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[OCR]

Lol...

Someone told me something that was completely wrong but I forget what it was.

 

[dkotschessaa]

I know what you mean. Someone told me something that was completely wrong but I forget what it was.

To my recollection, I've never been wrong about anything.

 

[dkotschessaa]

I learn so much on this forum that I found an analogous forum (in terms of format, and the software it's run on etc.) for history, thinking I'd learn something there. But everyone here has me so spoiled... There is a basic level of quantitative literacy and rigor here, and people tend to cite sources, at least if asked if not otherwise. Over there? Not sure how long I can take it.

 

[Borg]

To my recollection, I've never been wrong about anything.

I predict that someday you will be wrong but, you won't remember this prediction.

 

[dkotschessaa]

Meant to reply to something Borg said, but I don't remember what it was.

 

[Borg]

I can confirm that but then, I'm biased.

 

[Ibix]

I learn so much on this forum that I found an analogous forum (in terms of format, and the software it's run on etc.) for history, thinking I'd learn something there. But everyone here has me so spoiled... There is a basic level of quantitative literacy and rigor here, and people tend to cite sources, at least if asked if not otherwise. Over there? Not sure how long I can take it.

Science spoils you with its experimentally-based certainty.
Ultimately, if someone wants to deny relativity (or evolution or whatever) they have to cope with multiple fields of technology that only work if their denialism is wrong.

There's no real analogue for experiment outside of science. I can deny the Holocaust or whatever, and as long as I can come up with some kind of conspiracy theory that might make that semi-plausible the only thing you can really do is try to shout me down.

 

[fresh_42]

To my recollection, I've never been wrong about anything.

Don't you talk to your wife anymore?

 

[dkotschessaa]

Don't you talk to your wife anymore?

I don't recall.

 

[Borek]

Now I know what I made these lights for.

 

[fresh_42]

Now I know what I made these lights for.

If it should happen that you will post these pictures on a UFO side, let me know and give me the link: some popcorn, a cool drink and UFOs - perfect!

 

[WWGD]

Now I know what I made these lights for.

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Life is a highway!

 

[Evo]

I found out today that someone stole my car's license plate renewal sticker. I just got through filing a police report of the theft, I'll have to call the DMV tomorrow and see if they will mail me another when I get the permanent police report. I do not want to have to go down to the DMV animal house.

 

[WWGD]

They still fall for it at the ASPCA:
ASPCA Guy (in sidewalk, while I am rushing to get somewhere, trying to ignore them): Sir, we have an adoption campaign. Would you like to adopt?
Me: Yes, sir, I would like to have a dog.
ASPCA Guy ( excited) : Really? Sure, what type?
Me: Relish and Mustard.
Maybe that will lead them to not stop me anymore on the sidewalks. Feeding a dog takes a bit of change, which, of course, they will not provide you with.

 

[fresh_42]

They still fall for it at the ASPCA:
ASPCA Guy (in sidewalk, while I am rushing to get somewhere, trying to ignore them): Sir, we have an adoption campaign. Would you like to adopt?
Me: Yes, sir, I would like to have a dog.
ASPCA Guy ( excited) : Really? Sure, what type?
Me: Relish and Mustard.
Maybe that will lead them to not stop me anymore on the sidewalks. Feeding a dog takes a bit of change, which, of course, they will not provide you with.

Manhattan?

 

[WWGD]

Manhattan?

I was in Queens at this point, but they have them there(here) too.

 

[fresh_42]

I was in Queens at this point, but they have them there(here) too.

Just thought ... delicious dogs > china > china-town > Manhattan ...

 

[WWGD]

Just thought ... delicious dogs > china > china-town > Manhattan ...

Yikes, Taboo alert: I prefer not to think about it; this is my personal version of " Don't Ask Don't Tell": I don't ask what is in the food, you do not tell me. I don't get sick, I eat it again.

 

[WWGD]

This latest "Raw Food" trend does not agree with me. I need some protein to fill full. And raw vegetables, while tasty , get me gassed up. Back to the cooked stuff for me, including cooked vegetables -- and meat, or at least some protein.

