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Sep 27, 2012#1

Gilgamesh

I love seeing these on Reddit (fair warning there will be alot of cross-posting from Reddit here) and thought I'd share for those of us who don't have the hours of free time to browse sites like that, or simply share interesting things they learned today.

TIL: That McDonald's has a website solely for black people
http://www.365black.com/365black/whatis.jsp

I'd ask where the white version is but I remember that's just mcdonalds.com

I'd ask where the Latino/Asian/Indian version is but there's not alot of White Guilt associated with those races. :troll:

Edit: Oh shit I was wrong:
http://www.myinspirasian.com/html/english/index.html#/?slide=0
http://www.meencanta.com/index_english.jsp?campaign=2

Sep 27, 2012#2

CynicismKills

Inspirasian, ahahahahaha

Sep 27, 2012#3

Officer_Charon

TIL that I am NOT smarter than a Rottweiler...

Sep 27, 2012#4

WasabiPoptart

TIL that I could be living some place else in 6 months. :/

Sep 27, 2012#5

Charlie Don't Surf

thanks for keeping us updated on the latest humor trends from reddit

Sep 27, 2012#6

Officer_Charon

WasabiPoptart said:
TIL that I could be living some place else in 6 months. :/

I know that feel...

Sep 27, 2012#7

checkeredhat

Charlie Don't Surf said:
thanks for keeping us updated on the latest humor trends from reddit

Really, that's what the Funny Pictures, Not So Funny Pictures, and Awesome Videos threads have been for a long time.

Sep 27, 2012#8

LittleSin

TIL that IMAX movies don't port well to TV.

Sep 27, 2012#9

Charlie Don't Surf

checkeredhat said:
Really, that's what the Funny Pictures, Not So Funny Pictures, and Awesome Videos threads have been for a long time.

I have never posted or read those threads since I pretty much assumed they were really old memes, point me

Sep 27, 2012#10

Gilgamesh

Charlie Don't Surf said:
I have never posted or read those threads since I pretty much assumed they were really old memes, point me

Sep 27, 2012#11

checkeredhat

YIL why one shouldn't play ball hockey in the living room.

Sep 27, 2012#12

Telephius

Charlie Don't Surf said:
TIL the latest humor trends from reddit

FTFY

Sep 27, 2012#13

Emrys

TIL that if your doomweasels are squabbling, it's best to let them just fight it out. Getting in the middle of it causes me to bleed. Alot.[DOUBLEPOST=1348793512][/DOUBLEPOST]TI also L that "50 Shades of Grey", as read by Gilbert Gottfried, is frakkin' hilarious! Thank you, Cheesy1, for making me fall out of my chair.

Sep 27, 2012#14

Officer_Charon

Emrys said:
Alot.

Sep 27, 2012#15

Emrys

Don't want to hear it out of you, buddy boy.

Sep 27, 2012#16

Officer_Charon

:-P

Sep 27, 2012#17

jwhouk

TIL that fans can appreciate referees for a grand total of 42 minutes before they start booing.

Sep 28, 2012#18

Gilgamesh

TIL: Scarlett Johansan has a identical twin brother.

I guess now Calleja is covered if he ever switches teams

Sep 28, 2012#19

LordRendar

TIL i got a very soft spot for father son moments in movies.

Sep 28, 2012#20

LittleKagsin

Officer_Charon said:

Oh my gosh what is that??? It's so cuuute!!

Sep 28, 2012#21

Covar

LittleKagsin said:
Oh my gosh what is that??? It's so cuuute!!

http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html

Sep 28, 2012#22

LittleKagsin

Hnnn, yay! It's going on my list of plushies I'm making.

Thank you Covar.

Sep 28, 2012#23

Timmus

so how many plushies are you gonna make?

Sep 28, 2012#24

Emrys

LittleKagsin said:
Hnnn, yay! It's going on my list of plushies I'm making.

Thank you Covar.

I'll buy one from you.

Sep 28, 2012#25

Timmus

buy alot!

Sep 28, 2012#26

Emrys

The smacking will commence with you, my dear Timmus.

Sep 28, 2012#27

DarkAudit

TIL: I thought I was out, but they drag me back in... I've gotta have the new WoW expansion.

Sep 29, 2012#28

jwhouk

TIL DA's curse has fallen upon the Steel City. Homer Bailey no hit the Buccos.

Oct 2, 2012#29

Gilgamesh

TIL: Mike Myers killed any chance of there being any more live action Dr. Seuss movies.:
http://www.omg-facts.com/Celebs/Thanks-to-The-Cat-in-the-Hat-movie-there/52225

The Music Industry is really really stupid. I mean more stupid that previously thought. Yeah, that stupid.
http://uber-facts.com/2012/05/20/limewire-being-sued-for-75-trillion/

Oct 2, 2012#30

Officer_Charon

TIL that Savannaians STILL cannot drive in the rain, and I STILL hate accident reports.

Oct 2, 2012#31

Timmus

Gilgamesh said:
TIL: Mike Myers killed any chance of there being any more live action Dr. Seuss movies.:
http://www.omg-facts.com/Celebs/Thanks-to-The-Cat-in-the-Hat-movie-there/52225

The Music Industry is really really stupid. I mean more stupid that previously thought. Yeah, that stupid.
http://uber-facts.com/2012/05/20/limewire-being-sued-for-75-trillion/

Thank you mike Myers?

Oct 3, 2012#32

jwhouk

TIL It's the date of the anniversary of the birth of our fearless leader from Omaha.

Oct 3, 2012#33

WasabiPoptart

TIL that I inspired my son's 2nd grade teacher (and my friend) to go running. Me! An inspiration! I can hardly believe it.

Oct 3, 2012#34

LittleSin

TIL Jet will use the toilet...if there is absolutely nothing else for him to do.

Do I have ot hide his toys away until he is potty trained? ;_;

Oct 3, 2012#35

jwhouk

(shrug) My wife's the potty-training expert, not me.

Oct 4, 2012#36

Azurephoenix

LittleSin said:
TIL Jet will use the toilet...if there is absolutely nothing else for him to do.

Do I have ot hide his toys away until he is potty trained? ;_;

Whatever it takes... whatever the cost.

I had to reward my son with glowsticks for about two weeks before he started using it on it own.

Oct 4, 2012#37

Azurephoenix

stienman said:
That would work, but glow sticks are much more expensive than stickers and marshmallows. I have to admit we're pretty cheap when it comes to parenting...

Like I said... whatever the cost lol. I tried other things but he really REALLY loves those damn glowsticks. They were the only reward that consistenly acheived results (tried TV, movies, toys, playground visits, swimming pool trips, stickers, candy, popcorn, magnets, angry birds time, apple juice, begging, threatening, crying, pleading, etc).

You just have to find what works and every kid will be different

Oct 4, 2012#38

WasabiPoptart

Our daughter has a prize bag for going potty (specifically for when she poops in the toilet since she was not enthused about doing it). We filled it with cheap rings, barrettes, tiny bottles of play nail polish, etc. that we found in the "dollar" section of Toys R Us, Target, and the party section of other stores. The girl is as girly as can be, so giving her dress up stuff has been a great motivator.
Stickers didn't work for either of my kids. And I don't like using food as a reward because I think it sends the wrong message about food. However, I agree with Azurephoenix that you have to do whatever works for you and your kid.

Oct 4, 2012#39

LittleSin

I just sorta keep his diaper off and basically nag him every ten minutes.

"YA NEED TO PEE YET? GO ANY WAYS."

Probably not the best solution.

Oct 4, 2012#40

Officer_Charon

Hey, it works.

Rhiannon will go usually... pooping she's scared to death of, however. Skittles will usually settle her down, though.

Oct 4, 2012#41

sixpackshaker

YIL that my UnderArmor Underooos still stink after they come out of the wash... I did not discover this until after I was speaking with my boss, and realized I smelled like ass.

Oct 5, 2012#42

@Li3n

Gilgamesh said:
I'd ask where the Latino/Asian/Indian version is but there's not alot of White Guilt associated with those races.

TIL British people don't feel guilty 'bout nothin'

Oct 5, 2012#43

sixpackshaker

TIL that my dog is trying to kill me.

I was walking around the yard this morning, in the dark with a flashlight, looking for his food and water bowls. He likes to hide them the minute he finishes eating. He runs out ahead of me into the dark, then from about 40 feet away reels around and runs at me at full speed and plows into my knee. It hyper extended just a little, I am surprised that it did not dislocate as hard as he hit me...

Puppy got a spanking.

Oct 5, 2012#44

Shakey

sixpackshaker said:
TIL that my dog is trying to kill me.

I was walking around the yard this morning, in the dark with a flashlight, looking for his food and water bowls. He likes to hide them the minute he finishes eating. He runs out ahead of me into the dark, then from about 40 feet away reels around and runs at me at full speed and plows into my knee. It hyper extended just a little, I am surprised that it did not dislocate as hard as he hit me...

Puppy got a spanking.

My lab used to do that. He was way too good at reading me and if I was going to try to dodge. I learned to jump just before he hit, that way I would at worst flip and fall on my face.

Oct 6, 2012#45

evilmike

stienman said:
That would work, but glow sticks are much more expensive than stickers and marshmallows. I have to admit we're pretty cheap when it comes to parenting...

I'm surprised. Given your talents and sensibilities, I would have expected you to have put together an arduino-based game that would encourage toilet use. Maybe something like skeeball with bells and flashing lights that would give out prize tickets based on accuracy?

Oct 6, 2012#46

North_Ranger

stienman said:
Heh, maybe the next kid.

#19, you mean?

Oct 6, 2012#47

Sparhawk

TIL that I can just stay at the house and not do much of anything. First day I've been able to do that in a year or so.

Oct 11, 2012#48

Squidleybits

TIL that my gecko can see in colour. Not only this but he can distinguish colours in less intense light where we only see various shades of grey.

I'm not really sure how this came up in French class but I had to google it.

Oct 20, 2012#49

Gilgamesh

TIL: Disneyland has a secret club that costs $25,000 to join and $10,000 a year in fees.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club_33

and an upcoming even more exclusive club:
http://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2011/12/27/club-33-policy-changes-and-introducing-club-1901/

Wow.

Oct 20, 2012#50

Sparhawk

Disney ain't just for kids. There are lots of places you wouldn't expect to find in those parks. Just got back 3 weeks ago and now starting early planning for another trip in two years to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary.

Oct 20, 2012#51

WasabiPoptart

TIL that I am less than enthused about being up at 6am for an all day conference I signed up for a month or so ago.

Oct 20, 2012#52

Gilgamesh

WasabiPoptart said:
TIL that I am less than enthused about being up at 6am for an all day conference I signed up for a month or so ago.

You just learned that today?

Oct 20, 2012#53

WasabiPoptart

I know! It didn't hit me until the alarm clock went off. As I was eating breakfast, I started thinking about all the real stuff I could get done today instead of attending this fluff-filled conference. I mainly signed up for it as a get-me-out-of-the-house thing not because it's anything important. Plus I can get out of the house for a while today anyway on my own terms - like for a run which I really, really need to do.

Oct 20, 2012#54

Yoshimickster

YIL I don't like one of my favorite restaurants Pork sandwiches. The broccoli raab in it tasted funky.

TIL I have all the time in the world, and yet I do nothing with it.

Oct 20, 2012#55

blotsfan

Yoshimickster said:
TIL I have all the time in the world, and yet I do nothing with it.

That should be the halforums slogan.

Oct 20, 2012#56

Sparhawk

blotsfan said:
That should be the halforums slogan.

That is the INTERNET'S slogan.

Oct 21, 2012#57

Jax

Today I learned the origin of the Brazelton tag. I should check out other threads more often

Oct 21, 2012#58

WasabiPoptart

TIL my cousin and her boyfriend lost custody of their baby because they failed their drug tests. Dumb asses.

Oct 21, 2012#59

Yoshimickster

TIL that I shall follow the master always.

Oct 22, 2012#60

Gilgamesh

TIL: Resident Evil was -this- close to staying true to it's Survival Horror roots and going in a massively different direction than RE4/5/6 has gone:

Oct 22, 2012#61

Yoshimickster

TIL- NOT HAVING A CAR SUCKS! I just want to driiiiiiiiiive.

