Random Thoughts 7

[Borg]

My wife and I are planning trip to Paris and yesterday morning, I found this drawing on my banana set out for work.

After I ate it, I cut out the drawing and carefully set it out to dry on my desk at work. This morning, it was missing. The best that I can figure is that the cleaning crew came through to dust and decided to throw it away. I know that it probably wouldn't have survived well but it meant a lot to me. Not a good way to start my morning.

 

[BillTre]

My wife and I are planning trip to Paris and yesterday morning, I found this drawing on my banana set out for work.
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After I ate it, I cut out the drawing and carefully set it out to dry on my desk at work. This morning, it was missing. The best that I can figure is that the cleaning crew came through to dust and decided to throw it away. I know that it probably wouldn't have survived well but it meant a lot to me. Not a good way to start my morning.

Well you got the picture. The banana skin would probably have turned black.

 

[BillTre]

 

[WWGD]

Heard this story 2nd hand about this guy in the US in the 1960s who tried to avoid the draft for health reasons, so he put Apple Cider vinegar in a glass of water and drank it daily. The plan backfired, and he looked extremely healthy , almost glowing, and the medical interview didn't dismiss him.

 

[WWGD]

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Maybe he can enter through the blackhole found by the JWST and go from one date to another.

 

[WWGD]

I read of some lady called Jody Maggio. I'll contact her see if together we can win some bets.

 

[Mayhem]

Every time I speak to my advisor, the scope of my project expands by 5%.

 

[WWGD]

Why not name a Quark "Kent"?

 

[Mayhem]

Why not name a Quark "Kent"?

Quark Quant?

 

[WWGD]

Strange mix of elation and disappointment when I found out work I was about to turn in today was expected for Friday.

 

[WWGD]

Quark Quant?

Quark Kent is a Quant .

 

[WWGD]

I've been flooded with voice messages of length less than 5 seconds. Really, you can't just write the 5 words you left on the voice message?

 

[skyshrimp]

It's very cold in London. We had snow today.

I've gone off red meat. I like crispy chicken. Not really a fan of fish.

 

[WWGD]

I was bored, so I went to the Meetup for Psychics. I told everyone I saw : " I knew you were coming !".

 

[jack action]

Pizza is basically a real-time pie chart of how much pizza is left.

 

[WWGD]

Ok, weird day. Microsoft Access $\neq$ Microsoft Taxes. Put vinegar in the pan, confused it with the oil.

 

[Tom.G]

I've been flooded with voice messages of length less than 5 seconds. Really, you can't just write the 5 words you left on the voice message?

Less time.

Ok, weird day. Microsoft Access $\neq$ Microsoft Taxes. Put vinegar in the pan, confused it with the oil.

Less thought.

Less time + Less thought = Less involvement (contagious, perhaps?)

 

[WWGD]

Less time.

Less thought.

Less time + Less thought = Less involvement (contagious, perhaps?)

Yes, you're likely right. When one is tired or otherwise short on mental resources, the mind takes shortcuts by cutting down on the use of resources, such as the ability to focus, which is limites.

Re 'Microsoft Access' sounding like ' Microsoft Taxes', maybe more of an issue of parsing in the English language.

 

[WWGD]

Story , maybe made up, about email program that created a username out of the first 4 letters of the first name and the first three of the last name. Lucía Fernández wasn't too happy about it.

 

[skyshrimp]

Our bengal jumps up at the living room door handle and opens it. She is not allowed to do this as she might escape somewhere. The door has a lock, so we keep it locked at night. You can't take the key out of the door when locked.

The other day, I saw her jump up and push down the door handle, twisting the key with her other paw. She did this action in seconds and opened the door. I shut the door and locked it again and she jumped up and repeated it with the same precision.

 

[WWGD]

Our bengal jumps up at the living room door handle and opens it. She is not allowed to do this as she might escape somewhere. The door has a lock, so we keep it locked at night. You can't take the key out of the door when locked.

