Random Thoughts 7

[WWGD]

Wow, saw a video of, with, Christopher Hitchens in Bill Maher's show, overtly Edit: Literally giving the audience the finger. Old show, of course, given Hitchens died a few years back.

 

[Tom.G]

Not sure why when I read an article on Quantum Computing by Google, I'm flooded with new-age-type commercials. Special Crystals, finding my " Shaman Type", reincarnation, etc. Edit: I've never been to any such sites.

It sounds like Google, with its infinite data collection and wisdom, has decided you have a weak mind.

Just consider where it's coming from, and write it off as it deserves.

 

[WWGD]

Wow, some NYC McDonalds carding people

 

[pinball1970]

Wow, saw a video of, with, Christopher Hitchens in Bill Maher's show, overtly giving the audience the finger. Old show, of course, given Hitchens died a few years back.

Still the most skillful and interesting orator and debater I have seen, a sad loss.
He would have had a lot to say these last few weeks!

 

[WWGD]

Still the most skillful and interesting orator and debater I have seen, a sad loss.
He would have had a lot to say these last few weeks!

He would have likely upset the extremes on both sides , which is by no means a bad thing.

 

[WWGD]

Wonder if it's feasible to deposit a fraction of a cent in a blackmailer's Crypto account legally , without giving myself away. I would love the idea of them opening their account and seeing a deposit of .00001 cents in it.

 

[WWGD]

RIP Gene Hackman.

 

[collinsmark]

Clubber Lang is back up and in better shape than ever.

My suspicion was correct that the cause of the knockdown was a broken AIO (all-in-one liquid) cooling pump. I replaced the AIO cooler with an air cooler. An air cooler means no pump, meaning fewer points of failure (theoretically more reliable). I ended up going with a high-end Noctua CPU cooler. Noctua coolers are not known for their flashiness, but they're arguably the best, performance wise. (Honestly the Noctua CPU cooler wasn't my first choice, but the one I originally ordered -- much more flashy -- was on back-order for seemingly forever. So I cancelled my original order and got the Noctua, which I probably should have picked in the first place.)

While I was at it, I changed the direction of a few case fans around, modifying which ports are intake and which are exhaust. I also added a new drive bay in anticipation of installing a couple more SSDs, if the need arises.

[Edit: The RGB colors are linked to various temperature sensors in the CPU and motherboard. They go from Green \rightarrow Yellow \rightarrow Red. Green means temperatures are cool, while red means things are getting pretty warm. Things will turn red and the fans will rev up (as expected) when I do a computationally intensive PixInsight process on an astrophoto, for example.]

 

[WWGD]

When they refer to VLAN as the bad guy and mention a "Half a David"( Affidavit), they're most likely in a boiler room in Noida. I'll CC Dave Broder to send them some Confetti.

 

[WWGD]

So the corporate interests keep promoting \Pi day on 3/14 over " Square root 10" day on 3/16. Or maybe$3.14$is a better aproximation to $\pi$ than $3.16$ is to $\sqrt 10$.

 

[WWGD]

According to Bobby D, the answer is blowing in the wind. Though not sure why nor how the answer is doing that.

 

[Klystron]

According to Bobby D, the answer is blowing in the wind. Though not sure why nor how the answer is doing that.

"Cuz something is happening here but you don't know what it is. Do you, Mister Jones?".
Bobby Zimmerman -- from "Ballad of a Thin Man"

"Blowin in the wind" could be homage to folk singer Pete Seeger. Old Pete and the Weavers used to perform at our parish hall several times a year early 1960s. Pete would provide snippets of wisdom between sets such as "Listen to the wind. She has all the answers.".

 

[fresh_42]

Bine is on TV.

 

[WWGD]

Wow, application requires a copy of not only Graduate degree, but all the way down to highschool. Not sure I want to work for them.

 

[fresh_42]

What a new world we live in! I made it on YouTube because I talked about the prime counting function with somebody.

