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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criticizing the History Channel's focus on sensational topics like time travel conspiracies instead of real historical content.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:
"ö" No!
Don't worry, Freshmeister, not that important.
 
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  • #3,722
WWGD said:
Don't worry, Freshmeister, not that important.
I thought you've looked it up in the meantime. A quick method for such cases is
  1. Call https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturgeon
  2. Switch the language.
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  3. Find https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Störe
Only problem is, they have it in the plural Störe and the singular is Stör (m.).
 

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WWGD said:
As long as they still sell it in the Store...;).
By the way, and somehow funny, because I always wonder, why English native speakers cannot pronounce ö as in Stör. And store is far from sounding even similar. However, the gag is, that if you say "Stur(geon)" and drop the "geon", it's exactly how it sounds. This proves it can be pronounced, so it's somehow strange that it never happens. O.k. some nuance is left: Stör = Stur is a nothern attitude, the real pronunciation is "Shtur" with a "sh" at the beginning instead of "Stur". This applies to all words with "st" or "sp", they are pronounced "sht" resp. "shp". But you would be understood if you say "Stur" for Stör.
 
  • #3,725
StoneTemplePython said:
I guess my question is:
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Lol...

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WWGD said:
I this, I that a test
DrGreg said:
In the prod version all the error-checking is removed, so you won't know why it went wrong.

:-p .. :-p
 
  • #3,728
That waterfall relaxation music piped in just makes me want to go to the bathroom...
 
  • #3,729
The lady that just walked in, with her gray hair looks exactly like Isaac Newton in the library portrait. I would ask her about her fluxions, but maybe she will slap me.
 
  • #3,730
there's some serious random thoughts action today

OCR said:

some recursion / circular reference humour
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plus some coding theory / entropy humour

fresh_42 said:
Another example of an English word in which one missing letter leads to a completely different meaning. English is the worst error correcting code I've ever seen.

I feel like that Oswald guy would have something smart to say about this...
 
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Maybe it's just me, but after 'increment' and 'decremen't I expect to see 'excrement'.
 
  • #3,732
When you make a contraction... as you did with your decremen...
WWGD said:
'decremen't
Normally, you wouldn't...
WWGD said:
...expect to see 'excrement'.
At least, not for awhile . a while...

So, just while away the hours in some easy or pleasant manner, and stop ruminating... it will pass. . :-p

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Lol...
 
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WWGD said:
Maybe it's just me, but after 'increment' and 'decremen't I expect to see 'excrement'.
You mean things like

DO WHILE I < N
...
I=I+1
END DO

DO WHILE I > N
...
I=I-1
END DO

DO WHILE I = N
...
I=I+0
END DO
 
  • #3,734
fresh_42 said:
You mean things like

DO WHILE I < N
...
I=I+1
END DO

DO WHILE I > N
...
I=I-1
END DO

DO WHILE I = N
...
I=I+0
END DO
Indeed, isn't that the output?
 
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fresh_42 said:
You mean things like

DO WHILE I < N
...
I=I+1
END DO

DO WHILE I > N
...
I=I-1
END DO

DO WHILE I = N
...
I=I+0
END DO
AND...
SYSTEM.OUT.PRINTLN<"Excrement">;
 
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Boston Dynamics makes my jaw drop. They're advancing so quickly.

The technological marvels future generations will witness will be utterly amazing. If I had the chance to be successfully, cryogenically frozen for 20 to 50 years at a time and then revived without damage, I would honestly do it. I reckon in just 40 years or less, people might actually start to have this option. You could wake and live in a future date for a year or so to get a grasp on everything and then go back in the freezer for the next episode. If you went too far, you might see a future where what once were homo-sapiens, see you the same way we currently see apes in our zoos. Ape men from 2018. Homo-sapiens wouldn't have the mental capacity to fathom their intelligence either :biggrin:
 
  • #3,737
Obvious but smart approach to quality control, getting an order right: just repeat the order to the customer right after he gives it. Maybe better would be for the customer to enter it in writing(typing) .
 
