (Menu->Image->Adjustments->Shadows->Highlights) and set it like this...

Photoshop Shadows/Highlights dialog box with Shadows amount set to 0% and Highlights amount set to 70%, with Preview checked.

...which can give a more dramatic sky.
This is a kind of "overexposure compensation".
Another little trick I picked up from somewhere I don't remember.

Here's the edited result:

Panoramic photo of a calm pond in a park, with willow and other trees along the banks and a clipped hedge at right, mirrored in still water under a cloudy blue sky.

The colors change a bit, but this can of course be further edited if you like to.

BillTre · Jul 21, 2023

Here is a map of South Asia (land of the Danios) and their drainage basins. I got it from this place.
The drainage basins are a common restriction for where a species can easily spread to.
There are several isolated drainage basins in Tibet and Mongolia with no outlet to the sea.

Colourful map of South Asia and East Asia showing river drainage basins, each outlined in a different colour against a black background, with the Himalayas and Indian subcontinent visible.

Ivan Seeking · Jul 24, 2023

Photo of a white and blue Major Tom's Air Conditioning van parked on a residential street, hitched to a red Ground Control trailer, with the caption WHAT ARE THE ODDS... across the top.

Ivan Seeking · Jul 24, 2023

A large gorilla lying on its side on a table under a blanket, with its mouth open and a breathing tube inserted, while veterinary staff in scrubs and face masks attend to it in an operating room.

Point Conception · Jul 25, 2023

I ride along here everyday, North Rd into Pattaya. Walking today noticed this was photo worthy.

Ornate gateway arch over a coastal road lined with palm trees, topped by a gold and brown mythical lion-like creature on a blue and white cloud motif, with the sea and a car visible beyond.

Point Conception · Jul 25, 2023

The amazing transformation with my massage friend from her family's rice farm up-country. Kul,42

Selfie of a woman with shoulder-length dark hair and a blue top, standing in a green rice field with trees and a pale sky behind her.

Woman in a dark brown satin cut-out dress with a gold chain belt, standing on a blue-painted ledge beside a window with potted plants and a street view outside.

Point Conception · Jul 27, 2023

Walk through between Walking st. and 2nd Rd.

Narrow alley lined with shop signs, including Hops Bar, The Place to Meet, and LOOK Pub & Karaoke, with parked red motorbikes on the left and orange awnings overhead.

Photo through a shop window of a person in a white wide-brim hat, black face mask, and a white shirt with red floral print, standing near a black suitcase and an orange traffic cone.

Point Conception · Jul 28, 2023

Sunset over calm sea, the sun low on the horizon behind dark clouds lit orange and red; a long pier stretches across the water in the foreground.

From Eastern side gulf of Thailand. Latitude 13 N

jtbell · Jul 28, 2023

What's up at the college today?

Outdoor yard of beehives on grass between brick campus buildings, with yellow caution tape and a sign reading CAUTION! LIVE BEE YARD in the foreground.

Are they launching a new degree program in beekeeping?

Are they trying to raise money to pay off their loan from the US Department of Agriculture?

Are they pollinating the campus flower beds?

Are the bees supposed to go after intruders?

Was there a telephone mixup when they tried to book a Beyoncé concert?

No, none of the above... the state beekeepers' association is holding its annual meeting here!

BillTre · Jul 28, 2023

jtbell said:

the state beekeepers' association is holding its annual meeting here!

The swarm gathers...

pinball1970 · Jul 28, 2023

jtbell said:

What's up at the college today?

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Are they launching a new degree program in beekeeping?

Are they trying to raise money to pay off their loan from the US Department of Agriculture?

Are they pollinating the campus flower beds?

Are the bees supposed to go after intruders?

Was there a telephone mixup when they tried to book a Beyoncé concert?

No, none of the above... the state beekeepers' association is holding its annual meeting here!

They bring their bees with them!?

jtbell · Jul 28, 2023

pinball1970 said:

They bring their bees with them!?

Sure looks like it... don't get into a wreck with one of their vehicles!

berkeman · Jul 28, 2023

jtbell said:

No, none of the above... the state beekeepers' association is holding its annual meeting here!

Meme with the caption 'Beauty is here....' above a man with a grey beard holding a honeycomb frame covered in bees, with a red scribbled arrow pointing at his face.

https://9gag.com/tag/beholder/fresh

pinball1970 · Jul 28, 2023

jtbell said:

Sure looks like it... don't get into a wreck with one of their vehicles!

The AGM of The international coalition for the protection of Chimpanzees must be a noisy affair.

