Random Thoughts Part 4 - Split Thread

[lisab]

For some reason I always read HomogeneousCow as HumongousCow.
Should I see a doctor to check for dyslexia?

Do you know the joke behind the name?

 

[HomogenousCow]

It's supposed to be a parody of the spherical cow joke.

 

[OmCheeto]

It's supposed to be a parody of the spherical cow joke.

Oh. I thought homogenous cows were where we got homogenous milk from.
Btw, I just found out that there are also spherical chickens. Someone mentioned them in the Reddit comment section of @klotza 's Insight article on Scaling Laws.
I plan on using one in my upcoming Insight article: "Why did the spherical chicken cross the road?"

 

[WWGD]

I think this could happen. Technically, I mean. It could happen.

But at this time, face to face meetings are more effective for communicating than the distance communication technologies that we have available to us now. It could be that our technology doesn't capture the nuances of human communication, or maybe users don't communicate the same way when they are using electronic means. Perhaps savvy users are hesitant to be completely relaxed and open because they believe that someone, somewhere is listening and/or recording.

But I don't think face-to-face communication is going to be replaced anytime soon.

Or, I just thought of a different possibility: many years into the future, a Libertarian candidate wins and dissolves government, leaving only a police force
to protect private property and an army against attacks by other countries in each municipality.

 

[WWGD]

: "Why did the spherical chicken cross the road?"

Someone thought it was a soccer ball and kicked it?

 

[WWGD]

If Laila Ali added adjoined the two letters "al" to the end of her name, making here into Laila Alial, her name would be
a palindrome. Any one willing to sign my petition?

 

[HomogenousCow]

For some reason undergrad doesn't start for me until the 5th of October, so I haven't done anything productive since June.
Is this what being retired feels like? It sucks real bad.

 

[Borg]

Yesterday I had 1308 posts. Today I have 1302?

 

[Borek]

Happens, could be one of the Mentors did some cleaning and deleted a thread that went off course.

 

[JorisL]

Do you know the joke behind the name?

Indeed I do.

 

[Borg]

Happens, could be one of the Mentors did some cleaning and deleted a thread that went off course.

It could also possibly be due to a thread being moved into this area where they don't count. There's no way to know.

 

[OmCheeto]

Someone thought it was a soccer ball and kicked it?

I might use that.
Perhaps I can convince one of the chemistry guru's to write up an Insight on how batteries work, analogizing someone's "patiently waiting for a spherical chicken to walk by so it can kick it" leg, to the battery.
Since I've gotten to PF, I've decided that I really don't know how batteries work.
Actually, I don't think I know how anything works anymore.
I hate PF.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Since I've gotten to PF, I've decided that I really don't know how batteries work.

I read a few years back that the engineers who work for battery manufacturers haven't completely figured out the chemistry to their satisfaction.

 

[WWGD]

Seems like around half the people I know regret not having studied enough in college, just went there to have fun and the other half regret having studied too much, not having had enough fun. No one seems happy with their college days.

 

[Lisa!]

I came here and didn't get high at all!
https://www.facebook.com/humansofne...099916530784/1091804530893646/?type=1&theater

 

[OmCheeto]

I came here and didn't get high at all!
https://www.facebook.com/humansofne...099916530784/1091804530893646/?type=1&theater

I'm afraid I have to agree with his sentiment, 110%.

 

[OmCheeto]

I'm afraid I have to agree with his sentiment, 110%.

On a related side note, I've just learned that my friends' houseboat burned down last night.

Om's friend; "Fun watching everything you own going up in flames...tweaker neighbors burned 3 houses...left with just my backpack..."​

Marina fires have always struck me as ironic. So much water, so little thought of fire suppression.

A stunning view, from a riverside porch, from a house, that is no more.

 

[OmCheeto]

...

A stunning view, from a riverside porch, from a house, that is no more.

Last night's view, of the nolongerahouseboat:

Off to rescue their non-flammable trinkets now.
Fortunately, no one perished.

Note to stoners: When your houseboat is in flames, a good escape route, is into the river. Just remember to swim.

 

[jim hardy]

Wow that didn't spread to nearby boats ?

I guess it burned to the waterline...

 

[Borg]

The CALM Act is supposed to keep TV commericals from being significantly louder than the program. I haven't really noticed any difference except the other day when I noticed that a commercial was significantly quieter. It was a hearing aid commercial. Nice marketing trick.

