Random Thoughts Part 4 - Split Thread

[Borg]

I got one of those sleasy "free vacation" letters that are just bait for a time share.
This one was rather bulky though and it had one of these in it.

You pull the tab and it allows a battery to connect to a small LED to light up your "winning numbers" which miraculously matched the numbers under a scratch off on the letter.

Of course, when you send something like that to an engineer like me, it just gets disassembled for parts.

 

[WWGD]

I finally have a theory. I had been noticing that the iced drinks I bought where uniformly iced, while the ones I did at home, using an ice tray, were not so. The ice used in most places is cut into small, uniformly-sized little cubes, while my ice tray produces large, irregular cubes. I believe that small pieces of ice do not allow for large amounts of drink to be far from the ice, because these parts cover the cup. OTOH, large, irregular pieces allow for large amounts of space in the cup without ice. Like building or tiling a wall with uniformly-sized bricks on one hand, and with irregularly-sized pieces OTOH. The irregular, large shapes will leave large gaps, while small -regular ones will not.

 

[PWiz]

Its about a brain surgeon who's out to kill a psychopath he saved. You will find plenty of intellectual and moral challenges.

It's safe to say that I'm hooked to it right now :P

 

[PWiz]

I decided to go for a run today after months of inactivity, and mid-track received one of the most unpleasant itching breakouts I've ever had. I googled it, and turns out it happens to quite a few people who lace up after long breaks. Seems like its a good motivation to keep me on my feet

 

[WWGD]

I <Snip>. Seems like its a good motivation to keep me on my feet

Together with the brutal day-after soreness.

 

[Silicon Waffle]

Never give it up.

 

[Enigman]

Never give it up.

Cue.

 

[WWGD]

Or...(slightly different )

 

[WWGD]

I guess one should be careful when breaking the word "therapist" mid-word in a paragraph. This is how it came up when I was reading an article :... the - rapist.

 

[Astronuc]

Boy, 13, Keeps Father Alive After He's Badly Hurt by Falling Boulder
https://gma.yahoo.com/boy-13-keeps-father-alive-hes-badly-hurt-015703541--abc-news-topstories.html

For a little more than two days, the eighth-grade Boy Scout kept his dad calm and hydrated. He cleaned and dressed Finlayson's wounds and brought food, water and sleeping bags to his father to keep him warm. At times, he walked around the lake, desperately looking for help.

"He was my savior," Finlayson told the Idaho Statesman. "He kept talking to me all night."

Two days after falling, his father sent him on a 13-mile hiking mission to find help. Charlie Finlayson carried a note, explaining what had happened and how to find his father.

 

[Astronuc]

Katrina + 10 years
Reporting Hurricane Katrina: How covering the story swept journalists into the drama
http://news.yahoo.com/covering-katr...ushed-reporters-into-the-story-124812004.html

George W. Bush visits disaster zone, 10 years after Katrina
http://news.yahoo.com/bush-returns-orleans-10th-anniversary-katrina-110219105.html#

Race and its role in New Orleans' recovery 10 years later
https://www.yahoo.com/katiecouric/katrina-anniversary-recovery-lower-ninth-ward-to-127726051723.html

3 Views On A Tragedy: Reporters Recall First Days After Katrina
http://www.npr.org/2015/08/29/435623921/3-views-on-a-tragedy-reporters-recall-first-days-after-KatrinaAmerica's Deadliest Storm : Documentary on the 2005 Hurricane Katrina Disaster (Full Documentary, Published on May 7, 2015)

 

[zoobyshoe]

Here's the way to write an opening sentence to a novel:

"On the third day of their honeymoon, infamous environmental activist Stewie Woods and his new bride, Annabel Belotti, were spiking trees in the forest when a cow exploded and blew them up."

-Savage Run
by C.J. Box

 

[Silicon Waffle]

Is this too formal to use in a conversation ?

Have you any ideas about my patient symptoms, please contact Mr.Odaka for further information and assistance.

 

[WWGD]

Here's the way to write an opening sentence to a novel:

"On the third day of their honeymoon, infamous environmental activist Stewie Woods and his new bride, Annabel Belotti, were spiking trees in the forest when a cow exploded and blew them up."

-Savage Run
by C.J. Box

And you can then append:
Have you any ideas about my patient symptoms, please contact Mr.Odaka for further information and assistance.

You practically have a full novel there.

 

[Silicon Waffle]

And you can then append:
Have you any ideas about my patient symptoms, please contact Mr.Odaka for further information and assistance.

You practically have a full novel there.

No his story is about blowing the brain out, whereas mine is about grammar. I guess you mean such a statement can only be used in written English. But please I insist on its use in speaking too.

 

[WWGD]

No his story is about blowing the brain out, whereas mine is about grammar. I guess you mean such a statement can only be used in written English. But please I insist on its use in speaking too.

I would think just to substitute : "Have you" with "If you have"

 

[OmCheeto]

Ugh.
I have to go crabbing now.
Not sure when I'll be back.
Ciao!

I have been crabbing with the same people, at the same place, for 24 years.
On my first trip, I spent about $200, and got 1 crab out of the deal. Not very economical, but quite a lot of fun.
I don't remember taking any crab home over the next 24 years.

