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The discussion revolves around a variety of topics, beginning with the reopening of a thread on the Physics Forums. Participants express relief at the continuation of the conversation and share light-hearted banter about past threads. There are inquiries about quoting from previous threads and discussions about job opportunities for friends. The conversation shifts to humorous takes on mathematics, particularly the concept of "Killing vector fields," which one participant humorously critiques as dangerous. Participants also share personal anecdotes, including experiences with power outages and thoughts on teaching at university. The tone remains casual and playful, with discussions about the challenges of winter, the joys of friendship, and even a few jokes about life experiences. The thread captures a blend of humor, personal stories, and light philosophical musings, all while maintaining a sense of community among the forum members.
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I Have heard a new common (mis)use of the word 'apologize' , like when bus drivers 'apologize' for the traffic
or a phone rep. 'apologizes' for my being upset , meaning, I guess, they regret something is happenning.
 
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WWGD said:
I Have heard a new common (mis)use of the word 'apologize' , like when bus drivers 'apologize' for the traffic
or a phone rep. 'apologizes' for my being upset , meaning, I guess, they regret something is happenning.
That's a heinous bit of misdirection on their part, and I apologize that so many misuse the word like that.
 
  • #2,903
PBS has a few TV shows from England that I like. One is Midsommer Murders, and another is Inspector George Gently. The main lesson we learn from these shows is that England is the land of tiny cars.
 
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zoobyshoe said:
That's a heinous bit of misdirection on their part, and I apologize that so many misuse the word like that.

And I wonder if it may even open up the door for lawsuits under certain situations, since an apology seems to imply an admission of guilt. Say a city employee 'apologizes' for someone tripping in the sidewalk.
 
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zoobyshoe said:
PBS has a few TV shows from England that I like. One is Midsommer Murders, and another is Inspector George Gently. The main lesson we learn from these shows is that England is the land of tiny cars.
EDIT: And ghastly teeth. Maybe the car thing is because 'petrol' is expensive as #$ in there? Wouldn't think so, since UK produces its own oil in the North Sea. Still, it is kind of nice to have one of those Mini Coopers, feeling like you can put it in your back pack.
 
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Amazing really how a land of people with small cars and tooth problems managed to assert themselves for a while as some kind of empire.
 
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WWGD said:
EDIT: And ghastly teeth. Maybe the car thing is because 'petrol' is expensive as #$ in there? Wouldn't think so, since UK produces its own oil in the North Sea. Still, it is kind of nice to have one of those Mini Coopers, feeling like you can put it in your back pack.

We have tiny cars because we have tiny garages, we have tiny garages because we have tiny houses we have tiny houses because we are poor, please send dollars to
UK government:biggrin:
 
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rootone said:
Amazing really how a land of people with small cars and tooth problems managed to assert themselves for a while as some kind of empire.

wolram said:
We have tiny cars because we have tiny garages, we have tiny garages because we have tiny houses we have tiny houses because we are poor, please send dollars to
UK government:biggrin:

I'm quite fond of the British. They have a great sense of humorous self-deprecation:

 
  • #2,909
Tiny cars are good.
 
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zoobyshoe said:
Tiny cars are good.
Tiny trucks are also good.
They let you haul tiny things away.

Tiny cars and trucks though, are not well suited for hauling away not tiny things:

 
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OmCheeto said:
Tiny trucks are also good.
They let you haul tiny things away.

Tiny cars and trucks though, are not well suited for hauling away not tiny things:


:oldcry: They still can, just pull bit by bit e.g 2 or 5 small things at the same time. Big trucks are fine but when accidents occur with them, it's tragic, a pain in the arse.
 
  • #2,912
zoobyshoe said:
Tiny cars are good.
Until you are riding on I-95 , surrounded by 18-wheeler trucks and schoolbus-sized trucks and "mini" vans.
 
  • #2,913
Best night sleep in a pretty long while, thanks to my recreational drug: thanks, Nyquil.
 
  • #2,914
Today I watched a movie from 1952 about the Mayflower voyage called, Plymouth Adventure. It contained so many incidents and premises I'd never heard of, that I had to google the history to see what was fact and what was fiction. It seems that huge plot pivots of the film were invented from thin air, which was a disappointment. I thought the voyage might have been much more interesting than grade school history books were allowed to tell. That is actually true of Columbus' voyages. Not the Mayflower, though.
 
