Random Thoughts Part 5: Time to Split Again

[collinsmark]

'Trivia night at the pub tonight. We were in first place at the half time, in part because of a question about Australian marsupials.

I'm all about wombats.

Anybody who's ever met me will attest to my rambling about wombat this, and wombat that.

Unfortunately the second half of trivia was scant of wombat related questions.

 

[WWGD]

Wow I couldn't stand hot climate! If it's above 30C (Google says that's 86F) I'm dying but believe me you would want to visit Germany in the summer because the difference between +25C and - 10C (14F) is quite big. You would feel the difference, trust me lol
What's the average temperature in your area? How much does it change throughout the year?
You asked about character Š. I use a keyboard that has these special characters so I just press the corresponding key. It's pronounced like English sh, the first sound in "show".
the pronunciation of Czech is similar to English word "check"

Czech please! Slovak even better.

 

[Sophia]

Czech please! Slovak even better.

Yessss beer!

 

[collinsmark]

So that is an excess of Fridays of from 2/1000 's to 8/1000's , which is Strange, unless you make some sort of adjustments, since otherwise, every time one
has a Friday, a Saturday would follow.

The point is not just Fridays, but Friday the 13ths. The calendar is deterministic. (You don't need to divide by 1000, assuming the Gregorian calendar.; any block of 400 years will do.)

 

[Ibix]

Unfortunately the second half of trivia was scant of wombat related questions.

The only time my group did well in a pub quiz was because the sports round was all about curling. None of us knew a thing about curling, but neither did anyone else...

 

[Psinter]

You have a gift of observation. Have you thought of using it for something creative or as a part of your job? I think you are very good at spotting details and describing things and you should definitely use that for some project!

Thanks. Perhaps I should try to find a way to use it, although I don't think there is much to describe when programming.

Colourful birds must be so charming. We only have grey, brown or black ones. Only some have colourful tummies but not many.

Oh, I like brown ones. I bet the ones that are colorful at your place must be really beautiful and cute .

I'm afraid that butterflies are becoming extinct. Here too. My dad told me that there were many butterflies when he was little, they would chase and collect them but there are only a few nowadays. They don't like climate change and pesticides :-((( the same as bees!

Oh yes, pesticides are a murdercide for butterflies.

This troubles me a lot but I don't want to think about it because I will be upset. Sometimes I wake up at night and think about extinction of species and animal abuse and I get so upset and can't fall asleep again. And I know there's no way I can help them. I do my best to avoid all depressing news, documentaries and articles about this topic in order to forget about that.

Me too, that's why in addition to the topic you are talking I also detest topics of politics and news, since they are covered with manure. I read about politics, but in an academic approach. Books and academic articles, not in the news.

manure - solid waste material from animals

Yup, pretty much describes what comes out of their mouth.

No, 20 degrees is a very pleasant temperature for sleeping. In my area, most people consider it an ideal temperature. Not too hot , not too cold. There were winters when we had MINUS 20C (-4F) outside. Now that was cold :-) of course, there are central heating and insulated buildings to keep PLUS 20-25C inside during the day and we lower the heating a little bit for the night :-)

20 degrees pleasant? Okay, if I go to your place I must remember to bring my thick blanket and one with cute bunnies to sleep . Otherwise you will probably find me curled in a corner crying because I feel cold . I will visit you with this cosplay:

Spoiler

You think I will look strange if I go to your place with these outfits?

Random fact : extreme temperature changes are the reason why our roads are in a horrible condition. Well, in Germany and Austria they have similar weather yet their roads are perfect. Our politicians are better magicians. They are great at letting money disappear

Randmom fact: extreme idiotic politicians and corrupt civil engineers are the reason our roads are in horrible conditions. 3 million USD for a road and only 1 million is used. Can someone tell me what happened with the other 2 million? Nope, nobody knows anything.

Are you sure we don't live in the same place? What you tell me about your place sounds pretty much like the same place of mine.

What temperature do you consider very hot in your area?

Very hot? 96F (35.5C) inside a home. 94F (34.4C) inside a home is hot, but it is bearable. 96F outside in the open is bearable. And 110F outside during the day I consider very hot. When I have to walk at those temperatures (110F) you see me looking for shelter on the shadows trees make of the road. But in the city trees are scarce and it's a pain to find a spot with shadow. The sun literally burns you alive. And as years go by I feel the sun rays getting hotter. As if the Ozone layer is not longer protecting me from the sun rays. I told my friends: "Goddammit! What's wrong with the sun this year?! It's literally burning my skin. This didn't happened when we were kids. It's as if it is getting hotter as the years go by." and jokingly told them: "Dude, if you go outside now you will die roasted."

