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[fresh_42]

After Thursdiya?

After Thor's døgn, after Wodan's døgn, after Tyr's døgn. We all should replace all the eagles in our state signs by ravens!

 

[WWGD]

After Thor's døgn, after Wodan's døgn, after Tyr's døgn. We all should replace all the eagles in our state signs by ravens!

Yes, what's up with those eagles? The U.S, Mexico, Germany, all have them in their respective flags. Weird that they had a gov official with name Eagleburger, when it is prohibited to kill --and therefore eat eagles.

 

[fresh_42]

Yes, what's up with those eagles? The U.S, Mexico, Germany, all have them in their respective flags. Weird that they had a gov official with name Eagleburger, when it is prohibited to kill --and therefore eat eagles.

... and Russia, and Austria, and Poland ... Strong eagles rather than smart ravens - telling, isn't it?

 

[skyshrimp]

I've read that Giant Tiger Prawn (Penaeus monodon) are the termites of the ocean and are a cannibalistic, invasive species, yet they still fetch around £14+ a kilo frozen. A lot of the frozen ones have 'added saltwater' and binding agents to make them larger which ruins the texture and taste. The don't cook right with the added water and taste raw after cooking. The general public assume prawns are a luxury item so even the ones with added water are still expensive. I live in London and buy fresh with the head and shell on. I know they were probably previously frozen, but you don't get the added water. After removing the head it's more like £30 a kilo and are bland without spices. I prefer the strong taste of the pink Atlantic cold water prawns that are boiled at source. They're great with lemon juice. I just peel the chitin off and eat the whole prawn with the head and legs.

I can buy frozen river cobbler fillets (Pangasius) for £4 a kilo. I know of a few stores that stock it without the 'plumping' process of added water.
I've read that most of the Pangasius catfish fillets are raised in the polluted Mekong river and are injected with drugs (including the urine of pregnant female women) to boost hormones and make them grow faster. Pangasius are apparently a big thing in France due to how cheap they are and taste similar to cod. Some fish 'n' chip shops in the UK are passing off cobbler as cod to unknowing customers according to an article I read in The Independent.

 

[BillTre]

Many think that its not uncommon for unscrupulous sellers of fish (as food) to sell the meat of one species as a different more expensive species.
This is possible because once the fish is cleaned and skinned it is not easy to ID the species.
As a result, in some cases PCR molecular tests are occasionally used to ID the species being sold as food.

are a cannibalistic

Not surprising.
Many crustaceans will eat conspecifics (members of the same species), given the opportunity, unusually after they molt and are relatively defenseless.

 

[OCR]

...female women...

Lol, I guess that works... .

 

[BillTre]

I think this is cool looking:

A how-to-make-it is here.

 

[fresh_42]

I think this is cool looking:
View attachment 222241

A how-to-make-it is here.

I knew a network administrator who hanged a dozen of them on the wall behind his desk ... - without the clock, of course.

 

[WWGD]

Path-connectedness is not just an empty abstraction. I paid extra rent on the grounds that there was a laundry inside the building where I live. BUT... there is no path _inside of the building_ taking me from my apt. to the laundry room. So I must exit the building in order to go to the laundry room. I counted, and, in order to : drop the clothes on the laundry, go back up to wait till they're done, go back down to put them in the laundry, go back up to wait till they're dry, go back down to pick them up, go back up, I must use my key 10 times -- at times while carrying clothes. If someone tries to sell you on this, on having laundry inside of the building, do ask whether there is a path between your apt. and the laundry _within_ the building. EDIT ALTHOUGH: having a path between the apt. and the laundry room within the building is weaker than overall path-connectedness. AND there are no chairs in the laundry room -- barely any space to walk in there.

 

[fresh_42]

Could have been even worse: Imagine the round trip was 0-homotope!

 

[WWGD]

Could have been even worse: Imagine the round trip was 0-homotope!

Contractible? You mean the laundry in my appartment -- up to homotopy?

 

[fresh_42]

Contractible? You mean the laundry in my place -- up to homotopy?

Yep. Would be a nice come an go then.

 

[WWGD]

Yep. Would be a nice come an go then.

Yes, it would be nice to live in a loop space, which is where I think every thing is true when considered up to homotopy. Or maybe some length space. I don't know enough to identify things better here.