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jeffery_winkle said:
[...]
Nobody would suggest that women are less capable of physics than men, but the obviously the majority of physicists are men.[...]
Yes, there are very many who are still very stereotypical, yet to mention those who are *religious* scientists. I personally don't care about who is who in the field, because to me it is the job offered and paycheck received that will play a more vital part in each person's life. Research without funds might not *survive* for a long time. Political simulations have their own stands as far as I can see that they can filter out the psychic serial killers or shooters from time to time within the US. And you know what I am expecting to see or hear next ? A woman with a big gun!
 
  • #2,916
So, it turns out that guy wasn't dead after all. I was 100% certain that was the end of him.
 
  • #2,917
Every time my teacher announces that a new student is going to join our class, I always think it is likely someone in a relationship with my husband. Lately there has been a white girl introduced into my class. Her name is Fiona and she claimed she was from Houston, Texas. I don't know where she is actually from and never mean to ask her about it. She called me on the phone today to asked me about the class these days as she was on a vacation with her family and told me that she was calling from Norway. I has her phone number recorded in my phone though and I saw it appear when she called. ! :frown:.
That story of hers reminds me of my past, I am an African Thai but I once claimed to be an American from California in my husband's bar where I first met him working as a bar tender and my professor who was one of the best singers at that time. hihi. :DD I thought some of my husband's relatives would have taught her about using phones.
 
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Silicon Waffle said:
Every time my teacher announces that a new student is going to join our class, I always think it is likely someone in a relationship with my husband. Lately there has been a white girl introduced into my class. Her name is Fiona and she claimed she was from Houston, Texas. I don't know where she is actually from and never mean to ask her about it. She called me on the phone today to ask me about the class these days as she was on a vacation with her family and told me that she was calling from Norway. I has her phone number recorded in my phone though and I saw it appear when she called. ! :frown:.
That story of hers reminds me of my past, I am an African Thai but I once claimed to be an American from California in my husband's bar where I first met him working as a bar tender and my professor who was one of the best singers at that time. hihi. :DD I thought some of my husband's relatives would have taught her about using phones.

You mean you are in Africa but were born in Thailand or the other way around?
 
  • #2,919
WWGD said:
You mean you are in Africa but were born in Thailand or the other way around?
Yes I am Thai bear! My father was from Africa.
 
  • #2,920
Silicon Waffle said:
Every time my teacher announces that a new student is going to join our class, I always think it is likely someone in a relationship with my husband. Lately there has been a white girl introduced into my class. Her name is Fiona and she claimed she was from Houston, Texas. I don't know where she is actually from and never mean to ask her about it. She called me on the phone today to ask me about the class these days as she was on a vacation with her family and told me that she was calling from Norway. I has her phone number recorded in my phone though and I saw it appear when she called. ! :frown:.
That story of hers reminds me of my past, I am an African Thai but I once claimed to be an American from California in my husband's bar where I first met him working as a bar tender and my professor who was one of the best singers at that time. hihi. :DD I thought some of my husband's relatives would have taught her about using phones.

Bad Silicon waffle, bad girl for fibbing.
 
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Have you tried to google for "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away"?
 
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  • #2,922
It's a little funny how the word "Degenerate" is used in maths.
 
  • #2,923
HomogenousCow said:
It's a little funny how the word "Degenerate" is used in maths.

And how the professor who uses it always seems to stare at the same student when using the word.
 
  • #2,924
HomogenousCow said:
It's a little funny how the word "Degenerate" is used in maths.
I think it's really funny how cosmologists use the term "metallicity".
 
  • #2,925
HomogenousCow said:
It's a little funny how the word "Degenerate" is used in maths.
My favorite triangle is the degenerate triangle:

http://www.mathwords.com/d/degenerate.htm

One angle of 180 degrees and two angles of zero degrees.
 
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  • #2,926
Anyway, though, anyone else watching Fargo?

I missed something somewhere: how did the one Gerhardt uncle find out his niece was "sleeping with the enemy?" It just seemed like all of a sudden he knew, and I couldn't tell what tipped him off.
 
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They have these news shows asking people to contact them if the people see a "news development" . I tried to call once and they don't offer any $ in return. I am not calling anymore, to do work for them for free.
 
