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[Psinter]

That creature is so interesting, I've never seen it before. Unique, just like you :-)

And you!

o(＾∇＾)o

 

[Ibix]

Speaking of which,

If you wish to make a rectangular shaped sandwich with the special characteristic that if you were to slice the sandwich in half you would end up with same shaped sandwiches as the original (two smaller versions of the original sandwich, ignoring height), all you need to do is start with bread slices that have the long dimension equal to \sqrt{2} times the shorter side.

If you wished, you could then even cut the two smaller sandwiches in half and the four mini-sandwiches will still maintain the same aspect ratio of the original! The \sqrt{2} is the only aspect ratio that will allow you do to this, assuming that you require rectangular sandwiches all the way down.

See also the A series of paper sizes, of which the most common is A4, similar in size to US letter. However, two A4 sheets long edge to long edge make an A3 sheet; one A4 sheet sliced parallel to its short side makes two A5 sheets.

 

[Ibix]

My current project requires me to enter the word TYPE a lot using a standard QWERTY keyboard. My most common error seems to be to mis-key the P, producing TYPOE. It's been amusing me all day.

 

[JorisL]

Can't you ctrl-C ctrl-V your way through?

No typos and a lot faster

 

[Pepper Mint]

Let's talk about making fake resumes or CVs and its consequences. I have a very close friend working in the same IT department but on different projects. My boss discovered several of his fake document details but kept silent on that. Only in some special cases when the guy maddened him, he would warn him with some very tricky food of thoughts. My rich boss is passionate about his business goals, others he never seems to care about.

 

[Ibix]

Can't you ctrl-C ctrl-V your way through?

No typos and a lot faster

Sometimes. The word is part of a lot of different variable names, and the editor's whole word selection doesn't understand things like camelCase or under_score separation. So often finding a variable and selecting a bit of it is more of a pain than it's worth.

 

[ProfuselyQuarky]

Random curiosity question: Who is that guy in your avatar? I like the coat

The guy is actually a girl and I originally drew it for my friend who was writing a story (the girl is the main character). Took no more than 15 minutes and the coat is a copy of one I saw my neighbor wear (because, you know, staring at people is big hobby for me).

 

[Psinter]

The guy is actually a girl and I originally drew it for my friend who was writing a story (the girl is the main character). Took no more than 15 minutes and the coat is a copy of one I saw my neighbor wear (because, you know, staring at people is big hobby for me).

Oh, my bad. I didn't see the big image. Not more than 15 minutes?! You are really skilled . I like it. In all honesty you are good. And the coat looks perfect on her. Your neighbor has a good looking coat .

 

[JorisL]

The guy is actually a girl and I originally drew it for my friend who was writing a story (the girl is the main character). Took no more than 15 minutes and the coat is a copy of one I saw my neighbor wear (because, you know, staring at people is big hobby for me).

Nice drawing, somewhat of a tintin vibe going on.
I wish I could draw anything but stick figures, I do draw a mean cube* though.

* to scale no less!

 

[fresh_42]

Belgium is a huuuuge city ...

http://www.chron.com/news/politics/...-forgets-a-very-simple-fact-about-8213659.php

(Perhaps I should have placed it in "Today I learned"?)

 

[Pepper Mint]

I see many people taking the photos of their faces (from their chests up) probably for some sort of cards or for public introduction and most of them never stand/sit with their shoulders facing straight against the camera but usually at an angle of 30-45^o or so. Why is that ?
For example,
http://www.streetnewsservice.org/umbraco/ImageGen.ashx?image=%2fmedia%2f2455459%2fbi_aus_a_job_for_life_.jpg&height=330&width=540&Pad=true

 

[fresh_42]

More than 45° would look unnatural and somehow "caught", less than 30° would look either like a photo for passports or driver licenses - and we all know how inconvenient they can look. Beside that a frontal view means aggressive and confrontal in terms of body language.

 

[ProfuselyQuarky]

Oh, my bad. I didn't see the big image. Not more than 15 minutes?! You are really skilled . I like it. In all honesty you are good. And the coat looks perfect on her. Your neighbor has a good looking coat .

Thanks :) Did I mention my neighbor was a medical student, too?

Nice drawing, somewhat of a tintin vibe going on.
I wish I could draw anything but stick figures, I do draw a mean cube* though.

* to scale no less!

Yes, there's a Tintin vibe going on, it was supposed to be done with Herge's style. Tintin's the BEST And stick figures are great. Would xkcd comics be the same without them?

Belgium is a huuuuge city ...

Nooo That's insulting. Poor Tintin. Poor Belgium. Kind of funny, at the same time, though.

 

[1oldman2]

Happy fathers day!

 

[Lisa!]

Interesting! I don't see any thread about Euro 2016!

 

[fresh_42]

Interesting! I don't see any thread about Euro 2016!

To be honest: the COPA is more entertaining.

 

[Astronuc]

Congratulations to the Ford Motor Company and their engineers.

Ford completes its quest, wins Le Mans again 50 years later
http://motorsports.nbcsports.com/20...-its-quest-wins-le-mans-again-50-years-later/

Ford won about 50 years ago when Porsche and Ferrari dominated.