 

[WWGD]

So, I unsuscribed from the Dating site "Christian Matches". I was asked why. Well, i wrote " Because I don't have Christian cigarretes."

 

[fresh_42]

So, I unsuscribed from the Dating site "Christian Matches". I was asked why. Well, i wrote " Because I don't have Christian cigarretes."

I always appreciated the fact that they warn you right from the start.

 

[WWGD]

I always appreciated the fact that they warn you right from the start.

I keep getting emails from those sites I never subscribed to to start with.

 

[fresh_42]

I keep getting emails from those sites I never subscribed to to start with.

Me, too. For a while. What I get most (for years) is titled: "Betty, we want you back!"

I have no clue who Betty is, or why they mistake me for her. But I always have to think of Betty White, which is kind of nice.

 

[BillTre]

But I always have to think of Betty White, which is kind of nice.

Everyone wants her back.

 

[WWGD]

Me, too. For a while. What I get most (for years) is titled: "Betty, we want you back!"

I have no clue who Betty is, or why they mistake me for her. But I always have to think of Betty White, which is kind of nice.

Danke fuhr being eine frendlich ! ( Nick auf Nicht 90s reruns).

 

[fresh_42]

Danke fuhr being eine frendlich ! ( Nick auf Nicht 90s reruns).

The funny thing about Christian Match is: either they don't take the whole Christian thing seriously, or they're trying to sell me an old virgin.

 

[WWGD]

The funny thing about Christian Match is: either they don't take the whole Christian thing seriously, or they're trying to sell me an old virgin.

In this market I would think she would be free.

 

[Mayhem]

Jesus Christ I hate tech savvy people.

I'm a chemist so sometimes I have to work with large quantities of csv data. Excel is fine for a few sheets but when you have 10+ (120 in this case), things like python is necessary unless you want to become a VBA pro.

Ask a tech sav what to do "Just install Linux bro and use Vim bro with this weird interpreter bro".

*computer explodes*

My brother in christ I just want to parse csv files.

 

[Borg]

Aren't you using pandas?

 

[Mayhem]

Aren't you using pandas?

I am indeed.

 

[WWGD]

Wow, Hans Niemann suing Carlsen over accusations of cheating. Anything you can add @Orodruin ? I know you're Swedish but you may have heard something.

Edit: Case was dropped.

 

[WWGD]

Kind of surprising how, watching Gauss' "little b" biography, that he was so psychologically normal (meant in a good way, as a compliment ) and straightforward, unlike other Math monsters like Newton.

 

[WWGD]

I'll do a good job Normalizing their tables, so help me Codd.

 

[WWGD]

How do sites decide if a password is strong? Do they measure (Information) Entropy and use a threshold? Or is that implemented by Google at their end?

 

[Klystron]

What a new world we live in! I made it on YouTube because I talked about the prime counting function with somebody.

A colleague at a speech technology research lab began receiving accolades, citations and job offers for "overwhelming contributions to computer science" despite being a linguist. Turns out while studying at Berkeley he helped digitize tons of paper documents with his name appended.

 

[WWGD]

A colleague at a speech technology research lab began receiving accolades, citations and job offers for "overwhelming contributions to computer science" despite being a linguist. Turns out while studying at Berkeley he helped digitize tons of paper documents with his name appended.

But Fresh did accomplish the incredible feat of doing so while knowing what he was talking about, which will get you kicked out of most YT channels.

 

[WWGD]

The younger crowd's " I like free searches and free Apps" will be brought into the foreground , where now, due to new laws, these Apps are requiring users to provide permission/consent, for them to collect the user's data. If you can't tell who or what is paying for your " free" app, it's most likely you, your personal data that's paying for it. And not sure the data will be aggregated/ anonymized when used, processed.

 

[Klystron]

Reading the news this morning after a fitful night's sleep, I realize I am content to be old. I sometimes dream of returning to my 16 year-old body and clear mind, but pity actual 16 year olds.

