Random Thoughts Part 5: Time to Split Again

[JorisL]

It remains weird, testing a talk by yourself.

On the upside I nailed the timing.

 

[fresh_42]

It remains weird, testing a talk by yourself.

On the upside I nailed the timing.

Then you are 10~20% too long. In reality there are disturbances from the audience, the stuff you use for presentation, nervousness and so on. And you can't speak as fast with audience.

 

[JorisL]

Already redid some parts to make it more "fluid" :-)

Optimally I would have 5 minutes to spare by the time I'm done (20 minute talk)

 

[Psinter]

Whoever made this, they nailed it! My superhero.
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Soruce

 

[WWGD]

Something new, at least to me, .com websites asking for donations. Weird.

 

[Psinter]

Harry Potter resume: (edit: it's a joke)

Dumbledore yells everyone into their dormitories... Harry Potter is never in the freaking dormitory.

Only the main character messes up that bad. I swear, only the main character!

• Where is Harry? I don't know where he is, sir, but I know where he is not... In the dormitory.

Harry Potter's Girlfriend: Come to bed harry.
Harry Potter replies: Can't do. Must sneak up hidden places in Hogwarts.

But perhaps it is not his fault. After all, he was always sent to his room when he lived with his aunt.

 

[1oldman2]

I don't suppose it's good for a person to eat three pounds of blueberries in one sitting.

My kids tried this experiment in a huckleberry patch a few years ago, I can assure you that is one experiment no one wanted to repeat.

 

[1oldman2]

On a scale of one to ten, Windows ten isn't.

 

[fresh_42]

On a scale of one to ten, Windows ten isn't.

That reminds me on an old joke.

Two hackers meet by chance at an internet cafe. Says the first: "Have you heard? If you read the latest Windows CD backwards in the player then a satanic video can be seen!" Replied the other one: "So what? That's nothing. If you read it forward you get Windows installed!"

 

[Astronuc]

US veteran seeks asylum for Iraqi man who saved his life
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-veteran-seeks-asylum-iraqi-man-saved-life-051630618.html

Seems reasonable to me.

 

[Astronuc]

Why Climbing Mount Everest Is A Non-Stop Horror Show
http://www.forbes.com/sites/shelbyc...verest-climbing-science-dangerous-horrorshow/

 

[Sophia]

Just learned that McDonald's in my area is going on tour to several larger towns. The name of the event can be translated something like Let's be honest tour. They are going to show processing of meals in virtual reality, there will be veggies and fruit stall where you can see how many veggies go into their products and children can plant their own veggies into pots! They couldn't forget to include workshop about waste separation. And there are going to be some sports activities as well.
Oh, McDonald's, you will save the planet! I'm loving you :D

 

[Borg]

Spent 2 1/2 hours on a plane yesterday waiting to takeoff. We actually taxied off of the runway twice during that time. First there was a mechanical issue with a generator that took 2 hours to fix. The second time was due to the ACARS telling the pilot that he had logged too many hours to fly. After sitting between the runway and taxiway for another 45 minutes while he communicated with corporate headquarters, the pilot finally got permission to complete the flight if he could take off within 15 minutes. We made it with 6 minutes to spare.

 

[Sophia]

Spent 2 1/2 hours on a plane yesterday waiting to takeoff. We actually taxied off of the runway twice during that time. First there was a mechanical issue with a generator that took 2 hours to fix. The second time was due to the ACARS telling the pilot that he had logged too many hours to fly. After sitting between the runway and taxiway for another 45 minutes while he communicated with corporate headquarters, the pilot finally got permission to complete the flight if he could take off within 15 minutes. We made it with 6 minutes to spare.