EDIT: I and other girls at uni use an umbrella when walking outside. This sun has been lately too overpowered to handle.

 

[collinsmark]

The only time my group did well in a pub quiz was because the sports round was all about curling. None of us knew a thing about curling, but neither did anyone else...

I love curling. "Chess on ice."

 

[Ibix]

Thanks. Perhaps I should try to find a way to use it, although I don't think there is much to describe when programming.

Write documentation. Decently written description of what a program does is extremely rare.

 

[Ibix]

I love curling. "Chess on ice."

You can join my team next time, then...

 

[zoobyshoe]

In the clutter on my desk I just found a neatly cut equilateral triangle, made of thin cardboard, about an inch and a half on a side.

I completely can't remember why I made it. But I have the sense it was about 6 months ago, and that I made it on the way to testing or demonstrating something I read on the internet, and I think there is another one somewhere. The project was spur-of-the moment, didn't last more than ten minutes, and evaporated from my mind once I turned my attention to something else.

 

[Psinter]

Write documentation. Decently written description of what a program does is extremely rare.

I know, right. It is very rare.

In the clutter on my desk I just found a neatly cut equilateral triangle, made of thin cardboard, about an inch and a half on a side.

I checked on the clutter of my desk and found a dragon... A key-ring dragon. A working-knife, a gyroscope, transistors, glue, and whatnot.

EDIT: I found 1 dollar! Yay, I'm not poor anymore!

 

[collinsmark]

(image source: https://xkcd.com/332/)

 

[WWGD]

Yessss beer!

Pilsen!?

 

[WWGD]

In the clutter on my desk I just found a...

I just found even more clutter.

 

[WWGD]

The point is not just Fridays, but Friday the 13ths. The calendar is deterministic. (You don't need to divide by 1000, assuming the Gregorian calendar.; any block of 400 years will do.)

Yes, I obviously did not think it thru well. Maybe if we had uniform months; 13 months, 28 days each, and an extra day , maybe to go wild or something, proportions would remain constant.

 

[Sophia]

Pilsen!?

Not bad, although I prefer other brands which are probably not known internationally. Non - pasteurised, unfiltered. The best beer I ever tasted was in one mini brewery in a certain monastery. Unfortunately, it is so small that they don't sell it in mainstream supermarkets :-/

 

[Sophia]

Thanks. Perhaps I should try to find a way to use it, although I don't think there is much to describe when programming.

Oh, I like brown ones. I bet the ones that are colorful at your place must be really beautiful and cute .

Oh yes, pesticides are a murdercide for butterflies.

Me too, that's why in addition to the topic you are talking I also detest topics of politics and news, since they are covered with manure. I read about politics, but in an academic approach. Books and academic articles, not in the news.

Yup, pretty much describes what comes out of their mouth.

20 degrees pleasant? Okay, if I go to your place I must remember to bring my thick blanket and one with cute bunnies to sleep [emoji3]. Otherwise you will probably find me curled in a corner crying because I feel cold . I will visit you with this cosplay: [emoji3]

Spoiler

You think I will look strange if I go to your place with these outfits?

Randmom fact: extreme idiotic politicians and corrupt civil engineers are the reason our roads are in horrible conditions. 3 million USD for a road and only 1 million is used. Can someone tell me what happened with the other 2 million? Nope, nobody knows anything.

Are you sure we don't live in the same place? What you tell me about your place sounds pretty much like the same place of mine.

Very hot? 96F (35.5C) inside a home. 94F (34.4C) inside a home is hot, but it is bearable. 96F outside in the open is bearable. And 110F outside during the day I consider very hot. When I have to walk at those temperatures (110F) you see me looking for shelter on the shadows trees make of the road. But in the city trees are scarce and it's a pain to find a spot with shadow. The sun literally burns you alive. And as years go by I feel the sun rays getting hotter. As if the Ozone layer is not longer protecting me from the sun rays. I told my friends: "Goddammit! What's wrong with the sun this year?! It's literally burning my skin. This didn't happened when we were kids. It's as if it is getting hotter as the years go by." and jokingly told them: "Dude, if you go outside now you will die roasted."

EDIT: I and other girls at uni use an umbrella when walking outside. This sun has been lately too overpowered to handle.

I believe that heat must be especially intense in a city with few trees! The concrete gets hot easily and doesn't cool down much at night. That is surely an evidence of global climate change. We will be forced to cope with it very soon...

Sure, such an outfit would be appropriate indeed :-) no need to bring your own blanket, I'll lend you mine so that you don't have to pay for the luggage :-) we've got plenty of them.
@Silicon Waffle will come too, and we will build a snowman that will look like Einstein. I know a place where they sell crazy wigs.
After that I'll make you my favourite tea from thyme, sage and mint. It smells lovely and is very good in cold weather.