  • #3,738
I don't care how many times I have seen it: people wearing big headphones in the streets look like they come from another planet; maybe less so when you see them up close.
 
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Is it over? Can we watch (non US) news again?
 
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fresh_42 said:
Is it over? Can we watch (non US) news again?
If you are referring to events in Britain, yes, I can confirm that the F A Cup Final is over.
 
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DrGreg said:
If you are referring to events in Britain, yes, I can confirm that the F A Cup Final is over.
This subject isn't any better. I have two mugs here, one from QPR and one from Forest. What does this tell you?
 
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fresh_42 said:
Is it over? Can we watch (non US) news again?
Let's just change Melania's name to Daisy and son Eric to Daffy and pretend it is Disney.
 
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I wonder if there is a suave-enough way of telling a woman to "put her piggybank away" , i.e., pants are low and her crack is showing; seems like a piggy bank opening to drop a coin. I am not that suave myself.

Sorry I didn't go for your namesake Python; still, we don't have StoneTempleJAva (still?) ;).
 
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WWGD said:
Let's just change Melania's name to Daisy and son Eric to Daffy and pretend it is Disney.
There's no need to change characters which are already caricatures. It's the boring story board. Each day the same nonsense, interrupted by the scheduled weekly crime. CNN international as a news channel is already a total loss. I even consider to watch BBC out of desperation, now that it's over. Hopefully she won't litter within at least a year.
 
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fresh_42 said:
There's no need to change characters which are already caricatures. It's the boring story board. Each day the same nonsense, interrupted by the scheduled weekly crime. CNN international as a news channel is already a total loss. I even consider to watch BBC out of desperation, now that it's over. Hopefully she won't litter within at least a year.
Why do you complain: a 4-year-long (let's hope) episode of Jerry Springer ? Jerry!, Jerry !, ...
 
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WWGD said:
Jerry!, Jerry !, ...
Too many beeps and bars. I'm an adult and don't like to be told what I'm allowed to hear and see and what not. This censoring - under the assumption that it had already been added to the original tape - is a single metaphor on the American hypocrisy: either you produce such shows (<substitute by a subject of your choice>) and live with the results, or you do not. But do not pretend as if it was of any quality or you had to prevent your audience from disturbing sounds or views, that's ridiculous. That's why I complain about the news: what happened and weekly happens were and are more or less free decisions, and to complain about them afterwards, is ridiculous.
 
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Change of subject: What is it, that people are interested in whether Mr. Xyz married Mrs. Uvw or not? I don't get it. It's even less interesting than this famous sack of rice in China.
 
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fresh_42 said:
Too many beeps and bars. I'm an adult and don't like to be told what I'm allowed to hear and see and what not. This censoring - under the assumption that it had already been added to the original tape - is a single metaphor on the American hypocrisy: either you produce such shows (<substitute by a subject of your choice>) and live with the results, or you do not. But do not pretend as if it was of any quality or you had to prevent your audience from disturbing sounds or views, that's ridiculous. That's why I complain about the news: what happened and weekly happens were and are more or less free decisions, and to complain about them afterwards, is ridiculous.
It's trash TV, embarrassing -enough that it is out. But you omitted the last 20-or-so seconds of the show , where Jerry pretends there is a message to the show beyond " Hey, for whatever reason, people watch this trash I am putting out".
 
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fresh_42 said:
Change of subject: What is it, that people are interested in whether Mr. Xyz married Mrs. Uvw or not? I don't get it. It's even less interesting than this famous sack of rice in China.
The NY Times has a few pages devoted to that. Maybe it is a way for those who appear in the column to show that they have made it -- it must cost a fortune to be mentioned there.
 
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If a flat earther flew around the Earth in a plane, how would he explain that event?
 

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