Oh my gosh! If I was there I'd probably collapse from anxiety!
When I was flying to England last summer, the lady who sat next to me asked me about 3x whether I was OK because she clearly saw my distress. If there were problems like in your flight, I would probably either faint or open the door by force and jump out of the plane :-) (I know I couldn't really do it but I'd try)

 

[Borg]

Oh my gosh! If I was there I'd probably collapse from anxiety!
When I was flying to England last summer, the lady who sat next to me asked me about 3x whether I was OK because she clearly saw my distress. If there were problems like in your flight, I would probably either faint or open the door by force and jump out of the plane :-) (I know I couldn't really do it but I'd try)

Delays don't bother me but my wife is like you. As soon as we were delayed, I knew that my biggest anxiety would be dealing with hers.

 

[fresh_42]

Oh, McDonald's, you will save the planet! I'm loving you :D

McDonald hasn't the best reputation. There are many things to complain about: too expensive, unhealthy food, buns like a sponge, where do those square-fish or chicken-flour come from?, is there coke in your ice?, too much packaging waste ... Many people here name it McDoof ("doof" pronounced with a long "o" meaning very stupid).
Nevertheless, there are three things I really like on that company:
Firstly, they treat their staff (usually) well and unlike many of its competitors in a manner it should be.
Secondly, they buy local. Meat, veggies and so on come from local producers. Far better than shipping it around the world!
And at last: You can rely on them. Wherever you are in the world you know pretty well in advance what you will get.
(A colleague once told me after he had returned from a conference in Japan: "When you got lost in the middle of Tokyo for days searching for food that you can recognize as such, you will be so happy to find the golden M at the far end of your street!")

 

[Astronuc]

It's the year of the pulse!

International Push Aims To Put More Pulse Crops On Your Table
http://nwpr.org/post/international-push-aims-put-more-pulse-crops-your-table

"If you’ve ever had chickpeas, lentils, or dry peas and beans, you’ve eaten pulses. Some think these dried legumes will become even more hip than quinoa and kale." Think, hummus, which is made of chickpeas and tahini.

"Fueled in part by the gluten-free movement, profitability and demand for chickpeas have increased dramatically over the past decade."

and - "they’re sustainable. One pound of pulses needs about 43 gallons of water, while one pound of meat needs anywhere between 800 and 1,800 gallons of water."

plus

"Pulses add nitrogen to the soil and even leave some behind for the next crop planted in the field. For farmers that means they don’t need to apply as much fertilizer and their soil stays healthier."

“Pulses have twice the amount of protein as quinoa,” McGreevy said. “They have four times the dietary fiber as whole grains. They actually have more iron than a three-ounce serving of flank steak.” One has to check the amino acids in the food however to ensure a complete set.Vegetables Likely To Take More Of Your Plate In 2016
http://nwpr.org/post/vegetables-likely-take-more-your-plate-2016

 

[fresh_42]

International Push Aims To Put More Pulse Crops On Your Table

I eat everything as long as you can put cheese on it and fry it in a pan.

 

[Sophia]

I eat everything as long as you can put cheese on it and fry it in a pan. [emoji3]

We've got similar tastes. I just had fried cheese and chips/French fries (depends on which dialect of English you prefer) for lunch today :-) inspired by McDoof
At least there was healthy cauliflower soup and salad with the cheese!

 

[fresh_42]

To start with: the source I'm now quoting is 100% trustable. (It will certainly show up on the police' website in a few days as well.)

Next thing you should know is that our highways here are much more frequented than normal US ones. Much more traffic especially around bigger cities where the following event took place. On a three lane (each direction has three) highway without any speed limit in the specific section involved.

"A 22 year old car driver has chosen an extremely inappropriate place to take a nap on the night to thursday. He parked his unlighted car in the middle of three lanes on the A3 (highway 3) near Frankfurt. Several other car drivers informed the police who had big trouble to get the drunken man awake. They finally had to crush the car's window. The highway has been reopened after 45 minutes."

 

[Psinter]

Today I feel like seeing cute things, like this drawing of a bunny:

Spoiler: Bunny on carrot

 

[ProfuselyQuarky]

Today I feel like seeing cute things, like this drawing of a bunny:

Spoiler: Bunny on carrot

Aw, that's cute !