Oct 30, 2012#62

Gilgamesh

Rick Moranis hasn't been in a live action film in 15yrs.

Rick Moranis said:
I'm a single parent and I just found that it was too difficult to manage raising my kids and doing the traveling involved in making movies. So I took a little bit of a break. And the little bit of a break turned into a longer break, and then I found that I really didn't miss it.
On the last couple of movies I made - big-budget Hollywood movies - I really missed being able to create my own material. In the early movies I did, I was brought in to basically rewrite my stuff, whether it was Ghostbusters or Spaceballs. By the time I got to the point where I was "starring" in movies, and I had executives telling me what lines to say, that wasn't for me. I'm really not an actor. I'm a guy who comes out of comedy, and my impetus was always to rewrite the line to make it funnier, not to try to make somebody's precious words work.

Wow.

Oct 30, 2012#63

Yoshimickster

TIRL(Today I relearned) why I fucking hate tomato paste cans. THEY DO NOT STACK! What kind-of sadist made these cans?!

Oct 30, 2012#64

Shakey

stienman said:
I expect, due to the acidity, that it's cheaper to make the cans with a top and bottom, rather than a shaped can like most stackable cans. The higher acidity perhaps requires a different kind of plastic coating on the inside that's probably easier and cheaper to apply to metal sheets than to an assembled can.

At least, it sounds good in theory. I too, hate it. I need tomato paste for pizza sauce, but this nonstacking design is barbaric!

You need to start a kickstarter to design and manufacture a stackable tomato paste can.

Oct 30, 2012#65

sixpackshaker

Shakey said:
You need to start a kickstarter to design and manufacture a stackable tomato paste can.

or work on hand-eye coordination.

Oct 30, 2012#66

Shakey

sixpackshaker said:
or work on hand-eye coordination.

Or a kickstarter to make a can stacking robot!

Oct 30, 2012#67

sixpackshaker

Shakey said:
Or a kickstarter to make a can stacking robot!

With a name like Shakey that may work better.

Oct 30, 2012#68

Shakey

sixpackshaker said:
With a name like Shakey that may work better.

It would, which leads into a TIL for me.

TIL I can't pick up a full pot of coffee with my left hand anymore. I used to be able to if I was careful, but today I just about spilled coffee everywhere with the pot maybe an inch off the warmer. I had to have someone else do it for me.

Oct 30, 2012#69

sixpackshaker

Now I feel worser. :okay:

Oct 30, 2012#70

LordRendar

Awkward....

Oct 30, 2012#71

Shakey

sixpackshaker said:
Now I feel worser.

As you should.

Really, It doesn't bother me. I can laugh at myself. It's part of the reason I use that name.

Oct 30, 2012#72

sixpackshaker

Shakey said:
As you should.

Really, It doesn't bother me. I can laugh at myself. It's part of the reason I use that name.

I kind of thought so, but I went with it anyway because it seems you can handle my douchebaggery.

Oct 30, 2012#73

Yoshimickster

TIL that my school is closed even though the storm has generally passed us. Really...not sure how to feel about this.

Jan 29, 2013#74

Gilgamesh

TIL: You can play -tag- for 23yrs and it gets more awesome as you get older:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323375204578269991660836834.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Jan 29, 2013#75

Telephius

Gilgamesh said:
TIL: You can play -tag- for 23yrs and it gets more awesome as you get older:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323375204578269991660836834.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

What is funny for me is that a couple of my friends in highschool had written a little skit about a group of people who played tag for life and one of the main characters was driven mad because he had been "it" for so long lol
Too see that there is a long lasting real life game happening is amazing lol

Jan 29, 2013#76

Gilgamesh

stienman said:
Scrooge McDuck is the wealthiest fictional character ever, more so than Stark and Wayne.

http://www.forbes.com/lists/fictional15/2011/forbes-fictional-15.html

That list is ridiculously wrong.

Jan 29, 2013#77

Gilgamesh

stienman said:
I think you meant to say reduckulously.

Seriously.

Jan 29, 2013#78

jwhouk

A list like that is intended solely to be filler. Just like the swimsuit issue of SI was when it first appeared in the 1960's (or whenever - I can't recall exactly).

Jan 29, 2013#79

Belmont

jwhouk said:
A list like that is intended solely to be filler. Just like the swimsuit issue of SI was when it first appeared in the 1960's (or whenever - I can't recall exactly).

Would have been fantastic to see a researched list with a bit more substance on a subject that cool.

Jan 30, 2013#80

mikerc

stienman said:
Scrooge McDuck is the wealthiest fictional character ever, more so than Stark and Wayne.

http://www.forbes.com/lists/fictional15/2011/forbes-fictional-15.html

Wrong again Steiny - unless you wanna argue with Smaug?

http://www.forbes.com/special-report/2012/fictional-15-12/fictional-15.html

Jan 30, 2013#81

Gilgamesh

mroosc1979 said:
Wrong again Steiny - unless you wanna argue with Smaug?

http://www.forbes.com/special-report/2012/fictional-15-12/fictional-15.html

That list is shit too.

Jan 30, 2013#82

PatrThom

I would argue that, by definition, Quentin Stowe should be at the top of that list.

--Patrick

Jan 30, 2013#83

WasabiPoptart

Children have incredible memories when it comes to something they enjoy. My kids were playing library with some of my textbooks this afternoon. My daughter brought me a math book I had last spring and asked if I would find her the picture of Tiana. The author wrote the book with pertinent movie trivia sprinkled throughout so while I didn't remember exactly if there was a picture of Tiana I knew it was possible. I found it using the photo credit index. I can't believe she remembered it was in this particular book.

Feb 1, 2013#84

bhamv3

Today I learned 1 Exabyte = 1,000,000,000 Gigabytes.

I look forward to the day I collect 1 exabyte of porn.

Feb 2, 2013#85

PatrThom

bhamv3 said:
Today I learned 1 Exabyte = 1,000,000,000 Gigabytes.

I look forward to the day I collect 1 exabyte of porn.

Make sure you format that storage with either ZFS (max 16EB volume size) or GPT (max 8ZB volume size).
Or, you know, whatever comes next.

Also, by then, you'll need to be at least 65yrs of age to buy ultra-porn.

--Patrick

Feb 11, 2013#86

Gilgamesh

If true, that is pretty freaking amazing.

Feb 11, 2013#87

bhamv3

When I heard about that, I heard it only worked on Otis elevators. I've tested it on a few elevators, Otis and otherwise, and results have been mixed.

Feb 22, 2013#88

DarkAudit

Today I learned goals are for suckers. And that the guy with the power over your job can make ANYTHING your fault. Even the comings and goings of the seasons.

Feb 22, 2013#89

Terrik

TIL Jet lag suuuuuuuuucks. And I have to woooooooooorkkk. And caffeine does noooottthiiiiiinnnnnnnnng.

Feb 22, 2013#90

bhamv3

Terrik said:
TIL Jet lag suuuuuuuuucks. And I have to woooooooooorkkk. And caffeine does noooottthiiiiiinnnnnnnnng.

You just had to head off to somewhere on the exact opposite side of the Earth, didn't you.

Feb 22, 2013#91

Terrik

bhamv3 said:
You just had to head off to somewhere on the exact opposite side of the Earth, didn't you.

What's weird is I don't know if I was leaving home, or coming home. Considering in 4 years I have spent roughly 3 weeks of that in the US, I have to start to wonder.

Feb 22, 2013#92

DarkAudit

I'd be just fine as I am if I were in Moscow. It's over here that I'm missing out.

Feb 22, 2013#93

bhamv3

Today I learned the audio from the Skyrim trailer syncs up perfectly (and awesomely) with the video of the first Mass Effect 3 trailer.

Apr 5, 2013#94

fade

Today I learned that there actually was a scene deleted from Independence Day wherein they explained why Earth computers could talk to alien computers. Apparently all modern computer tech was derived from the Roswell ship.

Apr 5, 2013#95

Bubble181

fade said:
Today I learned that there actually was a scene deleted from Independence Day wherein they explained why Earth computers could talk to alien computers. Apparently all modern computer tech was derived from the Roswell ship.

While that's nuts, as"modern" pcs were around slightly before Roswell (thanks Turing!), it's plausible enough for a scifimovie, and would've countered quite a bit of the Stupid, as far as I'm concerned. I did not know that.

Apr 5, 2013#96

Dave

Bubble181 said:
While that's nuts, as"modern" pcs were around slightly before Roswell (thanks Turing!), it's plausible enough for a scifimovie, and would've countered quite a bit of the Stupid, as far as I'm concerned. I did not know that.

Maybe the basis or underpinnings are the same, but it wasn't until Roswell that they figured out how to do it efficiently and on such a level.

Apr 5, 2013#97

Charlie Don't Surf

ID4 is man's greatest achievement in film

Apr 5, 2013#98

Covar

I can't for the life of me hate ID4.

Apr 5, 2013#99

LordRendar

why ID4?

Independence Day is my guilty pleasure movie.

Apr 5, 2013#100

Charlie Don't Surf

LordRendar said:
why ID4?

Independence Day is my guilty pleasure movie.

you have nothing for which to feel guilty

Apr 5, 2013#101

Ravenpoe

WELCOME TO EARF!

Yeah, even with the stupid plotholes, it still owns.

Apr 5, 2013#102

Chad Sexington

Charlie Don't Surf said:
ID4 is man's greatest achievement in film

This sentence contains no hyperbole.

Apr 5, 2013#103

Yoshimickster

That many video game cases don't have paper manuals nowadays. I know I all-ready posted this in the Random Crap thread, but this is STILL weird to me.

Edit: Yeah I saw the not.

Apr 5, 2013#104

Chad Sexington

Yoshimickster said:
That not many video game cases don't have paper manuals nowadays. I know I all-ready posted this in the Random Crap thread, but this is STILL weird to me.

STILL?! Minutes later and you STILL feel the same way?!

(Sorry, that was snarky.)

Apr 6, 2013#105

PatrThom

Today YOU learned that there are still people who have never seen Independence Day.
(it's me)

--Patrick

Apr 13, 2013#106

North_Ranger

Today I learned that Lucy Lawless plays Lucretia in Spartacus: Blood and Sand.

Jesus Christ, Xena, what happened to you?!

Apr 13, 2013#107

bhamv3

North_Ranger said:
Today I learned that Lucy Lawless plays Lucretia in Spartacus: Blood and Sand.

Jesus Christ, Xena, what happened to you?!

Hey Spartacus is an awesome show and Lucy Lawless is pretty danged good in that.

Plus her boobs are spectacular.

Apr 13, 2013#108

Gilgamesh

North_Ranger said:
Today I learned that Lucy Lawless plays Lucretia in Spartacus: Blood and Sand.

Jesus Christ, Xena, what happened to you?!

Gonna agree with bhamv3 here Ranger, the show is fantastic and she's great. What's the complaint?

Apr 13, 2013#109

North_Ranger

I don't know, she just looked... a helluva lot older than I remembered.

It's probably just the hairstyles and wardrobe, though...

bhamv3 said:
Hey Spartacus is an awesome show

Yeah, gonna have to disagree with that. I mean, I find the story of Spartacus interesting and all that, but the whole "300 meets softcore porn" visuals... C'mon, really?

Apr 13, 2013#110

Ravenpoe

North_Ranger said:
I don't know, she just looked... a helluva lot older than I remembered.

It's probably just the hairstyles and wardrobe, though...

Yeah, gonna have to disagree with that. I mean, I find the story of Spartacus interesting and all that, but the whole "300 meets softcore porn" visuals... C'mon, really?

You realize that Xena came out almost 20 years ago, right? It started in 1995, 18 years ago.

I mean, I still think of it as being just a short while ago too, but we're getting old.

Apr 13, 2013#111

Sparhawk

Ravenpoe said:
You realize that Xena came out almost 20 years ago, right? It started in 1995, 18 years ago.

I mean, I still think of it as being just a short while ago too, but we're getting old.

Lucy turns 45 this year, born in 1968. She's still a fine looking woman.

Apr 13, 2013#112

North_Ranger

Ravenpoe said:
You realize that Xena came out almost 20 years ago, right? It started in 1995, 18 years ago.

I mean, I still think of it as being just a short while ago too, but we're getting old.

I know, 'Poe. It's still a little jarring realising the things you loved doing are considered old-fashioned or just dated.