 

[WWGD]

Still, sometimes I have thought of Topological analogies , as in finding one way in life being a way of finding an embedding into life.

 

[fresh_42]

Still, sometimes I have thought of Topological analogies , as in finding one way in life being a way of finding an embedding into life.

Not that I haven't tried those kind of embeddings. The fine art is to do it isometric!

 

[WWGD]

I guess " Hey Man" can sound like " Amen". Weird exchange; will try to pronounce it differently next time. Never mind there is an Egyptian first name " Ayman" . But I don't think a triple confusion is likely.

 

[Evo]

My dog Ming passed away today, it was sudden and unexpected, I blame the vet that I had just taken him to for vaccinations, He was fine when I took him in. It was a new vet. My neighbor said "Oh no, that vet is horrible". Too late. I'm devasted, I'm crushed. My heart is ripped out. Did they give him the wrong dose, the wrong thing? I don't know, I just know he pranced in, I had to carry him out. I called them a couple of days later, when he was really failing, rushed him back in, they said the first vet was wrong, that's all they would say. Gave some meds. Now he's dead.

 

[Tom.G]

@Evo
My sincere condolences. Losing a valued pet/family member is tough. So sorry.

Tom

 

[Evo]

@Evo
My sincere condolences. Losing a valued pet/family member is tough. So sorry.

Tom

Thank you so much. I can't stop crying.

 

[StoneTemplePython]

Path-connectedness is not just an empty abstraction. I paid extra rent on the grounds that there was a laundry inside the building where I live. BUT... there is no path _inside of the building_ taking me from my apt. to the laundry room. So I must exit the building in order to go to the laundry room. I counted, and, in order to : drop the clothes on the laundry, go back up to wait till they're done, go back down to put them in the laundry, go back up to wait till they're dry, go back down to pick them up, go back up, I must use my key 10 times -- at times while carrying clothes. If someone tries to sell you on this, on having laundry inside of the building, do ask whether there is a path between your apt. and the laundry _within_ the building. EDIT ALTHOUGH: having a path between the apt. and the laundry room within the building is weaker than overall path-connectedness. AND there are no chairs in the laundry room -- barely any space to walk in there.

From the one apartment I've had that did not have onsite laundry, I've learned that you can get a laundry-bag-backpack from Amazon for under 20 bucks. Very helpful for freeing up your hands while carrying clothes.

edit:
ixnay on the bi-partite graph

 

[Psinter]

Sending psychological hug to Evo.

I want you to know that it's okay to be sad. You are a great person and there is no doubt in my mind that your friend and family Ming loved you. I take a moment of silence and send you a big strong supporting hug.

 

[dlgoff]

My dog Ming passed away today, ...

Dang it.

RIP

 

[Borg]

@Evo My sincerest condolences.

 

[WWGD]

My condolences too, Evo. Sorry.

 

[WWGD]

From the one apartment I've had that did not have onsite laundry, I've learned that you can get a laundry-bag-backpack from Amazon for under 20 bucks. Very helpful for freeing up your hands while carrying clothes.

edit:
ixnay on the bi-partite graph

Good idea, thanks. It may be more worthwhile to go to an outside place to do the laundry, where at least they have a sitting area, tho most likely not Wifi. I doubt anyone iis likely to steal my clothes, since they are all at least 10 years old.

 

[WWGD]

They had this contest asking people to nominate someone they considered to be a hero. I am thinking of nominating myself, not because I think I am a hero, but just to think of the reaction the organizers will have to such a pretentious gesture.

 

[WWGD]

I just missed this call at around 11 today. I call back...and the number is out of service!?? How can I receive a call from a number that is out of service??

 

[DrGreg]

I just missed this call at around 11 today. I call back...and the number is out of service!?? How can I receive a call from a number that is out of service??

Caller ID spoofing

 

[OCR]

I call back...and the number is out of service!??

This one... ?

Samples
1111-BR-549

 

[StoneTemplePython]

I know this one:

I just missed this call at around 11 today. I call back...and the number is out of service!?? How can I receive a call from a number that is out of service??

The ocean called, to say they're running out of shrimp.