 

[Psinter]

@Silicon Waffle will come too, and we will build a snowman that will look like Einstein. I know a place where they sell crazy wigs.

Fact: I've never seen snow . I want to see one day and play on it.

After that I'll make you my favourite tea from thyme, sage and mint. It smells lovely and is very good in cold weather.

Oh I like tea.

EDIT:
Reminds me of The Hobbit (The Movie):

Dori: Excuse me, Mr. Gandalf.
Gandalf: Yes?
Dori: May I tempt you with a cup of chamomile?

 

[DiracPool]

Do you want to see something REALLY scary?

 

[Psinter]

Do you want to see something REALLY scary?

Thank you. I'm not sleeping tonight. Why did I even had to see it.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Today was the first day after Leap Day.

Current temperature at the South Pole: -52 °F

Current temperature in Hell: no specific data, but not yet frozen over.

Agricultural news: no observable wings on any pigs.

From around the nation: Betty's Diner in the town of Pig, Ohio has started selling chicken wings wrapped in bacon under the name "Pig Wings." The town council voted 3 to 1 to erect a sign at the town limits saying "Pig Have Wings!" In retaliation the next door town of Base, Ohio has voted to erect a sign saying, "All your base are belong to us!" To the south of both, the town of Bacon, West Virginia erected a sign saying, "Bacon, West Virginia." And the temperature there is currently +52 °F.

 

[Silicon Waffle]

Do you want to see something REALLY scary?

I watched this early today. It looks totally normal to me and I would find those getting scared it are really "abnormal" to me.

 

[DiracPool]

I watched this early today. It looks totally normal to me and I would find those getting scared it are really "abnormal" to me.

That's probably because you've been desensitized from watching all those Walking Dead episodes on Netflix. If you watched this in the theater in the 1980's when it first came out, it would have scared the S*&# out of you!

 

[Silicon Waffle]

That's probably because you've been desensitized from watching all those Walking Dead episodes on Netflix. If you watched this in the theater in the 1980's when it first came out, it would have scared the S*&# out of you!

OK You and I didn't work in sync then .

 

[Psinter]

An observation:

When you like someone, it is as if when that person talks to you face to face, you are not listening. Then when the person finishes talking you are like: "This is so awkward. I didn't process anything."

I really hope I'm not the only one that this happens to.

EDIT: I heard some people call it daydreaming.

 

[Sophia]

That's probably because you've been desensitized from watching all those Walking Dead episodes on Netflix. If you watched this in the theater in the 1980's when it first came out, it would have scared the S*&# out of you!

I find it more funny than scary :) If you didn't say it was a proper horror I would have thought it's a parody.

 

[DiracPool]

When you like someone, it is as if when that person talks to you face to face, you are not listening.

That happens sometimes if I'm staring at her cleavage.

Then when the person finishes talking you are like:

"I'm sorry, can you repeat that?"

 

[Psinter]

That happens sometimes if I'm staring at her cleavage.

I had to google that. This is what I found: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleavage_(crystal)

I did not know you looked at peoples: "split along definite crystallographic structural planes"

 

[Sophia]

I had to google that. This is what I found: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleavage_(crystal)

I did not know you looked at peoples: "split along definite crystallographic structural planes"

Cleavage: " the hollow between a woman's breasts when supported, especially as exposed by a low-cut garment."

Those men!

 

[Psinter]

Cleavage: " the hollow between a woman's breasts when supported, especially as exposed by a low-cut garment.

dirac, how dare you guide your eyes to such places.

Spoiler

 

[DiracPool]

I find it more funny than scary :) If you didn't say it was a proper horror I would have thought it's a parody.

Well, the bit is obviously a little tongue in cheek, but when that first came out, people were jumping out of their seats. So it was scary. There weren't all these special effects in every movie back then that we have these days. Back then we had Kramer vs. Kramer and Three days of the Condor. No special effects there, cupcake.

Now, if you want a parody, here's a great one. Referring to the "visualizing PF members" thread, if you want a characterization of me, it's either of these two guys. In fact, I'm surprised I'm not sitting in the back seat of this smart car during the skit poking my head up front

 

[Psinter]

Well, the bit is obviously a little tongue in cheek, but when that first came out, people were jumping out of their seats. So it was scary. There weren't all these special effects in every movie back then that we have these days. Back then we had Kramer vs. Kramer and Three days of the Condor. No special effects there, cupcake.

I was with my headphones when I watched the previous video and I jumped out of my chair.

 

[Ibix]

Today was the first day after Leap Day.