Apr 13, 2013#113

Ravenpoe

North_Ranger said:
I know, 'Poe. It's still a little jarring realising the things you loved doing are considered old-fashioned or just dated.

Lucy Lawless is not old fashioned or dated!

Oh wait... I read that wrong.

Apr 14, 2013#114

DarkAudit

Intel won't provide updated Win8 video drivers for my laptop. So much for that. Back to 7.

(Fortunately the switch is just swapping out hard drives. Now, what flavor of Linux to try on the spare? Arch again? Ubuntu?)

Apr 14, 2013#115

fade

If you like arch, and you want a vanilla customizable system, you could try Gentoo.

Apr 15, 2013#116

DarkAudit

fade said:
If you like arch, and you want a vanilla customizable system, you could try Gentoo.

Oh, now you've done it! That's exactly what I'mma gonna do!

(Lucky for me I have the next two nights off.

)

Apr 15, 2013#117

figmentPez

I learned that pop culture can still make me want to beat my head against a wall. Why? Because somehow this story still makes it into my Twitter feed. Dammit Thunt, I follow your Twitter to keep updated on Goblins. Not so I can be informed about the stupidity of Justin Bieber.

Apr 15, 2013#118

DarkAudit

Well, got a mostly working Gentoo install on the notebook. Wireless works, but isn't coming up properly at boot. Changing the interface names since my last Linux install isn't making things easier. At least I can bring it up manually when needed.

Next step is getting X up and running. But first, sleep.

Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

Apr 16, 2013#119

Terrik

TIL: In China, there's a job for looking up porn

200,000/year, Chief Pornography Identification Officer Wanted

Job Location: Beijing

Salary: 200,000 RMB/year

Job Responsibilities：Quickly and accurately identifying pornographic and obscene websites.

Job Description：
1. Research and study pornographic videos and images, formulate criteria for determining obscenity.
2. Deploy courseware on the standards of obscenity determination, and study materials such as educational videos on pornography.
3. Manage and rate pornographic resources (including BT seeds, images, and online videos).

Job Requirements:
1. Familiarity with the different standards of determination of pornographic content of different countries;
2. Familiarity with the standards of determination and express regulations concerning pornography in China’s law;
3. Familiarity with the standards of pornography identification used by CNNIC (China Internet Network Information Center) and various major internet providers;
4. A bachelor’s degree or above; age between 20-35; all genders;
5. Possesses good teamwork skills, and a strong sense of responsibility.

Benefits:
1. National standard insurances and additional allowance for meals, transportation and phone.
2. Expenses on relevant books can be reimbursed. Free fruits and yogurt each week day.
3. Free physical examination once every year, and gift for birthday, wedding and child birth.

Apr 16, 2013#120

Timmus

Terrik said:
TIL: In China, there's a job for looking up porn

200,000/year, Chief Pornography Identification Officer Wanted

Job Location: Beijing

Salary: 200,000 RMB/year

Job Responsibilities：Quickly and accurately identifying pornographic and obscene websites.

Job Description：
1. Research and study pornographic videos and images, formulate criteria for determining obscenity.
2. Deploy courseware on the standards of obscenity determination, and study materials such as educational videos on pornography.
3. Manage and rate pornographic resources (including BT seeds, images, and online videos).

Job Requirements:
1. Familiarity with the different standards of determination of pornographic content of different countries;
2. Familiarity with the standards of determination and express regulations concerning pornography in China’s law;
3. Familiarity with the standards of pornography identification used by CNNIC (China Internet Network Information Center) and various major internet providers;
4. A bachelor’s degree or above; age between 20-35; all genders;
5. Possesses good teamwork skills, and a strong sense of responsibility.

Benefits:
1. National standard insurances and additional allowance for meals, transportation and phone.
2. Expenses on relevant books can be reimbursed. Free fruits and yogurt each week day.
3. Free physical examination once every year, and gift for birthday, wedding and child birth.

They forgot to mention the fact that you get paid to look at porn at work as a benefit.

Apr 16, 2013#121

bhamv3

Yes, but your job is to help take down porn sites. That's like a gourmet chef, whose sole passion is to make delicious food, going around setting restaurants on fire. I'm sorry, but no amount of money could convince me to betray my fellow men like that.

*holds out fist for brofisting*

Apr 16, 2013#122

Timmus

They forgot to mention that you get to look at porn that only you get to look at as a benefit.

Apr 16, 2013#123

Ravenpoe

bhamv3 said:
Yes, but your job is to help take down porn sites. That's like a gourmet chef, whose sole passion is to make delicious food, going around setting restaurants on fire. I'm sorry, but no amount of money could convince me to betray my fellow men like that.

*holds out fist for brofisting*

Fuck you, I need a job and this is the one I'm most qualified for.

Though, I gotta say... China is a longer commute than I was looking for.

Apr 16, 2013#124

Timmus

Ravenpoe said:
Fuck you, I need a job and this is the one I'm most qualified for.

Though, I gotta say... China is a longer commute than I was looking for.

You could probably telecommute though.

Apr 16, 2013#125

sixpackshaker

heh, telecommuting to have your IP register behind the Great Firewall of China.

Apr 16, 2013#126

PatrThom

sixpackshaker said:
heh, telecommuting to have your IP register behind the Great Firewall of China.

And then getting a VPN so you can tunnel back out.

--Patrick

Apr 18, 2013#127

WasabiPoptart

TIL: Feet are gross.

Apr 19, 2013#128

PatrThom

WasabiPoptart said:
TIL: Feet are gross.

Amen.
(currently have an infected toe. Removing my socks every day is a never-ending suprise-fest)

--Patrick

Apr 19, 2013#129

MindDetective

PatrThom said:
Amen.
(currently have an infected toe. Removing my socks every day is a never-ending suprise-fest)

--Patrick

If it is due to an ingrown toenail, soaking your foot in epsom salts help soften the tough skin around the toenail (as well as the toenail) and can help with some suffering.

Apr 19, 2013#130

CrimsonSoul

PatrThom said:
Amen.
(currently have an infected toe. Removing my socks every day is a never-ending suprise-fest)

--Patrick

Til: don't read the til thread while eating taco bell.

Apr 19, 2013#131

Chad Sexington

TIL a surprising number of people I know turn out to be experts on: terrorism, bombs, guns, international relations, Chechnya-US relations, Chechnya-Russia relations, Islamism, home-grown terrorism, mental illnesses, police protocols, FBI jurisdiction, the Internet, suicide bombers...[DOUBLEPOST=1366389373][/DOUBLEPOST]Oops I forgot, also jihad.

Apr 19, 2013#132

PatrThom

MindDetective said:
If it is due to an ingrown toenail, soaking your foot in epsom salts help soften the tough skin around the toenail (as well as the toenail) and can help with some suffering.

It is, and I know this, but by the time I realized that what was going on was 'you have graduated to infection' and not leftover 'you made an injury' from when I dug out the recurring splinter left over from the metrocectomy many years ago, it had gotten to the point where "soak it in salt water" was not much more than palliative. I'm up to the antibiotics phase because I put it off too long like an idiot. Nobody but myself to blame, I suppose. So…2wks of limping and then I'll be find again.

CrimsonSoul said:
Til: don't read the til thread while eating taco bell.

Made ya look!

stienman said:
All easily and cheaply available from your friendly neighborhood Walmart.[DOUBLEPOST=1366390501][/DOUBLEPOST]Maybe Walmart doesn't sell black powder anymore... Can't find it online. I remember as a child seeing large #10 cans of black powder behind the counter at local Meistersinger grocery stores in the hunting/sports section, but I'm guessing its not as easily obtained these days as it used to be.

Black powder is suboptimal. Traditional smokeless gives much better performance. H110 or HP38 have much greater surface area and therefore likely have a much higher detonation velocity.

--Patrick

Apr 19, 2013#133

WasabiPoptart

TIL: Sometimes Halforumites are frightening.

Apr 19, 2013#134

PatrThom

WasabiPoptart said:
TIL: Sometimes Halforumites are frightening.

TYL what the word "suppurating" means.

--Patrick

Apr 19, 2013#135

jwhouk

TIL you really need to make sure your boat tarp is tied down tight during a manhunt.

Apr 19, 2013#136

WasabiPoptart

PatrThom said:
TYL what the word "suppurating" means.

--Patrick

That doesn't bother me so much (had to look it up out of curiosity) as long as you're not sticking your toe in my face. I was referring to the "explosive" conversation you and stienman were having.

Apr 19, 2013#137

jwhouk

TIL that the song "Sweet Caroline" was written for Caroline Kennedy.

And that it really has nothing to do with the city of Boston, other than the fact that the Red Sox have played it in the 8th inning of every game from about 1997 onward.

Apr 20, 2013#138

PatrThom

WasabiPoptart said:
I was referring to the "explosive" conversation you and stienman were having.

For a while there, I was handloading all my own ammunition. H110 and HP38 are really good for large caliber handgun loads (I like 'em, anyway. Good for high velocity from a short barrel, great for roll-your-own +P loads.). I imagine the same characteristics that make them good for reloading could be put to...other uses as well. I'm actually glad to see both are still in production...though apparently demand is so high right now that good luck getting your hands on any, no matter what you plan to do with it.

--Patrick

Apr 20, 2013#139

Sparhawk

CrimsonSoul said:
Til: don't read the til thread while eating taco bell.

Don't eat Taco Hell, your life will be better.

Apr 21, 2013#140

Cheesy1

TIL that my brother and I are easily entertained. We found these at our local grocery store yesterday:

It's . . . so . . . HYPNOTIC! :eek:

Apr 22, 2013#141

Bubble181

Chad Sexington said:
TIL a surprising number of people I know turn out to be experts on: terrorism, bombs, guns, international relations, Chechnya-US relations, Chechnya-Russia relations, Islamism, home-grown terrorism, mental illnesses, police protocols, FBI jurisdiction, the Internet, suicide bombers...[DOUBLEPOST=1366389373][/DOUBLEPOST]Oops I forgot, also jihad.

The same people who are also specialists in government subsidy programs, the national debt, the war on terror, the war on drugs, and how taxes are too high?

Apr 22, 2013#142

Chad Sexington

Bubble181 said:
The same people who are also specialists in government subsidy programs, the national debt, the war on terror, the war on drugs, and how taxes are too high?

Hey, yeah! Crazy. My friends and acquaintances are really smart, I guess.

May 14, 2013#143

HCGLNS

TIL: that calling your first born son a beer monkey, no matter how accurate, can result in testicular rearrangement.

May 14, 2013#144

Squidleybits

Or for me it means an ice cold beer.

Jul 8, 2013#145

fade

Today I learned:

1. Rowling wrote Snape with Alan Rickman in mind.

2. The James Bond Theme was based on a earlier unused piece from a Hindu-themed musical by the same composer.

3. The now-famous swimsuit scene from Casino Royale was not originally a nod to Dr. No. It wasn't planned at all--Craig ran into an underwater sand mound and had to stand up.

Jul 10, 2013#146

HCGLNS

TIL: that NE is the abbreviation for the state of Nebraska not New England!

also New England isn't even a state, but rather an anarcho-syndicalist commune!

Jul 10, 2013#147

Emrys

You're fooling yourself. They're living in a dictatorship!

Jul 10, 2013#148

BananaHands

Today I learned that saying "come on, tubs, you wanted to go to the gym like three hours ago" isn't the best way to get my female roommate to hurry.

Jul 11, 2013#149

fade

BananaHands said:
Today I learned that saying "come on, tubs, you wanted to go to the gym like three hours ago" isn't the best way to get my female roommate to hurry.

A bag of frozen peas makes a good compress for a black eye.

Jul 11, 2013#150

North_Ranger

Last week I learned: I can balance a bag of frozen broccoli on my head for up to two hours.

Jul 11, 2013#151

Emrys

You should include that in your resumé.

Jul 11, 2013#152

Officer_Charon

TIL that I can fit in a sewer pipe... barely.

TIAL that a 6'2" 245lbs (+~ 20 lbs of gear) man coming through a sewer pipe is NOT a reassuring sight for a small black kitten.

Jul 11, 2013#153

GasBandit

Officer_Charon said:
TIL that I can fit in a sewer pipe... barely.

