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.

  • #241
fresh_42 said:
So you're a total loss at the cocktail and long drink front.
Total loss. Absolutely.
Sophia said:
Whaaat so cheap? Here they are about 2 dollars for one piece usually, now about a dollar when it's their season.
They grow here in Southern California. This is avocado country.
 
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  • #242
PF keeps logging me of every few minutes and asking me to log back on.
 
  • #243
WWGD said:
PF keeps logging me of every few minutes and asking me to log back on.
There's a current thread on this in "Feedback."
 
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  • #244
WWGD said:
Imagine what else could be done: maybe a shirt with (bendable) microchips could also analyze the person's chemistry and figure out which chemicals a person is short in
You mean next time you go into a supermarket your sweater will force you to purchase celery, carrots and mangoes and hinder you from buying PB?
 
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  • #245
fresh_42 said:
You mean next time you go into a supermarket your sweater will force you to purchase celery, carrots and mangoes and hinder you from buying PB?
I was thinking more of a straight jacket , but that one is good too.
 
  • #246
Bystander said:
There's a current thread on this in "Feedback."
I thought it was a comment/reaction on/to the quality of my jokes.
 
  • #247
Here it comes... Current prediction for my area is 21 - 27+ inches. :wideeyed:

DC_BullsEye.jpg
 
  • #248
Borg said:
Current prediction for my area is 21 - 27+ inches.
That's insane!
 
  • #249
zoobyshoe said:
That's insane!
Sort of like if all of the rain that you've been getting turned to snow. :oldsmile:
 
  • #250
better snow than ice
 
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  • #251
As long as you don't have to drive or fly somewhere ... CNN calls it 'Monster Blizzard' ... and of course DCA has cancellations ...
 
  • #252
fresh_42 said:
As long as you don't have to drive or fly somewhere ... CNN calls it 'Monster Blizzard' ... and of course DCA has cancellations ...
I think that the government is doing what they can to get people off the roads and home before it hits. DC and Federal government are both shutting down at noon. Metro is operating through tonight but they will be closed Saturday and Sunday with their trains parked underground. No bus or train service this weekend.
 
  • #253
Borg said:
I think that the government is doing what they can to get people off the roads and home before it hits. DC and Federal government are both shutting down at noon. Metro is operating through tonight but they will be closed Saturday and Sunday with their trains parked underground. No bus or train service this weekend.
I wonder if the government has ever been shut down by a snowstorm before.
 
  • #254
zoobyshoe said:
I wonder if the government has ever been shut down by a snowstorm before.
Yes, plenty of times in the DC area. According to the OPM Archives, it was closed for 4 days in Feb. 2010.
 
  • #255
Imagine the government is shut down and nobody recognizes it.
 
  • #256
fresh_42 said:
Imagine the government is shut down and nobody recognizes it.
Anarchists can enjoy during the time.
 
  • #257
Borg said:
Yes, plenty of times in the DC area. According to the OPM Archives, it was closed for 4 days in Feb. 2010.
So, I guess this isn't such a big deal on that account.
 
  • #258
zoobyshoe said:
So, I guess this isn't such a big deal on that account.
At least they get paid. When congress causes a shutdown, nobody gets paid - except the congressmen. :oldeyes:
 
  • #259
WWGD said:
Anarchists can enjoy during the time.
OR style in DC?
 
  • #260
Another piece of "micronews" that impressed me today and made me smile a litte, too: http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Israeli-Holocaust-survivor-112-likely-oldest-man-in-the-world-442354
 
  • #261
Borg said:
Sort of like if all of the rain that you've been getting turned to snow. :oldsmile:
I envy you. Question: What do you get when it rains in tiny strips (#48) at 270° air and 265° ground temperature?
 
  • #262
Borg said:
Here it comes... Current prediction for my area is 21 - 27+ inches. :wideeyed:

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Hope it is going reasonably well there, we are next sometime tomorrow. People seem to be unworried around here overall.
 
  • #263
Good to see a trend of people reading actual whole books, in contrast to the general unfocused crowds and their wild back and forth jumps in attention and focus.
 
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  • #264
WWGD said:
Good to see a trend of people reading actual whole books, in contrast to the general unfocused crowds and their wild back and forth jumps in attention and focus.
http://booklikes.tumblr.com/image/106995617851
 
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  • #265
Strange that supermarkets are depleted in waiting for the storm, but the products that people bought in mass are bread, coke and many perishables. EDIT: Good for me, more perishables left over for me: beans (in a can, of course), tuna, distilled/bottle water, etc. Let it rip.
 
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  • #266
The Truth Is Out There

tomorrow night
 
  • #267
zoobyshoe said:
The Truth Is Out There

tomorrow night
What is it about ?
 
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