Current temperature at the South Pole: -52 °F

Current temperature in Hell: no specific data, but not yet frozen over.

Agricultural news: no observable wings on any pigs.

From around the nation: Betty's Diner in the town of Pig, Ohio has started selling chicken wings wrapped in bacon under the name "Pig Wings." The town council voted 3 to 1 to erect a sign at the town limits saying "Pig Have Wings!" In retaliation the next door town of Base, Ohio has voted to erect a sign saying, "All your base are belong to us!" To the south of both, the town of Bacon, West Virginia erected a sign saying, "Bacon, West Virginia." And the temperature there is currently +52 °F.

Generalissimo Francisco Franco still dead.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Generalissimo Francisco Franco still dead.

A fact we know due to the meritorious efforts of the Generalissimo Francisco Franco Death Monitor Task Force. Our hats are off to them for their continued vigilance in this matter.

 

[Psinter]

Here is how to reduce character count on SMS messages:

HereishowtoreducecharactercountonSMSmessages.Eliminatespacesbetweenwords.

 

[zoobyshoe]

It looks like Jeremy Wade has run out of river monsters to pursue. He's headed to the ocean. However, instead of changing the show's name to Ocean Monsters, which they should, they've arrived at the confused: River Monsters, Mysteries of the Ocean.

 

[rbelli1]

chicken wings wrapped in bacon

Religions have been started over less.

BoB

 

[WWGD]

Religions have been started over less.

BoB

True, just go to a bookstore *. They even have a Pastry Bible:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/376409?wm...08177088&wl4=&wl5=pla&wl6=61653937246&veh=sem
I volunteer to serve as a prophet. Instead of Numbers, Lamentations, etc. you have : Raisin Bread 15:300 ( cook for 15 minutes at 300 degrees)

* Walmart is not a bookstore, but you get my point.

 

[rbelli1]

As long as chocolate cheesecake gets a chapter I'm in!

BoB

 

[WWGD]

As long as chocolate cheesecake gets a chapter I'm in!

BoB

Hallellujah!

 

[zoobyshoe]

Please remind me to use those two lemons before they go bad.

 

[rbelli1]

I suggest cleaning your spigots. Proper plumbing hygiene is very important.

BoB

 

[zoobyshoe]

You see, they had a choice of, "Pigs Have Wings!," or "Pig Has Wings!" Pig, the Ohio town, is singular, so it didn't make sense to use the former, but the latter sounds like a mispoken version of the former, despite agreement of singular noun and verb. So, like any bureaucracy, they compromised on something that made no sense at all: "Pig Have Wings!," because bureaucracies value compromise over sense.

Anyway, the other day, Jesse Bilacker was eating at Betty's and he said to Lee Ann Brickman, the waitress, "How 'bout that Trump? You think he'll win?" And Lee Ann said, "Right. When pigs have wings." And Jesse went silent and fell into deep thought, because, under the circumstances, it wasn't clear what she meant.

 

[Psinter]

As long as chocolate cheesecake gets a chapter I'm in!

BoB

Hallellujah!

Whereverie there is chocolaterie I shall make my precense reverbeterie.

Please remind me to use those two lemons before they go bad.

Reminder: Use the lemons... with chocolate... Please... Don't forget the chocolate...

 

[Sophia]

It Is funny when you're 28 and a man who is 50+ calls you "auntie"
Time for my first face-lift!

 

[Borg]

I've been meaning to teach myself python one of these days. Today, I googled "learn python in 5 minutes" and got back a YouTube video with the same name that was over 7 1/2 minutes long. I'm not sure about learning from someone who can't tell time.

 

[wolram]

It Is funny when you're 28 and a man who is 50+ calls you "auntie"
Time for my first face-lift!

I would slap his face with my right glove and challenge him to a duel, this clearly an intolerable insult to a young lady.

 

[Ibix]

I've been meaning to teach myself python one of these days. Today, I googled "learn python in 5 minutes" and got back a YouTube video with the same name that was over 7 1/2 minutes long. I'm not sure about learning from someone who can't tell time.

You learn in five minutes. The other 2.5 minutes are advertising and self-congratulation. (That''s my guess, anyway)

 

[wolram]

I needed a one penny washer to finish a job, i searched the house an garage for one but no luck, in the end i drilled a hole in a one penny piece and it did the job admirably.

 

[JorisL]

I needed a one penny washer to finish a job, i searched the house an garage for one but no luck, in the end i drilled a hole in a one penny piece and it did the job admirably.

Probably that's illegal, I know it is over here.

Fun-fact, at some moment in time you could earn more by melting down certain coins.
It is illegal to destroy currency though.