Random Thoughts 7

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The discussion in the "Random Thoughts 7" thread begins with a user expressing a desire to have the first civilian post. Participants reminisce about a missing member, Evo, and share their hopes for her well-being. The conversation shifts to humorous musings about chatbots and the origins of the term "robot," followed by reflections on pop culture, including reactions to Matthew Perry's passing. There are also light-hearted anecdotes about close encounters with deer while driving and observations on the challenges of transitioning from undergraduate to graduate studies. Overall, the thread captures a mix of nostalgia, humor, and personal experiences.
  • #31
Rive said:
I don't think anybody took any, it was just kind of ... funnily inappropriate :wink:
I think bacon lovers were the most offended ;).
 
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  • #32
I like Neil DeGrassi Tyson, but one if his YouTube videos, where he aims to " Teach People to Think" is kind of insulting.

Ultimately, DeGrassi's not greener with Neil.
 
  • #33
WWGD said:
I like Neil DeGrassi Tyson, but one if his YouTube videos, where he aims to " Teach People to Think" is kind of insulting.
I don't know that video but I'd guess his audience is likely much less accustomed to critical thinking than you are. And in any case, he means well.
 
  • #34
Somehow , every single time I'm on the phone waiting for costumer service, I'm toldthe expected wait is longer than usual. Every time.
 
  • #35
WWGD said:
Somehow , every single time I'm on the phone waiting for costumer service, I'm toldthe expected wait is longer than usual. Every time.
Call the customs service, they are faster.
 
  • #36
fresh_42 said:
Call the customs service, they are faster.
Customer is customerer than custom!
 
  • #37
WWGD said:
Customer is customerer than custom!
Sure? Customs has even service dogs!
 
  • #38
fresh_42 said:
Sure? Customs has even service dogs!
Was has du geracht?
 
  • #39
WWGD said:
Was has du geracht?
Nothing, but I drank Federweisser.
 
  • #40
fresh_42 said:
Nothing, but I drank Federweisser.
If you drank it quickly, it was Federweisser Express. Which reminds me, I need to send a package.
 
  • #41
WWGD said:
Somehow , every single time I'm on the phone waiting for costumer service, I'm toldthe expected wait is longer than usual. Every time.
Yes, because in their customer brochures and in their annual reports, they always say that their usual phone response time is very fast.

Then they lie about the lie they told. That's what you are hearing.
 
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  • #42
I guess it's sort of like Garrison Keiler's Lake Wobegon, were all people are above average.
 
  • #43
WWGD said:
I guess it's sort of like Garrison Keiler's Lake Wobegon, were all people are above average.
Exactly
 
  • #44
I accidentally bought a shirt that's like 3 sizes too big. I guess I could return it or gain like 50 pounds.
 
  • #45
I just missed hitting a deer on the way to work this morning at 4am. I drive very carefully and mostly under the speed limit because I see so many each morning. I'll have to check my dashcam tonight but I didn't see him until he was almost past the front of the car, trotting across the road. A 1/2 second difference and I would have hit him square on. As it was, I had to swerve hard left to avoid him. Very close call. That definitely got the adrenaline going this morning.
 
  • #46
Way back I could walk 40-60km even with a backpack.
Just noticed that now I can do only 20-30, and my weight is just like way back with that backpack :cry:
 
  • #47
Borg said:
I just missed hitting a deer on the way to work this morning at 4am. I drive very carefully and mostly under the speed limit because I see so many each morning. I'll have to check my dashcam tonight but I didn't see him until he was almost past the front of the car, trotting across the road. A 1/2 second difference and I would have hit him square on. As it was, I had to swerve hard left to avoid him. Very close call. That definitely got the adrenaline going this morning.
I once had a similar encounter. I met a big stag standing in the middle of a small road through a mountainous forest on my way home on an early winter evening. I was lucky to be slow because snow was all around, road included. If it had rained instead ...
 
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  • #48
I was driving home once in the early AM and came upon a deer in the road, not moving much.
So I slowly tried to drive past it.
When I got so that I was about even with the deer decided to run forward of my (I was driving very slowly) and then turned 90˚ across in front of the car. Going slow, I was able to stop. The deer then left.
Deer behavior can be erratic.
 
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  • #49
I posted the video in the Animal Lovers thread.
 
  • #50
BillTre said:
I was driving home once in the early AM and came upon a deer in the road, not moving much.
So I slowly tried to drive past it.
When I got so that I was about even with the deer decided to run forward of my (I was driving very slowly) and then turned 90˚ across in front of the car. Going slow, I was able to stop. The deer then left.
Deer behavior can be erratic.
Maybe the headlight effect, of deer not being able to process it, understand it?
 
  • #51
Not sure what Verstraete found. Was it R(4,5) , the Ramsey number associated with the pair (4,5)?
 
  • #52
Saw this online too late. I could have gone to a Halloween party dressed as Chat GPT. :oldtongue:

I apologize, but as an ai language model....jpg
 
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  • #53
The step-up in difficulty from undergraduate to graduate level is ridiculous.
 
  • #54
Mayhem said:
The step-up in difficulty from undergraduate to graduate level is ridiculous.
And your point is ... ?
 
  • #55
phinds said:
And your point is ... ?
I must have one in a "Random Thoughts" thread?
 
  • #56
Mayhem said:
I must have one in a "Random Thoughts" thread?
Oh. No, I guess not.
 
  • #57
I would have thought this to be part of design 101: For bathrooms, a place where you'll likely find water( at best ;, or some liquids), the floor material shouldn't be slick, but rather have some type of " bumps" for friction, to avoid slipping.
I remember how horrible this bathroom was in a place I staid, where both the tub and the floor of the bathroom were incredibly slick.
 
  • #58
Strange article from " Quartz" site. Seemed legit, not a joke
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  • #59
Awkward/Annoying: You walk into a coffee shop with two other people. Then they tell you at the last minute they won't be having anything.
 
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