  • #2,928
Serious ? :nb)
 
  • #2,929
Silicon Waffle said:
Serious ? :nb)

Who's from Syria?
 
  • #2,930
OmCheeto said:
I think it's really funny how cosmologists use the term "metallicity".
Anything that is not hydrogen is a metal to them? :D
 
  • #2,931
WWGD said:
Who's from Syria?
The refugees!
 
  • #2,932
Silicon Waffle said:
The refugees!
I mean, in English, people from Syria are called Serious, like people from Canada are called Canadians, etc.
 
  • #2,933
WWGD said:
I mean, in English, people from Syria are called Serious, like people from Canada are called Canadians, etc.
Oh thanks, that makes my day! :DD
 
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nuuskur said:
Anything that is not hydrogen is a metal to them? :D
Actually, they include helium, to be a non-metallic element.
Another funny thing is, wiki has an entry on metallic hydrogen, and google says there are 18,500 references to "metallic helium".

Methinks that "metal" may be an overburdened word.
 
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WWGD said:
Seems the guy could sue for plenty of
's or ask for some sort of compensation. Wonder why he is not doing it.
I don't know. Maybe such a process would be too painful for him? Maybe he prefers to try leaving the past behind? That much time in prison for assaulting a policeman is unbelievable, at least to me. He seems like such a kind soul.

In a way, I hope this video will be seen by a crafty lawyer that manages to get him some form of justice. Those years are gone, but it would be nice for him to have the means to realize his dream of opening a women's shelter. (This is mentioned in the text.)
 
  • #2,939
I see the strangest things sometimes. Today a man walked past my house carrying a leaf blower and a few minutes later he walked back carrying a pizza. :oldconfused:
 
  • #2,940
Borg said:
I see the strangest things sometimes. Today a man walked past my house carrying a leaf blower and a few minutes later he walked back carrying a pizza. :oldconfused:

Barter is back in fashion?
 
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Kind of weird to have an issue with Turkey _exactly_ on Thanksgiving day, reading about " Turkey shooting down a Russian airplane". What, is this "shooting down" a new figure of speech? Yet another attempt by a journalist to make a Thanksgiving joke? What the $#% does it mean? Am I the only one who had to decide whether it was the country or the bird when I first read it? One of the two should change the name to avoid future confusion.
 
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WWGD said:
Yes, thanks, I had read something to that effect, the bird was thought to originate from Asia. But it is confusing. I am too lazy to search for whether a similar name is used in other languages for (the bird) Turkey.
The probability a turkey would shoot down a Russian plane on Thanksgiving is so low, I am baffled by your confusion. It would have shot down an American plane, wouldn't it?
 
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zoobyshoe said:
The probability a turkey would shoot down a Russian plane on Thanksgiving is so low, I am baffled by your confusion. It would have shot down an American plane, wouldn't it?
Well, it was a first, automatic impression. Near Thanksgiving, the though of Turkey is always present, so you wonder what it may mean. But of course, after you sit down and think it through it is less confusing.
 
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WWGD said:
Well, it was a first, automatic impression. Near Thanksgiving, the though of Turkey is always present, so you wonder what it may mean. But of course, after you sit down and think it through it is less confusing.
I apologize for the confusion created by our holiday, our fowl, and the Russian Air Force.
 
  • #2,947
I took 2 glasses of coffee but am still sleepy. Sleepiness angers me truly badly.
 
  • #2,948
zoobyshoe said:
I apologize for the confusion created by our holiday, our fowl, and the Russian Air Force.

Thanks!. And thanks to all for not naming a bird " Russia" EDIT nor " Russian".
 
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Silicon Waffle said:
I took 2 glasses of coffee but am still sleepy. Sleepiness angers me truly badly.

An idea for staying awake people were mentioning here is to first drink the coffee , then take a 20-25 minute nap. after which your body
absorbs the caffeine (which I think it does faster if/when you are taking a nap because there is not so much going on, but I am not 100%).
 
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WWGD said:
An idea for staying awake people were mentioning here is to first drink the coffee , then take a 20-25 minute nap. after which your body
absorbs the caffeine (which I think it does faster if/when you are taking a nap because there is not so much going on, but I am not 100%).
Thank you for your pointer. ?:) The worst thing after I attempt to take it is that I will probably sleep till midnight.
 

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