Random Thoughts Part 4 - Split Thread

[zoobyshoe]

If I'm not mistaken, "marcen borkowski" translates as "Borek?"

 

[Borek]

If I'm not mistaken, "marcen borkowski" translates as "Borek?"

You are not mistaken.

That is, you made a spelling mistake

 

[zoobyshoe]

You are not mistaken.

That is, you made a spelling mistake

I think what this means is, you are the author of this book. If so, congratulations!

 

[Ibix]

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.

A collection of nine short stories, sharing characters, and set mostly in the Zoliborz region of Warsaw in communist times, according to Google Translate.

Congratulations.

 

[lisab]

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.

Congrats!

Please say you have an English version coming out !

 

[zoobyshoe]

Yes, if there's no English version, I won't ever be able to say this to him:

 

[Silicon Waffle]

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!

The most important point is to live with it. If you are sensitive to heat, then just feel free to heat yourself up openly (back and forth). You like me ? then accept me.
Over here and on FB I will grow vegies.

 

[WWGD]

The most important point is to live with it. If you are sensitive to heat, then just feel free to heat yourself up openly (back and forth). You like me ? then accept me.
Over here and on FB I will grow vegies.

Thanks, but I am one of the around 7 people in the world not in FB.

 

[WWGD]

Kind of interesting to consider the relationship between one's mental state and the
condition of one's office/room/apartment : when one is sharp and has it together, it is clean and organized, and when one's condition is more confused, it reflects as messiness in one's physical environment. But more interesting to me is what happens the other way around, when one organizes one's place, this may help clear up one's mind. Of course, it is hard, since one starts with a state of confusion, but I wonder what effect his cleaning and organizing may have on one's mental state.

 

[collinsmark]

when one is sharp and has it together, it is clean and organized, and when one's condition is more confused, it reflects as messiness in one's physical environment.

Hmm. I know of many examples to the contrary. Perhaps there's a correlation, but I estimate only a loose one.

But more interesting to me is what happens the other way around, when one organizes one's place, this may help clear up one's mind. Of course, it is hard, since one starts with a state of confusion, but I wonder what effect his cleaning and organizing may have on one's mental state.

You might be onto something there. I would sometimes do cleaning as a form of procrastination. My apartment/room/office was often spotless during finals week or when a project deadline was imminent.

 

[WWGD]

Hmm. I know of many examples to the contrary. Perhaps there's a correlation, but I estimate only a loose one.
You might be onto something there. I would sometimes do cleaning as a form of procrastination. My apartment/room/office was often spotless during finals week or when a project deadline was imminent.

Wonder if one could define a sort of measure of entropy in the environment and correlate it with mental state. Maybe some brain wavelengths also correlate with states of mind.

 

[WWGD]

I was overhearing the song : " I am dreaming of a white christmas..."

Keep dreaming, it is 57 degrees out, expecting 71 deg for christmas day.

 

[Silicon Waffle]

I was overhearing the song : " I am dreaming of a white christmas..."

Keep dreaming, it is 57 degrees out, expecting 71 deg for christmas day.

Yes, I have been waiting for that day since many months ago. What can I do with 71 ?

 

[WWGD]

Yes, I have been waiting for that day since many months ago. What can I do with 71 ?

Yes, it seems we may end up with a mild spring...er, I mean winter.

 

[Silicon Waffle]

Yes, it seems we may end up with a mild spring...er, I mean winter.

Still it's better than a cold winter, I don't need a enjoyable spring at 57, 71 is clearly warmer and sure works better mentally.

 

[WWGD]

Still it's better than a cold winter, I don't need a enjoyable spring at 57, 71 is clearly warmer and sure works better mentally.

I agree, unfortunately there are environmental problems that result from such a warm winter. Otherwise, it would be great.

 

[HomogenousCow]

What a pleasantly bizarre week.

 

[zoobyshoe]

I was overhearing the song : " I am dreaming of a white christmas..."

Keep dreaming, it is 57 degrees out, expecting 71 deg for christmas day.

You might as well be in San Diego.

I keep hearing these jazz versions of Christmas carols from the early 1960's. They're awful. I don't understand what those people were thinking.

 

[WWGD]

You might as well be in San Diego.

I keep hearing these jazz versions of Christmas carols from the early 1960's. They're awful. I don't understand what those people were thinking.

EDIT:Besides, white christmases* , snow is fun when you look at it from a window far away, or in a postcard. Or maybe I have the wrong attitude.*Is there a standard plural for christmas?

 

[zoobyshoe]

Besides, white christmases* , snow are fun when you look at them from a window far away, or in a postcard.
Or maybe I have the wrong attitude.*Is there a standard plural for christmas?

"Christmases."

Also, it should be, "Snow IS fun when you look at IT from a window..."

 

[WWGD]

"Christmases."

Also, it should be, "Snow IS fun when you look at IT from a window..."

Yes, I don't know where I got the snow are fun from. Let me edit it (NOT let me edit THEM, etc.) .

 

[HomogenousCow]

They deleted that Russian crackpot thread too quickly, didn't even have time to appreciate it.

 

[Borg]

They deleted that Russian crackpot thread too quickly, didn't even have time to appreciate it.

It was pretty good as far as crackpots go. I must say that I've never seen one trying to go back in time to save Marilyn Monroe before.

 

[HomogenousCow]

It was pretty good as far as crackpots go. I must say that I've never seen one trying to go back in time to save Marilyn Monroe before.

I only google translated the first part, does he really go on to talk about Monroe?

edit: okay I see it now, my bad.

 

[Borg]

You really shouldn't repost his link. His Objective at the end was to save her. I don't read russian so I guessed that he wanted to go back in time.

 

[HomogenousCow]

Deleted the link. The bad translation makes it even better.

 

[WWGD]

What a pleasantly bizarre week.

But I think that even "bizarrerer" is the contrast between the last week of December and the 1st week of January, much more so than the contrast between the last week of a month and the first week of the subsequent month. And the 1st week of January is also weird by itself, on its own.

 

[HomogenousCow]

I'm reading about the Fast Inverse Square Root function and this is truly remarkable.

 

[WWGD]

I'm reading about the Fast Inverse Square Root function and this is truly remarkable.

Isn't the inverse of the square root function just the squaring function?

 

[dlgoff]

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.

Congratulations.

 

[dlgoff]

Please say you have an English version coming out !

I remember just how self-conscious Borek was about his English when he first joined?

 

[WWGD]

Congratulations.

Ditto. Next in line for literature Nobel prize?

 

[Borg]

Congratulations @Borek!

 

[dkotschessaa]

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!

I actually hate that Netflix carries the complete twilight zone series. The marathons used to be this magical event. Now that I can watch it any time I want it's just not the same.

 

[dkotschessaa]

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.

Congrats!
Unfortunately the only polish I know is my last name, and even that is half German.