 

[jim hardy]

I just missed this call at around 11 today. I call back...and the number is out of service!?? How can I receive a call from a number that is out of service??

uh oh. You're on their list. Plan on five or six a day forever. Blocking does no good they just call back with a different fake number. Press "1" and waste their time it's your only revenge.

Carl Hiassen wrote a very funny novel about telemarketers. See of you can find it -- "Nature Girl" .

old jim

 

[CWatters]

They had this contest asking people to nominate someone they considered to be a hero. I am thinking of nominating myself, not because I think I am a hero, but just to think of the reaction the organizers will have to such a pretentious gesture.

Much more fun would be to find out who the organiser works for (eg their boss or the CEO) and nominate that person.

 

[WWGD]

I have caught a nasty habit of staring at people directly. Not on purpose, just in a distracted way, but I can see how it is annoying to be at the receiving end of it.

 

[jim hardy]

I have caught a nasty habit of staring at people directly. Not on purpose, just in a distracted way, but I can see how it is annoying to be at the receiving end of it.

Form the habit of flashing a smile and friendly 'hi' upon eye contact. They'll think you're a Southerner. "Howdy" is even better.
In Montreal i got a lot of mileage out of "Bonjour , y'all"

 

[Psinter]

Spoiler

Ahaha. That was funny. She's funny. I like those comics. Here's another one: http://www.cassandracalin.com/comics_18-truths-having-long-hair.html

Who would have thought long hair could be so troublesome.

 

[skyshrimp]

I won a brand new 55" UHD 4K display with HDR on eBay yesterday worth well over £1,000 and have already collected it from an estate agent office. The only description in the £0.99 auction was 'sold as seen'. The lady in the office that made the auction didn't know if it worked as she couldn't find the £2 power cord (kettle plug) to test it. I bid £165 during the last 8 seconds. Someone else bid £1 so i got it for £1.20.

 

[collinsmark]

My dog Ming passed away today, it was sudden and unexpected

I'm so sorry for your loss, Evo.

 

[pinball1970]

I'm crushed. My heart is ripped out.

This is why I won't have a dog, the loss when they go is too much

Sorry Evo

 

[skyshrimp]

I just bought a small kumquat tree covered in fruit.

 

[fresh_42]

Karjakin has given the quality for nothing...

 

[Psinter]

My neighbor has a cat!

I was arriving at night when I randomly look and a cat was looking at me through the window. I think it likes me .

 

[fresh_42]

Karjakin has given the quality for nothing...

... and won with his pawns! And what did Mamedjarow: lost, too, completely unnecessarily. What a day.

 

[WWGD]

My jacket is wearing out and some feathers are showing in the outside layer. I look like I got into a fist fight with an ostrich.

 

[OCR]

Oh my...!

My jacket is wearing out and some feathers are showing in the outside layer.

I sure hope you don't have to start selling the morning paper... like Jimmy did. .

 

[Ibix]

I got into a fist fight with an ostrich.

Should be an easy win - ostriches don't have fists.

 

[Psinter]

Resume when a bug becomes a feature in your program:

I make everything right even when I make it wrong.

 

[WWGD]

Should be an easy win - ostriches don't have fists.

EDIT :No kidding.My kind of fight!

 

[WWGD]

Should be an easy win - ostriches don't have fists.

That's the problem of trying a joke with the science crowd; they fact-check you when you try to use some license :) . I remember once I told the joke that the Vatican's logicians were working over time after the pope said: " I am sorry, I was wrong before -- I actually _am_ infallible" , and someone (seriously) gave me a pretty full argument for EDITwhy the Pope making a mistake did not contradict the doctrine of infallibility. Serenity Now!

 

[Ibix]

I remember once I told the joke that the Vatican's logicians were working over time after the pope said: " I am sorry, I was wrong before -- I actually _am_ infallible"

I always assumed that's where papal bull came in, but perhaps I misunderstand the terminology.

someone (seriously) gave me a pretty full argument for why infallibility did not contradict the doctrine of infallibility.

Doesn't surprise me - you can't swing a cat round here without hitting an expert on something random like dealing with cat scratches to the head.

 

[WWGD]

I always assumed that's where papal bull came in, but perhaps I misunderstand the terminology.
Doesn't surprise me - you can't swing a cat round here without hitting an expert on something random like dealing with cat scratches to the head.

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