Ivan Seeking · Jul 29, 2023

Sepia portrait of an elderly woman in a white lace bonnet and dark dress, with a small inset group photo of a large crowd outdoors in the lower right corner.

What did people do before TV and the internet came along, you asked?

Ivan Seeking · Jul 29, 2023

jtbell said:

What's up at the college today?

View attachment 329722

Are they launching a new degree program in beekeeping?

Are they trying to raise money to pay off their loan from the US Department of Agriculture?

Are they pollinating the campus flower beds?

Are the bees supposed to go after intruders?

Was there a telephone mixup when they tried to book a Beyoncé concert?

No, none of the above... the state beekeepers' association is holding its annual meeting here!

It's a meeting of Bee students.

BillTre · Jul 29, 2023

Ivan Seeking said:

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What did people do before TV and the internet came along, you asked?

Unless some of her children were twins or triplets, she would have been pregnant for 51.75 years.
69 children x 0.75 years per pregnancy = 51.75 years pregnant.

jack action · Jul 29, 2023

BillTre said:

Unless some of her children were twins or triplets, she would have been pregnant for 51.75 years.
69 children x 0.75 years per pregnancy = 51.75 years pregnant.

https://www.apost.com/en/blog/heres-the-real-story-behind-the-woman-who-had-69-babies-in-76-years/17786/ said:

Of course, it turns out that Valentina wasn't actually pregnant 69 times. Instead, she is an astounding medical mystery, having conceived 16 pairs of twins, seven sets of triplets and four sets of quadruplets. Not once did Valentina ever carry a single fetus.

BillTre · Jul 29, 2023

27 x .75 = 20.25 years
That is so much more reasonable.
Very fertile, but also efficient.

Point Conception · Jul 30, 2023

One rainy Sunday afternoon at high tide. And the second Thai girlfriend in bamboo English: Have raining water up

Back of a person's reddish-brown hair in the foreground, holding a glass of dark drink, with a green plant and a view over the sea to a green-roofed stilt house on a wooden pier and corrugated rooftops.

A woman with shoulder-length hair in a white tank top sits at a turquoise-topped balcony table, holding a glass of beer, with a plate of food, a glass of dark drink and a phone in front of her, and rooftops and a satellite dish visible behind.

Ivan Seeking · Jul 30, 2023

The glory days of Radio Shack, note that they actually had radios!

Black-and-white photo of a 1960s electronics store interior with shelves of radio receivers and audio equipment on a display island, a cashier sign overhead, and two men in suits talking near stacked boxes.

Ivan Seeking · Jul 30, 2023

berkeman · Jul 30, 2023

Ivan Seeking said:

The glory days of Radio Shack, note that they actually had radios!

Very cool. Do you know what year that was? Almost looks like the inspiration for Fry's Electronics (except for the soda and candy bar aisle next to the PCB chemical aisle at Frys...).

Ivan Seeking · Jul 30, 2023

berkeman said:

Very cool. Do you know what year that was? Almost looks like the inspiration for Fry's Electronics (except for the soda and candy bar aisle next to the PCB chemical aisle at Frys...).

https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1777875/
1971

I remember going with my dad to buy batteries at Radio Shack as early as 1970, or earlier.

Tom.G · Jul 30, 2023

Based on a wild guess of the radios in the foreground currently costing 2.5 times the posted price, I get around 1985.

Based on my (vague) memory of store layout and clothing style, mid-to-late 1970's.

Arjan82 · Aug 1, 2023

A blue sailing yacht with its sails partly furled on the brown River Thames, with Tower Bridge behind it and The Shard tower in the background under a cloudy sky.

My vacation this year

Point Conception · Aug 1, 2023

Nice intact shells on Jomtien Beach

Pile of assorted sea shells in cream and tan tones, including spiral conches, ribbed turrets, and a spotted ovoid shell, on a blue surface.

Dense pile of assorted seashells, including spiral gastropod shells, cone and conch-like shells, and several sea urchin tests in green, dark brown and cream.

Point Conception · Aug 4, 2023

A woman at a table on a rooftop at night, cutting or shaping pale green and cream pieces of material into curled shapes beside two small green balls.

A woman seated at a wooden table on a night rooftop, arranging small handmade clay figures and shapes in pale green and cream for a mobile, with a glass of green drink and a tray nearby.

A person in a light-coloured dress sits at a green-topped table on a dim night balcony, arranging small pale shells and dried shell pieces on a board, with a glass of white wine and a tablet beside them.

She is making an arrangement for a mobile. Neng, 39

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