Random Thoughts Part 5: Time to Split Again

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The thread features a variety of informal discussions, including personal anecdotes, reflections on dreams, cultural comparisons regarding education systems, and thoughts on numerical scales. Participants share their experiences and opinions on topics ranging from literature and dreams to educational standards in the US and UK.

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  • Some participants share personal dreams involving a community member, Borek, and discuss interpretations of these dreams.
  • There is a discussion about the differences between the long and short scales of numerical values, particularly regarding the term "billion" and its usage in different cultures.
  • Participants express differing views on the quality of higher education in the US compared to the UK, with some asserting that American high school courses can be equivalent to university-level courses.
  • One participant mentions their experience with Advanced Placement (AP) courses in the US, arguing against the notion that American education is "dumbed down."
  • Another participant shares their experience with the discomfort of playing guitar after a long break, tying it into a creative project related to fish.

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Participants express a range of opinions on educational standards, with no clear consensus on whether American education is comparable to British education. The discussion on numerical scales also reveals differing interpretations and understandings among participants.

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Some statements regarding educational comparisons may depend on personal experiences and regional differences in curriculum. The discussion on numerical scales highlights potential confusion stemming from varying definitions and terminologies used in different countries.

  • #811
fresh_42 said:
Yes, we have this one, too. I guess all these idioms date back to the Middle Ages.
And we also have Es ist noch kein Meister von Himmel gefallen. I've learned that one on Duolingo :-)
 
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  • #812
Sophia said:
And we also have Es ist noch kein Meister von Himmel gefallen. I've learned that one on Duolingo :-)
Oh how I hoped that would have been 'Es ist noch kein Braumeister von Himmel gefallen'
 
  • #813
fresh_42 said:
Oh how I hoped that would have been 'Es ist noch kein Braumeister von Himmel gefallen'
LOL! Tell me where you live and I'll take my private helicopter and I could make it happen for you :-) just don't forget to wear a helmet.
 
  • #814
Psinter said:
Hehe. I'll take the story anytime. :biggrin:
I don't think I've ever posted on the wrong thread, I must say. I'll probably do it later this evening now I've said it, of course.

I did use to hang out with a bunch of people on an IRC channel. Four of us lived in the same neighbourhood and we went out together one evening. Afterwards, we went back to one guy's house and logged on to the IRC channel - four sessions on one computer, each one logged in as one of us. A few alcoholic beverages may have been consumed, and we kept forgetting which window was logged in as who. We were all well known on the channel and all had quite distinct and recognisable "styles", but user and user name were usually not the same. And we were frequently forgetting to change window, so a comment in one style would be answered in another style by the same user name, which didn't match either style. I gather it was very strange for the others on the channel until we explained what was going on.

Silicon Waffle said:
You can me the latter and tell Psinter the former.
You're the one with the binoculars...
 
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  • #815
Sophia said:
We've got "don't buy cat in the bag". That means don't buy something if you are not sure about the quality or don't let someone fool you.
That sounds like a local adaptation of the saying to buy a pig in a poke.[/color]

http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/a-pig-in-a-poke.html
 
  • #816
Ibix said:
I did use to hang out with a bunch of people on an IRC channel. Four of us lived in the same neighbourhood and we went out together one evening. Afterwards, we went back to one guy's house and logged on to the IRC channel - four sessions on one computer, each one logged in as one of us. A few alcoholic beverages may have been consumed, and we kept forgetting which window was logged in as who. We were all well known on the channel and all had quite distinct and recognisable "styles", but user and user name were usually not the same. And we were frequently forgetting to change window, so a comment in one style would be answered in another style by the same user name, which didn't match either style. I gather it was very strange for the others on the channel until we explained what was going on.
That must have been epic.
 
  • #817
NascentOxygen said:
That sounds like a local adaptation of the saying to buy a pig in a poke.[/color]

http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/a-pig-in-a-poke.html
That's interesting, how European languages share similar sayings even when they are from different language groups.
BTW it's a nice site, will use it to enrich my vocab :-)
 
  • #818
She will neuer bye the pyg in the poke
Thers many a foule pyg in a feyre cloke.
 
  • #819
My email client went nuts. A couple of days ago it opened up English,... ok, today it opened up French, ... ok, but please don't go Mandarin ...
 
  • #820
fresh_42 said:
My email client went nuts. A couple of days ago it opened up English,... ok, today it opened up French, ... ok, but please don't go Mandarin ...
:DD Glad to see you around fresh_42, no one there ever knows our relationship.
 
  • #821
Silicon Waffle said:
:DD Glad to see you around fresh_42, no one there ever knows our relationship.
Onto or into, in any case morph.
 
