Random Thoughts Part 4 - Split Thread

[dkotschessaa]

I'm not a Francophile, but French has the coolest words for very particular and often spooky phenomena. i.e. Deja Vu, of course, and my favorite,
L’appel du vide, "the call of the void." It is an inexplicable urge to jump from a high place, (or something similarly reckless, even if one isn't particularly suicidal).

 

[WWGD]

I'm not a Francophile, but French has the coolest words for very particular and often spooky phenomena. i.e. Deja Vu, of course, and my favorite,
L’appel du vide, "the call of the void." It is an inexplicable urge to jump from a high place, (or something similarly reckless, even if one isn't particularly suicidal).

Yes, that phrase has a certain " I don't know what".

 

[WWGD]

Nostalgia is back. Nostalgia is not what it used to be.

 

[rootone]

Nostalgia has been around for far too long.

 

[zoobyshoe]

How did the flatfish end up the way it did? It's just not natural for a whole race of creatures to spend their lives resting on what is clearly their sides.

 

[rootone]

Are there left sided and right sided flatfish?

 

[zoobyshoe]

Are there left sided and right sided flatfish?

It's an important question, but I don't personally know any flatfish I could ask.

 

[zoobyshoe]

It's just not natural for a whole race of creatures to spend their lives resting on what is clearly their sides.

This should read: "It's just not natural for a whole race of creatures to spend it's life resting on what is clearly it's side." For, the subject of the sentence is "race," not "creatures."

 

[WWGD]

Nostalgia has been around for far too long.

I guess it would not make sense to call this nostalgia 2.0, new and improved nostalgia? But still, just not as good as the old one...nothing can ever be (sigh).

 

[WWGD]

This should read: "It's just not natural for a whole race of creatures to spend it's life resting on what is clearly it's side." For, the subject of the sentence is "race," not "creatures."

I know a lot of people who spend most of their lives resting on their back sides. There are whole industries and TV channels catering to them.

 

[dkotschessaa]

I used to get nostalgic, but now I don't. Ah...I remember the days when I used to be nostalgic...

 

[Silicon Waffle]

I am not always nostalgic. But at night I do have dreams once in a while about the hardships I went through during my school days.

 

[dkotschessaa]

I have not had a nightmare in at least 8 years or so. I'd like to think this means that me and my subconscious have things pretty well worked out.

 

[Silicon Waffle]

sub·con·scious
səbˈkänSHəs/
adjective

1. 1.
   of or concerning the part of the mind of which one is not fully aware but which influences one's actions and feelings.
   "my subconscious fear"
   synonyms: unconscious, latent, suppressed, repressed, subliminal, dormant,underlying, innermost;
   informalbottled up
   "subconscious desires"

noun

1. 1.
   the subconscious part of the mind (not in technical use in psychoanalysis, where unconscious is preferred).
   synonyms: (unconscious) mind, imagination, inner(most) self, psyche
   "the creative powers of the subconscious"

Provided that past things I actually never forget remain buried deep inside of me, nothing else will matter.

 

[lisab]

How did the flatfish end up the way it did? It's just not natural for a whole race of creatures to spend their lives resting on what is clearly their sides.

If you drop a flatfish, will it land face-side up?

 

[jim hardy]

I used to get nostalgic, but now I don't. Ah...I remember the days when I used to be nostalgic...

You know, they just don't make nostalgia like they used to, do they ?.

 

[WWGD]

You know, they just don't make nostalgia like they used to, do they ?.

(Sigh...) Of course not, it is just not the same anymore.

 

[DennisN]

 

[WWGD]

Maybe we could followup the nostalgia exchange with one about Deja Vu?

 

[zoobyshoe]

If you drop a flatfish, will it land face-side up?

And if you go behind a flat fish's back, aren't you really going "under it's side?"

 

[WWGD]

Did I just made a post on Deja Vu? I though I did...

 

[WWGD]

And if you go behind a flat fish's back, aren't you really going "under it's side?"

The question I never got to was whether fish sleep. Sorry to derail your post.

 

[WWGD]

I just saw a listing of this really sick-sounding channel on my line up : Children on Demand.
Turns out it is about TV shows for children. Still, they should really change that name.

 

[zoobyshoe]

The question I never got to was whether fish sleep. Sorry to derail your post.

I once saw a ceramic sculpture at an art show which consisted of a kind of mass of worms. The sculpture was entitled, "When trout dream."

 

[Jonathan Scott]

A headline from the BBC news site this morning: "Hospitals fail to hit nurse targets". Well, that's a relief!

 

[zoobyshoe]

Speaking of Beethoven:
https://gma.yahoo.com/appraiser-describes-finding-beethoven-sketch-leaf-connecticut-home-202827229--abc-news-house-and-home.html

 

[zoobyshoe]

My order of 1000 LED's arrived this afternoon from Hong Kong. I tried a few out and they're very bright! I'm happy. It was something like $20.00, shipping included, so that's about 2 cents per LED.

 

[rootone]

I guessing those would be the white-bluish ones, about 6K temperature. needing about 3.5Vdc

 

[dlgoff]

LED failure rate = ?

 

[zoobyshoe]

I guessing those would be the white-bluish ones, about 6K temperature. needing about 3.5Vdc

Here's all the details:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JRR9YGS/?tag=pfamazon01-20

 

[Silicon Waffle]

I don't know when the hungry rats have lunch, is it 9:00AM,12:00PM or 3:00PM or 6:00PM. They seem to eat randomly and whatever.
How can I make a test to determine which one is hungrier than the other by throwing some potato chips (my father has a plant growing potatoes here) towards their caves or where the garbage bin is?

 

[WWGD]

Twilight Zone marathon for new years' eve, including the more recent ones in color (which I actually like more than the older, black-and-white ones). Despite enjoying socializing, I have somehow turned into a loner , and a TV marathon and some good food, caffeine is like a small party. Should be fun, although I may have to decide between different programming marathons (I think there is also one on Burn Notice, but they seem to have those almost monthly): life is so hard!

 

[zoobyshoe]

Despite enjoying socializing, I have somehow turned into a loner , and a TV marathon and some good food, caffeine is like a small party.

My life has cycled between being very social and very private. I usually feel I'd rather have company, but I get to the point where I have to be alone for extended periods to integrate changes made during "social" periods. The prospect of hours of good TV can be very appealing sometimes.

 

[WWGD]

My life has cycled between being very social and very private. I usually feel I'd rather have company, but I get to the point where I have to be alone for extended periods to integrate changes made during "social" periods. The prospect of hours of good TV can be very appealing sometimes.

Ditto. I still look forward to the day where you can watch whatever is available in a list of programs without having to pay high prices for " on demand" programming. And, of course, I hope for friends who can accommodate this need to be alone from time to time and/or for extended periods of time.

 

[Borek]

In Polish, so hardly readable for most of you, but it just hit the shelves here. Published by a small, but reasonably reputable publishing house.