My favorite car is the Gulf-sponsored Porsche 917 with a top speed of up to 240 mph (390 km/h).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_917

 

[Astronuc]

The worst oil bust since the 1980s is leaving Texas and other states with newly abandoned drilling sites at a time when they have little money to plug wells. At least 60 oil producers have declared bankruptcy since 2014 as U.S. rig counts plunge to historic lows. Even with oil prices slowly creeping upward in recent weeks, energy-producing states are confronting both holes in their budgets and potentially leaking ones in the ground. In Texas alone, the roughly $165 million needed to plug nearly 10,000 abandoned wells is double the budget of the agency that regulates the industry. Texas regulators now want taxpayers to cover more of the clean-up. Wyoming and Louisiana have raised fees, ...

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/oil-bust-leaves-states-massive-cleanup-39969993

The problem is not new. Energy-rich state had thousands of orphaned wells on the books for decades, particularly in Texas, where the backlog exceeded 25,000 in the early 2000s before landowners pressured lawmakers to light a fire under state regulators. Landowners are getting antsy again, as the state's Republican comptroller, Glenn Hegar, has predicted that a third of oil producers in Texas will go bankrupt this summer.

It would seem that the states need oil and gas developers to put money in an escrow account for the clean up. It shouldn't be up to taxpayers to pay for clean up the waste of private industry. They already pay for the products they purchase, and part of the purchase price should go to clean up of the process used to produce the product.

 

[fresh_42]

It shouldn't be up to taxpayers to pay for clean up the waste of private industry. They already pay for the products they purchase, and part of the purchase price should go to clean up of the process used to produce the product.

We all pay for clean up, i.e. store tons of nuclear waste. I cannot see a difference.

 

[Pepper Mint]

Interesting! I don't see any thread about Euro 2016!

And I think it is a stereotypical thought for one to think that LGBTQ people are not interested in footballs.

 

[Astronuc]

We all pay for clean up, i.e. store tons of nuclear waste. I cannot see a difference.

The cost of the cleanup and decommissioning is covered in the electric bill. The utilities pay a fee to the government to take the spent fuel and place it in a repository, but the government took the money, didn't finish the repository, and didn't take the fuel. Taxpayers are on the hook for extra fees because the utilities didn't pay.

The defense waste is a different matter. That is the responsibility of the government, which did it under contract with industry.

 

[fresh_42]

The cost of the cleanup and decommissioning is covered in the electric bill. The utilities pay a fee to the government to take the spent fuel and place it in a repository, but the government took the money, didn't finish the repository, and didn't take the fuel.

Here it's not, and if, it is by far not enough. And I claim: it can't be enough regarding the durance it has to be safely stored.
If you really prize in all cost of nuclear power plants than nobody could ever afford it.

 

[WWGD]

Interesting! I don't see any thread about Euro 2016!

Too worried about Brexit issue, maybe.

 

[WWGD]

To be honest: the COPA is more entertaining.

It is the hottest club north of Havana.

 

[fresh_42]

Too worried about Brexit issue, maybe.

I hope Brexit comes on the 25th of July in St. Etienne

 

[WWGD]

I hope Brexit comes on the 25th of July in St. Etienne

?

 

[fresh_42]

?

England (likely) vs. (still to be found) in St Etienne (about 100 miles west of CERN)

 

[Psinter]

Thanks :) Did I mention my neighbor was a medical student, too?

I don't think you did. Why? Is it because you are a medical student too? Not that it matters, I just don't understand what brings it up. Unless it is just a random thought .

Nice drawing, somewhat of a tintin vibe going on.
I wish I could draw anything but stick figures, I do draw a mean cube* though.

* to scale no less!

Yes, there's a Tintin vibe going on, it was supposed to be done with Herge's style. Tintin's the BEST And stick figures are great. Would xkcd comics be the same without them?

I didn't know what was this Tintin vibe, so I just watched a piece of an episode of Tintin to educate myself on the subject. It was funny. Two detectives with a mustache were stating the obvious (like Captain Obvious) and Tintin just ignored them . Like, he didn't even bother to reply . It was funny.
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I had to use google translate to pronounce this word out loud for me: Schlüsselaustausch

And I still cannot pronounce it. So a random thought: Can you imagine a tongue-twister in German? I'd put it in a text-to-speech engine and see if it can pronounce it.

 

[collinsmark]

I had to use google translate to pronounce this word out loud for me: Schlüsselaustausch

To me, German pronunciation* was the only easy aspect of the language. German grammar, on the other, was a big challenge for me.

*(Even though I didn't recall the meaning of Schlüsselaustausch when I read your post, I could pronounce it. I did recall enough to know it has something to do with keys though. German spellers are more inclined to make compound words than are English spellers, and that aspect could sometimes throw me when asked to spell things.)

 

[fresh_42]

Can you imagine a tongue-twister in German? I'd put it in a text-to-speech engine and see if it can pronounce it.

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zungenbrecher (Beispiele = Examples; audios included)

And don't think "She sells sea shells ..." is easier. Or my favorite word: clothes. Who the heck had the idea to place a "th" and an "s" directly together?