Spoiler: narwhal

We have similar tastes, Psinter :)

 

[Sophia]

Today I feel like seeing cute things, like this drawing of a bunny:

Spoiler: Bunny on carrot

That looks like that ball that children sit on, hold the ears as handles and jump on it across whole apartment :-)

 

[fresh_42]

That looks like that ball that children sit on, hold the ears as handles and jump on it across whole apartment :-)

Or on a real one

 

[Psinter]

Aw, that's cute !

Spoiler: narwhal

We have similar tastes, Psinter :)

It's so cute! I like it. (づ｡◕‿‿◕｡)づ

That looks like that ball that children sit on, hold the ears as handles and jump on it across whole apartment :-)

I know, right. ( ^▽^)

Or on a real one

They look so lovely together! I would hug the rabbit like: (~￣▽￣)~

 

[ProfuselyQuarky]

Japanese emoticons have their right place, as well. Thanks for the reminder that I need to use them more often.

∩(︶▽︶)∩ $\leftarrow$ happy

Ꮚ°͈ꈊ°͈Ꮚ $\leftarrow$ sheep

I have so many purposes for sheep emoji :!)

 

[fresh_42]

They look so lovely together! I would hug the rabbit like: (~￣▽￣)~

Well, at least the rabbit is on the safe side of life: far too big to fit into an oven

 

[fresh_42]

I have so many purposes for sheep emoji :!)

There has been a screensaver with sheep falling upside down and stopping at window frames, walking to the side and fall of again and so on ...
There was also sometimes a sheep climbing into a rocket and launch ...

 

[Psinter]

Well, at least the rabbit is on the safe side of life: far too big to fit into an oven

No! How dare you...

I'm just kidding, I know it's a joke... but in case it isn't: My eyes are on you (ಠ_ಠ).

That's also a joke. *high five*

Japanese emoticons have their right place, as well. Thanks for the reminder that I need to use them more often.

∩(︶▽︶)∩ $\leftarrow$ happy

Ꮚ°͈ꈊ°͈Ꮚ $\leftarrow$ sheep

I have so many purposes for sheep emoji :!)

I really like the happy one. I'm wondering whether that last sentence was a pun.

 

[Pepper Mint]

Or on a real one

So cute and adorable!
Is that a b!tch (literally) ? I hope this is real too.

 

[fresh_42]

So cute and adorable!
Is that a b!tch (literally) ? I hope this is real too.

Flemish Giant Rabbits weigh 15 pounds on average, though the biggest ones can weigh up to 22 lb, and the longest one on record (in fact, holding the record for the longest rabbit in the world of any kind), measured about 32 inches long.

The touching border in the picture between rabbit and collie looks real and hard to fake. But who knows.

 

[Astronuc]

After 70 years of waiting, WWII ‘Memphis Belle’ gunner, 94, revisits Britain. And dies quietly there.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...-94-dies-quietly-at-battle-of-britain-bunker/

 

[CynicusRex]

As I was just watching a presentation on mathematics I noticed I'm enticed by how the long hair of a woman wiggles while writing on a blackboard. Maybe I'm a hopeless romantic, but I get the same feeling by my linear algebra professor assistant.

@5:38

 

[ProfuselyQuarky]

There has been a screensaver with sheep falling upside down and stopping at window frames, walking to the side and fall of again and so on ...
There was also sometimes a sheep climbing into a rocket and launch ...

I've never seen that before and would like to know how to get it. My current screen saver is bouncing bubbles.

I really like the happy one. I'm wondering whether that last sentence was a pun.

No pun intended and I'm not so sure how it could be Please explain

 

[fresh_42]

I've never seen that before and would like to know how to get it. My current screen saver is bouncing bubbles.

Here you may have a look on what it does. And here I've found the sheep.exe. You can run it multiple times to get more than one sheep and you can move them with the mouse. However, I had to use the task manager to cancel them. There's also a help file somewhere on the net.

Edit: Sorry for I've forgotten that it is not a screensaver but a toy as an executable.