  • #822
So I wondered if I could probably make hot chocolate in a coffee maker. I'm about to use a coffee maker to make hot chocolate. I'll tell you guys if it works.
 
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  • #823
Wait up! You can't because the chocolate will not melt completely. You can use a microwave then though.
 
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  • #824
Silicon Waffle said:
Wait up! You can't because the chocolate will not melt completely. You can use a microwave then though.
Too late, I logged out too fast. I did it and it didn't work. The result was an aqueous solution that tasted like coffee :coffee:. ?:) Even after adding milk and sugar. ?:) Looks like the taste of coffee is impregnated in the coffee maker. I don't like coffee. ?:) ?:)

On another random thought: I'm a sweets person and I've yet to see a coffee that tastes sweet.
 
  • #825
Psinter said:
Looks like the taste of coffee is impregnated in the coffee maker. I don't like coffee.
And now everyone after is damned to say: "This coffee tastes like chocolate. I don't like chocolate."
 
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  • #826
Psinter said:
So I wondered if I could probably make hot chocolate in a coffee maker. I'm about to use a coffee maker to make hot chocolate. I'll tell you guys if it works.
Email me some please.
 
  • #827
Psinter said:
Too late, I logged out too fast. I did it and it didn't work. The result was an aqueous solution that tasted like coffee :coffee:. ?:) Even after adding milk and sugar. ?:) Looks like the taste of coffee is impregnated in the coffee maker. I don't like coffee. ?:) ?:)

On another random thought: I'm a sweets person and I've yet to see a coffee that tastes sweet.
You can still use it as toppings for cakes, cookies, ice-creams or make your own Mocha (chocolate coffee :wink: - my favorite) or use it with milk as a shake or with other smoothies for kids around. :biggrin:
 
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  • #828
Silicon Waffle said:
You can still use it as toppings for cakes, cookies, ice-creams or make your own Mocha (chocolate coffee :wink: - my favorite) or use it with milk as a shake or with other smoothies for kids around. :biggrin:
Yes, or icced cappuccino.
 
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  • #829
Someone started a Fred: "Interested in AI"
Nobody nowadays seems to be concerned about NI anymore.
 
  • #830
PF already affects my behaviour. I cannot read "same time" or similar anymore without getting an allergic reaction.
 
  • #831
fresh_42 said:
"same time"
In which frame?
 
  • #832
Sorry - instinct.
 
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  • #833
:wink:
 
  • #835
WWGD said:
Email me some please.
Digitizing and feeding the data through optic fiber. :-p
 
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  • #836
I'm on my way to Nobel Prize :biggrin:
I managed to make the papers in my room reproduce/clone on their own, without any added source of energy or material!
I make a large cleaning 3-4x a year and each time I am able to throw away a bag of papers and other redundant "stuff. After doing so, my room is nice and organized. In 3 months time, the papers have reproduced again! Could antibiotics work? But they are not technically living...or are they? Do they want to suffocate me? :bugeye:
 
  • #837
Sophia said:
After doing so, my room is nice and organized.
Funny enough the kid of my cousin (which is 4 years old... I think, I don't know) entered my room and asked me: "How can you sleep with all this mess in your room?" I did not know what to say so I replied: "You see, I sleep in the bed, not in the floor or room tables... And there is no mess in the bed. Makes sense?" But I don't think she's buying it guys. She is very suspicious of me and thinks something is not quite right with my answer. Plus she called me a kid. Although I must admit the following sometimes happens with the laundry:
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Sophia said:
Do they want to suffocate me? :bugeye:
Entropy? Yeah. Albeit very slowly. :-p
Sophia said:
Could antibiotics work?
funny-frozen-yogurt-antibiotics-protesting.jpg
 
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  • #838
fresh_42 said:
Yes, we have this one, too. I guess all these idioms date back to the Middle Ages.
Seems it was possible that while buying a piglet (packaged in a bag of course) at ye old village market it was a scam to substitute a cat for the piglet. at least that's one of many explanations I came across while researching my post
 
  • #839
February 14 coming soon! 8 days and counting!

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Something for valentines:
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  • #840
Psinter said:
Funny enough the kid of my cousin (which is 4 years old... I think, I don't know) entered my room and asked me: "How can you sleep with all this mess in your room?" I did not know what to say so I replied: "You see, I sleep in the bed, not in the floor or room tables... And there is no mess in the bed. Makes sense?" But I don't think she's buying it guys. She is very suspicious of me and thinks something is not quite right with my answer. Plus she called me a kid. Although I must admit the following sometimes happens with the laundry:haha, she's a smart girl! You'd better come up with a more reasonable explanation. Maybe you are doing a research on entropy and you're trying to create one spot of order in a large area of chaos. Than show her one of your thick Physics textbooks to leave her speechless. That could work for a while...[/SPOILER]
 
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