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[Noisy Rhysling]

M'kay.

You don't start growing old until you stop growing up.

 

[WWGD]

M'kay.

You don't start growing old until you stop growing up.

I never _started_ growing up.

 

[WWGD]

Wonder if we will have the world's 194th country. Seems unclear: https://www.theguardian.com/world/l...pendence-referendum-spain-catalonia-vote-live

 

[fresh_42]

Wonder if we will have the world's 194th country. Seems unclear: https://www.theguardian.com/world/l...pendence-referendum-spain-catalonia-vote-live

And if, which one will win the race: Catalonia of Scotland?

 

[WWGD]

And if, which one will win the race: Catalonia of Scotland?

...Quebec, Wallonia, Texas * ,...
* Not sure how serious they are, but they sure make a lot of noise.

 

[fresh_42]

...Quebec, Wallonia, Texas * ,...
* Not sure how serious they are, but they sure make a lot of noise.

It's the Flemish who want to separate, not the Wallonians. It is the money, it is always the money. And the list doesn't end here: South Tyrol, or more generally Northern Italy, Austin (from TX). It also explains those who don't like these ideas.

 

[WWGD]

It's the Flemish who want to separate, not the Wallonians. It is the money, it is always the money. And the list doesn't end here: South Tyrol, or more generally Northern Italy, Austin (from TX). It also explains those who don't like these ideas.

Ah, yes. The saying used to be "one person, one vote". Now it seems it is " One person, one country".

 

[WWGD]

Many Indians and Chinese get upset with me when I ask him why they can't come up with 10 good Soccer players out of
1.3, 1.4 billion people respectively. But I never heard a good answer other than " Indians like Cricket" , etc.

 

[fresh_42]

Many Indians and Chinese get upset with me when I ask him why they can't come up with 10 good Soccer players out of
1.3, 1.4 billion people respectively. But I never heard a good answer other than " Indians like Cricket" , etc.

Well, there are quite populated countries which need to send their girls if they ...

 

[Posy McPostface]

*removed*

 

[fresh_42]

Please do not discuss politics on PF. Regarding recent events, there is nothing what hasn't been said before. No need to repeat the same discussion once more.

 

[Posy McPostface]

Please do not discuss politics on PF. Regarding recent events, there is nothing what hasn't been said before. No need to repeat the same discussion once more.

Understood and apologies. Glad I didn't sink myself by posting a thread about it.

 

[collinsmark]

My pet mouse, "Experimental Group A-1" passed away last night.

(This picture, btw., was taken a bit more than a year ago.)

 

[Suyash Singh]

Many Indians and Chinese get upset with me when I ask him why they can't come up with 10 good Soccer players out of
1.3, 1.4 billion people respectively. But I never heard a good answer other than " Indians like Cricket" , etc.

I don't mean to offend anyone(neither am i offended ).Everything i write is taken badly.
Well see i am indian.Mostly people are still focussed here on being good educated people.And the tremendous amount of studies that we face removes any other talent from us like football,etc.We are taught here what you are taught in college(not everything).Also sports in not a very useful thing anyway, not like kicking footballs is going to develop our country. Also one more thing is that people who get their careers through academics are not generally very rich but since most of us do not have very rich parents therefore the small amount of salary pleases us.Now imagine why would a kid with rich parents want to study for basic income.He/she could just become a singer,dancer,sports player,youtuber,etc kind of person and be a millionaire.

 

[WWGD]

I don't mean to offend anyone(neither am i offended ).Everything i write is taken badly.
Well see i am indian.Mostly people are still focussed here on being good educated people.And the tremendous amount of studies that we face removes any other talent from us like football,etc.We are taught here what you are taught in college(not everything).Also sports in not a very useful thing anyway, not like kicking footballs is going to develop our country. Also one more thing is that people who get their careers through academics are not generally very rich but since most of us do not have very rich parents therefore the small amount of salary pleases us.Now imagine why would a kid with rich parents want to study for basic income.He/she could just become a singer,dancer,sports player,youtuber,etc kind of person and be a millionaire.

I agree with you to some degree, but the overall life skills, discipline, commitment, etc. , together with improved physical health ,acquired in a sports career can serve you well in other areas of life.

