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The discussion revolves around frustrations with current documentary programming, particularly criticizing the History Channel's focus on sensational topics like time travel conspiracies instead of real historical content. Participants express disappointment over National Geographic's sale to Fox, fearing a decline in quality programming. The conversation shifts to lighter topics, including humorous anecdotes about everyday life, such as a malfunctioning kitchen fan discovered to be blocked by installation instructions. There are also discussions about the challenges of understanding various dialects in Belgium, the complexities of language, and personal experiences with weather and housing in California. Members share their thoughts on food, including a peculiar dish of zucchini pancakes served with strawberry yogurt, and delve into mathematical concepts related to sandwich cutting and the properties of numbers. The thread captures a blend of serious commentary and lighthearted banter, reflecting a diverse range of interests and perspectives among participants.
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WWGD said:
I passed the technical test for my Big Data job!

You're joining Big Data ? Now there's an opportunity

If you can get bust the telemarketers you'll be a national hero..
All this high-tech-super-snoopery in the news yet Federal Trade Commission and NSA are a laughingstock..

There'd be a statue of you on every town square.
 
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Noisy Rhysling said:
Well, I have 200 terabyte of files now, the result of a 25 year collaboration among a dozen or so historians. Do you have a truck that big?

Wow, I must say: "your data is bigger than mine!"
 
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Noisy Rhysling said:
Well, I have 200 terabyte of files now, the result of a 25 year collaboration among a dozen or so historians. Do you have a truck that big?
My flash drive :). Try Aws, should not be too expensive unless you're uploading amounts that large in real time. EDIT: Set up an account, then log into your database using your AWS login and this will upload the database. 200 terabytes is not really that much by AWS standards, actually. You can use RDS , more automated less flexible or EC2, the reverse of RDS: More freedom , but this means that you must make most of the technical decisions.
 
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I had a random thought in the shower about negative mass a few months ago, and I found it so interesting and amazing I created a video about it :D

 
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jim hardy said:
You're joining Big Data ? Now there's an opportunity

If you can get bust the telemarketers you'll be a national hero..
All this high-tech-super-snoopery in the news yet Federal Trade Commission and NSA are a laughingstock..

There'd be a statue of you on every town square.
Those are laudable goals, but I don't see how the relate to Big Data.
 
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WWGD said:
Those are laudable goals, but I don't see how the relate to Big Data.
Try supporting the telemarketers with Small Data (aka No Data).
 
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WWGD said:
Those are laudable goals, but I don't see how the relate to Big Data.

I thought Big Data was Google, Facebook, Microsoft, et al combing the internet gathering information on us for the marketeers .

big da·ta
noun
Computing
noun: big data
extremely large data sets that may be analyzed computationally to reveal patterns, trends, and associations, especially relating to human behavior and interactions.

and that's why the 'cloud', so it's all readily accessible to Big Data.
 
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jim hardy said:
I thought Big Data was Google, Facebook, Microsoft, et al combing the internet gathering information on us for the marketeers .
and that's why the 'cloud', so it's all readily accessible to Big Data.
My definition is data characterized by the 4 Vs: Volume, Variety, Velocity and Veracity. Although I agree that the companies you mentioned are major players.
 
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Seems like Alan Turing made a sneak appearance in the original Blade Runner.


and
Alan_Turing_photo.jpg
 
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Considering getting Moviepass just for watching the upcoming Blade Runner. The deal is so good that it pays for itself for 1 viewing per month if you're so economical and frugal. Though, 2-3 weeks shipping to get the card is kind of ridiculous.
 
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Being exactly 20,000 days old is not something that happens to you more than once in a lifetime :woot:
 
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Borek said:
Being exactly 20,000 days old is not something that happens to you more than once in a lifetime :woot:
Congratulations on Poland Day. Big parade in here. EDIT It seems it is Pulaski day.
 
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Now for whatever reason, the @ sign disappeared from my Dell. Had to look it up online and paste it to access my email.
 
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Borek said:
Being exactly 20,000 days old is not something that happens to you more than once in a lifetime :woot:
On Aug. 18th I was exactly 66.6 years old.
 
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Noisy Rhysling said:
On Aug. 18th I was exactly 66.6 years old.

Soon, you will be 70 years old...
 
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Pretty confusing to hear this person pronounce "upload" as " applaud". I have no idea how to applaud a video. I guess : " alright, video, good going"?
 
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WWGD said:
Soon, you will be 70 years old...
No, I locked it down at 66.6, per Boss Lady's suggestion.
 
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Noisy Rhysling said:
No, I locked it down at 66.6, per Boss Lady's suggestion.
Rhysling, a.k.a Ben Buttons?
 
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WWGD said:
Rhysling, a.k.a Ben Buttons?
Don't know him.
 
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M'kay.

You don't start growing old until you stop growing up.
 
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Noisy Rhysling said:
M'kay.

You don't start growing old until you stop growing up.
I never _started_ growing up.
 
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fresh_42 said:
And if, which one will win the race: Catalonia of Scotland?
...Quebec, Wallonia, Texas * ,...
* Not sure how serious they are, but they sure make a lot of noise.
 
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WWGD said:
...Quebec, Wallonia, Texas * ,...
* Not sure how serious they are, but they sure make a lot of noise.
It's the Flemish who want to separate, not the Wallonians. It is the money, it is always the money. And the list doesn't end here: South Tyrol, or more generally Northern Italy, Austin (from TX). It also explains those who don't like these ideas.
 
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fresh_42 said:
It's the Flemish who want to separate, not the Wallonians. It is the money, it is always the money. And the list doesn't end here: South Tyrol, or more generally Northern Italy, Austin (from TX). It also explains those who don't like these ideas.

