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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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jim hardy said:
Americans have always liked political cartoons.

Don't forget our love of Hollywood. :oldeyes:

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ugh..."when he was its**** president" Hurts my eyes, sry, I'll stop now :D
 
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OmCheeto said:
Don't forget our love of Hollywood. :oldeyes:

Indeed. I was hoping for a Tony Soprano / Paul Vitti presidential ticket.
If we're going to have crooked politicians let's be honest about it.

A friend from France once remarked, during Watergate:
"You Americans' attitudes seem strange to us.
You expect honesty in your politicians but don't care how many chemicals and filler additives you eat.
We French expect corrupt public servants but you'd better not mess with our food."

Maybe they're on to something.

old jim
 
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Blood moon tonight...and it looks like the sky won't be clear any time soon .. what a ripoff :(

same thing during the solar eclipse -.-
 
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" The Visit" movie, not to my taste. Just needed to break my routine, but could not find any movie that seemed appealing.
 
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I'm appalled: I just found out one of my favorite authors has killed off one of his best characters.
 
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Saw this guy , in an outdoor yuppie bar, drinking wine with a straw. He also put some ice cubes in it. Maybe it is the new fashion. Maybe he ordered an ice Merlot or something of that sort..
 
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You may have missed the /humor/ part of the link.
 
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Good thing it's too far away for a Viagra billboard.
 
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It put an smile on my face after a tough day!

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Lisa! said:
It put an smile on my face after a tough day!

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This put a smile on my face today, as your image may have saved someones life.
 
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jim hardy said:
Good thing it's too far away for a Viagra billboard.
Koch brothers put two rockets on the surface: a small, pudgy one with a NASA sign and a gigantic one , with a VIAGRA painted on it :).
 
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New strategy for getting more quarters for washing machine when paying: I "add change to the next quarter" . So if I need to pay, say, $4.33, I use a $5 bill and get $.67 in change, instead I pay $5.08 , so the change back is $0.75, i.e., 3 quarters.
 
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Enigman said:
Snowden joins Twitter. Follows NSA, chats with Neil DeGrasse Tyson.
https://twitter.com/Snowden

So DeGrasse is Greener now in Twitter.
 
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mars2.jpg
 
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Uhm, even if there is water, Mars is still more than a small hike away. There's no traffic either, hitchhiking won't work :<
The planet doesn't have any magnetic field, so the sun will destroy any and every life there could possibly be.
 
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Enigman said:
Snowden joins Twitter. Follows NSA, chats with Neil DeGrasse Tyson.
https://twitter.com/Snowden
Less than 24 hours later, and he already has more than a million followers.
Ha! He's still only following one thing/person: The NSA
 
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My random thought is...I wonder when Greg's automated "courtesy bump" is going to kick in and knock my quantum physics question back up to the top of the totem pole so I don't end up having the only question in the QM section that never got answered :olduhh:
 
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Hi, a known person in one of my previous companies asked me to come back and work as a front end developer in his company . I like user-defined XML character mappings and the project offers me good chances to visit and work on world wide 's large web sites of big corps. :D (I am not their creators but at least I have sneaked my head in there). I need advice :((
BTW, I saw my Gold Member gone! :oldcry:
 
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First day of college starts on monday for me, excited. Not looking forward to the 12 hour flight though.
 
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According to an episode of Mysteries at the Museum I'm currently watching, a Titan missile could devastate an area "900 square miles wide."
 
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zoobyshoe said:
a Titan missile could devastate an area "900 square miles wide."
Probably with a large thermonuclear warhead, or several smaller warheads. π*(17 mi)2 = 908 sq. miles.

I remember reading about hydrogen bombs in second grade. The energy involved really impressed me, as did the map showing the scale of destruction on a large city.
 
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HomogenousCow said:
First day of college starts on monday for me, excited. Not looking forward to the 12 hour flight though.
That's what I call a long commute ;).
 
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Last week I had the first day since April when I needed a sweater. Today:first day since April that I needed a coat, and had my first hot coffee since then (previously iced, of course). My hope for endless summer shattered again.
 

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