Random Thoughts Part 4 - Split Thread

[zoobyshoe]

It's odd. I lack the complete perspective of a mathematician, but from what I have seen, it's the mathematician that cares about the completeness of a proof, it merely existing is not enough.

You guys don't have to mention the joke about the burning hotel room and engineer, physicist and mathematician dealing with the fire :D

How does the physicist deal with it?

 

[nuuskur]

The engineer opens every tap and floods the hotel, but puts out the fire.
The physicist measures out the exact amount of water needed and extinguishes the fire without losing a single drop.
The mathematician feverishly does difficult math in the blazing room and then stands up and screams "Eureka, I proved there is a solution" ...and burns to death.

 

[WWGD]

An engineer and a mathematician become roommates. One night, the engineer wakes up, goes to the kitchen, and sees a fire in the kitchen. He finds the fire extinguisher, extinguishes the fire, and goes back to sleep.

The next night the mathematician wakes up, goes to the kitchen, and sees a fire. He looks at the fire extinguisher, he is convinced that the solution exists, and goes back to sleep.

The one I remember is that of a reporter talking with a Mathematician: what you do is so complicated. Then asking: can you explain what you do to your mom?
The Mathematician shouts: I don't do _anything_ to my mom!

 

[zoobyshoe]

The engineer opens every tap and floods the hotel, but puts out the fire.
The physicist measures out the exact amount of water needed and extinguishes the fire without losing a single drop.
The mathematician feverishly does difficult math in the blazing room and then stands up and screams "Eureka, I proved there is a solution" ...and burns to death.

So, what I understand from this is that physicists write jokes in their spare time.

 

[nuuskur]

hah, noone's perfect :D

 

[Ibix]

So, what I understand from this is that physicists write jokes in their spare time.

...and they're only funny in a vacuum.

 

[Evo]

This is just so cute. The guitars are bigger than they are.

 

[OmCheeto]

This is just so cute. The guitars are bigger than they are.

Why did they title it "Creepy as hell"?
Is that newspeak for "cute"?

ps. I've been listening to music videos almost continuously since you posted that.
Dueling Bangos, etc, etc.
I wouldn't have mentioned it, but I ended up listening to Leo.
And I seem to remember, that you liked Leo.

 

[Evo]

Why did they title it "Creepy as hell"?
Is that newspeak for "cute"?

ps. I've been listening to music videos almost continuously since you posted that.
Dueling Bangos, etc, etc.
I wouldn't have mentioned it, but I ended up listening to Leo.
And I seem to remember, that you liked Leo.

Love Leo Kotke, you were the one to introduce me to "when shrimps learn to whistle".

 

[OmCheeto]

Love Leo Kotke, you were the one to introduce me to "when shrimps learn to whistle".

As I recall, it was you, that showed me, 7 years ago, that PF wasn't just a nerdly smart place to hang out, but also, had musical class.

ps. Is it just me, or does YouTube now auto continue on, for everyone, to the next video of what they think you want to listen to next.
It's quite annoying, sometimes.
Sometimes, not.
People whine about the NSA, but I think YouTube can read my mind!

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[WWGD]

My Moroccan friend just realized that juice concentrate ( in Arabic) does not translate into "focused juice".

 

[Evo]

Do you like "Dead can Dance"?

 

[OCR]

Is it just me, or does YouTube now auto continue on...

It does for me...

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Uncheck Autoplay... it should stay unchecked as long as you don't exit your browser... seems to, anyway.

It's quite annoying, sometimes.

It's always annoying for me... lol

 

[WWGD]

Got to remember to check that th #$% bathroom is working _before_ ordering a double espresso. Powerful diuretic --doubled --and non-working
bathroom: not a good combination.

 

[WWGD]

[*]

Haha, OK, Barney and Evo. Maybe we should all walk around in moo-moo s.

 

[lisab]

Why did they title it "Creepy as hell"?
Is that newspeak for "cute"?

I had the same thought! I mean, there are plenty of things about North Korea that are creepy as hell. But cute kids playing guitars?! Didn't even score a "1" on my 1-to-10 creep scale. They are adorable!