Ah, yes. The saying used to be "one person, one vote". Now it seems it is " One person, one country".
 
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Many Indians and Chinese get upset with me when I ask him why they can't come up with 10 good Soccer players out of
1.3, 1.4 billion people respectively. But I never heard a good answer other than " Indians like Cricket" , etc.
 
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WWGD said:
Many Indians and Chinese get upset with me when I ask him why they can't come up with 10 good Soccer players out of
1.3, 1.4 billion people respectively. But I never heard a good answer other than " Indians like Cricket" , etc.
Well, there are quite populated countries which need to send their girls if they ... :biggrin:
 
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Please do not discuss politics on PF. Regarding recent events, there is nothing what hasn't been said before. No need to repeat the same discussion once more.
 
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fresh_42 said:
Please do not discuss politics on PF. Regarding recent events, there is nothing what hasn't been said before. No need to repeat the same discussion once more.

Understood and apologies. Glad I didn't sink myself by posting a thread about it.
 
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My pet mouse, "Experimental Group A-1" passed away last night. :frown:

ExperimentalGroupA1.jpg

(This picture, btw., was taken a bit more than a year ago.)
 
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WWGD said:
Many Indians and Chinese get upset with me when I ask him why they can't come up with 10 good Soccer players out of
1.3, 1.4 billion people respectively. But I never heard a good answer other than " Indians like Cricket" , etc.
I don't mean to offend anyone(neither am i offended ).Everything i write is taken badly.
Well see i am indian.Mostly people are still focussed here on being good educated people.And the tremendous amount of studies that we face removes any other talent from us like football,etc.We are taught here what you are taught in college(not everything).Also sports in not a very useful thing anyway, not like kicking footballs is going to develop our country. Also one more thing is that people who get their careers through academics are not generally very rich but since most of us do not have very rich parents therefore the small amount of salary pleases us.Now imagine why would a kid with rich parents want to study for basic income.He/she could just become a singer,dancer,sports player,youtuber,etc kind of person and be a millionaire.
 
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Suyash Singh said:
I don't mean to offend anyone(neither am i offended ).Everything i write is taken badly.
Well see i am indian.Mostly people are still focussed here on being good educated people.And the tremendous amount of studies that we face removes any other talent from us like football,etc.We are taught here what you are taught in college(not everything).Also sports in not a very useful thing anyway, not like kicking footballs is going to develop our country. Also one more thing is that people who get their careers through academics are not generally very rich but since most of us do not have very rich parents therefore the small amount of salary pleases us.Now imagine why would a kid with rich parents want to study for basic income.He/she could just become a singer,dancer,sports player,youtuber,etc kind of person and be a millionaire.
I agree with you to some degree, but the overall life skills, discipline, commitment, etc. , together with improved physical health ,acquired in a sports career can serve you well in other areas of life.
 
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Interesting. I heard an explanation that the (a?) reason for brushing one's hair is to help spread bodily oils evenly throughout the head, to allow for healthier hair. And a book on rules of thumb claims that 25 strokes plus/minus 3 is the ideal amount/range to this effect.
 
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Suyash Singh said:
Now imagine why would a kid with rich parents want to study for basic income.He/she could just become a singer,dancer,sports player,youtuber,etc kind of person and be a millionaire.
WWGD said:
I agree with you to some degree, but the overall life skills, discipline, commitment, etc. , together with improved physical health ,acquired in a sports career can serve you well in other areas of life.
To which category belongs V. Anand?
 
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WWGD said:
Logical Operators? Together with Xor, etc.
No. ELO (lead guitar 2008).
 
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The moment I realized customer preference tracking isn't all its cracked up to be.

Dax Lanolin Recommended for you.jpg
 
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Oktoberfest ad : "We have the best of the Wurst".

PF has decided to save time and energy by automatically moving my jokes to the " Lame Jokes" thread ;).
 
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To all astronomers out there: Do you currently observe anything unusual out there? I had a phone call with the customer service of the telephone company and ... it was short, friendly, and as to my best knowledge yet (still untested) solved my problem. Strange.
 
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fresh_42 said:
To all astronomers out there: Do you currently observe anything unusual out there? I had a phone call with the customer service of the telephone company and ... it was short, friendly, and as to my best knowledge yet (still untested) solved my problem. Strange.
Well, Duh, Libra is in conjunction with Aries and Pluto is in retrograde ;).
 
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WWGD said:
Well, Duh, Libra is in conjunction with Aries and Pluto is in retrograde ;).
So does option 1 apply

or option 2?
 
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WWGD said:
Well, Duh, Libra is in conjunction with Aries and Pluto is in retrograde ;).
Damn. I need to get some more fluorescent face paint.
 
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WWGD said:
I never _started_ growing up.
I got a better offer, twenty years in the USN. Slept in 72 countries.
 
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fresh_42 said:
So does option 1 apply
or option 2?
Neither...
Only option 3 applies...

Here...
 
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Noisy Rhysling said:
I got a better offer, twenty years in the USN. Slept in 72 countries.
You got more discipline than I do, for sure.
 
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OCR said:
Neither...
Only option 3 applies...

Here...
Maybe, but I like the staccati in Venus.
 
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:check:... understood.
fresh_42 said:
Maybe, but I like the staccati in Venus.
I have always liked Shocking Blue ...

And, I was saddened by the death of Mariska Veres .... :frown:
Mariska Veres died of cancer on 2 December 2006 at the age of 59...
 
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OCR said:
:check:... understood.
I have always liked Shocking Blue ...

And, I was saddened by the death of Mariska Veres .... :frown:
Me, too. Both. Might have been her hair besides her voice of course. I've recently recognized that I like either the female alto (like Jennifer Rush) or the whistle register (like Mariah Carey).
 
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