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[fresh_42]

 

[WWGD]

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But it's even worse. You don't know how reliable the information is. The ecstasy of having ( just about) all information available and the agony of having to filter out the noise.

 

[WWGD]

Wonder if young children, born in 2019, 2020 will grow assuming masks are part of a person's face. Maybe too for dogs.

 

[WWGD]

I guess congratulations to our French friends in Bastille day today.

 

[WWGD]

I guess it says something about me when I see someone and they remind me of Raymond Smullyan ( logician/set theorist) instead of a famous person/celebrity.

 

[Ibix]

Smullyan, wasn't it? What did he do to remind you of him? Ask you what your friend would say if he asked him which door leads to certain death?

 

[WWGD]

Smullyan, wasn't it? What did he do to remind you of him? Ask you what your friend would say if he asked him which door leads to certain death?

Edit, yes, Smullyan, @$%# auto (in) correct. No, he just physically looked like him, with his long, gray beard. Wanted to ask him if he could not shave it because hr was the barber of the town. The one who only shaved those who did not shave themselves.

 

[Ibix]

One of my favourite solutions to the two guards problem where one always lies and one always tells the truth comes from the Order of the Stick. Haley shoots one of the guards in the foot and he collapses, shouting "You shot me! I can't believe you did that!" His companion rushes to his aid, saying "No she didn't! And I totally expected that!" Which simplifies the logic problem somewhat.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

One of my favourite solutions to the two guards problem where one always lies and one always tells the truth comes from the Order of the Stick. Haley shoots one of the guards in the foot and he collapses, shouting "You shot me! I can't believe you did that!" His companion rushes to his aid, saying "No she didn't! And I totally expected that!" Which simplifies the logic problem somewhat.

Why not just shoot both of them, turn around, and go on your merry way?

 

[Ivan Seeking]

This morning I woke up feeling highly energized. First I wanted to do my 30 minutes on the elliptical. Then 45 minutes of weight lifting. And finally, 30 minutes of swimming. So I decided to lie down until the feeling went away.

 

[kyphysics]

Should I feel bad about Ivy League graduates who cannot repay their student loans?:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/financ...t-pay-off-11625752773?mod=trending_now_news_2

‘Financially Hobbled for Life’: The Elite Master’s Degrees That Don’t Pay Off​

Columbia and other top universities push master’s programs that fail to generate enough income for graduates to keep up with six-figure federal loans​

Recent film program graduates of Columbia University who took out federal student loans had a median debt of $181,000.

Yet two years after earning their master’s degrees, half of the borrowers were making less than $30,000 a year.

The Columbia program offers the most extreme example of how elite universities in recent years have awarded thousands of master’s degrees that don’t provide graduates enough early career earnings to begin paying down their federal student loans, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of Education Department data.

Seems like an awful lot of debt to take on for a field that may not traditionally have strong demand of high-paying jobs (or, does it)?

 

[nuuskur]

Local newspaper, explanation of efficacy. Paraphrasing: "an efficacy of 95% is the same as saying for every 100 vaccinated people, 5 fall ill on average"

facepalm :(

 

[ergospherical]

Local newspaper, explanation of efficacy. Paraphrasing: "an efficacy of 95% is the same as saying for every 100 vaccinated people, 5 fall ill on average"

facepalm :(

am I stupid, or...?

 

[nuuskur]

It's more like for every 100 ill people, about 95% of them are not vaccinated. In other words, efficacy is identified with the proportion of vaccinated ill people among all ill people. Here ill = suffering from covid, specifically.

 

[ergospherical]

yeah ok, fair enough

 

[Borg]

I saw that CNN had a story headline saying that Space tourism won't be affordable for the masses any time soon. Then I remembered a news story yesterday about how many people have been fighting with flight crews on airplanes. Maybe that's a good thing.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

I saw that CNN had a story headline saying that Space tourism won't be affordable for the masses any time soon. Then I remembered a news story yesterday about how many people have been fighting with flight crews on airplanes. Maybe that's a good thing.

Which brings to mind an interesting question: Has there ever been a fight in space? It wouldn't be hard to imagine someone losing it after 6 months on the space station!

 

[BillTre]

I think sex would be more likely and more interesting!
Now that people are staying up there for 12 months, you could conceivably have a birth there too.
(However there might be health consequences for the baby!)

 

[Ivan Seeking]

I think sex would be more likely and more interesting!

In order to prevent that from happening they have decided they are only sending married couples from now on.

 

[WWGD]

I realized sometimes my cravings for sweets were really a need to " cleanse the palate". So I just bought some Lindor bonbons. A single one meets my needs for the whole day, most of the time.

 

[ergospherical]

anyone else like LoFi?

 

[WWGD]

anyone else like LoFi?

Is that one of the new MCU characters?

 

[ergospherical]

like

 

[ergospherical]

Is that one of the new MCU characters?

the eternals do look pretty cool though

 

[Rive]

Looks like the weather radar I frequently check became the victim of some kond of social engineering experiment.
At some point in the last drought the colors depicting rain density was adjusted so that now even a drizzle produced promising thick red patches (just like heavy storms before).

Felt like founding nothing in the extremely nicely packed boxes at Christmas.

 

[WWGD]

I was weirdly upset at the fact that the ice in my drinks was melting too quickly. Now I leave ice cubes in the freezer overnight and then use them for drinks. I mean, I remove them from the ice tray and put them in a cup. We'll see how that goes.

 

[WWGD]

Ok, seemed weird to see people from afar with the masks hanging. What the $#@ is that strip in the middle of the face? And now we have the mega headphones too, taking up the upper half of the face. Alien Invasion!