TIAL that a 6'2" 245lbs (+~ 20 lbs of gear) man coming through a sewer pipe is NOT a reassuring sight for a small black kitten.

That's why you bring a laser pointer.

Jul 11, 2013#154

Officer_Charon

I used the targetting laser on my taser. Not a single fuck was given due to lurking horror in the pipes. "MEOW MEOW FUCK YOU FATTY, I SEE YOU THERE!"

Jul 11, 2013#155

GasBandit

Plan B: Leaf Blower

Jul 12, 2013#156

North_Ranger

stienman said:
You are now ready to raise a child.

If only I was still able to sire some

Jul 12, 2013#157

Chad Sexington

North_Ranger said:
If only I was still able to sire some

Have you considered kidnapping? Stienman may not notice one or two missing for a few weeks, plenty of time to get a head start.

Jul 13, 2013#158

PatrThom

North_Ranger said:
If only I was still able to sire some

I'm sure by the time they cure cancer, they'll have perfected the creation of gametes from normal cells.

--Patrick

Jul 14, 2013#159

HCGLNS

TIL: people put padlocks on bridges as a symbol of love

Jul 14, 2013#160

Chad Sexington

HCGLNS said:
TIL: people put padlocks on bridges as a symbol of love

Right?

That's weird, right?

Everyone agrees this is weird, right?

EVERYONE IS AS UNNECESSARILY BOTHERED BY THIS AS I AM RIGHT? I NEED VALIDATION

Jul 14, 2013#161

North_Ranger

No, I don't think that's weird. They do that on the pedestrian bridge in my hometown, too. If memory serves, you're also supposed to throw the key into the river or something...

Jul 14, 2013#162

Ravenpoe

North_Ranger said:
No, I don't think that's weird. They do that on the pedestrian bridge in my hometown, too. If memory serves, you're also supposed to throw the key into the river or something...

That's just littering.

Jul 14, 2013#163

mikerc

TIL Australia has a legally mandated minimum breast size for women appearing in porn.

Jul 14, 2013#164

Just Me

HCGLNS said:
TIL: people put padlocks on bridges as a symbol of love

People are weird, no wonder I mostly try to avoid them.

It's the same with throwing coins into fountains...

Jul 14, 2013#165

tinabeebz

TIL: The Pixar Theory

Jul 14, 2013#166

Zappit

tinabeebz said:
TIL: The Pixar Theory

Some people have A LOT of free time on their hands. I can't wait to see how they work in John Ratzenberger as a recurring immortal spirit. He's a wisp!

Jul 14, 2013#167

PatrThom

mroosc1979 said:
TIL Australia has a legally mandated minimum breast size for women appearing in porn.

Isn't that because they don't want to accidentally get guys hooked on girls with small breasts (i.e., adolescents and below)?
Ah. It appears so.

--Patrick

Jul 14, 2013#168

klew

TIL (well, three days ago) that I should call the cable company more often to ask about re-negotiating my tv-internet-phone package pricing. I signed up for a new plan that gives me more tv stuff (channels, hddvr, on demand) for $30 less per month than I am currently paying.

Jul 14, 2013#169

bhamv3

PatrThom said:
Isn't that because they don't want to accidentally get guys hooked on girls with small breasts (i.e., adolescents and below)?
Ah. It appears so.

--Patrick

And this applies to both domestically-produced porn and foreign-produced porn, right?

Hmm... now that I think about it, I don't think I've ever tried Australian porn. I should rectify this.

Jul 14, 2013#170

Cheesy1

*snicker*
. . . rectify . . .

Jul 18, 2013#171

Emrys

While doing research for scholarships on the National Milke Producers Federation, I learned that July is National Ice Cream Month.
Let's all go out to celebrate! :drunk:

Jul 18, 2013#172

Chad Sexington

My friend explained to me that bra sizes aren't absolute, but actually a proportion of band/cup size.

Jul 18, 2013#173

Bubble181

Chad Sexington said:
My friend explained to me that bra sizes aren't absolute, but actually a proportion of band/cup size.

And, while internationally, all countries use letter + number, the numbers and letters actually mean different things. You know, to make it nice and clear.

Jul 18, 2013#174

Bones

TIL: when Rinko Kikuchi thought she could no longer go on during marathon filming of pacific rim, Guillermo del Toro would
sing the main theme of My neighbor Totoro...in JAPANESE!

this man sang this... I am never disappointed in him.

Aug 9, 2013#175

Bubble181

stienman said:
TIL a lot more about maple syrup productive than I'd want to forget, so here's my summary, spoilered for length:

Better Nate then Lever, Canada Style

TIL: you can make a spoiler tag give a different message when closed vs when open.
Also, it IS possible to give the exact amount of information about maple syrup that every Canadian will say "well, duh", while every other person in the world thinks "TL;DR".

Aug 9, 2013#176

PatrThom

Grading syrup (Grade A, Grade B, etc) is done the opposite of what you probably think. The higher the grade (A, AA), the less it will have that characteristic maple flavor. Since syrup was originally used as a sweetener, the higher grades mean it is more like standard sugar, with less of the flavors that might change the taste of whatever it was used to sweeten. So, if you're buying syrup because you want it to taste all maple-y (such as when following a recipe), get grade B syrup, as it will require less of that syrup to get that delicious, mildly smoky maple flavor in whatever you are eating, and your bottle will last longer (once you finally convince everyone that they need less).

I'm pretty sure that this applies to the color, as well. Darker syrups were boiled longer, carmelizing more of the sugars. I have often wondered what maple syrup would taste like if it were boiled in a hard enough vacuum that the extraction of water could complete at room temperature. What would happen to the color? The taste? Is the boiling necessary to kill off pathogens? If only we could convince someone to give it a try and find out. I mean, we're willing to pay more than a quarter of a million dollars for a lab-grown hamburger, there has to be someone out there willing to vacuum-process some tree sap, right?

--Patrick

Aug 13, 2013#177

Officer_Charon

TIL that Hot Pepper Gaming may be my new most favorite thing on the Internet.

Aug 13, 2013#178

Gusto

TIL that I say the word 'basically' a lot.

Aug 13, 2013#179

drawn_inward

TIL how to make EBV-transformed B cells for my work. Immortality achievement unlocked!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epstein–Barr_virus#Transformation_of_B-lymphocytes

Aug 14, 2013#180

drawn_inward

stienman said:
There are only 7,000+ different combinations (but, of course, each combination has an infinite number of matching sequences) and it can't be shimmed like older master locks.

I didn't read the article. What's the minimum length for an effective combination?

Aug 14, 2013#181

Covar

stienman said:
... it can't be shimmed like older master locks.

Aug 14, 2013#182

Bubble181

I'd say four or five.
4 movements > 249 unique combos
5 movements > 645 unique combos.
11 movements > 7501 unique combos (max - any longer combo can be reached by a shorter combo as well)

Aug 14, 2013#183

figmentPez

drawn_inward said:
I didn't read the article. What's the minimum length for an effective combination?

I think the more important question is, how do you know the combination you've chosen isn't one that can be reached by a much shorter sequence?

Aug 14, 2013#184

CrimsonSoul

stienman said:
If it's locking a geek's locker, though, you only need to try up up down down left right left right to break in.

This was the first thing I thought

Aug 14, 2013#185

drawn_inward

stienman said:
I learned how the new masterlock works.
http://toool.nl/images/e/e5/The_New_Master_Lock_Combination_Padlock_V2.0.pdf

Nice idea, but the reviews on Amazon aren't so great. Though it's probably user error. I still have the same Masterlock from when I was in jr high. I can't really justify buying another one. I do like the ones that protect the bar from bolt cutters.

Aug 14, 2013#186

PatrThom

figmentPez said:
I think the more important question is, how do you know the combination you've chosen isn't one that can be reached by a much shorter sequence?

I suppose there's some sort of modular function you could apply to discover this.

--Patrick

Aug 17, 2013#187

Bowielee

Today I learned:

When referring to the Central time zone, there are two delineations. CDT (Central Daylight Time) and CST(Central Standard Time). I only thought CST was ever used. CDT is used when daylight savings is in effect, and CST is used when it is not. I assume the other time zones are the same, but I can't believe I went my whole life and never knew that.

Aug 17, 2013#188

Sparhawk

Bowielee said:
Today I learned:

When referring to the Central time zone, there are two delineations. CDT (Central Daylight Time) and CST(Central Standard Time). I only thought CST was ever used. CDT is used when daylight savings is in effect, and CST is used when it is not. I assume the other time zones are the same, but I can't believe I went my whole life and never knew that.

What's really goofy, is that Daylight Saving is for roughly 8 months and Standard is only for about 4 months. How is "standard" time the least used?

Aug 18, 2013#189

GasBandit

Daylight savings time is a ridiculous sham that should be abolished.

Aug 18, 2013#190

PatrThom

GasBandit said:
Daylight savings time is a ridiculous sham that should be abolished.

It had a purpose. That purpose has been served now that we have electric lights and worldwide communication. Just move everything forward/back by half an hour all year 'round and be done with it.

--Patrick

Aug 18, 2013#191

Sparhawk

GasBandit said:
Daylight savings time is a ridiculous sham that should be abolished.

I say eliminate "standard" time, I don't need freaking light at 5am, I like light at 8pm.

Aug 19, 2013#192

sixpackshaker

Sparhawk said:
What's really goofy, is that Daylight Saving is for roughly 8 months and Standard is only for about 4 months. How is "standard" time the least used?

Standard time is when actual noon is closest to actual noon. The old trick... drive a stick into the ground, and when a compass and the shadow of the stick both point to the north, it is time to set your watch.

Aug 19, 2013#193

PatrThom

sixpackshaker said:
Standard time is when actual noon is closest to actual noon. The old trick... drive a stick into the ground, and when a compass and the shadow of the stick both point to the north, it is time to set your watch.

From the Goofs page for National Treasure:

Until 1883, there were no standard time zones. Almost every locality used solar time* to determine the correct time (noon was the time when the sun was directly overhead in each city, and this, of course, varied depending on the location of the city). Standard time zones were established when railroad schedules necessitated them.

--Patrick
*Link added by me.

Aug 19, 2013#194

sixpackshaker

But standard time is closer, saving time is at least an hour off.

Aug 29, 2013#195

bhamv3

Today I learned the seven stars in the Big Dipper are named Dubhe, Merak, Phecda, Megrez, Alioth, Mizar and Alkaid. I have no idea what to do with this knowledge.

Aug 29, 2013#196

sixpackshaker

bhamv3 said:
Today I learned the seven stars in the Big Dipper are named Dubhe, Merak, Phecda, Megrez, Alioth, Mizar and Alkaid. I have no idea what to do with this knowledge.

Use the names in your next D&D game?

Aug 29, 2013#197

PatrThom

bhamv3 said:
Today I learned the seven stars in the Big Dipper are named Dubhe, Merak, Phecda, Megrez, Alioth, Mizar and Alkaid. I have no idea what to do with this knowledge.

Continue the series?

--Patrick

Aug 29, 2013#198

GasBandit

Today I Learned that the "Drifting" process in Pacific Rim isn't all that far ahead of our current technology.

Researchers at the University of Washington have just conducted a new study that shows simple communication between humans using just their brains.

They recorded two men playing a game where they shoot a target cooperatively without using verbal or visual cues. All communication is done simply through thought. The conclusion?

The results suggest that information extracted noninvasively from one brain using EEG can be transmitted to another brain noninvasively using TMS to allow two persons to cooperatively solve a task via direct brain-to-brain transfer of information. The next phase of the study will attempt to quantify this transfer of information using a larger pool of human subjects.

Aug 29, 2013#199

HCGLNS

bhamv3 said:
Today I learned the seven stars in the Big Dipper are named Dubhe, Merak, Phecda, Megrez, Alioth, Mizar and Alkaid. I have no idea what to do with this knowledge.

When will you learn the names of the other 5 stars?

Sep 2, 2013#200

Neon Pirate

Today I learned a few things!

How much water an open Jeep JK will hold when caught in a downpour
Where all of that water really went when I thought it was gone and we hadn't taken on an amount that arks are used to evade (I was initially incorrect about how much water we had in point one)
Exactly where all of the drain plugs are and how the rugs are removed
How impressive the water storage capabilities of Jeep rugs really are
How little a safari top does for you in a storm

It was all cool! I like rain and learning new things!

