Random Thoughts Part 5: Time to Split Again

[Infinite123Lifer]

That's awful. I hope you're okay.

I have used a rock as a weapon to defend off attackers more than once. I used to play baseball and could throw a ball upwards of 90 miles per hour as a teen. On two occassions I was in the wrong place at the wrong time and during one of them I honestly believe hitting a man in the head with a rock the size of a golf ball as hard as I could throw it with aim from 10 yards away saved my Life and possibly ended his. I stumbled across something I should not have and my head was called for and i looked at the ground and picked up rocks and gave a warning to leave me alone that I was leaving. I was able to talk it, then I walked it. None of them wanted to take the chance of getting hit like that. It was for me, rather badass after the fact, was I worried that a complete stranger coming to attack me with a baseball bat got hurt ... eh, either way on that one. I only recommend using the rock defense as an out of options state of mind. I also recommend imidiately checking behavior such as rock throwing, that is serious serious stuff. I was a dumb kid and a dumb teen, we did stupid stuff, but we all stopped throwing rocks at people. Also, if a kid got you good it probably means he has a good arm and is discovering what he can do with it. Need to check it right there for the kids sake as well as everybody elses.

 

[Psinter]

Today while I was walking on the street, a kid somewhere suddenly threw a stone as big as my fingertip at my head right above my ears while playing with his friends. I almost got a coma, and in a great pain.

Noooooooooooo! I hope you get better.
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My tablet's battery died and I think I threw the whole tablet to the trash because I can't find it for the sake of me.

 

[zoobyshoe]

I also doubt that the eyeglass frames for which you pay over a hundred dollars cost more than two or three dollars to manufacture. I would like to find out how much the lenses actually cost them.

 

[NascentOxygen]

Today while I was walking on the street, a kid somewhere suddenly threw a stone as big as my fingertip at my head right above my ears while playing with his friends. I almost got a coma, and in a great pain.

Sorry to hear of your experience; do you think it was a deliberate aim? If it hit with force, it may have been a slingshot.

Once when I was walking from the train station to a high school where I was to teach for a few weeks, as I passed a high apartment block something hurtled down beside me and was pulverised on the pavement. An apple! So I walked a different route after that.

A malevolent twist on "an apple for the teacher"!

 

[Psinter]

Sorry to hear of your experience; do you think it was a deliberate aim? If it hit with force, it may have been a slingshot.

Once when I was walking from the train station to a high school where I was to teach for a few weeks, as I passed a high apartment block something hurtled down beside me and was pulverised on the pavement. An apple! So I walked a different route after that.

My exact thought. To hit the temple of someone cannot be pure casualty.

 

[zoobyshoe]

My exact thought. To hit the temple of someone cannot be pure casualty.

Casualty:
: a person who is hurt or killed during an accident, war, etc.
: a person or thing that is harmed, lost, or destroyed

 

[Psinter]

Casualty:
: a person who is hurt or killed during an accident, war, etc.
: a person or thing that is harmed, lost, or destroyed

How do you even... I hate you.

I'm just kidding with you. The word I was looking for is coincidence. Thanks for showing me. Had you not shown me I would have kept using casualty in stead of coincidence.

Interviewer: So Psinter, how did you learn about these events?
Psinter: Pure casualty.
Interviewer:
Psinter:

 

[zoobyshoe]

Interviewer: So Psinter, how did you learn about these events?
Psinter: Pure casualty.
Interviewer:
Psinter:

Exactly!

People think I'm picking on them, when I'm actually trying to save them from a horrible fate.

 

[WWGD]

We arent going to finish it soonly enough. Too bad.

 

[1oldman2]

I believe I'm becoming addicted to this thread

 

[Silicon Waffle]

I don't know what was wrong with my driver but my monitor acted like a dead cat bouncing down a rough hill.

 

[Sophia]

Sorry to hear of your experience; do you think it was a deliberate aim? If it hit with force, it may have been a slingshot.

Once when I was walking from the train station to a high school where I was to teach for a few weeks, as I passed a high apartment block something hurtled down beside me and was pulverised on the pavement. An apple! So I walked a different route after that.

A malevolent twist on "an apple for the teacher"!

Seems like a cool HS to teach at :-)

 

[Sophia]

Casualty:
: a person who is hurt or killed during an accident, war, etc.
: a person or thing that is harmed, lost, or destroyed

What? I also thought it means accidentally. I'm not sure if I would use that word but when I read psinter's post it sounded OK :-) Is it possible that this word was used or explained incorrectly in some English textbook that we both used?
Anyway thank you for teaching us this new vocab!
I know I don't use articles a and the properly and will probably never understand when to use them :-) If you see any other terrible grammar or vocab mistake in my posts I'll be grateful if you correct me.

 

[Silicon Waffle]

Yes, it was coincidence. But I just wanted to show some people what I really felt, and never meant to harass any no matter what the result might turn out to be.
It's cruel of people to have made use of it to lay a bomb on me and an innocent man.

 

[Borek]

 

[WWGD]

Maybe the point is that I am not executing well-enough or just enough. But that is what I was told. Thinking must stop at some point and acting must then follow. Still too much of the old approach. Need to shake myself up to avoid having things of this or any similar sort happenning again.

 

[zoobyshoe]

What? I also thought it means accidentally.

I suspect you both just got casualty and casually mixed up. "Casually" is the adverbial form of "casual":

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/casual

But a "casualty," with a "t" is a completely different word.