 

[lisab]

There are very few things in life that I play the gender card on. I change tires, deal with spiders, mow the lawn, take out the trash. The one thing I seriously use my gender to get out of: setting mouse traps.

We live on a farm and we do get mice when my cat gets lazy. She's old, so I give her a pass.

My husband is working long, long, too dang long hours lately...and guess what? We have a mouse. And I can't, I just do it! I can't set the trap!

No it's not the death of the mouse that I fret about. It's the trap itself. They scare the bejeezus out of me! I think you need really strong hands to hold the spring. And if it slips, SNAP and your finger is broken!

Dang I should have put this in First World Problems, maybe.

 

[dlgoff]

It's the trap itself. They scare the bejeezus out of me! I think you need really strong hands to hold the spring. And if it slips, SNAP and your finger is broken!

Dang. How big are the mice to need that kind of spring constant?

 

[zoobyshoe]

Got to remember to check that th #$% bathroom is working _before_ ordering a double espresso. Powerful diuretic --doubled --and non-working
bathroom: not a good combination.

One of the Starbucks in my vicinity has a habit of doing their end-of-day bathroom cleaning about 3 hours before closing, and putting it off limits for the duration due to the wet floor. I feel like saying, "Are you kidding? You sell people a diuretic and then tell them they can't use the bathroom??"

 

[Enigman]

SO... is the beliebing of mentors voluntary or did Greg do this?

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

SO... is the beliebing of mentors voluntary or did Greg do this?

I don't know what you're talking about

 

[zoobyshoe]

SO... is the beliebing of mentors voluntary or did Greg do this?

It's "biebering" not "beliebing." Infinitive: to bieber. Gerund: biebering

 

[nuuskur]

Superman just flew by my house and he had Batman in an armlock, swear to god!

 

[Enigman]

Superman just flew by my house and he had Batman in an armlock, swear to god!

Hope he was wearing the Justice Buster ?

 

[zoobyshoe]

Superman just flew by my house and he had Batman in an armlock, swear to god!

I'm bowled over and will probably not ever recover from my extreme surprise.

 

[Borg]

Mentors. They all look the same to me.

 

[Enigman]

It's "biebering" not "beliebing." Infinitive: to bieber. Gerund: biebering

It is beliebe.
Beliebe (verb) :
to have confidence or faith in Beiber.

 

[zoobyshoe]

It is beliebe.
Beliebe (verb) :
to have confidence or faith in Beiber.

Who is Beiber?

 

[Enigman]

The dyslexic wonderland version of Bieber. Here, E always comes before I.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Did you ever watch the Russian Sherlock Holmes's on YouTube? There are two different ones. They're a trip.

 

[Silicon Waffle]

Just in time to see mentors change their avatars to Justin. I'm not a fan of his music.

 

[WWGD]

Just in time to see mentors change their avatars to Justin. I'm not a fan of his music.

We can safely conclude you are not a teenage girl.

 

[WWGD]

I had the same thought! I mean, there are plenty of things about North Korea that are creepy as hell. But cute kids playing guitars?! Didn't even score a "1" on my 1-to-10 creep scale. They are adorable!

Maybe he couldn't think clearly after listening to some Bieber music --if you can stretch the word music. With all the dogs barking (maybe puking) when listening to it.

 

[Enigman]

Did you ever watch the Russian Sherlock Holmes's on YouTube? There are two different ones. They're a trip.

I have tried a few of Livanov's episodes but none of the other ones. Livanov was surprisingly good at the role but the language barrier turned me off after a two or three episodes.

 

[Raghav Gupta]

Watching Silicon Waffle Avatar reminds me of an incident when I was small.

A monkey came in our home as the door was opened. I and my brother being frightened hid behind a room's door.

The monkey was freely roaming in the hall. We called for the apartment's watchman by phone and locked our room in frightment.

When someone knocked our room's door, we thought it was monkey , but by voice recognized it was the watchmen. He said the monkey was nowhere.

When we opened the door, an almond's jar was missing. The next day we found the jar empty lying on a floor above us.

 

[zoobyshoe]

I have tried a few of Livanov's episodes but none of the other ones. Livanov was surprisingly good at the role but the language barrier turned me off after a two or three episodes.

I agree. I couldn't watch for very long because of the language thing, but it's extremely interesting to see the attempt to portray the British characters and culture by Russians.

