Random Thoughts Part 5: Time to Split Again

[fresh_42]

So your issue is more with portion size than with taste?

Taste, too, but I admit it's been a long time since I last tried it. My memory on mutton, however, is not really a nice one. So I stay away from sheep and goats. Except for the cheese. I love beef most, even uncooked.

 

[Ibix]

I just saw something pretty cool: a flat bed truck carting an antique helicopter somewhere. As a matter of fact, it might even have been an autogyro. It was very small, and had a 1930's or 1940's style to the design. Might have been going to the aerospace museum in Balboa Park.

There's a small airfield near us with a couple of autogyros operating out of it. They're kind of cool.

 

[WWGD]

There's a small airfield near us with a couple of autogyros operating out of it. They're kind of cool.

I would reply to Autogyros re Lisab and Fresh_42's posts: an autogyro as a place where I can prepare my own (Lamb; this is the 'Auto'/self part) gyros (Isn't lamb the usual meat used for gyros?)

 

[zoobyshoe]

EDIT: Common, Zooby, please leave the rigor for the serious forums in PF. Plenty of opportunities to be precise there, let's leave this forum, specially the Random Thoughts part of it, free of demans for rigor, as an outlet.

So you say, but then within a couple posts:

I remember how I would , ridiculously, become annoyed at the fact that the expression ' i.e '., would often appear as i.E , since the writing software would interpret the period after the i in i.e., to denote the end of a sentence and would then go on to capitalize the next letter , ending with i.E . Definitely a first-world complaint.

The main reason I pick on you about grammar or linguistic logic is because of your long history of posts here in which you minutely examine and complain about the same sorts of things.

 

[zoobyshoe]

There's a small airfield near us with a couple of autogyros operating out of it. They're kind of cool.

I've never actually seen one fly. Anyway, this thing went by too fast for me to make out which it was, but it was interestingly old.

 

[zoobyshoe]

And there is , IMO, a reasonable time and place for being precise in the areas of grammar and linguistic logic, and a whimsical thread like this one is not one of them. May I respond , reciprocate when I see a complaint on your part, or are you a sort of unique enforcer?

I am, actually, a sort of unique enforcer because I am specifically trying to help you write better jokes.

 

[zoobyshoe]

I finished, "Wolves Eat Dogs." On pages 88 and 89, Arkady Renko discovers the terrifying significance of the strange clue left in the victim's apartment (which is not actually a Dos Equis bottle, but I don't want to spoil anything). On page 90 we suddenly find him in a completely different place, where he remains for the rest of the book, ostensibly investigating a whole different murder. The descriptions of life in this second place are extremely interesting, such that I have a strong desire to find out how much of it is fact-based. It also drove me to read a long historical article on Wiki.

 

[fresh_42]

I would reply to Autogyros re Lisab and Fresh_42's posts: an autogyro as a place where I can prepare my own (Lamb; this is the 'Auto'/self part) gyros (Isn't lamb the usual meat used for gyros?)

Yes, and gyros means it's sticked on a turning pick. I had immediately to think about food as I read 'autogyros'. There's a Turkey (not the bird) around the corner who serves the Turkish version of it. And I'm getting hungry. Or shall I walk to the Asian diner which is also not far. Or shall I get to the next Drive-In at McDonald's? That comes from debating junk food ...

By the way: we call those tiny flying somethings gyrocopter. The emphasis on copter doesn't make you all of a sudden hungry.

 

[WWGD]

By the way: we call those tiny flying somethings gyrocopter. The emphasis on copter doesn't make you all of a sudden hungry.

I guess then that the name : delicious slices of meat with the right spices -copter is out of the question?

 

[WWGD]

My Wiki and general searches are somehow getting results with/in Hebrew letters and Jewish themes all of the sudden. Go figure.

 

[nuuskur]

Oh god, I'm an omnivore, not a herbivore. Stop guilt-tripping me about eating meat!

 

[WWGD]

Oh god, I'm an omnivore, not a herbivore. Stop guilt-tripping me about eating meat!

Food for thought, almost literally.

 

[fresh_42]

Oh god, I'm an omnivore, not a herbivore. Stop guilt-tripping me about eating meat!

This is how we settled the planet. Boars are similar successful. Obviously for the same reasons.

 

[WWGD]

This is how we settled the planet. Boars are similar successful. Obviously for the same reasons.

The way I see it, domesticated animals live way better lives (significantly longer, without predators, reliable food supplyetc.) than those who live more "natural" lives. Seems only fair they give something in return. Of course, this refers to animals treated humanely, not to those who are abused; whole other topic.
It would be great to give animals the freedom to return to the wild, but I doubt many would thrive or even survive. If animals had not been domesticated, the issue would be different. Still, maybe they should all be allowed to return to the wild. There may be some atavistic reasons why humans choose to kill animals. Still, this is just a minor comment, not a full argument.