 

[jim hardy]

The CALM Act is supposed to keep TV commericals from being significantly louder than the program.

They can shift the spectrum to a psychologically annoying frequency range. High voiced whiney males make me change radio stations.

I wrote one station manager about a particular commercial saying :

"" ...
That particular advertiser has done more to increase NPR's listenership than all their membership drives combined.
May he be awarded a medal.
Posthumously.
Soon."

 

[OmCheeto]

Wow that didn't spread to nearby boats ?

Just returned. Only the 3 houses, and a bit of the walkway, were destroyed.

I guess it burned to the waterline...

My friends' house still has a roof.
The other two burned to the waterline.

The house on the left is my friends'.
The interior is a black body cavity.

The boat in the background, city river Fire Bureau, was still there when I arrived.
I pointed out some smoke to them, that was still smoldering after 14 hours, and they decided to leave*, and told me I was in charge.

Note to self: Never point out the obvious to firefighters.

*The river level is actually so low, I could have probably waded around the entire marina. I'm sure they left because they did not want to get stuck until the next tide came back in.

 

[zoobyshoe]

I wonder how much a Schwarzenegger-type terminator weighs.

 

[WWGD]

Shouldnt the voleyball brand "Mikasa" change its name to "Sukasa"? I hear so often the statement " Mikasa es Sukasa"

 

[lisab]

Just returned. Only the 3 houses, and a bit of the walkway, were destroyed.

 

[nuuskur]

2 motorcycles raced down the freeway. Both were doing at least 180 km/h. What a spectacle.

 

[Borg]

Fixed the washing machine yesterday saving the cost of a repairman. Still made payment in the form of scraped and pinched fingers that comes whenever I work on unfamiliar appliances.

 

[OmCheeto]

I think you met one of the owners, back in 2011. She was the one who camps far away, as in 100 feet, from the rest of us.

Odd year for me, at Country Fair. as I took no pictures, nor, did I take notes. I always take notes.

The only things I remember, were sitting far away from everyone, as I had some type of personal plague going on.
And sitting at the rock slide with you.
And you went down to the pond to go snorkeling, alone, as I was a bit plugged up.

I also remember your hug.

I'm positive now, that you met her, as after you left, the owner of the aforementioned notahouseboat and I, swam and sat underneath the basalt waterfall cantilever ledge thingy.
I hate that thing, as it defies gravity, and scares the bejeezits out of me.

 

[jim hardy]

Fixed the washing machine yesterday saving the cost of a repairman. Still made payment in the form of scraped and pinched fingers that comes whenever I work on unfamiliar appliances.

But you are richer by the knowledge gained.
I'm learning how to do house siding...

What was wrong with the washer ?

I recently learned about the drain filter in modern Maytag front-loaders, and the obscure computer code for "slow to drain".
Maytag "customer support" claims there is no service manual for them and will not divulge meaning of the code.
Thank heaven for enthusiasts who post their "lessons Learned" on Youtube.

 

[Borg]

But you are richer by the knowledge gained.
I'm learning how to do house siding...

What was wrong with the washer ?

I recently learned about the drain filter in modern Maytag front-loaders, and the obscure computer code for "slow to drain".
Maytag "customer support" claims there is no service manual for them and will not divulge meaning of the code.
Thank heaven for enthusiasts who post their "lessons Learned" on Youtube.

The underside of the top was rusted. The rust was getting into the wash and staining things. I took off the top and ordered a new one. However, none of the videos or tutorials that I saw had any details for replacing the top. It was only while I was putting it back together that the whole casing came off that I realized that that was how I should have removed it in the first place. While I was reassembling it (the wrong way), the lid came down on one of my fingers causing some minor cursing. Everything worked fine but the housing wasn't quite sitting right. I pulled the housing off, finally got that aligned and ran a second test. Then it wouldn't drain even though it drained fine before I readjusted the housing. Googled washer won't spin or drain and realized that I probably forgot to reconnect the lid switch. Yes, I'm a millionaire of washing machine knowledge now.

Was it something like this with your washer?


I haven't done house siding before. You'll have let us know how it goes. I installed wood floors and stairs about 6 years ago that turned out great. Nothing like a job well done. Hmm, maybe we need a home-projects thread.