The other day, I saw her jump up and push down the door handle and twisted the key with her other paw. She did this action in seconds and opened the door. I shut the door and locked it again and she jumped up and repeated it with the same precision.

Quite an intelligent animal. See if you can train it to answer questions in PF ; ).

 

[WWGD]

Wow, it seems data centers in Ireland consume close to 25% of its electricity production.

 

[WWGD]

I've found YT videos about sheep shearing to be surprisingly enjoyable and relaxing. Some shed around 8-9 lbs worth of hair.

 

[BillTre]

Galaxy Quest is 25 years old now.

 

[WWGD]

Galaxy Quest is 25 years old now.

Was it a movie or a Samsung phone model?

 

[WWGD]

Possible obscure new items for my CV.
1)Future Liberland Passport holder.*
2)Sat the Spirit Free **

* Attempt at new country between Serbia and Bosnia launched by eccentric.

** Just heard it in song by rock group Saxon.

 

[Mayhem]

In Breaking Bad, they refer to pure crystal meth as "glass grade". In reality, glass possibly the least crystalline substance that is also transparent.

 

[WWGD]

And all of the sudden, I keep getting YouTube content about Finland/Finns.

 

[skyshrimp]

I have to rehome one of my cats. Ella keeps attacking my bengal. I have to keep Jade in my bedroom until I find a suitable home for Ella. It's not play fighting. She literally tries to kill her.

They used to be ok together, but Ella has turned into a psycho. Ella is ok with people and accepts my other two kittens, but just won't tolerate Jade anymore.

 

[skyshrimp]

I'm eating Polish sausages. Smoked Kabanos.

 

[skyshrimp]

Well the cats have stopped fighting.

I have fresh eggs at the back of the fridge that froze solid. I've defrosted them. Will they still be the same if I tried to fry them? I guess I'll find out.

 

[WWGD]

Well, a phone security surprise. Google sent me a message that someone had asked to use one of my mail accounts as the recovery phone of that someone. I of course said no. I suspect the issue is that one of my authentication factors was a phone number I no longer use. Someone at that phone number may have received a password meant for me. Anyway, 2FA reset. Phew.

 

[Borg]

It could have just been a simple typo on their part. I did that when entering a phone number for an account once and couldn't get the company to fix it because they insisted on using the wrong number for verification. I ended up giving up on buying anything from them.

 

[Rive]

Just found:

Maybe he found those rounding errors?

 

[phinds]

Why did I get an Asian language string in my search history?

Seriously? Oh, come on ... you know darn good and well it's because of all that Asian porn that you watch.

 

[WWGD]

Seriously? Oh, come on ... you know darn good and well it's because of all that Asian porn that you watch.

I only watch Western Porn...er, I never watch porn.

 

[WWGD]

It could have just been a simple typo on their part. I did that when entering a phone number for an account once and couldn't get the company to fix it because they insisted on using the wrong number for verification. I ended up giving up on buying anything from them.

My point was that the person who now owns my former phone number likely received a notification , as part of a 2FA, intended for me and somehow used that knowledge to try to hack me.

 

[WWGD]

Spent ; more like wasted, 10 minutes until disambiguating "under Pressure" from ZZ Top from the one by Queen.

 

[kyphysics]

This has been going on for years now/already, but I find the seemingly intentional removal of comfortable seating at Barnes and Noble bookstores to be really unpleasant and uninviting.

There is no reason for me to go and stay there. I used to go and spend half a Saturday or Sunday afternoon to early evening there just relaxing, exploring, reading, people watching, and even buying food/drink. Now, it's less enjoyable and I've lost a place to "chill."

I know...they probably think less stragglers leads to less property maintenance or something like that. But, for me, it also has meant just not going and buying/spending anything at all.

 

[WWGD]

Real bizarre exchange. It's VLAN, not " Villain", guy.

 

[WWGD]

This has been going on for years now/already, but I find the seemingly intentional removal of comfortable seating at Barnes and Noble bookstores to be really unpleasant and uninviting.

