Random Thoughts Part 5: Time to Split Again

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The discussion revolves around various topics, including a dream about a person named Borek, reflections on the book "The Martian," and the complexities of educational systems in the US and UK. Participants share insights on the long and short scales of numbers, particularly regarding the term "billion," and discuss the differences in high school and college education between the two countries. The conversation also touches on personal anecdotes, such as perfecting a Kung Pao sauce recipe and experiences with local disturbances. Overall, the thread showcases a blend of light-hearted personal stories and deeper discussions on education and cultural differences.
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Me too, it looks funny. I'd like to learn how to play it. :biggrin:
 
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Psinter said:
zoobyyyyyyyyyyy! Hi.
Hello. I am preoccupied trying to organize things a bit better in real life here. I've been reading posts, though.
 
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zoobyshoe said:
Hello. I am preoccupied trying to organize things a bit better in real life here. I've been reading posts, though.
Hihi. It's okay. :smile:
 
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Was walking with my dog and thinking about lunar/solar/other holidays. And I remembered that actually we have a holiday connected to the lunar calendar this week as well. It's tomorrow and is called Ash Wednesday https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash_Wednesday
It's 40 days before Easter which is first Sunday after full moon after spring equinox. Sounds kinda complicated if put like this :D

i-dont-always-give-up-things-for-lent-but-when-i-do-itll-probabl.jpg
 
  • #966
WWGD said:
IOW , there are triggers to your behavior that you (meaning people in general) may not be aware of, but someone else may notice. This may happen with advertisers, marketers, politicians, people in general.
Every single supermarket is arranged that way.
 
  • #967
Sophia said:
Was walking with my dog and thinking about lunar/solar/other holidays. And I remembered that actually we have a holiday connected to the lunar calendar this week as well. It's tomorrow and is called Ash Wednesday https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash_Wednesday
It's 40 days before Easter which is first Sunday after full moon after spring equinox. Sounds kinda complicated if put like this :D
How surprising for me to learn that Slovakian people also use the Lunar one!
Awesome!
i-dont-always-give-up-things-for-lent-but-when-i-do-itll-probabl.jpg

:biggrin: I see. It is just extraordinarily normal.
 
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Silicon Waffle said:
How surprising for me to learn that Slovakian people also use the Lunar one!
Awesome!

:biggrin: I see. It is just extraordinarily normal.

Actually, this is almost universal Christian tradition. It has roots in Jewish customs.
 
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  • #969
Sophia said:
Actually, this is almost universal Christian tradition. It has roots in Jewish customs.
Not to forget the big party to the december solstice all of us celtic, germanic and slavic tribes used to celebrate for centuries!
 
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Silicon Waffle said:
(I still prefer Lunar to Chinese but the latter seems to be more commonly used even to Northern American people, which is really a sad thing to me o0))
For what it's worth, I know many people from all over Asia: Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, etc. (and of course, China too). And they all call it "Chinese New Year." So I don't think it's a big deal (even among peoples of non-Chinese, Asian countries who celebrate the holiday).
 
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Sophia said:
Was walking with my dog and thinking about lunar/solar/other holidays. And I remembered that actually we have a holiday connected to the lunar calendar this week as well. It's tomorrow and is called Ash Wednesday https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash_Wednesday
It's 40 days before Easter which is first Sunday after full moon after spring equinox. Sounds kinda complicated if put like this :D
And don't forget Mardi Gras/Carnival, by extension. That's today, by the way. Happy Mardi Gras! :partytime:
 
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collinsmark said:
And don't forget Mardi Gras/Carnival, by extension. That's today, by the way. Happy Mardi Gras! :partytime:
:partytime::DD
 
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Silicon Waffle said:
I also find he has not been so active as he used to during these days. Maybe he is celebrating Lunar New Year with his family (I still prefer Lunar to Chinese but the latter seems to be more commonly used even to Northern American people, which is really a sad thing to me o0))
? Chinese calendar is a Lunar calendar. New year starts at the first new moon after something , not sure what.
 
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WWGD said:
? Chinese calendar is a Lunar calendar. New year starts at the first new moon after something , not sure what.
2nd new moon after December solstice!
 
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Australia trying to impose additional taxes on fresh fruit & vegetables.. on top of existing GST.. Greatttt
 
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collinsmark said:
And don't forget Mardi Gras/Carnival, by extension. That's today, by the way. Happy Mardi Gras! :partytime:
This reminds me of the great triple conjunction of 2008

Happy Super Fat Tuesday

It appears we didn't mention that it was also Chinese New Year. A quadruple conjunction!

hmmm...

2008
Feb 5 Super Tuesday (Special presidential election day in the USA. Being political, there's no rational logic behind the date. :biggrin:)
Feb 5 Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras)
Feb 3 Super Bowl Sunday (Special sporting event in the USA. Currently held on 1st Sunday of February)
Feb 7 Chinese New Year (Year of the Rat)

2012
Mar _6 Super Tuesday
Feb 21 Fat Tuesday
Feb _5 Super Bowl Sunday
Jan 23 Chinese New Year (Year of the Dragon)

2016
Mar 1 Super Tuesday
Feb 9 Fat Tuesday
Feb 7 Super Bowl Sunday
Feb 8 Chinese New Year (Year of the Monkey)
 
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fresh_42 said:
2nd new moon after December solstice!
Is there some special meaning attached to this second new moon?
 
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WWGD said:
For some strange reason, I have been misspelling words I had never misspelled, like fare instead of fair, etc
A sign of getting old WWGD, I have also started spelling phonetically and I used to win spelling bees.
 
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Evo said:
A sign of getting old WWGD, I have also started spelling phonetically and I used to win spelling bees.
I don't know, I just started a new job and have a business on the side, together with full time school. That may be a better explanation: I am exhausted.
 
  • #980
WWGD said:
I don't know, I just started a new job and have a business on the side, together with full time school. That may be a better explanation: I am exhausted.
Denial, the first sign of old age...
 
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Evo said:
Denial, the first sign of old age...
When I start approaching 50, I will worry about it.
 
  • #982
WWGD said:
When I start approaching 50, I will worry about it.
Dementia will have set in by then, so you won't worry. :oldtongue:
 
  • #983
Evo said:
Dementia will have set in by then, so you won't worry. :oldtongue:
It's already set in and comfortable at it :).
 
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  • #984
My HP has been threatening to install updates for around a month now, but has never done anything about it.
 
  • #985
WWGD said:
When I start approaching 50, I will worry about it
You mean you can reverse the aging process? Oh, boy!
 
  • #986
Uuuuuuuu, my stomach pains. :frown: :cry:
WWGD said:
? Chinese calendar is a Lunar calendar. New year starts at the first new moon after something , not sure what.

fresh_42 said:
2nd new moon after December solstice!
Is there any way to predict the day of when there will be a new moon?
 
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  • #988
There are two meteorological warnings for today - wind and rain and 100% cloudiness. That means only a few customers today. But I've got a chocolate, coffee and Norwegian detective book. I'm happy :-)
 
  • #989
The Moon plays an essential role in the origin of life on Earth too.
 
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Argh contractions suck, luckily a lot of zeroes.

Although it doesn't help when the expression is
$$M_{ad}M^{be}M^{cf}f^d_{bc}f^a_{ef} + 2 M^{cd}f^a_{bc}f^b_{ad}$$
 

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