If you see any other terrible grammar or vocab mistake in my posts I'll be grateful if you correct me.

OK.

 

[Silicon Waffle]

But why do I feel like he isn't really "innocent"? I just don't care who he actually is. But I need to know who he is. I will be sticky till I can confirm the truth.

 

[Sophia]

I suspect you both just got casualty and casually mixed up. "Casually" is the adverbial form of "casual":

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/casual

OK.

yes, that must be it

 

[Silicon Waffle]

yes, that must be it

You post this right after my doubtful post, which makes me think you are clarifying my doubt
Don't do that, I would like to find it out on my own.

 

[Sophia]

You post this right after my doubtful post, which makes me think you are clarifying my doubt
Don't do that, I would like to find it out on my own.

Listen to the Signs of Destiny. It whispers to you in the Song of the Wind.
... and through mysterious internet posts.

 

[Psinter]

It's cruel of people to have made use of it to lay a bomb on me and an innocent man.

But why do I feel like he isn't really "innocent"? I just don't care who he actually is. But I need to know who he is. I will be sticky till I can confirm the truth.

I'm totally lost here.

I suspect you both just got casualty and casually mixed up. "Casually" is the adverbial form of "casual":

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/casual

But a "casualty," with a "t" is a completely different word.

OK.

It must have been that. In my mind I translated it to mean coincidence. And speaking of translations:

Nice try German:

 

[Loren]

Ah, I see. Thanks for clearing that up.

I don't know if your question has been fully answered. I am not going to read through 27 pages of posts. So if I am redundant, just ignore my post.

This Link might prove helpful. http://studyacrossthepond.com/uk-vs-us-degrees

The major difference between the UK and the States appears to be in their approach to undergraduate and graduate studies in college. It appears that both countries begin undergraduate studies at about the same level, so that would point to both educational systems being similar with respect to the material covered prior to college/university.

From that point forward the UK has a shorter term BS degree program of about 3 years versus the typical 4-year program in the US. The difference is that the US adds additional courses as requirements that are outside the realm of the student's desired degree. It is called a liberal arts degree, whereas the UK is more focused on courses directly relating to the student's degree, thus shaving a year off of the BS, another year off the Masters Degree (1 year versus 2 in the US), but I think there are two types of Masters Degrees in the UK (MA - 1 year and MS - 2 year). The US is typically 2 years and designated MS.

PhDs are more varied, but can be done in 2 years in the US and more individual research focused.

The method of learning is a little different. In the US we get class or lecture time followed by homework assignments and lab work if the class requires it. The student is expected to do what is necessary to learn the material and demonstrate competence with it with their homework, quiz and exam scores.

The UK tends to add tutorial sessions with smaller groups of students and a tutor to research the subject. We might have informal study groups in the US, but most students do this on their own and seek help if they feel they need it. Teacher's Assistants (TAs) help students in the US with questions outside the lecture or in some cases may actually lecture or run the lab courses.

I think the advantage of the US system is that you get a little more robust education in that it extends beyond your major at the expense of more time. My major, for instance, was biology, but I was required to take courses in writing composition, art appreciation, and other unrelated subjects. Years later I have come to appreciate those courses as it makes my understanding of the world more rounded.

 

[Silicon Waffle]

@A.Gene, so many members here.
My clothes were bought during my college days (10-15 years ago), I have kept them until now. I know not so many people would do that. some were bought 2-3 years ago. I don't go out around much so I rarely put them on.

I'm totally lost here.

That way can help us start things all over again in a completely different way.

 

[WWGD]

Need to decide: the flexibility of e-books that can be internally searched for phrases, but for which I need to be online to be able to use (so I need to have my laptop with me), or using physical books for which I don't need a connection, so I don't need to carry my laptop with me. .

 

[WWGD]

ஸ்ரீனிவாஸ ராமானுஜன் ஐயங்கார் hasn't had much luck in his life. And what is done today by referring to his summation is really not deserved.

Did his summation converge? Still, there are many different summations, terms associated with/to him. Which one are you referring to?

 

[fresh_42]

Did his summation converge? Still, there are many different summations, terms associated with/to him. Which one are you referring to?

Any that gave us $-1/12$. How did it leak?

 

[WWGD]

Any that gave us $-1/12$. How did it leak?

Pop science, I would guess. AFAIK, his work was largely intuitive (and correct) but not rigorous. He meant something with that result but not clear just what. It seems he may not have known himself. But I don't know that much about his life nor his work.

 

[OmCheeto]

ஸ்ரீனிவாஸ ராமானுஜன் ஐயங்கார் hasn't had much luck in his life. And what is done today by referring to his summation is really not deserved.

Reading the wiki entry this morning on ஸ்ரீனிவாஸ ராமானுஜன் ஐயங்கார், I can see my former self.
Unfortunately, I didn't die at 32, and...

Looking back
at what I created
when young
I am amazed

Nowadays
I put the laundry in the oven
​

 

[fresh_42]

Reading the wiki entry this morning on ஸ்ரீனிவாஸ ராமானுஜன் ஐயங்கார், I can see my former self.
Unfortunately, I didn't die at 32, and...

Looking back
at what I created
when young
I am amazed

Nowadays
I put the laundry in the oven
​

Then Évariste Galois, Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi or William Kingdon Clifford won't supply any comfort either.