Random Thoughts Part 4 - Split Thread

[fresh_42]

You wasted 20 minutes of your life observing that?

Wasted? 20 minutes of imagination, jealousy and sitting in a park? (Ok, I'm a little shameful for me and my fellow males but only a little. )

 

[WWGD]

You wasted 20 minutes of your life observing that?

Sort of, I observed it on and off. Hoping I would be next in line ;).

 

[fresh_42]

Anybody watching football?

 

[WWGD]

Anybody watching football?

You mean the Super Cup?

 

[fresh_42]

You mean the Super Cup?

No I meant the wild card matches.

 

[zoobyshoe]

All representatives are still assisting other callers. Please continue to hold for the next available representative.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Some Bach piece in the interval, I think it's a movement from one of the Brandenburgs, transcribed for guitar. It's very scratchy. I'm on the third time through.

 

[WWGD]

Elvis' birth anniversary (1/8/35) seems to have gone by with little notice.

 

[WWGD]

All representatives are still assisting other callers. Please continue to hold for the next available representative.

Seems they could save both the public and themselves time, hassle and money if they would allow you to leave your phone together with good times to call you back -- with some guarantee to not put you on a marketing call list.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Seems they could save both the public and themselves time, hassle and money if they would allow you to leave your phone together with good times to call you back -- with some guarantee to not put you on a marketing call list.

The Ca DMV does that. This is my cable company I'm trying to talk to at the moment. They issued a new device for digital TV. I hooked it up, but I am only getting one channel, USA. The TV refuses to even try to display another channel by any means of channel changing.

 

[WWGD]

The Ca DMV does that. This is my cable company I'm trying to talk to at the moment. They issued a new device for digital TV. I hooked it up, but I am only getting one channel, USA. The TV refuses to even try to display another channel by any means of channel changing.

Seems it would take a good amount of computing power for someone on the other side of the phone line to understand your layout and give instructions. I have seen very few people do that well.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Seems it would take a good amount of computing power for someone on the other side of the phone line to understand your layout and give instructions. I have seen very few people do that well.

Well, someone finally answered. The problem was that, to do anything, you have to aim the remote at the new digital box rather than at the TV.

 

[fresh_42]

Elvis' birth anniversary (1/8/35) seems to have gone by with little notice.

I noticed. My sister is mad about him. (And I once named a server Aaron!))

 

[zoobyshoe]

So far, the ordeal was worth it. Everything's HD now, and I get about 20 more channels.

 

[WWGD]

So far, the ordeal was worth it. Everything's HD now, and I get about 20 more channels.

I am still trying to figure out how best to find something I enjoy with a 200+ line up. Maybe I should use ideas of the Secretary Problem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary_problem to choose the best thing to watch.

 

[fresh_42]

I am still trying to figure out how best to find something I enjoy with a 200+ line up. Maybe I should use ideas of the Secretary Problem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary_problem to choose the best thing to watch.

Sounds like a perfect strategy to watch the last five minutes of many shows and movies.

(My record is at danger: I want the Steelers to win and they are 15-0 in the lead (3rd).)

 

[WWGD]

Sounds like a perfect strategy to watch the last five minutes of many shows and movies.

But there is a feature in most cable that you can know the programming ahead of time, together with a description ( but maybe good old Tivo ( if it is still around) may be a better alternative). But there is the issue that this will interrupt the last 5-10 minutes while searching. Unless you start your prep many hours ahead -- I don't have that amount of time nor dedication to this.

 

[fresh_42]

But there is a feature in most cable that you can know the programming ahead of time

I've got something like this. And I can mark programs I want to watch so the receiver automatically switches channels. That sometimes results in pure stress when overlapping occurs ...

 

[zoobyshoe]

I am still trying to figure out how best to find something I enjoy with a 200+ line up. Maybe I should use ideas of the Secretary Problem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary_problem to choose the best thing to watch.

I only have 96 choices, but so many of them are so invariably of no interest that choosing is usually a matter of determining the best of 3.

 

[lisab]

There are several chunks of time today that I can't account for.

 

[WWGD]

I only have 96 choices, but so many of them are so invariably of no interest that choosing is usually a matter of determining the best of 3.

I guess you're one of those that do not enjoy any of the 37 channels with either Korean, Ethiopian, Tibetan, etc. Novelas?

 

[zoobyshoe]

There are several chunks of time today that I can't account for.

Aliens?

 

[zoobyshoe]

I guess you're one of those that do not enjoy any of the 37 channels with either Korean, Ethiopian, Tibetan, etc. Novelas?

I don't get any of those, but, yes, all channels in Spanish are automatically out of the running.

 

[WWGD]

I guess you're one of those that do not enjoy any of the 37 channels with either Korean, Ethiopian, Tibetan, etc. Novelas?

My lineup includes around 50 channels in languages I don't speak nor understand.

