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[DrGreg]

You got it a week early?

We don't get it at all, as we don't think 14/3 is a good approximation for $\pi$.

 

[fresh_42]

We don't get it at all, as we don't think 14/3 is a good approximation for $\pi$.

MMDD is a good idea, as long as you write it YYYYMMDD, but as usual ...

 

[WWGD]

I agree it makes more sense to go from less specific to more specific; steadily narrowing things down with
DDMMYY instead of MMDDYY

 

[ergospherical]

Mate I don't mean to brag but I just sat next to nobel laureate Brian Josephson for dinner and had a whole deep chat about telekinesis and stuff but I was so tipsy that I can't remember any of the points he was making soz

 

[WWGD]

Mate I don't mean to brag but I just sat next to nobel laureate Brian Josephson for dinner and had a whole deep chat about telekinesis and stuff but I was so tipsy that I can't remember any of the points he was making soz

I've heard him talk about telekinephews as well as telekinesis;).

 

[StevieTNZ]

Mate I don't mean to brag but I just sat next to nobel laureate Brian Josephson for dinner and had a whole deep chat about telekinesis and stuff but I was so tipsy that I can't remember any of the points he was making soz

Try sitting next to me when having dinner...

 

[Hamiltonian]

The world would literally be a much better place if folks just turned the bloody lights off once in a while.

 

[WWGD]

Didn't even think it was possible: Stretching for the sole of the feet.

 

[WWGD]

The world would literally be a much better place if folks just turned the bloody lights off once in a while.

When the public level of awareness goes along the lines of this email:
" Hi, I want to join the Astronomical Society. I'm a Virgo".
Not likely to change soon.

 

[256bits]

The world would literally be a much better place if folks just turned the bloody lights off once in a while.

Here is the general explanation.
(Not singling out, but general thought process of light pollution advocates )
bold is mine - add in any excuse you like
https://www.fox13news.com/news/bay-area-bridges-lit-for-ukraine

The Florida Department of Transportation spent $15 million from toll money to install 2,000 LEDs on the side profiles of the bridge and the columns running underneath. The 1.7 miles of the Skyway first lit up in 2019 and the colors change based on holidays and events.

FDOT says the primary purpose of the lighting project is to create aesthetic lighting on the structure, but also to enhance safety and security by providing more light to the underside of the bridge
I am sure the 15$ was well spent to keep hoodlums from congregating under a dark and dingy bridge causing mayhem to anyone who happens to be just passing by. The crime rate certainly must have decreased down under the bridge. Now people can meet under the bridge and feel safe in the comforting aesthetic atmosphere.

BTW, they could have added, but did not, probably due to sensitivity to animals:
Them- the new lighting keeps lions and tigers away.
You - There are no tigers and lions under the bridge.
Them - Exactly. The new lighting...

Another stupidity of it is that it is also promoted as a tourist attraction.
If every bridge in every city is lighted up the exact same way, what is the attraction?

 

[WWGD]

This attractive woman was reading a Database/Sql book. I ask " May I join your table? May I show you my keys, they're foreign to yours?"

 

[StevieTNZ]

Would you
(a) drink a cold butter chicken smoothie?
or (b) eat a frozen butter chicken pie?
or (c) (a) and (b)?

 

[WWGD]

Would you
(a) drink a cold butter chicken smoothie?
or (b) eat a frozen butter chicken pie?
or (c) (a) and (b)?

Lost a bet?

 

[WWGD]

I have a bizarre attractor (not quite a strange one) in YouTube: The song " Mamagamma" from Alan
Parson Project. Had never heard it until a year ago, but every 10th song or so, reverts to it.

 

[StevieTNZ]

Lost a bet?

No, just interested if anyone would drink/eat those things.

 

[WWGD]

No, just interested if anyone would drink/eat those things.

Have you seen anyone drinking it?

 

[StevieTNZ]

Have you seen anyone drinking it?

I'd probably vomit.

 

[WWGD]

I'd probably vomit.

I (unknowingly) ate dog food. I kind of laughed it up. No vomit.
Edit: I admit I was kind of curious beforehand, because the way it was presented: " Tender slices of beef with vegetables, in a wine sauce". That sounds tastier than 99+ of what I eat.

 

[StevieTNZ]

I (unknowingly) ate dog food. I kind of laughed it up. No vomit.

Ewwwwww. I suppose its not as bad as my mums friends friend who use to put cat food on sandwiches and serve them up.

I also have Covid. Go me.

 

[WWGD]

Ewwwwww. I suppose its not as bad as my mums friends friend who use to put cat food on sandwiches and serve them up.

I also have Covid. Go me.

Hope you recover from it soon. And, yes, in restrospect it was pretty disgusting.

 

[WWGD]

Finally got a long-enough notice of St Patrick's. Readying my green shirt for Thursday.

 

[jbriggs444]

my mums friends friend who use to put cat food on sandwiches and serve them up.

It's been over 50 years now, but I've had cat food (pretty much indistinguishable from tuna) and dog food (Gravy Train is not bad) just to see what they were like.

 

[collinsmark]

Would you
(a) drink a cold butter chicken smoothie?
or (b) eat a frozen butter chicken pie?
or (c) (a) and (b)?

I've eaten worse. Anything with butter makes it better.

 

[WWGD]

It's been over 50 years now, but I've had cat food (pretty much indistinguishable from tuna) and dog food (Gravy Train is not bad) just to see what they were like.

I had it by accident, but was curious too. Tv ads made the food look appetizing.

 

[WWGD]

I've eaten worse. Anything with butter makes it better.

