Random Thoughts Part 5: Time to Split Again

[phinds]

Oh I swear I've been to such places ...

Well, yeah, but not when sober.

 

[WWGD]

Tonight's night was so black that the darkness cooked.

 

[fresh_42]

Tonight's night was so black that the darkness cooked.

You're not at home?

 

[WWGD]

You're not at home?

No, I am out with the Manalishi.

 

[fresh_42]

No, I am out with the Manalishi.

Good choice!

 

[Enigman]

I should tame that crow.

 

[fresh_42]

What I've always asked myself is:
How can we still believe in the fairytale of continuous economic growth more than 100 years after Weierstrass?

 

[WWGD]

What I've always asked myself is:
How can we still believe in the fairytale of continuous economic growth more than 100 years after Weierstrass?

What is the relation between the two? Is there a Kasperle involved?

 

[Psinter]

I should tame that crow.

For a while there, I thought it said cow. And remembered how once a friend said something similar and when he failed to tame it I (we) ended being pursued by the angry cow. I could feel the floor shaking bellow my feet as I ran to escape from it. Those things are heavy and make the floor shake when they chase after you.



Never again.

 

[fresh_42]

What is the relation between the two?

The system Earth (neglecting the sun but even with it) is a compact subset of a real vector space of admittedly very high dimension and growth a real valued continuous function on it. At least it could be modeled that way.

 

[WWGD]

But I don't know if results from fin. dim. v.spaces necessarily extend to the infinite-dimensional case. Maybe doing PCA or Factor Analysis would help? Would a Kasperle transform also help?

 

[fresh_42]

But I don't know if results from fin. dim. v.spaces necessarily extend to the infinite-dimensional case. Maybe doing PCA or Factor Analysis would help? Would a Kasperle transform also help?

Where do you get the infinite dimensions from? There was a documentation here on TV in which someone (I do not dare to tell his name - he is anyway far too often on the screen these days ...) put a price tag on the US by basically counting the resources. This already comes close to my model.

 

[Silicon Waffle]

A Windsor knot is a devilish knot to tie only experts use it.

I am thrilled.
I've never done this before: Tie a bow. The restaurant I used to work for as a waiter during my college days didn't ask their employees to put it on, too bad! or I would have some experience of how to do it otherwise.

 

[fresh_42]

What is the relation between the two? Is there a Kasperle involved?

Nope, only a Karl.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Today at the swap meet I scored a compact O.E.D. for $5.00.

 

[Sophia]

Funny. As I've thought about castles ... Our continent is the only one where you can find castles and palaces every few kilometres from Scotland to Sicily from Portugal to Austria. Never viewed it this way.

Why stop in Austria? Bojnice (read Boy-nitze) castle is just 20 km from my place :)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_castles_in_Slovakia

 

[WWGD]

Why stop in Austria? Bojnice (read Boy-nitze) castle is just 20 km from my place :)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_castles_in_Slovakia

How does one do maintenance on such a monster? How many cleaners, cooks. gardeners are needed
to keep the place in shape and running?

 

[Sophia]

How does one do maintenance on such a monster? How many cleaners, cooks. gardeners are needed
to keep the place in shape and running?

I tried to find out but couldn't find any statistics. Sure you need a lot of staff for that. Now all the castles are public and serve as museums. So cleaners, guides and gardeners can be paid from entrance fees. But they still don't earn enough money so some have not been reconstructed since the communist era. It's such a pity.

 

[WWGD]

I tried to find out but couldn't find any statistics. Sure you need a lot of staff for that. Now all the castles are public and serve as museums. So cleaners, guides and gardeners can be paid from entrance fees. But they still don't earn enough money so some have not been reconstructed since the communist era. It's such a pity.

Thanks for the effort. How about using them as hotels in general, maybe a luxury stay for some rich people, to help fund them?

 

[wolram]

Sophia, this castle is the same distance away from me , not as beautiful as yours though.
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=i...b_s_nKAhWJShQKHSMYDXcQsAQIHw&biw=1366&bih=643

 

[Sophia]

Thanks for the effort. How about using them as hotels in general, maybe a luxury stay for some rich people, to help fund them?

Yes, it is possible to rent some rooms and they are also used for wedding ceremonies and festivals. For some of them, we got money from the EU. History and archaeology students help save the ruins using materials they buy with their own money (unless someone steals those materials as happened last year) Also the services still don't reach western standards. Though I have the impression that it's gradually getting better. New generation of millionaires emerged and they are building luxurious hotels and aquaparks in beautiful national parks. But you know, all that profit goes to mafia :-)
I would say that we do have many wonderful and picturesque sites to offer but there are unfortunately dark forces who use every opportunity to steal whatever they can.

 

[WWGD]

But you know, all that profit goes to mafia :-)
.

That reminds me of the time I had a sore throat and I almost lost my voice. I got the best service ever, everywhere I went, when using that throaty, low tone.

 

[Sophia]

Sophia, this castle is the same distance away from me , not as beautiful as yours though.
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=i...b_s_nKAhWJShQKHSMYDXcQsAQIHw&biw=1366&bih=643

It's very nice. I liked English countryside a lot when I went there. You've got amazing lush green grass. I've never seen such green anywhere else. And the buildings made of red bricks or stones! You can feel history breathing on you :-)
And I must add that English people are so optimistic. Not the fake kind of optimistic but it seemed genuine to me. I only have nice memories of the UK.

 

[Silicon Waffle]

It's very nice. I liked English countryside a lot when I went there. You've got amazing lush green grass. I've never seen such green anywhere else. And the buildings made of red bricks or stones! You can feel history breathing on you :-)
And I must add that English people are so optimistic. Not the fake kind of optimistic but it seemed genuine to me. I only have nice memories of the UK.

I've never been to UK before and want to go there to meet the Queen and King.

 

[Jonathan Scott]

I've never been to UK before and want to go there to meet the Queen and King.

We don't have a king right now, so you might have to wait a bit for that.

 

[jackwhirl]

Data is a killer robot.

 

[wolram]

I've never been to UK before and want to go there to meet the Queen and King.

I will see if i can get you an invitation

 

[Silicon Waffle]

The Queen's husband is not called a king in the UK ?
Tell them in your recommendation letter that I can do everything for the king.

 

[wolram]

When a man becomes King then his wife becomes Queen Consort.
When a woman becomes Queen, in her own right, then her husband can not become King as he would outrank her. Therefore he becomes Prince Consort.
In the case of our current Prince Consort - Prince Philip he also holds the title of Duke of Edinburgh.
Prince is his birthright, Prince Consort is by his being married to the Queen and Duke is an additional title that he holds.

In the letter i will ask the duke if he likes a waffle

 

[Sophia]

When a man becomes King then his wife becomes Queen Consort.
When a woman becomes Queen, in her own right, then her husband can not become King as he would outrank her. Therefore he becomes Prince Consort.
In the case of our current Prince Consort - Prince Philip he also holds the title of Duke of Edinburgh.
Prince is his birthright, Prince Consort is by his being married to the Queen and Duke is an additional title that he holds.

Can Queen decide who will be the next King? I've heard that it is not clear if it will be Charles or prince William. But I've only read that in a tabloid, so maybe it isn't true :)