 

[lisab]

I only have 96 choices

I'd rather have 96 choices than 99 problems

 

[WWGD]

I'd rather have 96 choices than 99 problems

There Hugo.

 

[lisab]

There Hugo.

again

 

[zoobyshoe]

My lineup includes around 50 channels in languages I don't speak nor understand.

Here's a different choice problem: I want to go get coffee but I also want to watch Dr. Blake. Got a formula for that?

 

[WWGD]

Here's a different choice problem: I want to go get coffee but I also want to watch Dr. Blake. Got a formula for that?

Instant coffee with a tea baller (I think Russians call it a Samovar) to heat up water close to the TV set? (Assuming Dr Blake is a TV show :) ).

They gave you the answer to this during your call to the TV company: Samovar representatives are trained to help you and will be with you shortly.

 

[WWGD]

again

There Hugh goes again. If your name is Hugh, probability is 99.56%+ that you are British, most likely English. The French prononciation of it I have heard is very close to dry heaving.

 

[zoobyshoe]

I'm not sure about this HDTV. I'm suddenly seeing flaws in the actors faces that used to be too indistinct to notice.

 

[zoobyshoe]

I'd rather have 96 choices than 99 problems

All they had left was 99 red balloons.

 

[Silicon Waffle]

I'm not sure about this HDTV. I'm suddenly seeing flaws in the actors faces that used to be too indistinct to notice.

Yes, that is what HDTV is for. It shows every single tiny spot on the face.

 

[Borg]

Update, Jackpot up to $900 million.

Update, no winner. Jackpot Wednesday will be more than...

Actually 1.3 billion.

 

[Ibix]

I'll wait until it's... one JILLION dollars!

 

[WWGD]

Update, no winner. Jackpot Wednesday will be more than...

Actually 1.3 billion.

Yes, I will be collecting a net billion. People get kind of weird afterwards for a while; they will say " I am not playing, jackpot is only $400 million".
Yes, only $400 million, my allowance for a week.

 

[Borg]

Yes, I will be collecting a net billion. People get kind of weird afterwards for a while; they will say " I am not playing, jackpot is only $400 million".
Yes, only $400 million, my allowance for a week.

Cash value on 1.3 billion is 'only' 800 million. Then there's the 25% federal tax and possible state taxes. Probably won't even see 550 million after taxes...

 

[jim hardy]

Then there's the 25% federal tax and possible state taxes. Probably won't even see 550 million after taxes...

hmmmm... is that 1.3 billion dollar glass 58% empty or 42% full ?

I guess one could mail the ticket to himself c/o Postmaster, Grand Cayman .

 

[Enigman]

There are several chunks of time today that I can't account for.

Do you have a CO detector?

 

[rootone]

There are several chunks of time today that I can't account for.

I prefer to visit Amsterdam in late spring or summer - the flower gardens are fantastic in full blooom

 

[jim hardy]

I prefer to visit Amsterdam in late spring or summer - the flower gardens are fantastic in full blooom

Does Westmount Library in Montreal still have that delightful indoor flower garden ? What a treat for the soul in dreary late winter...

 

[fresh_42]

I prefer to visit Amsterdam in late spring or summer - the flower gardens are fantastic in full blooom

Just saw yesterday. They have a boat house for cats!

 

[fresh_42]

There's been a British documentation on TV: "Dangerous snakes in Europe".
What comes next: "Joey the killer raccoon"?
I hope no Australian is by chance watching it.

 

[zoobyshoe]

"Sherlock" is going to be repeated tonight on PBS.

 

[WWGD]

I have often wished to apply defrag to bus and train seats.

 

[fresh_42]

I have often wished to apply defrag to bus and train seats.

My first thought was: You need glue. You need many gluons to do it. But the joke limps for they are broken at the molecule level. Therefore it's an electromagnetic problem. So why can't we defrag bus seats? Seriuosly, why can't we glue the polymer molecules again by applying a smart electromagnetic procedure?

 

[zoobyshoe]

Seriuosly

The proper 5 syllable version as opposed to the sloppy 4 syllable one.

 

[Sophia]

The proper 5 syllable version as opposed to the sloppy 4 syllable one.

?
Is that the proper spelling? I'd write seriously. Well we learn new things all the time :-)

The proper 5 syllable version as opposed to the sloppy 4 syllable one.

 

[Sophia]

Hey guys, I've decided to try to read Advanced Physics by Steve Adams and Jonathan Allday. It's the book that was used at my high school but I didn't take physics after year 10 which I now regret and will try to learn at least some basic principles from the book. So you may soon expect some very stupid questions from me in appropriate forums. :-) please send me some positive energy that will help me on my adventurous journey :-)

 

[dkotschessaa]

Hubby: I'm making potatoes au gratin tonight.

Me: Great! I'll get the mandolin. I'll play a little music while you slice potatoes.

We were talking to somebody recently who told us they cut their finger with a mandolin and had to go to the E.R. My first thought was that this person was a very hardcore bluegrass player or something.