 

[OmCheeto]

Emily Lakdawalla ‏@elakdawalla 20 minutes ago
I am participating in an email conversation with a Russian and a Chinese space scientist. The 21st century is awesome.

I concur.

It is.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Expedition Unknown

This is a show on the Travel Channel where the host travels all over the world in search of Interesting artifacts whose story has come down through history but whose current whereabouts are unknown. He's tackled Amelia Ehrhart's plane, and a samurai sword considered the best ever made which disappeared after WWII, among other things. Tonight is the season I finale, but they rerun all the episodes in mini-marathons a couple times a week.

 

[Astronuc]

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas woman who became the world's oldest person Wednesday wants President Barack Obama to attend her 117th birthday party this Fourth of July.

http://news.yahoo.com/arkansas-woman-now-worlds-oldest-person-wants-obama-225358176.html

 

[WWGD]

Just saw someone whose face looks like a cartoon. Not like a human version of a cartoon, but like an actual cartoon. Pretty surreal, and I was not on anything, not even cold medication.

I wonder if the whole Bieber thing here had to see with the roast he received in comedy central.

 

[Silicon Waffle]

Imagination doesn't take me anywhere in real life at all. I recognize it via face-to-face and email chats with my arseholes.
Even after my house owner changes the roof, I am still a cleaner. It's a scientific truth .
Until the roof is totally changed, I really wish to beg people to stop talking about what is what in the future.
I love this house and want to clean up the mess as a hired cleaner.
I am not thinking about leaving.

 

[Silicon Waffle]

Watching Silicon Waffle Avatar reminds me of an incident when I was small...A monkey ...missing. The next day we found the jar empty lying on a floor above us.

Except this random thread, I don't have any idea that I think is best fitted anywhere. So I can't post so much to intensify people's emotions and eyestrain while reading my blah blah.
I am glad you didn't get injured by the monkey.

 

[nuuskur]

Lo and behold, ad bots have come out of hibernation.

 

[collinsmark]

And so have telemarketers. You would think that the "Do Not Call" list would mean something (this was something implemented in the USA), but it seems to be ignored lately. I get telemarketing calls every day now. <Explicative derogatory and hostile term here>.

 

[Astronuc]

Doctor Saves Baby's Life. 30 Years Later, the Favor Is Returned.
https://www.yahoo.com/parenting/doctor-saves-babys-life-30-years-later-the-115315203962.html

What are the odds?

The duo’s latest reunion – four years to the day of their dramatic encounter – at a fundraiser for the childhood cancer research charity St. Baldrick’s in Rancho Santa Margarita on Sunday

 

[Astronuc]

Retired Japanese Fighter Pilot Sees an Old Danger on the Horizon
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/04/w...-pilot-sees-an-old-danger-on-the-horizon.html

Kaname Harada - “I realized the war had turned me into a killer of men, and that was not the kind of person I wanted to be.”

He said the nightmares finally ended when he found a new calling by opening a kindergarten in Nagano in 1965. He said he was able to alleviate the pangs of guilt by dedicating himself to teaching young children the value of peace. While he has now retired, he said he still visits the school every day he can to see the children’s smiling faces.

 

[DennisN]

Paper is not dead yet...

 

[OmCheeto]

The other day, while watching a TV show from 1957, I discovered the evolutionary trigger to human speech.
A man was serving his wife some coffee in bed, and she asked; "I wonder what people did before coffee".
And her husband responded; "They probably didn't speak".


The wife later killed her husband. It was an episode of "Alfred HItchcock Presents". Season 2, episode 34.

 

[zoobyshoe]

River Monsters
S7|Ep 1
Reports of a 20-foot beast in a Canadian lake are investigated in the Season 7 premiere.

Tonight on Animal Planet

(I'm pretty sure that means the beast measures 20 feet in length rather than that it has 20 feet.)

 

[WWGD]

River Monsters
S7|Ep 1
Reports of a 20-foot beast in a Canadian lake are investigated in the Season 7 premiere.

Tonight on Animal Planet

(I'm pretty sure that means the beast measures 20 feet in length rather than that it has 20 feet.)

One of your lost (avatar?) relatives?