 

[WWGD]

Interesting. I heard an explanation that the (a?) reason for brushing one's hair is to help spread bodily oils evenly throughout the head, to allow for healthier hair. And a book on rules of thumb claims that 25 strokes plus/minus 3 is the ideal amount/range to this effect.

 

[fresh_42]

Now imagine why would a kid with rich parents want to study for basic income.He/she could just become a singer,dancer,sports player,youtuber,etc kind of person and be a millionaire.

I agree with you to some degree, but the overall life skills, discipline, commitment, etc. , together with improved physical health ,acquired in a sports career can serve you well in other areas of life.

To which category belongs V. Anand?

 

[fresh_42]

Logical Operators? Together with Xor, etc.

No. ELO (lead guitar 2008).

 

[Asymptotic]

The moment I realized customer preference tracking isn't all its cracked up to be.

 

[WWGD]

Oktoberfest ad : "We have the best of the Wurst".

PF has decided to save time and energy by automatically moving my jokes to the " Lame Jokes" thread ;).

 

[fresh_42]

To all astronomers out there: Do you currently observe anything unusual out there? I had a phone call with the customer service of the telephone company and ... it was short, friendly, and as to my best knowledge yet (still untested) solved my problem. Strange.

 

[WWGD]

To all astronomers out there: Do you currently observe anything unusual out there? I had a phone call with the customer service of the telephone company and ... it was short, friendly, and as to my best knowledge yet (still untested) solved my problem. Strange.

Well, Duh, Libra is in conjunction with Aries and Pluto is in retrograde ;).

 

[fresh_42]

Well, Duh, Libra is in conjunction with Aries and Pluto is in retrograde ;).

So does option 1 apply

Spoiler: Option 1 (look at Treat William's haircut!)

or option 2?

Spoiler: Option 2 (not a perfect fit but I like the band name!)

 

[rootone]

Well, Duh, Libra is in conjunction with Aries and Pluto is in retrograde ;).

Damn. I need to get some more fluorescent face paint.

 

[Noisy Rhysling]

I never _started_ growing up.

I got a better offer, twenty years in the USN. Slept in 72 countries.

 

[OCR]

So does option 1 apply
or option 2?

Neither...
Only option 3 applies...

Spoiler: Option 3 ('cause it's a better song!)

Here...

 

[WWGD]

I got a better offer, twenty years in the USN. Slept in 72 countries.

You got more discipline than I do, for sure.

 

[fresh_42]

Neither...
Only option 3 applies...

Spoiler: Option 3 ('cause it's a better song!)

Here...

Maybe, but I like the staccati in Venus.

 

[OCR]

... understood.

Maybe, but I like the staccati in Venus.

I have always liked Shocking Blue ...

And, I was saddened by the death of Mariska Veres ....

Mariska Veres died of cancer on 2 December 2006 at the age of 59...

 

[fresh_42]

... understood.
I have always liked Shocking Blue ...

And, I was saddened by the death of Mariska Veres ....

Me, too. Both. Might have been her hair besides her voice of course. I've recently recognized that I like either the female alto (like Jennifer Rush) or the whistle register (like Mariah Carey).

 

[Suyash Singh]

To which category belongs V. Anand?

I know nothing about him except that he is a very good chess player

 

[Borek]

In biology/chemistry/biochemistry when you do simulations, they are "in silico", when you go to the lab, experiments are "in vivo" or "in vitro".

In electronics it doesn't matter if you do simulations or build a prototype, it is all "in silico".

 

[fresh_42]

In biology/chemistry/biochemistry when you do simulations, they are "in silico", when you go to the lab, experiments are "in vivo" or "in vitro".

In electronics it doesn't matter if you do simulations or build a prototype, it is all "in silico".

And if you try to square the circle, it is "in vain"

 

[jim hardy]

In electronics it doesn't matter if you do simulations or build a prototype, it is all "in silico".

But you learn so much more from building a 'real' circuit. Might those hard-knock lessons be termed 'in vivo' ?

 

[fresh_42]

But you learn so much more from building a 'real' circuit. Might those hard-knock lessons be termed 'in vivo' ?

Depends on current and voltage. Sometimes they need to be termed "in shock".