On this trip, lasting two days, which consisted of 7 friends, with two boats, the boat I was on, caught this many crab.

The other boat caught 7 crab, even though they were using the same type bait(chicken), and had twice as many traps.

My explanation, is Karma.
The captain of my boat is Native American, and I've been harping on: "the Great Law of the Iroquois - which holds appropriate to think seven generations ahead (about 140 years into the future) and decide whether the decisions they make today would benefit their children seven generations into the future." since the day I heard of it.

Other theories on the disparity in catches:
1. It was my captains birthday.
2. Our boat was using Foster Farms chicken thighs(high end, fresh, locally grown, not frozen), while the other boat used Dollar Store chicken legs, and 8 year old freezer burned Shad.
3. The other boat was painted like an Orca, which was meant to chase away the sea lions, but apparently also scares the bejezzits out of crab.

4. The other boat had very old crab traps, and probably smelled like dead crabs. I wouldn't eat at a restaurant that smelled like dead humans either.ps. Although, mathematically, I should have been entitled to 18 crab, I was only allowed to take home 6. Probably a good move on their part. It was quite the chore last night, as an amateur, to finish the job. But it is quite tasty.
pps. This trip only cost me $20, so it appears to be getting more economical.

 

[dlgoff]

3. The other boat was painted like an Orca, which was meant to chase away the sea lions, but apparently also scares the bejezzits out of crab.

They probably would have done better with something like this.

image from http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/01/orca-boat-seriously/

 

[jim hardy]

My explanation, is Karma.

Indeed if you've ever fished with children you know the universe is quite aware of who we are.
Professional fishing guides used to ask my teenage daughter what she was doing different as she single-handedly filled the cooler with our limit of redfish.

 

[OmCheeto]

Indeed if you've ever fished with children you know the universe is quite aware of who we are.
Professional fishing guides used to ask my teenage daughter what she was doing different as she single-handedly filled the cooler with our limit of redfish.

Ugh!

I've just been invited over to the captain's house. They took home about 50 crab yesterday, and have requested my assistance.
Life is good, and then you die.

ps. We had a nasty windstorm this morning, so their power is out. The captain told me that she vacuum seals her crab, so we wouldn't be able to vacuum seal it. I'll be taking my deep cycle battery and DC to AC converter along. Life is even better, when you are prepared for everything.

 

[Astronuc]

The CEO of a $30 billion company explains why tech companies overwork their employees
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ceo-6-billion-company-explains-120800930.html

Gelsinger also gives 50% of his gross income to charity or philanthropic causes.
https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/ceo-30-billion-company-gives-234635928.html

http://www.vmware.com/company/leadership/pat-gelsinger.html

 

[zoobyshoe]

They closed a beach here in San Diego today when a 10 foot hammerhead shark popped up by some kayakers.

 

[WWGD]

Mouth inflammation is mostly over. I had cut myself ( no joke) eating an extra-sharp multi-grain chip and even bled as a result. I ended up with a major inflammation that has lasted around 3 weeks. Now it is almost gone and I can eat without pain.

 

[Enigman]

They probably would have done better with something like this.

image from http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/01/orca-boat-seriously/

Off to find Red Rackham's treasure?

 

[Silicon Waffle]

Mouth inflammation is mostly over. I had cut myself ( no joke) eating an extra-sharp multi-grain chip and even bled as a result. I ended up with a major inflammation that has lasted around 3 weeks. Now it is almost gone and I can eat without pain.

My gosh so you haven't been eating tarcos or spicy foods for weeks; I hope you have been able to still dink some milk and enjoy making some sandwiches, anything salt-free.

 

[WWGD]

My gosh so you haven't been eating tarcos or spicy foods for weeks; I hope you have been able to still dink some milk and enjoy making some sandwiches, anything salt-free.

Even eating bananas was painful. I had some soups at soup place, good but difficult in hot temperatures. Only so much Gazpacho I can eat, thanks.

EDIT: But I also did not get to look cool, like I would if I had said I got into a fight and someone broke my mouth, or I was surfing, etc. It is just a stupid accident and everyone gives me a look like "what kind of freak", ha ha, I should have made something more interesting up. I bumped into one of the Hell's Angels, who challenged me...

 

[Silicon Waffle]

EDIT: But I also did not get to look cool, like I would if I had said I got into a fight and someone broke my mouth, or I was surfing, etc. It is just a stupid accident and everyone gives me a look like "what kind of freak", ha ha, I should have made something more interesting up. I bumped into one of the Hell's Angels, who challenged me...

Yes, you can also find out people's true hearts for you by that. I do it sometimes, and positively (I am not lying to get their attention or so, I would only want to learn if they love me so)

 

[Astronuc]

Woman describes what it was like to be the only survivor of a flight obliterated by a thunderstorm - Just Wow!
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/woman-describes-only-survivor-flight-133000712.html

Now that is Divine Intervention, if ever.

 

[WWGD]

Woman describes what it was like to be the only survivor of a flight obliterated by a thunderstorm - Just Wow!
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/woman-describes-only-survivor-flight-133000712.html

Now that is Divine Intervention, if ever.

Why wasn't there then an intervention to save all others in the flight?

 

[Silicon Waffle]

God's Rescue !