 

[WWGD]

I thought I walked into the Twilight Zone when seeing YouTube comments that were actually well-argued and some even documented, referenced.

 

[jack action]

Weird feeling last night: I dreamt I was sleeping.

 

[WWGD]

A former student from my TA days wrote me an email in which she wrote " Two Sammurais" intended as " To summarize". I wanted to compliment her joke, but I'm worried it wasn't a joke, but a misuse , as in " Could of" , used instead of "Could have".

Edit: It reminds me of someone using the expression " Ipso fatso" a while back. Not clear if it was intended as a joke.

 

[WWGD]

New rant: People who write 8 separate text messages in 4 minutes that can easily be "Samuraised" into a single one.

 

[WWGD]

Every once in a while I will just have some 9-10 glasses of water within a short period. Maybe I just ignore feeling dehydrated when busy and then make up for it during these periods. Luckily I have a bathroom nearby when I do ;).

 

[WWGD]

Weird feeling last night: I dreamt I was sleeping.

I dreamt I was awake.

New one: "As tasty as Orange Juice right after brushing your teeth."

 

[fresh_42]

I know, it's bad physics. But what I really don't get about Wile E. is: Considering what he all survives, why can he expect it would kill the roadrunner?

 

[WWGD]

I know, it's bad physics. But what I really don't get about Wile E. is: Considering what he all survives, why can he expect it would kill the roadrunner?

Just as bad as my idea of entangling data bases that are remote to each other for automatic back up and updates.

 

[WWGD]

@fresh_42 : I hope you don't mind I referred your insight to a company that wants to _differentiate_ their products.

 

[pinball1970]

In the year 2525 is a unique song I think and "the eighth day" 1980 is similar. I watched the video and Hazal O'Connor looks freaky.
Fluorescent stripes to begin with in a mixed blue and UV and when she goes full machine all the visible light is dialed down. Very effective. I probably thought is was a production trick when I was a teenager.

 

[fresh_42]

@fresh_42 : I hope you don't mind I referred your insight to a company that wants to _differentiate_ their products.

Sure, whatever this means. I linked some of them on MSE hoping to get more members. However, I fear those links have been lost in the sheer number of posts there.

 

[Klystron]

I know, it's bad physics. But what I really don't get about Wile E. is: Considering what he all survives, why can he expect it would kill the roadrunner?

Temper expectations with compulsion. El Coyote, compelled by canine instincts to hunt and kill, never expects to actually catch, much less destroy, Roadrunner. Thrill of the chase rather than expectation of reward fuels Wile E.

At least one time Wile E catches Roadrunner, holding the feathery carcass in his slavering jaws to no avail. RR's wit, quickness and reason prevail over Wile E's stupid yet clever carnal instincts in an unending sequence of confrontations.

 

[WWGD]

Sure, whatever this means. I linked some of them on MSE hoping to get more members. However, I fear those links have been lost in the sheer number of posts there.

Maybe you made the mistake I made and posted to the Sex Change site.

 

[WWGD]

Temper expectations with compulsion. El Coyote, compelled by canine instincts to hunt and kill, never expects to actually catch, much less destroy, Roadrunner. Thrill of the chase rather than expectation of reward fuels Wile E.

At least one time Wile E catches Roadrunner, holding the feathery carcass in his slavering jaws to no avail. RR's wit, quickness and reason prevail over Wile E's stupid yet clever carnal instincts in an unending sequence of confrontations.

You should write for pay. Or at least for ( I.M) Pei.

 

[WWGD]

Interesting, albeit not too deep of a result:
Every number$k>3$ that is $1$ less than a perfect square, is composite. And the factoring is easily given:

$n^2-1=(n+1)(n-1)$. So the factors are $\{n-1, n+1\}$.

Edit: So that we have, e.g., $899=30^2-1=(30-1)(30+1)=(29)(31) ; 1763=1764-1= (42-1)(42+1)=(41)*43)$.

 

[fresh_42]

YouTube does a surprisingly good job of feeding me with my favorite songs.