 

[nuuskur]

She was speaking as if we do nothing to replenish the stock. It's as if we hunt the animals down to extinction and in some cases it may be so, but I have no fact to back that assumption, but generally speaking, that's not the case and one can see it clear as day in an area dominated by agriculture.
"Do you even know what these animals go through?" to which I replied "what, you saw Earthlings on TV?" aaaand.. she snapped.

Moral of the story, don't believe everything you see on TV and advocate it as the absolute truth.

Besides, I'm not a squirrel, I'm a fully fledged omnivore entitled to a nice steak and not a piece of grass on the plate for dinner!

 

[WWGD]

This is how we settled the planet. Boars are similar successful. Obviously for the same reasons.

There is a problem with feral/wild boars in parts of the U.S. They seem to do well in the wild (way better than many, if not all other species), and many of the wild ones end up weighing around 1,000 pounds.

 

[nuuskur]

By this time I have had to, at least once, have this conversation with some extremist per year. The year just started! Oh brother..

 

[WWGD]

She was speaking as if we do nothing to replenish the stock. It's as if we hunt the animals down to extinction and in some cases it may be so, but I have no fact to back that assumption, but generally speaking, that's not the case and one can see it clear as day in an area dominated by agriculture.
"Do you even know what these animals go through?" to which I replied "what, you saw Earthlings on TV?" aaaand.. she snapped.

Moral of the story, don't believe everything you see on TV and advocate it as the absolute truth.

Besides, I'm not a squirrel, I'm a fully fledged omnivore entitled to a nice steak and not a piece of grass on the plate for dinner!

I get the impression a lot of vegetarians are either angry people ( they lack the enjoyment of a piece of steak) or weak , because it is hard to get the right amount of protein from vegetables alone (though tooo much animal protein is not good either). Meat is chemically more complex than any vegetable, and, in this sense, tastier than vegetables. In my experience only the Indians in their cuisine have come close to making vegetables seem tasty. And it is difficult to find reasonable vegetarian options in most places.

 

[nuuskur]

Yes, absolutely yes for Indian food, I don't know what sorcery that is, but it's delicious.
On the composition of the vegetarian food vs normal...I mean ..food that contains meat, that's the argument they always bring up. "You know, it's scientifically proven that a human being can obtain every single necessary substance from any ..what's the word... non-meat food?" Yeah? Why don't you kindly point this research out to me aaaand they snap and totally change the subject and accuse me of being an inconsiderate a-word and have complete and utter disregard for my surrounding environment and you name it.

 

[fresh_42]

There is a problem with feral/wild boars in parts of the U.S. They seem to do well in the wild (way better than many, if not all other species), and many of the wild ones end up weighing around 1,000 pounds.

That problem occurs around the world. But one can eat them. IMO the only way to get rid of invasive species like flying Asian carps.

 

[WWGD]

That problem occurs around the world. But one can eat them. IMO the only way to get rid of invasive species like flying Asian carps.

Think of the type of banquet you can have with a 1,000-pound boar. Tho you will need a gigantic spit to cook it in. Leftovers alone could feed you for a month.

 

[Sophia]

My Wiki and general searches are somehow getting results with/in Hebrew letters and Jewish themes all of the sudden. Go figure.

that's strange. I used to get Indian videos when searching on youtube, even when my queries were in English. I never searched for anything in Indian and didn't google anything associated with it. But I always got such results for quite a long time. No idea why.
Maybe they are trying some new algorithms that cause issues like this?

 

[nuuskur]

On a completely random note, I hate snow-shovelling.

 

[WWGD]

that's strange. I used to get Indian videos when searching on youtube, even when my queries were in English. I never searched for anything in Indian and didn't google anything associated with it. But I always got such results for quite a long time. No idea why.
Maybe they are trying some new algorithms that cause issues like this?

Google seems to be pretty poor at anticipating my searches for some reason, though they are obviously very good and successful in many respects otherwise. Was your experience getting the Indian videos a recent one ?

 

[WWGD]

On a completely random note, I hate snow-shovelling.

To me snow is good either in postcards , or when you are inside with a hot drink. Otherwise it is a romanticism of those who don't live with it. Tho maybe it helps you appreciate the Summer weather some more. I mean, I am exaggerating, it is not so bad when there is little wind, but not quite as good as Summer for me (unless it is brutally hot).

 

[zoobyshoe]

On the composition of the vegetarian food vs normal...I mean ..food that contains meat, that's the argument they always bring up. "You know, it's scientifically proven that a human being can obtain every single necessary substance from any ..what's the word... non-meat food?" Yeah? Why don't you kindly point this research out to me aaaand they snap and totally change the subject and accuse me of being an inconsiderate a-word and have complete and utter disregard for my surrounding environment and you name it.