Sep 12, 2013#201

sixpackshaker

TIL: That I am not alone in observing this.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_light_interference_phenomenon

Sep 12, 2013#202

bhamv3

sixpackshaker said:
TIL: That I am not alone in observing this.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_light_interference_phenomenon

I've noticed the opposite. Broken street lights will suddenly start working when I walk past them.

(Though this has only happened on campus back when I was in undergrad though, so it probably has something specifically to do with the streetlights there)

Sep 12, 2013#203

klew

sixpackshaker said:
TIL: That I am not alone in observing this.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_light_interference_phenomenon

I've had this happen in three countries.

Sep 12, 2013#204

CrimsonSoul

klew said:
I've had this happen in three countries.

Were they countries with reliable electricity?

Sep 12, 2013#205

klew

CrimsonSoul said:
Were they countries with reliable electricity?

US, Canada, and Bermuda, so I expect reliable service.

Sep 13, 2013#206

Gusto

sixpackshaker said:
TIL: That I am not alone in observing this.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_light_interference_phenomenon

I thought this would be about how traffic lights interfere with one's car radio. I've found fairly reliably that I lose reception at red lights, and more surprisingly, that I can perfectly predict when the light will turn green - about 1.5 seconds after radio reception mysteriously returns.

Sep 13, 2013#207

CrimsonSoul

Sliders! (not affiliated with white castle)

Sep 16, 2013#208

evilmike

Sep 16, 2013#209

Gusto

Wow, that's actually pretty cool.

Sep 16, 2013#210

PatrThom

^^^Emmett Kill-y?

TIL there are people who think that the logo on Monster energy drink is a sign of the end of days.
I learned this when the woman behind the table adorned with posters started shouting this at me as we walked by.

Kati almost caused her to explode when she yelled back, "Don't tell me, I'm not even a Christian!"

--Patrick

Sep 16, 2013#211

Shakey

Looks like 3 turkey heads to me. Damn turkeys out to rule the world with their horrible tasting energy drink.

Sep 16, 2013#212

GasBandit

Formative years spent watching scooby doo have taught me to regard just about everything that looks like that as claw marks.

Sep 16, 2013#213

SpecialKO

I...I thought it was just a scribbly "m". :oops:

Sep 16, 2013#214

PatrThom

SpecialKO said:
I...I thought it was just a scribbly "m".

I've always seen it as claw marks that "happen" to look like an M.
I'm with @Shakey, though...whenever I happen to drink one, it ain't for the taste.

--Patrick

Sep 17, 2013#215

Officer_Charon

I rather enjoy the taste - especially the zero-cal versions. Also, fundies gonna fund.

Sep 17, 2013#216

GasBandit

Officer_Charon said:
Also, fundies gonna fund.

I like to call them TurboChristians.

Oct 6, 2013#217

GasBandit

Early morning power outage. Lasted longer than my UPS could stand, apparently. Dang computer wouldn't finish booting up. I was worried I'd have to get a new motherboard, or at least some new ram, when on a hunch I....

Today I learned my computer won't finish its boot up memory test if my cell phone is connected via USB.

Oct 13, 2013#218

Yoshimickster

That Fallafel waffles exist....and I fucking WANT one!

Oct 15, 2013#219

drawn_inward

stienman said:
Possibly nsfw. It's a reflex only male humans have, and the image is a line drawing of a naked male showing the reflex sensitive areas around the testicles on the thigh.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cremasteric_reflex

We had a research seminar (I think is was about testicular cancer or something) that mentioned that effect. Anyhow, my wife tried it out on me when we got home. :unibrow:

Science!

Oct 15, 2013#220

Chad Sexington

drawn_inward said:
We had a research seminar (I think is was about testicular cancer or something) that mentioned that effect. Anyhow, my wife tried it out on me when we got home. Science!

Mmhmm.

I recall my friend in med school saying, "We just learned about this test, the cremasteric reflex, and..." And I said, "Oh, I've done that, but not to test for anything..."

Oct 22, 2013#221

PatrThom

TIL there is a page devoted to calling out the vagaries of Michigan-specific grammar and pronunciation.

--Patrick

Oct 24, 2013#222

GasBandit

Today I learned that the actor who played Random Task in the first Austin Powers movie, who is now already serving a life sentence for torture and rape, is now charged with murdering another inmate with his bare hands.

Well, that will color my future viewings of that movie.

Oct 24, 2013#223

Jay

Guy is 0-4 in fights...

Oct 24, 2013#224

bhamv3

Jay said:
Guy is 0-4 in fights...

1-4 now.

Oct 24, 2013#225

GasBandit

Jay said:
Guy is 0-4 in fights...

Well, honestly, who throws a shoe?

Oct 25, 2013#226

PatrThom

...besides horses?

--Patrick

Nov 15, 2013#227

drawn_inward

TIL: Alton Brown was the Director of Photography for the video for The One I Love by R.E.M.

I had the same reaction when I learned that the accordion player for Flogging Molly and my favorite street skater were one in the same. Mr. Matt Hensley.

Nov 25, 2013#228

Bowielee

Today I learned that Star Trek featured the first interracial kiss on television between Kirk and Uhura. Apparently this was common knowledge that I was unaware of.

Nov 25, 2013#229

bhamv3

Bowielee said:
Today I learned that Star Trek featured the first interracial kiss on television between Kirk and Uhura. Apparently this was common knowledge that I was unaware of.

Also, William Shatner and Nichelle Nichols were supposed to film two versions of the scene, one with the kiss, and one without, just in case some some TV networks or regions balked at the interracial kiss. However, they deliberately screwed up every take of the no-kiss version.

Nov 25, 2013#230

CrimsonSoul

bhamv3 said:
Also, William Shatner and Nichelle Nichols were supposed to film two versions of the scene, one with the kiss, and one without, just in case some some TV networks or regions balked at the interracial kiss. However, they deliberately screwed up every take of the no-kiss version.

Yeah he made funny faces at the camera in the no kiss version and since he was facing away from the director and towards the camera they didn't know

Dec 20, 2013#231

PatrThom

TIL more than I need to know about how to make the absolute best chocolate chip cookies ever.

http://sweets.seriouseats.com/2013/12/the-food-lab-the-best-chocolate-chip-cookies.html

I didn't say it was more than I wanted to know, just more than I needed to know.

--Patrick

Dec 21, 2013#232

Chad Sexington

PatrThom said:
TIL more than I need to know about how to make the absolute best chocolate chip cookies ever.

http://sweets.seriouseats.com/2013/12/the-food-lab-the-best-chocolate-chip-cookies.html

I didn't say it was more than I wanted to know, just more than I needed to know.

--Patrick

If you like this sort of thing, you need to get yourself On Food and Cooking by Harold McGee. It is the book about the science behind basically all foods. It's not a cookbook, mind you; it's a reference book. I would also recommend these two: The Science of Cooking and Cooking for Geeks; these two are cookbooks, but walk you through the hows and whys of reactions in recipes and how to get the best results. The Science of Cooking is a bit drier to read, but the recipes are top-notch, and the sections on cookware are great.

Dec 21, 2013#233

PatrThom

Chad Sexington said:
If you like this sort of thing, you need to get yourself [book list]

I always have to be careful about stuff like this, because I never know what Kati already owns or "shares" with her dad.
I know she's really Jonesing for Charcuterie right now. I know she has had On Food and Cooking in the house, but I don't know if it was from the library, borrowed from Dad, purchased, dunno.

--Patrick

Dec 25, 2013#234

David

TIL: Adding even a small amount of fluid to melted chocolate will ruin it through a process called "seizing." Like, it's not even that it will just taste bad, it's physically ruined. With as often as I make baked goods, I'm frankly not quite sure how I've made it this far into my adult life without finding this out before now.

Luckily we had another pack of chocolate that could be melted, so Christmas isn't canceled.

Dec 25, 2013#235

ThatNickGuy

The other day, I was reading up on facts about Gremlins. I learned that the set for Kingston Falls (the name of the town in the movie) is the exact same set or sound stage as one of my other favourite movies from the 80s, Back to the Future. The movie theatre seen in both are the same and apparently the bank where Billy works was the fitness studio seen in Back to the Future.

This blows my mind as I had no idea two of my favourite movies were linked in any way.

Dec 25, 2013#236

Officer_Charon

TIL that I can assemble a kid's bicycle using only arm strength and a leatherman.

I also learn that the afore-mentioned bicycle will fit, with training wheels, in the back seat of a Crown Vic.

Now to "find" it on the front porch, having been left there by Santa.

When you're working overnight, you do what you must.

Dec 25, 2013#237

PatrThom

ThatNickGuy said:
the set for Kingston Falls (the name of the town in the movie) is the exact same set or sound stage as one of my other favourite movies from the 80s, Back to the Future.

That BTtF set (the clock tower/town square) was used again in Bruce Almighty. It's pretty obvious, too. That clock tower is pretty iconic.

--Patrick

Dec 28, 2013#238

Cog

TIL: You need to apply service pack 4 to sql server 2000 for a pc with windows 7 can connect to it.

Dec 28, 2013#239

PatrThom

Cog said:
TIL: You need to apply service pack 4 to sql server 2000 for a pc with windows 7 can connect to it.

I can't tell you how much I hate sharing* post-XP machines to pre-Vista machines.

--Patrick
*trying to share

Dec 28, 2013#240

Yoshimickster

TDBYIL(The day before yesterday I learned): Deep tissue massage has nothing to do with tissue paper. All this time I have had a weird confused image of how said massage was done, until my best friend who IS a masseuse told me the real meaning. If this definition were a snake, I'd be mummy.

Dec 28, 2013#241

Bones

I bet you were happy you asp the question....

Dec 29, 2013#242

DarkAudit

TIL Walter White was both Buzz Aldrin (From the Earth to the Moon) AND Gus Grissom (That Thing You Do!).

Jan 10, 2014#243

PatrThom

stienman said:
You may gain or lose height based on how accurately scientists are able to measure time and the speed of light.

That would be the theory of Extra Special Relativity.
Considering that the Standard Kilogram has also changed weight, you may also unexpectedly gain or lose weight due to external factors.

--Patrick

Jan 10, 2014#244

Emrys

stienman said:
The speed of light is defined. It cannot be measured, because it is something we use to measure other things from, so we've simply assigned it a number. Therefore there is no "error" in the speed of light.

The second is also defined. It, too, is not measured, nor does it have an error. It is something that we measure other things from, based on the resonant frequency of the cesium atom.

The length of a meter is defined by the speed of light and the second. So if our ability to time light speed increase by either sensing the light's speed, or more accurately measuring the vibrations of the cesium atom, then what actually changes is not the speed of light, or the period of a second, but every other physical measurement we make, starting with the length of a meter.

You may gain or lose height based on how accurately scientists are able to measure time and the speed of light.

As long as I don't get any shorter, I'm OK with this.

Jan 12, 2014#245

Bowielee

PatrThom said:
That would be the theory of Extra Special Relativity.
Considering that the Standard Kilogram has also changed weight, you may also unexpectedly gain or lose weight due to external factors.

--Patrick

I think the Standard Kilogram is now the only measure that's still based exclusively off a single physical object. From what I understand, they're working on coming up with a more permanent solution based on more mathematical formulas and atoms.

Jan 12, 2014#246

PatrThom

Bowielee said:
I think the Standard Kilogram is now the only measure that's still based exclusively off a single physical object. From what I understand, they're working on coming up with a more permanent solution based on more mathematical formulas and atoms.

They are, and that's what started the project that resulted in the World's Roundest Object.

--Patrick

Jan 12, 2014#247

Yoshimickster

TIL that the term "Court Jew" was a term.

Jan 15, 2014#248

Fun Size

TIL: If you have only work baggy carpenter jeans for the last ten years, it might be a good idea to do a bit of research before grabbing a new pair of jeans based on color and your now reduced waist size.

I feel like I have no secrets anymore.

Jan 15, 2014#249

sixpackshaker

Yoshimickster said:
TIL that the term "Court Jew" was a term.

Yeah, I was playing a fantasy campaign set in the actual European Middle Ages, and I told the GM that I wanted to take a diamond to the Court Jew, he just about exploded at me. He treated me like an anti-Semite. I told him that at the time Christians did not do any banking or similar trading.

