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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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Seems like a psycho just moved in upstairs apt., using something that sounds like power tools up to
3-4 a.m . Hard to get work down with the noise, and knowing there is a psycho. Hope someone
will take care of it soon.
 
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The Old Movie Channel is showing a film of Sherlock Holmes made in 1916! Apparently, this film was believed to be lost until a negative of it was discovered in France in 2014. It's been restored and spiffed up, and this is the re-premiere. The public hasn't seen it since 1920.

The actor playing Holmes definitely looks the part. Unfortunately, the fact it's a silent film pretty much damns it. You can't get a full sense of the characters or the atmosphere without sound. I'm finding it very boring.
 
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WWGD said:
Seems like a psycho just moved in upstairs apt., using something that sounds like power tools up to
3-4 a.m . Hard to get work down with the noise, and knowing there is a psycho. Hope someone
will take care of it soon.
Boy that sucks. But I don't have time to commiserate. Got a long night of psychotic power tool use ahead of me.
 
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zoobyshoe said:
Boy that sucks. But I don't have time to commiserate. Got a long night of psychotic power tool use ahead of me.
Including a chainsaw? But you're not in Texas.
 
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WWGD said:
Including a chainsaw? But you're not in Texas.
No one else would know if you didn't say that! :DD
 
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Silicon Waffle said:
No one else would know if you didn't say that! :DD

He's mentioned he is in California. Don't know about the powertools issue, though.
 
  • #2,677
I want to have a rant, TV today is absolute crap there is nothing i want to watch, even the discovery channels are rubbish now, all we have are soaps,quiz shows and films that are donkeys years old.
 
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wolram said:
I want to have a rant, TV today is absolute crap there is nothing i want to watch, even the discovery channels are rubbish now, all we have are soaps,quiz shows and films that are donkeys years old.
History channel used to be history, now it's pawn stars and reality TV
 
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KiggenPig said:
History channel used to be history, now it's pawn stars and reality TV

And Space Alien garbage. Still a few good things here-and-there, but , true, a lot of garbage in between.
 
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wolram said:
I want to have a rant, TV today is absolute crap there is nothing i want to watch, even the discovery channels are rubbish now, all we have are soaps,quiz shows and films that are donkeys years old.

The last year I had cable, 2008 I think, I only turned my TV on once a month, just to verify:
a. My TV still worked, and
b. that everything was still crap.​

Thank you for the update.
 
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OmCheeto said:
The last year I had cable, 2008 I think, I only turned my TV on once a month, just to verify:
a. My TV still worked, and
b. that everything was still crap.​

Thank you for the update.
Yeap, that pretty much covers it.
 
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KiggenPig said:
reality TV
Reality? Give me a break. :oldgrumpy:
 
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I don't want to post so much on PF as it takes some Greg's space but here is a story about 3 old men and a boy I would want to post only once, never twice.
3 were sitting in a bar and saw a boy coming in, they made a bet to get $1000 from the other 2 if the boy answered correctly 3 questions as previously planned by one of the old men who was going to ask him.
Q1. Are trees tall ? (planned reply by the old men: Yes)
Q2. Can you fall from a tall tree ? (planned reply by the old men: Yes)
Q3. Can magicians use their balls, magic sticks and hats ? (planned reply by the old men: Yes)

The boy was asked accidentally, that means, he didn't know the questions in advance.
So one of them approached and asked him all 3 questions. He said Yes to all 3 as expected. And the man got $2000 from the other men and all 3 laughed their AO.

My question is, who among them is/are the donkeys, including the boy ?
 
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itex tag superior to # # tag. The latter loads for so abnormally long, every time I write in ##, I feel like my browser crashed when I press the preview button :wideeyed:
 
  • #2,685
Just read of someone with last name 'best' . If that was me and I had sons/daughters, I would call them "yurda" and "amda" .
 
  • #2,686
Embarrassingly , I have become " one of those people" with a gigantic backpack that gets in everyone's way. I almost knocked out cold this petite lady with my backpack when I turned around and accidentally hit her with it.
 
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WWGD said:
Embarrassingly , I have become " one of those people" with a gigantic backpack that gets in everyone's way. I almost knocked out cold this petite lady with my backpack when I turned around and accidentally hit her with it.
Install a cattle catcher on your body. Sure it's expensive, and inconvenient - but it's for the public good.
 
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Back to the old undergrad days of writing research papers, to get some money on the side. Wish I had more interesting topics.
 
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lisab said:
Install a cattle catcher on your body. Sure it's expensive, and inconvenient - but it's for the public good.
Too late, she is splattered all over the sidewalk, 25 feet away, where she landed.
 
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WWGD said:
Back to the old undergrad days of writing research papers, to get some money on the side.

What? You get money for writing research papers? Where's this?
 
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DiracPool said:
What? You get money for writing research papers? Where's this?
It is just a side thing for someone I met, not a company thing. He is too busy, needs some things done and has some extra $$.
 
  • #2,692
Marty McFly is supposed to arrive to his future today, 10 / 21 / 2015.
 
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WWGD said:
Marty McFly is supposed to arrive to his future today, 10 / 21 / 2015.
There's a thread for that:
Happy Back to the Future Day
 
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Here's a very fine new robot dog:

 
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I know it is a cliché, but one can learn so much by just asking.
 
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I have I have $ 0.0083 for Japanese food.
 
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WWGD said:
I have I have $ 0.0083 for Japanese food.
This is a totally random and "close" (no way to expand or derive more from it) post I have ever found here. :DD
 
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Silicon Waffle said:
This is a totally random and "close" (no way to expand or derive more from it) post I have ever found here. :DD
Well, 1Yen= a Yen =$0.0083, so I have ...
 
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I just came home from a dinner out, it was a lovely day i had brain sex with my gf, got slightly squiffy and now i am in the most contented mood. say woof and i will roll over:biggrin:
 
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wolram said:
I just came home from a dinner out, it was a lovely day i had brain sex with my gf, got slightly squiffy and now i am in the most contented mood. say woof and i will roll over:biggrin:
Woof, bedtime!
 

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