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Had a nice weekend planned but my gf got sick. Darn! Darn! Darn! I was hoping she'd feel better today but she has a fever.

 

[Rive]

Cats does not know the word 'holiday'.

We have a week off. Lots of planning about finally having decent sleep without alarm and other holiday-stuff.
Just the cats... They ask for food (and petting and grooming and other cat-things) exactly at the same time as always - half past five.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Cats does not know the word 'holiday'.

We have a week off. Lots of planning about finally having decent sleep without alarm and other holiday-stuff.
Just the cats... They ask for food (and petting and grooming and other cat-things) exactly at the same time as always - half past five.

Yes, you were born to serve them. You haven't figured that out yet?

 

[Ibix]

I was hoping she'd feel better today but she has a fever.

There's a "hot date" joke in there somewhere...

 

[Ivan Seeking]

There's a "hot date" joke in there somewhere...

Some like it hot...

That was the line I missed. I should have responded that I always have a fever for her.

 

[WWGD]

Some like it hot...

That was the line I missed. I should have responded that I always have a fever for her.

Cat scratch fever?

 

[WWGD]

New request for feature for voicemail:
Ask caller to take handkerchief of mouth before saying "Call me ASAP".

 

[WWGD]

I will never forget what's her name. Edit: I did not know it was a real thing. Definitely not a Googlenope ( Googlenope is not a Googlenope, btw)

 

[ergospherical]

Fernweh - I really want to go to Hogwarts

 

[fresh_42]

Fernweh - I really want to go to Hogwarts

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[ergospherical]

One of my mates sent me a photo from Loch Schiel this morning which is the backdrop onto which they CGI’d the castle. And right next to it is the viaduct from the Chamber of Secrets (when Harry and Ron steal the car and almost get smooshed by the train).

That made me very jealous… the closest I’ve gotten so far is that Platform 9 and 3/4 sign at Kings Cross Station, but all I got out of that was a bruised elbow and some weird looks from the general population

 

[fresh_42]

That made me very jealous… the closest I’ve gotten so far is that Platform 9 and 3/4 sign at Kings Cross Station, but all I got out of that was a bruised elbow and some weird looks from the general population

As long as you do not run against pillars ... It's a hoax. That only works at St. Pancras.

 

[ergospherical]

Does anyone else get nervous like 20 metres before you get to a door, especially ones with weird handles, just in case you’re not going to be able to figure out how to open it and the people behind you will think you’re stupid?

 

[fresh_42]

The higher risk to me is, that I approach a door that all of a sudden is opened from the other side. I am usually so absorbed in my thoughts that I regularly spook myself to death.

 

[ergospherical]

Ohh or even worse, when you’re going through the door and you see somebody 20 metres away, and in a split second you have to decide whether to keep walking forward like a badass or instead to hold it and wait until they start that awkward run-walk, then force a “you’re welcome” and walk next to them in silence for the next half a minute.

Life is so hard.

 

[WWGD]

Ohh or even worse, when you’re going through the door and you see somebody 20 metres away, and in a split second you have to decide whether to keep walking forward like a badass or instead to hold it and wait until they start that awkward run-walk, then force a “you’re welcome” and walk next to them in silence for the next half a minute.

Life is so hard.

I remember the ugly looks I got in an elevator. An old lady was trying to get in; I thought I was touching the ' open' button but accidentally hit the 'close'. The door then slammed into her to my surprise and I realized my mistake. Many though I did it on purpose.

 

[gmax137]

Does anyone else get nervous like 20 metres before you get to a door, especially ones with weird handles, just in case you’re not going to be able to figure out how to open it and the people behind you will think you’re stupid?

 

[WWGD]

Ohh or even worse, when you’re going through the door and you see somebody 20 metres away, and in a split second you have to decide whether to keep walking forward like a badass or instead to hold it and wait until they start that awkward run-walk, then force a “you’re welcome” and walk next to them in silence for the next half a minute.

Life is so hard.

It happens to me more often with hotel showers and sinks having weird designs so it's not even clear how to get some water.

 

[ergospherical]

It happens to me more often with hotel showers and sinks having weird designs so it's not even clear how to get some water.

For the first three days of uni I was convinced there was no hot water because for some reason you had to turn the thingymbob to the blue side instead of the red side for the hot water to come out. Like... um, what sort of sadist came up with that?

 

[fresh_42]

For the first three days of uni I was convinced there was no hot water because for some reason you had to turn the thingymbob to the blue side instead of the red side for the hot water to come out. Like... um, what sort of sadist came up with that?

Probably the strange humor of an experimentalist. The following story has been told at my university: The student entered the exam room. The professor showed him a flower in a pot at the window. The room side of the pot was warmer than the side toward the window, although it was a bright and warm summer day. The question: Why?

 

[ergospherical]

Probably the strange humor of an experimentalist. The following story has been told at my university: The student entered the exam room. The professor showed him a flower in a pot at the window. The room side of the pot was warmer than the side toward the window, although it was a bright and warm summer day. The question: Why?

Professor blowtorched the near side 10 seconds before the student walked in?

 

[Ibix]

For the first three days of uni I was convinced there was no hot water because for some reason you had to turn the thingymbob to the blue side instead of the red side for the hot water to come out. Like... um, what sort of sadist came up with that?

Knew a guy whose taps were labelled C and F (French - chaud: hot and froid: cold). The plumber fitted them then, as he was leaving, commented that he'd guessed C was for cold but couldn't work out what F stood for.

Fortunately, swapping the tops of taps usually only needs a screwdriver.

 

[Ibix]

The room side of the pot was warmer than the side toward the window, although it was a bright and warm summer day. The question: Why?

Prof turned it round. Although @ergospherical's answer is funnier.