Jan 15, 2014#250

Yoshimickster

sixpackshaker said:
Yeah, I was playing a fantasy campaign set in the actual European Middle Ages, and I told the GM that I wanted to take a diamond to the Court Jew, he just about exploded at me. He treated me like an anti-Semite. I told him that at the time Christians did not do any banking or similar trading.

Did he let you use the term, or did the game turn into one of those 90s kids movies based in that time?

Jan 15, 2014#251

sixpackshaker

Yoshimickster said:
Did he let you use the term, or did the game turn into one of those 90s kids movies based in that time?

No he was Jewish and started with "I can't believe you just said that."

Jan 15, 2014#252

Yoshimickster

sixpackshaker said:
No he was Jewish and started with "I can't believe you just said that."

Ooooooooooooooooh, that guy must've felt dumb afterwards.

Jan 16, 2014#253

Frank

TIL That I am worse than Hitler. Thanks unemployable teenager in the Tim Hortons.

Jan 16, 2014#254

bhamv3

Frank said:
TIL That I am worse than Hitler. Thanks unemployable teenager in the Tim Hortons.

Maybe they meant at painting, or something. I mean, I will freely admit that I am worse than Hitler when it comes to painting.

Jan 16, 2014#255

Celt Z

Frank said:
TIL That I am worse than Hitler. Thanks unemployable teenager in the Tim Hortons.

You should have told him at least Hitler had a job. WHO'S WORSE THAN HITLER NOW, KID??

Jan 16, 2014#256

Tiger Tsang

Frank said:
TIL That I am worse than Hitler. Thanks unemployable teenager in the Tim Hortons.

Well, you could be in worse company.

Jan 16, 2014#257

CrimsonSoul

Frank said:
TIL That I am worse than Hitler. Thanks unemployable teenager in the Tim Hortons.

I want to hear how this story happened. Please enlighten us with your tale!

Jan 17, 2014#258

Officer_Charon

Having been called similar, chances are good it was some disenfranchised citizen who decided to run their suck after having received a citation of some flavor, at some point in the not-too-distant past.

Jan 18, 2014#259

jwhouk

Charon, I bet you and I could probably compare notes on various names we've been called over the years....

Jan 21, 2014#260

Officer_Charon

You, Frankie and I need to all gather in a bar somewhere and compare notes. Then get chit-faced.

Jan 21, 2014#261

jwhouk

Nah, drinking's not my style, but that'd be an idea.

Jan 22, 2014#262

MindDetective

Today I learned that playwright Samuel Beckett at one time drove Andre the Giant to school.

Jan 22, 2014#263

sixpackshaker

MindDetective said:
Today I learned that playwright Samuel Beckett at one time drove Andre the Giant to school.

Wasn't that very cool.

Anyone want a peanut!?

Jan 24, 2014#264

GasBandit

Today I learned that the saturday morning cartoon PSAs I watched as a kid were voiced by Luther Vandross.

Jan 25, 2014#265

PatrThom

GasBandit said:
Today I learned that the saturday morning cartoon PSAs I watched as a kid were voiced by Luther Vandross.

That last Tourette's scene with him peeking over his sweater with the angry eyebrows is what I remember most about that PSA.

--Patrick

Jan 25, 2014#266

MindDetective

TIL how to start using Evernote to greater potential. My bookmarks are certainly looking tidier.

Jan 25, 2014#267

WasabiPoptart

TIL that I am good at what I do.

Jan 25, 2014#268

drifter

WasabiPoptart said:
TIL that I am good at what I do.

Jan 26, 2014#269

Chad Sexington

MindDetective said:
TIL how to start using Evernote to greater potential. My bookmarks are certainly looking tidier.

Go on....

Jan 26, 2014#270

MindDetective

Chad Sexington said:
Go on....

This was the post on Lifehacker that got me to start thinking about how I bookmark and use Evernote a little differently. Now I am starting to conceive of it as my own personal curated internet. Bookmarks in Chrome are only for multi-page resources (say, Wikipedia) or online, interactive tools (say, KnightCite) and just a few that I use frequently (say, Halforums) and want there for convenience. Any article I particularly like, recipe I want to save, etc. now is clipped to Evernote. Some of them are just bookmarks I don't intend to use frequently. Some are articles that I might like to read. I am seriously considering porting in my extensive library of research articles that I use for my writing.

I will use my phone or a tablet for putting in notes, ideas, etc. and have categorized everything into useful notebooks (scholarship, teaching, home, etc.) and tag each item that goes in with broad tags for easy indexing later. It has cleaned up Chrome a lot (a lot!) and puts some of the interesting things I come across in easier reach for use in my work or creative endeavors. Although the initial excitement may yet wear off...

Jan 26, 2014#271

WasabiPoptart

That sounds like how I use Pinterest. Though after reading your post now I'm thinking about how I can use it for saving resources for my papers since I can have private pinboards. Hmm.

Jan 29, 2014#272

fade

MindDetective said:
This was the post on Lifehacker that got me to start thinking about how I bookmark and use Evernote a little differently. Now I am starting to conceive of it as my own personal curated internet. Bookmarks in Chrome are only for multi-page resources (say, Wikipedia) or online, interactive tools (say, KnightCite) and just a few that I use frequently (say, Halforums) and want there for convenience. Any article I particularly like, recipe I want to save, etc. now is clipped to Evernote. Some of them are just bookmarks I don't intend to use frequently. Some are articles that I might like to read. I am seriously considering porting in my extensive library of research articles that I use for my writing.

I will use my phone or a tablet for putting in notes, ideas, etc. and have categorized everything into useful notebooks (scholarship, teaching, home, etc.) and tag each item that goes in with broad tags for easy indexing later. It has cleaned up Chrome a lot (a lot!) and puts some of the interesting things I come across in easier reach for use in my work or creative endeavors. Although the initial excitement may yet wear off...

I like Pocket for this purpose.[DOUBLEPOST=1391008222,1391008030][/DOUBLEPOST]TIL that the NES generation consoles and pcs used 3 tone generators for audio which isn't surprising. What is surprising is that lacking any true PCM capabilities, they generated sampled audio using a crude three term Fourier synthesis which was actually quite taxing on the hardware. It also explains the clipping.

Jan 29, 2014#273

PatrThom

fade said:
TIL that the NES generation consoles and pcs used 3 tone generators for audio which isn't surprising. What is surprising is that lacking any true PCM capabilities, they generated sampled audio using a crude three term Fourier synthesis which was actually quite taxing on the hardware. It also explains the clipping.

Relevant link about sinewave synthesis of vocal speech, which this reminded me of. It's fascinating.

--Patrick

Feb 4, 2014#274

GasBandit

TIL Otters have pockets they use to store rocks, which they use to open shellfish. Some otters keep their favorite rock their entire lives.

Feb 5, 2014#275

GasBandit

TIL Armadillos always give birth to identical quadruplets, and can delay the implantation of fertilized embryos - female armadillos in captivity for research with no contact with males were observed to give birth 2 years after capture.

Feb 5, 2014#276

Emrys

GasBandit said:
TIL Armadillos always give birth to identical quadruplets, and can delay the implantation of fertilized embryos - female armadillos in captivity for research with no contact with males were observed to give birth 2 years after capture.

Well, that's what the female armadillos are saying. I think they're probably sneaking some males in after hours. Like Rapunzel.

Feb 5, 2014#277

Bubble181

Emrys said:
Well, that's what the female armadillos are saying. I think they're probably sneaking some males in after hours. Like Rapunzel.

The fact the researchers just assumed all dillo's with a pink bow on the head were female without checking under the skirts probably helped a bit, too.

Feb 5, 2014#278

Emrys

Bubble181 said:
The fact the researchers just assumed all dillo's with a pink bow on the head were female without checking under the skirts probably helped a bit, too.

Hahahahaha! I wouldn't doubt that at all, my dear.

Feb 5, 2014#279

Jay

Officer_Charon said:
You, Frankie and I need to all gather in a bar somewhere and compare notes. Then get chit-faced.

The fuck, why am I not in invited? Tabarnaque.

Feb 5, 2014#280

WasabiPoptart

TIL my 8 year old writes poetry.

Feb 5, 2014#281

Celt Z

Any specific topic, or just general poetry?

Feb 5, 2014#282

WasabiPoptart

So far it's about animals and they are all silly rhymes. One is about a goose who rides on a moose.

Feb 5, 2014#283

Chad Sexington

Jay said:
The fuck, why am I not in invited? Tabarnaque.

'Cause they're all criminal justice folk?

Feb 5, 2014#284

HCGLNS

TIL: First Aid.

Feb 5, 2014#285

GasBandit

TIL that Target's generic store brand chocolate chip granola bars have a taste indistinguishable from that of packing foam, and that if the box didn't tell me there was chocolate in it, I never would have guessed because you sure can't taste it.

Feb 7, 2014#286

Terrik

TIL that my atheist friends post more 'religiously' about atheism than the most devout of my religious friends.

Feb 8, 2014#287

Bubble181

Terrik said:
TIL that my atheist friends post more 'religiously' about atheism than the most devout of my religious friends.

Do not confuse "haha idiots you believe in a magical sky fairy" dipshits with honest atheists, let alone agnostics. Like new converts to a religion, many atheists raised in a religious situation are zealous bordering on fanatical in "defending" their faith and attacking others to feel more sure about their choice(s).

I know some of the most popular atheists are very well known scientists. Still, atheism is a faith and full of hybris. Agnosticism is the only truly scientific point of view in my opinion. You can be convinced there's not divine being, presence, or purpose; you cannot be 100% sure. Of course, this being some sort of old-guy-on-a-cloud who rains down thunderbolts and Smites the Infidels, Zeus-style, is preposterous; many who are/become atheists are so because they can't see far enough to realize that it's possible for something to be there even if we don't have any possible means of knowing about it or seeing it or being influenced by it.

Feb 8, 2014#288

Bowielee

Bubble181 said:
Do not confuse "haha idiots you believe in a magical sky fairy" dipshits with honest atheists, let alone agnostics. Like new converts to a religion, many atheists raised in a religious situation are zealous bordering on fanatical in "defending" their faith and attacking others to feel more sure about their choice(s).

I know some of the most popular atheists are very well known scientists. Still, atheism is a faith and full of hybris. Agnosticism is the only truly scientific point of view in my opinion. You can be convinced there's not divine being, presence, or purpose; you cannot be 100% sure. Of course, this being some sort of old-guy-on-a-cloud who rains down thunderbolts and Smites the Infidels, Zeus-style, is preposterous; many who are/become atheists are so because they can't see far enough to realize that it's possible for something to be there even if we don't have any possible means of knowing about it or seeing it or being influenced by it.

You're confusing the words belief and faith. Atheism most definitely is not a faith. It's a belief, yes, but not a faith. Beliefs can be changed, faith, by it's very definition cannot.

Feb 8, 2014#289

figmentPez

Bowielee said:
You're confusing the words belief and faith. Atheism most definitely is not a faith. It's a belief, yes, but not a faith. Beliefs can be changed, faith, by it's very definition cannot.

You and I have different definitions of faith. My definition is not belief in absence of facts (and certainly not in opposition to facts), but belief based on the testimony of reliable sources. This is the same type of faith most people have in science, since they do not do the experiments themselves, and to an extent this is the type of faith that all scientists have, since the fundamental assumption of the scientific method (namely, that the scientific method is an effective method of learning the truth about existence) is unprovable by the scientific method.

I realize that many other people say that "faith is believing without seeing" or "faith is just knowing what's true" and other statements, but those are not the only definitions of faith used by those who believe in religion.

Feb 8, 2014#290

Bowielee

figmentPez said:
You and I have different definitions of faith. My definition is not belief in absence of facts (and certainly not in opposition to facts), but belief based on the testimony of reliable sources. This is the same type of faith most people have in science, since they do not do the experiments themselves, and to an extent this is the type of faith that all scientists have, since the fundamental assumption of the scientific method (namely, that the scientific method is an effective method of learning the truth about existence) is unprovable by the scientific method.

I realize that many other people say that "faith is believing without seeing" or "faith is just knowing what's true" and other statements, but those are not the only definitions of faith used by those who believe in religion.