I went ten years without eating any meat. It started as a diet to lose weight, and then continued by inertia. I didn't feel any different: no drop in energy, and I used to exercise pretty regularly back then. Vegetarians used to claim that if you went back to eating meat, you would feel sick. But that didn't happen either. I did, however, lose the trim figure.

 

[zoobyshoe]

that's strange. I used to get Indian videos when searching on youtube, even when my queries were in English. I never searched for anything in Indian and didn't google anything associated with it. But I always got such results for quite a long time. No idea why.
Maybe they are trying some new algorithms that cause issues like this?

If you click on anything, even by accident, YouTube thinks you love that subject or genre, and it starts offering that every time you go there. This happens to me whenever I watch any video someone posts here, at PF. Suddenly YouTube suggests a slew of similar videos, though I, myself haven't ever searched for any like that.

 

[Silicon Waffle]

Will it make someone happy if I say I care or when I say I actually don't care ? Racist is racist, there is no "pretend to be racist or classy!" to me.

 

[collinsmark]

Sometimes I'll watch a YouTube video and then continue watching whatever it keeps suggesting, just to see where it goes, if for no other reason just to see vague connections. It might start off with a Leonard Susskind lecture and then eventually, somehow, end up with a Taylor Swift music video.

Speaking of which, am I the only one who's noticed the strange syncopation between the Melvins and Taylor Swift?

Start by watching this video. I highly recommend listening to the whole thing, but if you don't like this sort of music, that's fine. Just start playing this one first, and if you want to skip to some point ahead, that's OK.



And then, at some random point when the Melvin's video is already playing, simultaneously, play this video such that the sound of both videos are playing at the same time. (Pretty much any Taylor Swift song will do, I just picked this one for no good reason.)



If they are not in sync immediately, listen for a couple of minutes and they will sync up. It's a bizarre sort to syncopation going on. It's fascinating. And maybe kind of creepy. So creepy that it's particularly fascinating.

 

[zoobyshoe]

It's not working for me. Maybe you're the first human with infrared hearing, or something.

 

[wolram]

To electronic for me i like raw guitar and drums.

 

[collinsmark]

Then again, maybe the Melvins might go with anything. Right now I'm watching the Melvins music (link from the previous post) together with a Bill Nye debate about creationism. [I like Bill Nye.] It's perfect.

 

[Silicon Waffle]

It is up to you as to who you would want to be. Cheers!

 

[WWGD]

Still not catching anything I find interesting in CSpan's BookTV with just one exception , over the last month or so : a presentation on drones by Bill Akins.

 

[WWGD]

Where is that smell coming from? I don't remember leaving any food out for a while.

 

[Silicon Waffle]

Where is that smell coming from? I don't remember leaving any food out for a while.

You know how much I loved to complain. Don't let me curse the rain. There is more to life than just how I feel.
I must confess I've been infected with the song!

 

[WWGD]

You know how much I loved to complain. Don't let me curse the rain. There is more to life than just how I feel.
I must confess I've been infected with the song!

Is there a smell song you are referring to?

 

[Silicon Waffle]

Is there a smell song you are referring to?

https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/best-songs-ever-2.718488/page-37#post-5347186

 

[WWGD]

Sorry

https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/best-songs-ever-2.718488/page-37#post-5347186

Sorry, I don't get it.

 

[Silicon Waffle]

Sorry
Sorry, I don't get it.

Do you find the songs I posted good to listen ?

 

[WWGD]

I thought you were replying to my comment on smell.

 

[Silicon Waffle]

I thought you were replying to my comment on smell.

Sorry I don't know about your smell.

 

[WWGD]

Sorry I don't know about your smell.

Lucky you :).

 

[Ibix]

Where is that smell coming from? I don't remember leaving any food out for a while.

Dead mouse? Kind of musty and sweet at the same time.

 

[Silicon Waffle]

Dead mouse? Kind of musty and sweet at the same time.

It could be a big mac of cheese.

 

[WWGD]

Dead mouse? Kind of musty and sweet at the same time.

Thanks, I will check that out; I had heard some rustling noises, so that must be it. They found a few in a housing place nearby, called the Strauss House ( no kidding), so the could have reported it as : Dead mouse at Strauss house. EDIT: Does the smell go way on its own shortly , or do I have to get rid of the mouse, who may be e.g., behind the refrigerator?

 

[WWGD]

It could be a big mac of cheese.

A big mac with cheese? I think big macs already include cheese?

 

[Sophia]

Time to politely ask some cat if she wishes to live with you.

 

[WWGD]

Time to politely ask some cat if she wishes to live with you.

Good idea, should I name her "Mandu" or "Astrophe" , "Egory" ? You know, my cat...

 

[Sophia]

Good idea, should I name her "Mandu" or "Astrophe" , "Egory" ? You know, my cat...

Do those names mean something in your language? It definitely should be something sophisticated and a bit mystic