There is no reason for me to go and stay there. I used to go and spend half a Saturday or Sunday afternoon to early evening there just relaxing, exploring, reading, people watching, and even buying food/drink. Now, it's less enjoyable and I've lost a place to "chill."

I know...they probably think less stragglers leads to less property maintenance or something like that. But, for me, it also has meant just not going and buying/spending anything at all.

I felt like crying when Borders Books folded. I hear they didn't make the transition to selling online too well.

 

[jack action]

Turkish proverb:
When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn’t become a sultan. The palace becomes a circus.

 

[WWGD]

Another edition of the World Almanac and Book of Facts is out. Great book, but their absurd level of precision , listing , e.g., China's population as 1, 411, 529, 673, rather than 1.41 billion comes off as bizarre.

 

[Ibix]

Another edition of the World Almanac and Book is out. Great book, but their absurd level of precision , listing , e.g., China's population as 1, 411, 529, 673, rather than 1.41 billion comes off as bizarre.

Like a stopped clock, it's exactly right sometimes.

 

[pinball1970]

Why not name a Quark "Kent"?

There is a really good physics joke in there.

 

[pinball1970]

This has been going on for years now/already, but I find the seemingly intentional removal of comfortable seating at Barnes and Noble bookstores to be really unpleasant and uninviting.

There is no reason for me to go and stay there. I used to go and spend half a Saturday or Sunday afternoon to early evening there just relaxing, exploring, reading, people watching, and even buying food/drink. Now, it's less enjoyable and I've lost a place to "chill."

I know...they probably think less stragglers leads to less property maintenance or something like that. But, for me, it also has meant just not going and buying/spending anything at all.

I'm happy to report that Waterstones seems to be maintaining a healthy status at least in my area.
I am always disappointed with the science section overall but the atmosphere, level of busy, always warm in the winter and service still very good.

They have a lovely little cafe on the top floor and it is a joy to watch young people reading there, phone free.
Cafe etiquette could do with a little tightening, queue for your cup of tea and toastie, THEN find a seat. Take your chances, you're British!
You may think it's ok to throw your coat over a seat and place a book on the table then queue but it dash isn't.

 

[WWGD]

Like a stopped clock, it's exactly right sometimes.

Only if the population decreases at some point, which I believe is happening.

 

[WWGD]

I'm happy to report that Waterstones seems to be maintaining a healthy status at least in my area.
I am always disappointed with the science section overall but the atmosphere, level of busy, always warm in the winter and service still very good.

They have a lovely little cafe on the top floor and it is a joy to watch young people reading there, phone free.
Cafe etiquette could do with a little tightening, queue for your cup of tea and toastie, THEN find a seat. Take your chances, you're British!
You may think it's ok to throw your coat over a seat and place a book on the table then queue but it dash isn't.

Better than peeing around the seat to mark it as yours.

 

[Astronuc]

Buzzfeed Sells ‘Hot Ones’ Studio for $82.5 Million to Sean Evans, Crooked Media, Soros Fund and Other Investors​

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/buzzfeed-sells-hot-ones-studio-142203851.html

Buzzfeed is getting out of the hot wings game. The media company has sold First We Feast, the studio behind the viral YouTube series “Hot Ones,” to a group of investors that include the production company’s founder Chris Schonberger and the host of “Hot Ones” Sean Evans, as well as Crooked Media, Mythical Entertainment and Soros Fund Management. Additional investors will be announced at a later date.

The all-cash deal saw the production company being sold for $82.5 million. Thanks to this transaction, as well as a partial prepayment of Buzzfeed’s outstanding convertible notes, Buzzfeed is now operating with a cash balance that exceeds its debt.

https://www.thewrap.com/tag/hot-ones/

John Oliver Fears For Humanity While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot Ones​

 

[WWGD]

\ Rant: The same people who send me 3-second voice messages also split a 12-word message into 4 individual messages of 2-5 words each, rather than writing a single message. End rant \.