Mirriam Webster said:
2. strong belief in God or in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual apprehension rather than proof.

You also seem to have a profound misunderstanding of the scientific method. We don't take a scientist's word for it. They have to account for everything they do and their experiments need to be repeatable and stand up to peer review.

Feb 8, 2014#291

Bowielee

Whelp, no use in continuing this.

Feb 8, 2014#292

Bones

as an actual scientist on this board, I stand in solidarity with Bowielee.

Feb 8, 2014#293

HCGLNS

TIL: Firemans Chair knot.

I will be accepting applause for the remainder of your lives.

Feb 8, 2014#294

PatrThom

Bones said:
as an actual scientist on this board, I stand in solidarity with Bowielee.

Context means everything.

--Patrick

Feb 8, 2014#295

figmentPez

Bowielee said:
You also seem to have a profound misunderstanding of the scientific method. We don't take a scientist's word for it. They have to account for everything they do and their experiments need to be repeatable and stand up to peer review.

We don't have totake a scientists word for it, but most do. Even taking into account peer review, most scientists don't directly repeat all other scientific experiments. They take the testimony of other people. You can argue all day about what level of reliability is required to make the testimony of a witness reliable, but in the end most of what we know based on the scientific method is based on believing what others have told us, but we have not seen for ourselves. More people have seen the results of these scientific tests, and more attest to their acccuracy, than what most people believe in religiously, but it is still not based on direct knowledge. Furthermore, you still have the issue that everyone who uses the scientific method still holds to the unprovable, and yet perfectly rational, belief that the universe is a reasonably organized place that is subject to study via the scientific method.

Feb 8, 2014#296

Bones

figmentPez said:
We don't have totake a scientists word for it, but most do. Even taking into account peer review, most scientists don't directly repeat all other scientific experiments. They take the testimony of other people. You can argue all day about what level of reliability is required to make the testimony of a witness reliable, but in the end most of what we know based on the scientific method is based on believing what others have told us, but we have not seen for ourselves. More people have seen the results of these scientific tests, and more attest to their acccuracy, than what most people believe in religiously, but it is still not based on direct knowledge. Furthermore, you still have the issue that everyone who uses the scientific method still holds to the unprovable, and yet perfectly rational, belief that the universe is a reasonably organized place that is subject to study via the scientific method.

You are unwilling to see the scientific community as anything but a bunch of regimented fools who are no better than the religious zealots one sees on tv. for that, I feel nothing but pity for you sir. Science is about trying to make sense from chaos, to try to put the cosmic-universal puzzle together. the idea of god is left out of this equation because it is an untestable variable. The method exists from a thousand years of inquiry to make our work more than magic and superstition. However the entire point of good research and eventually strong law and theory in science is based on that people CAN replicate your experiments, and DO. When you publish with a journal(s) your results come under scrutiny from other people in your field who WILL replicate your experiment. If many people get different results then your research was flawed. The method is not about proving your ideas right, its about proving them WRONG. nobody can prove the theory of evolution right, only give more support for it. However, someone can produce research and publish to undermine it. I say this to everyone who calls long standing science bunk.

on a personal level, my thesis was on urban storm water pollution loading and its effects on the local watershed and river. The first part of my research was proving that the results I was getting from all up and down the main river were correct, which I did by comparing with major government and industrial sources. we found our results were within range of each other from the same approximate sampling zones. Next I looked at how we could reduce those loads by using different biological and mechanical barriers that had been studied by other folks in my field. We developed a plan from all those others research and put it in to place along a stretch of the river, I then returned and took samples from above, along the experiment zone, and below it and compared my results to each other and to my unprotected results of the previous year. I found that their claims were substantiated and by taking all of their ideas together and refining them into a cohesive system we wiped a chunk of thermal and pollution load out of a nationally protected river. I defended my work against a board of professors and experts and shared my results with my colleagues in other disciplines to try to better refine my work. I have not published anything yet only because I don't feel like the work has actual standing yet. I am hoping someday when I have time and grant money to look into the issue more. I will say that my work has had positive potential for folks in many other fields related to my own, and without their serious input I would not have had the kind of results I wanted. We all worked together to build something that had beautiful results and might someday have an actual impact on society in the way we build roads, cities, and use waterways.

Feb 8, 2014#297

figmentPez

Bones said:
You are unwilling to see the scientific community as anything but a bunch of regimented fools who are no better than the religious zealots one sees on tv. for that, I feel nothing but pity for you sir.

I never said that. There are orders of magnitude difference between the accountability in proving what is reliable testimony in the scientific community and what is reliable testimony to the average person believing in religion. There is a huge difference between the faith that people place in religion, and the faith that people put in the testimony of scientists, but there are fundamental simliarities, and it is understanding why we can trust the testimony of scientists, even when we haven't performed the experiments ourselves, far more easily, and with more reliably, than we trust the testimony of prophets, even though we did not see the miracles or meet ancient religious figures, is an important part of understanding why science works. There is nothing wrong with being honest about the fact that most people just have to trust that the system is functioning as intended, because it has been tried and tested. I'm not saying that these things are on par, I'm just saying that not every person who believes in something does so in complete and abject rejection of all facts and with no logical basis.

Feb 8, 2014#298

Bones

you said, "you still have the issue that everyone who uses the scientific method still holds to the unprovable, and yet perfectly rational, belief that the universe is a reasonably organized place that is subject to study via the scientific method."
which caused me to say what i did.

Feb 8, 2014#299

Ravenpoe

I would take part in this discussion, but I'm late to my phrenology appointment. I gotta get these head lumps checked to put my humors back in balance.

Feb 8, 2014#300

Just Me

Ravenpoe said:
I would take part in this discussion, but I'm late to my phrenology appointment. I gotta get these head lumps checked to put my humors back in balance.

Feb 8, 2014#301

figmentPez

Bones said:
you said, "you still have the issue that everyone who uses the scientific method still holds to the unprovable, and yet perfectly rational, belief that the universe is a reasonably organized place that is subject to study via the scientific method."
which caused me to say what i did, i could see it only one way.

Well, it's true, isn't it? We can't prove that the universe is actually consistent and subject to study via the scientific method. All those times when "people get different results" can you absolutely prove that the "research was flawed" or does there remain the possibility that the laws of the universe were actually different at that time and place? That seems highly unlikely, and I'm sure there's some physicists or mathematician who has at least pondered the odds of what it would take for the universe to appear consistent, but not actuallly be consistent. In fact, this view that the universe is ordered and can be studied was once such a radical thought that it took religious men, those who believed in a single, all-powerful God (a Muslim to start with, then by Christians as well) to put forth the idea that, since God is orderly, then his creation is orderly as well. The very idea of the scientific method is founded on the radical notion that the universe is consistent enough to be studied, and there is nothing in the scientific method that can test to see if the scientific method actually works. The very idea of peer review is based on the assumption that any difference in results means some sort of error, either in method or theory, and there's no way I can think, or have ever heard of, to account for the possibility of a universe that is arbitrary and not ordered.

I'll grant that this fundamental assumption is very practical, it would be kind of silly to believe that science doesn't work, because we have a lot of evidence that it does. It would be outside the realm of rationality to make plans for the universe to stop functioning the way it has been observed to. What we have seen and recorded shows us that the most likely answer is that the scientific method works, but in the end that is a huge long stack of correlation that we cannot prove causation on. The evidence is overwhelmingly in favor of the scientific method being a reliable way of gaining accurate knowledge, but there's no way to test to see if the universe is random and we just live in a statistical anomaly.

Feb 8, 2014#302

Bones

wait so your argument is we tested a theory over and over and get the same result every time. but when we get a different result is that the rules we derived were suddenly not in play? doesn't that just spit in the face of occum's razor?

edit: "but in the end that is a huge long stack of correlation that we cannot prove causation on." what are they?

edit 2: wait are you arguing philosophy of how do we know what we are seeing is real and not just some anomaly in the scheme of things? if so, I'm out. this kind of metaphysical study was never my strong suit nor do I have the background to discuss it at a significantly academic level.

Feb 8, 2014#303

Bubble181

Bones said:
wait so your argument is we tested a theory over and over and get the same result every time. but when we get a different result is that the rules we derived were suddenly not in play? doesn't that just spit in the face of occum's razor?

edit: "but in the end that is a huge long stack of correlation that we cannot prove causation on." what are they?

edit 2: wait are you arguing philosophy of how do we know what we are seeing is real and not just some anomaly in the scheme of things? if so, I'm out. this kind of metaphysical study was never my strong suit nor do I have the background to discuss it at a significantly academic level.

First off, your second edit is pretty much my take on it. I'm strongly pro-science (I'm not anti-religion, though I'm anti-abuse of religion for worldly/political goals - there's a difference).
Secondly though - Occam's Razor, while very useful to whittle down hypotheses and determine sensible theories, can never lead to the truth on its own. OR states to, in case of conflicting possible theories, go with the less involved/more easily explained/most logical one. It does not indicate this one is, of necessity, the true or right one.
That there is no personal God-man sitting on a cloud we've pretty much disproven. That there is no uninvasive, all-encompassing pantheistic will (aka "the Force") or some sort of as-yet undetectable (radiation was around in the time of the Dino's, even if no-one could measure it or see it in any way) presence, or a type of energy/being/otherdimensional McGuffin is very probable, it's certainly suggested by Occam's Razor, but there's simply no scientific way of proving it.

Science is, by definition, ever evolving and ever searching for the truth. I'm not saying we should go and try to disprove God - it's ontologically impossible to do so. We do, however, have to be open to the possibility that modern day science is still getting some basic facts totally wrong. Not in a "turns out the Sun does spin around the Earth! Oops!" sort of way, of course. Modern scientists claiming we have "definite" proof of, say, what caused the Big Bang, or that we have "all the answers" or "can explain everything" are either lying or deluding themselves because they need a firm stick in the mud to compare everything to - falling for the same fallacy so many religious people do.

To restate: say I find an egg, under a nest, in my yard. I can conceive of three possibilities: A) it fell out of the nest above it; B) Jupiter came down from the Heavens and willed it into being; C) my father found it on a walk in the forest, picked it up and put it in our yard to confuse me.
Now, OR pretty clearly indicates option A. Option B seems the most far-fetched. It's perfectly OK to assume A. It's scientifically sensible to go and test A somehow - either by proving A, or by disproving B and C. Let's assume I go talk to my dad, and find out he didn't put that egg there. That disproves C - thus further giving credence to A....and to B.
This brings us to Popper's position to consider non-falsifiability (is that a word? I think not) a basis for whether or not something can be a scientific statement - if you can't falsify it, it isn't science. This is the basis for many scientists to disregard religious statements (because it's, as I said, impossible to prove "there is no divinity"). I'm not sure I agree with him on this point (I generally agree with him though - he's an agnostic for the same reason I am though he approaches it from the other side)... but I do agree with him it's best for each to stick to their own "turf". Science has fairly little to say about ethics (even though it sometimes tries); religion has fairly little to say about facts (even though it often tries).

Feb 8, 2014#304

figmentPez

Bones said:
wait so your argument is we tested a theory over and over and get the same result every time. but when we get a different result is that the rules we derived were suddenly not in play? doesn't that just spit in the face of occum's razor?

edit: "but in the end that is a huge long stack of correlation that we cannot prove causation on." what are they?

edit 2: wait are you arguing philosophy of how do we know what we are seeing is real and not just some anomaly in the scheme of things? if so, I'm out. this kind of metaphysical study was never my strong suit nor do I have the background to discuss it at a significantly academic level.

Occam's Razor is part of the the reason why we believe in an ordered universe. An ordered universe is the simpler explanation. However, the simplest explanation is not always the truth. I'm not arguing that we live in a chaotic universe, I'm saying that the possibility exists and it is impossible to test using the scientific method. Normally we test the simplest explanation using the scientific method, and then move on to the next least complex solution. However, the fundamental assumption of the scientific method is untestable, so we just believe it because it works.

The long stack of correlations that we cannot prove causation on are every single scientific experiment ever. We can't prove the cause of science appearing to work is the result of an ordered and rational universe that can be studied via the scientific method, because we have no way to test to see if the universe is unordered and random.

Yes, this is philosophy. This is the discussion on how we know what is true. The definition of "faith" is what sparked this argument.