From a show from the 2010's on best commercial jingles:

Butterfinger's better, better get a Butterfinger, get a better Butterfinger. Now!

 

[StevieTNZ]

I did a science experiment. As I have a runny nose due to having Covid, I decided to test a droplet from one nostril (exiting my nose) and sure enough it came back positive on a RAT.

 

[WWGD]

I did a science experiment. As I have a runny nose due to having Covid, I decided to test a droplet from one nostril (exiting my nose) and sure enough it came back positive on a RAT.

Was the RAT eating anything with frozen butter ? ;).

 

[StevieTNZ]

Was the RAT eating anything with frozen butter ? ;).

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

 

[WWGD]

I want my Database table to have a Primary, Foreign Key. And a Mon_Key.

 

[ergospherical]

A fun little demonstration of the Berry phase: begin with your arm out and palm facing downward. You cannot twist your arm. What sequence of moves gets you to arm out and palm facing upward?

 

[WWGD]

So the estimate is that only some 40000 people have visited all continents.

 

[Ibix]

A fun little demonstration of the Berry phase: begin with your arm out and palm facing downward. You cannot twist your arm. What sequence of moves gets you to arm out and palm facing upward?

It's easy if your shoulder joint is an ideal ball joint.

 

[WWGD]

Lucasian professors don't look Asian.

 

[ergospherical]

I may or may not have capsized a scull this morning. Only a matter of seconds after getting in, no less…

 

[WWGD]

I may or may not have capsized a scull this morning. Only a matter of seconds after getting in, no less…

Not hip to your slang.

 

[Borg]

Not hip to your slang.

It's a type of boat.

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

 

[Bystander]

So the estimate is that only some 40000 people have visited all continents.

There have actually been that many people go to Antarctica? Depends on definition of "visit;" is visiting just "base-running/tagging up," (day-tripping) or does it require spending some minimum time? e.g., does Ft. Lewis count for me as "visiting" if I'm claiming "n of the fifty states of the union?"

 

[fresh_42]

There have actually been that many people go to Antarctica? Depends on definition of "visit;" is visiting just "base-running/tagging up," (day-tripping) or does it require spending some minimum time? e.g., does Ft. Lewis count for me as "visiting" if I'm claiming "n of the fifty states of the union?"

And do round trips by plane (offered by Air New Zealand) count? And what are "all" continents?
Europe and Asia are the same tectonic plate. Are the Americas one or two?

 

[WWGD]

There have actually been that many people go to Antarctica? Depends on definition of "visit;" is visiting just "base-running/tagging up," (day-tripping) or does it require spending some minimum time? e.g., does Ft. Lewis count for me as "visiting" if I'm claiming "n of the fifty states of the union?"

Makes sense. Antarctica may have been given a pass due to its special conditions to have cruise travelers considered visitors, but not sure on it. But likely that those who visited Antarctica also visited other places. Unfortunately I lost track of where I saw it.

 

[Klystron]

Makes sense. Antarctica may have been given a pass due to its special conditions to have cruise travelers considered visitors, but not sure on it. But likely that those who visited Antarctica also visited other places. Unfortunately I lost track of where I saw it.

Several countries maintain research centers on Antartica with personnel changing each 'summer'. That should help your visitor count.

 

[Bystander]

Whaling....

 

[ergospherical]

(*fewer)

 

[collinsmark]

Yep. Per unit volume, Guinness has fewer calories than most beers. That even includes light-colored such beers as Budweiser, Coors, Corona, Heineken, etc.

(Actual light beers, e.g. Coors Light, Bud Light, have less calories than Guinness, but only by a little.)

The caveat is that Guinness is traditionally served in 20 fl oz (imperial) "pint" glasses, where many other beers are served in only 16 fl oz glasses or even 12 fl oz bottles/cans. It's so easy to drink a lot of Guinness.

 

[WWGD]

I know I may be a drag in questioning this, but I can't see someone having a few icy pints in the middle of winter. I can see ( hot) Sake, but not quite icy beer.

 

[WWGD]

I know I may be a drag in questioning this, but I can't see someone having a few icy pints in the middle of winter. I can see ( hot) Sake, but not quite icy beer.

Well, it's a matter of taste, of course.

 

[fresh_42]

Well, it's a matter of taste, of course.

Nope.

Here is the user manual:

 

[Klystron]

This issue of beer drinking arose at a recent Saint Patrick's Day feast. Our hosts served Guiness and other Irish beers, plus Jameson cocktails, while I enjoyed berry flavored seltzer waters. The traditional Irish stew was also infused with Guiness stout with the brisket served separately in regard for vegetarians.

When conversation turned from beers to drinking milk, I shocked my Irish hosts with a decided preference for drinking skim milk. I love the light stuff, consuming one to two gallons per week.

 

[fresh_42]

This issue of beer drinking arose at a recent Saint Patrick's Day feast. Our hosts served Guiness and other Irish beers, plus Jameson cocktails, while I enjoyed berry flavored seltzer waters. The traditional Irish stew was also infused with Guiness stout with the brisket served separately in regard for vegetarians.

When conversation turned from beers to drinking milk, I shocked my Irish hosts with a decided preference for drinking skim milk. I love the light stuff, consuming one to two gallons per week.

I like this one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buttermilk

 

[Klystron]

I like this one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buttermilk

Buttermilk can be drunk straight, and it can also be used in cooking. In making soda bread, the acid in buttermilk reacts with the raising agent, sodium bicarbonate, to produce carbon dioxide which acts as the leavening agent. ...

Yep, she made soda bread infused with fresh rosemary. Delicious. I saved a last biscuit for dinner.

 

[WWGD]

Buttermilk? I barely even know her ! ;).