 

[fresh_42]

This latest "Raw Food" trend does not agree with me.

This is my taboo alert. I tested your advice of celery and peanut butter. It was a nightmare ...
On the other side, I really like raw food. O.k. not quite, rather almost raw food. However, I usually call it medium rare.

 

[fresh_42]

I just saw a discussion on TV which was in French and the moderator said "Tschüss!" at the end. This is funny. Not that she used a German word, but the fact, that "Tschüss!" itself developed from the French "Adieux!". Re-import after transformation. Funny.

 

[WWGD]

No Gesundheit! after "Tschuss"? ( How do you do the umlaut in Tex ?)

 

[WWGD]

This latest "Raw Food" trend does not agree with me. I need some protein to fill full. And raw vegetables, while tasty , get me gassed up. Back to the cooked stuff for me, including cooked vegetables -- and meat, or at least some protein.

Still, part of the problem here, is that it is almost impossible to know when your trial is close to being a randomize, blind/double blind trial, so it is hard to draw conclusions.

 

[fresh_42]

No Gesundheit! after "Tschuss"? ( How do you do the umlaut in Tex ?)

In a TeX editor via the language settings, here via my keyboard which has them as well as the French accents. Only cedille and trema are missing. It starts to get difficult towards Scandinavia (Ångström) and the Czech republic.

 

[WWGD]

In a TeX editor via the language settings, here via my keyboard which has them as well as the French accents. Only cedille and trema are missing. It starts to get difficult towards Scandinavia (Ångström) and the Czech republic.

Gesundheit! !??!

 

[fresh_42]

Gesundheit! !??!

Спаси́бо.

 

[DennisN]

Cool animation:

 

[DennisN]

Another one:

 

[Ibix]

Cool animation:

Nice. The xscreensaver used to have a (less pretty) version that rotated about multiple axes, which was similarly hypnotic.

 

[dkotschessaa]

Science spoils you with its experimentally-based certainty.
Ultimately, if someone wants to deny relativity (or evolution or whatever) they have to cope with multiple fields of technology that only work if their denialism is wrong.

There's no real analogue for experiment outside of science. I can deny the Holocaust or whatever, and as long as I can come up with some kind of conspiracy theory that might make that semi-plausible the only thing you can really do is try to shout me down.

Good historians (or graduate students in history) at least know how to argue without employing logical fallacies and they know to cite references without even being asked. Then of course you can debate the historicity of those references and so forth. It can still be done with a degree of rigor appropriate to the field.

But no...

-Dave K

 

[collinsmark]

I found out today that someone stole my car's license plate renewal sticker. I just got through filing a police report of the theft, I'll have to call the DMV tomorrow and see if they will mail me another when I get the permanent police report. I do not want to have to go down to the DMV animal house.

Oh, my. That's a hassle. It has happened to friends of mine too.

In California the stickers are made such that once they are affixed to the license plate it's difficult to remove them without tearing them off in little bitty pieces. It's still possible though. And it doesn't stop thieves from doing so (or at least trying).

You would think that with mobile communications systems as sophisticated as they are today -- and in conjunction with computer resources and object character recognition (OCR) software -- there might not be much need for physical stickers at all anymore.

 

[jim hardy]

You would think that with mobile communications systems as sophisticated as they are today -- and in conjunction with computer resources and object character recognition (OCR) software -- there might not be much need for physical stickers at all anymore.

You'd think at least they'd be barcoded, eh ?
So 'Lovely Rita MeterMaid' could scan them .

 

[OCR]

You'd think at least they'd be barcoded, eh ?

What a bummer! ... poor Rita is losing her job because of ANPR .[COLOR=#black]..[/COLOR]

 

[fresh_42]

What a bummer! ... poor Rita is losing her job because of ANPR .[COLOR=#black]..[/COLOR]

It's far worse. There are places where they register your number at two places and calculate your average speed in between for getting you with speeding. No more breaking for the camera and that's it ...

 

[OCR]

No more breaking for the camera and that's it ...

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