Feb 8, 2014#305

Bones

all I am trying to get across is to me if I do a test and get a hugely strange result compared to the line of significance, my first assumption is not is it the universe suddenly out of wack? I wonder, "shit did I clean the glassware good enough?" so I clean my glassware and restart again, get the same result, "shit is something off about the reagents?" and so forth and so on into increasingly large reasons behind a repeating result. if I get the same result multiple times(3-5) I ask one of my colleagues to try and see if they can get the same result. they dont? ID-10-T error over here. this shit about are the results im getting even real is way to metaphysical to me. I am legit out.

Feb 8, 2014#306

WasabiPoptart

TIL boys do not need pajamas according to some retailers. I went to 3 stores before I found pjs for my son. In each store there was a huge selection of sleepwear for girls.

Feb 8, 2014#307

PatrThom

figmentPez said:
I'm sure there's some physicists or mathematician who has at least pondered the odds of what it would take for the universe to appear consistent, but not actuallly be consistent.

And a Sci-Fi author or two.
Amazon product

--Patrick

Feb 8, 2014#308

LittleSin

WasabiPoptart said:
TIL boys do not need pajamas according to some retailers. I went to 3 stores before I found pjs for my son. In each store there was a huge selection of sleepwear for girls.

TIL: Some little boys actually wear pajamas! Next thing you'll tell me he actually wears under wear to bed as well!

...I fear that Jet may be a nudist.

Feb 8, 2014#309

WasabiPoptart

LittleSin said:
TIL: Some little boys actually wear pajamas! Next thing you'll tell me he actually wears under wear to bed as well!

He does! If I ever suggested that he regularly sleep in his underwear or nude I think he would cry. The only time he slept in his underwear alone was when our ac went out and it was 80 in here at 10pm.

Feb 8, 2014#310

LittleSin

WasabiPoptart said:
He does! If I ever suggested that he regularly sleep in his underwear or nude I think he would cry. The only time he slept in his underwear alone was when our ac went out and it was 80 in here at 10pm.

Jet is a nudist then.

I gueess I shall just keep the curtains closed.

Feb 9, 2014#311

HCGLNS

My guy normally sleeps in all of his clothes.

Feb 9, 2014#312

mikerc

TIL @LittleSin disapproves of nudists.

...Maybe I should put some clothes on.

Feb 9, 2014#313

Yoshimickster

TDBYIL: One of my local theaters has almost sneak proofed itself. None of the theaters show what movie their playing, and the only way of knowing what film is playing is by asking the teller. They also CLAIM to have security cameras, but really all you need is the sign to bring on the paranoia. And the two long bathroom hallways that kids would wait in until the movie they were going to see- now maintenance hall ways with "Special access" closets where the bathrooms used to be. My inner theater hopper is both annoyed, and impressed.

Feb 9, 2014#314

WasabiPoptart

Yoshimickster said:
TDBYIL: One of my local theaters...

This has nothing important to do with your post, but out of curiosity which theatre is that?

Feb 9, 2014#315

Yoshimickster

WasabiPoptart said:
This has nothing important to do with your post, but out of curiosity which theatre is that?

The Cross Keys Regal in Turnersville, big white building. And now that I think of it I may be mixing up the bathroom halls with the United Artist in Turnersville, memories actually a little fuzzy on whether their long exits halls both had bathrooms in to the side of them.

Feb 10, 2014#316

Dei

My son sleeps in his underwear, but he is also 11.

Feb 10, 2014#317

Chad Sexington

I am not a nudist, but I sleep in the nude. It's comfortable. Liberating!

Feb 10, 2014#318

Ravenpoe

Sleeping naked is the best.

I don't have silk sheets to -not- enjoy them.

Feb 10, 2014#319

Cheesy1

I couldn't sleep nude. I'm the guy that worries that if my house were to burst into flames, I'd escape only to be stuck outside naked with the whole neighborhood watching.

Feb 10, 2014#320

Frank

The only time I sleep naked is when it's with someone. By myself I am 100 percent an underwear and t-shirt man.

Sent from my KFSOWI using Tapatalk

Feb 10, 2014#321

evilmike

Cheesy1 said:
I couldn't sleep nude. I'm the guy that worries that if my house were to burst into flames, I'd escape only to be stuck outside naked with the whole neighborhood watching.

Feb 10, 2014#322

Ravenpoe

stienman said:
Catasetum saccatum, an orchid, not only develops distinctly different male and female flowers based on their environment, but the male flower forcibly attaches pollen to visiting bees:

Because the male flower is so different from the female flower, the bees who learn to avoid the male flower due to the attack, may visit female flowers. It is thought that this reduces male competition, since the bees won't visit other male flowers later.

http://www.orchidspecies.com/catasetumsacatum.htm

We need to teach our flowers not to rape.

C'mon, I had to make that joke...

Feb 10, 2014#323

GasBandit

Let's not even get started on the bedbugs.. And those duck assholes.

Feb 10, 2014#324

PatrThom

GasBandit said:
Let's not even get started on the bedbugs.. And those duck assholes.

Those of us who spend too much time on the Internet…represent!

--Patrick

Feb 10, 2014#325

WasabiPoptart

GasBandit said:
Let's not even get started on the bedbugs.. And those duck assholes.

Or dolphins! Sheesh.

Feb 11, 2014#326

Bubble181

WasabiPoptart said:
Or dolphins! Sheesh.

...They have sex for fun, and their females have conscious muscle control over the inside of their vaginas so they can "help" male dolphins because moving back and forth is hard under water. Something our women could learn a bit from. Other than that, what am I supposed to know about dolphins and sex/rape? :confused:

Feb 11, 2014#327

bhamv3

Bubble181 said:
...They have sex for fun, and their females have conscious muscle control over the inside of their vaginas so they can "help" male dolphins because moving back and forth is hard under water. Something our women could learn a bit from. Other than that, what am I supposed to know about dolphins and sex/rape?

Well, I heard they sometimes do a thing with each other's blowholes... not sure if it's true...

Feb 11, 2014#328

GasBandit

Turns out the whole dolphin thing may be an urban myth.

Feb 18, 2014#329

fade

TIL that the automaton in the book and movie Hugo was based on a real one that operated much the same. Actually the real one could produce 7 different drawings. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maillardet's_automaton

Feb 18, 2014#330

grub

TIL that the most of a bowling lane is oiled to protect the wood, but the last part is not to improve traction and make the ball spin grab the lane.

Feb 18, 2014#331

PatrThom

grub said:
TIL that the most of a bowling lane is oiled to protect the wood, but the last part is not to improve traction and make the ball spin grab the lane.

If you've ever tried to run out there on the lane, you may have discovered this.
I did when I tried to help a ball along that had gotten stuck in the return. Fell flat on my behind.

--Patrick

Feb 19, 2014#332

Emrys

Chad Sexington said:
I am not a nudist, but I sleep in the nude. It's comfortable. Liberating!

Ravenpoe said:
Sleeping naked is the best. I don't have silk sheets to -not- enjoy them.

Cheesy1 said:
I couldn't sleep nude. I'm the guy that worries that if my house were to burst into flames, I'd escape only to be stuck outside naked with the whole neighborhood watching.

TIL more about my fellow Halforumites than I ever needed to know.

Feb 19, 2014#333

PatrThom

Emrys said:
TIL more about my fellow Halforumites than I ever needed to know.

I like to NOT sleep in the nude. Too much liberty goes straight to your head.

--Patrick

Feb 19, 2014#334

LittleSin

TIL:

'I'll think about it' apparently means 'Yes'.

Feb 19, 2014#335

Celt Z

Isn't that every kid's dream?

Feb 19, 2014#336

LittleSin

Celt Z said:
Isn't that every kid's dream?

Apparently it's every adults wildest wish as well!

Feb 19, 2014#337

Gilgamesh

Especially when it's that subject.

Feb 19, 2014#338

GasBandit

LittleSin said:
TIL:

'I'll think about it' apparently means 'Yes'.

It doesn't mean no, and that's what matters.

Feb 19, 2014#339

LittleSin

GasBandit said:
It doesn't mean no, and that's what matters.

It does where 5000 bucks is concerned!

It means "I'm too polite/socially awkward to give an answer about this." Not "TAKE MY MONEY."

Feb 20, 2014#340

blotsfan

"I'll think about it" is pretty clearly "no" to me. I get that kids don't understand, but adults should know better.

Feb 20, 2014#341

bhamv3

"That's an interesting idea, and we'll explore it later, but right now I want to focus on..."

Feb 21, 2014#342

WasabiPoptart

TIL I may swear off meat again because of this article . I'm really concentrating on not vomiting.

Feb 21, 2014#343

GasBandit

WasabiPoptart said:
TIL I may swear off meat again because of this article . I'm really concentrating on not vomiting.

Feb 21, 2014#344

PatrThom

WasabiPoptart said:
TIL I may swear off meat again because of this article . I'm really concentrating on not vomiting.

You probably don't want to read this article, then.

--Patrick

Feb 21, 2014#345

Bowielee

WasabiPoptart said:
TIL I may swear off meat again because of this article . I'm really concentrating on not vomiting.

They're only using the bacteria, not actual poop.

Feb 21, 2014#346

WasabiPoptart

Bowielee said:
They're only using the bacteria, not actual poop.

But my brain focuses on the term "poop sausage" and the fact that the poop bacteria came from diapers. Like the ones I used to change. *urp*

Feb 21, 2014#347

Bowielee

By that logic, we all drink piss water

Feb 21, 2014#348

WasabiPoptart

STAHP!

Feb 21, 2014#349

PatrThom

Bowielee said:
By that logic, we all drink piss water

WasabiPoptart said:
STAHP!

You know what they put on crops while they're still in the field, right?

--Patrick

Feb 21, 2014#350

WasabiPoptart

PatrThom said:
You know what they put on crops while they're still in the field, right?

--Patrick

Yes. I grew up around farms and most of my family had large gardens in their backyards. "Poop sausage" derived from human feces is a totally different concept in my head than putting manure in the soil to make the tomatoes and lettuce grow.

Feb 21, 2014#351

Ravenpoe

WasabiPoptart said:
Yes. I grew up around farms and most of my family had large gardens in their backyards. "Poop sausage" derived from human feces is a totally different concept in my head than putting manure in the soil to make the tomatoes and lettuce grow.

There's only one thing I retained from my studies in microbiology classes in college, and it's this: poop is EVERYWHERE. You're probably covered in it right now.

Feb 22, 2014#352

WasabiPoptart

Regardless, the idea of eating "poop sausage" makes me feel physically ill. There is no rationalizing it away. I'd let a cluster of spiders crawl all over me while I was naked before anyone could convince me to take a bite of poop sausage.

Feb 22, 2014#353

PatrThom

All that "poop sausage" does to me when I hear it is to make me think of ways to rewrite the Wiggles' song "Fruit Salad" but with slightly different lyrics.

--Patrick

Feb 22, 2014#354

DarkAudit

TIL that as long as my hours stay the same, I'll make ~$1,000 more than last year before taxes.

Feb 22, 2014#355

TommiR

TIL that, in some places, you get credibility through social standing, personal charisma, or adroit rhetoric. In others, being a white man who speaks the Queen's english gives you a significant head start over a black dude who mumbles pidgin.

Feb 22, 2014#356

Terrik

TommiR said:
TIL that, in some places, you get credibility through social standing, personal charisma, or adroit rhetoric. In others, being a white man who speaks the Queen's english gives you a significant head start over a black dude who mumbles pidgin.

In "some" places? I can't imagine a place where that isn't true. "In China, being a native from Shanghai who speaks the dialect gives you a significant head start over a migrant from Henan province who speaks non-standard mandarin."

Feb 22, 2014#357

Cajungal

Puréed frozen bananas and peanut butter really *do* taste like delicious soft serve. Where have you been all my life?!

Feb 22, 2014#358

drifter

Cajungal said:
Puréed frozen bananas and peanut butter really *do* taste like delicious soft serve. Where have you been all my life?!

If you're interested in shaving off some extra calories, maybe try some powdered peanut butter. It's good (though I've only used it in smoothies).

Feb 22, 2014#359

jwhouk

Powdered peanut butter?

Feb 22, 2014#360

Cajungal

drifter said:
If you're interested in shaving off some extra calories, maybe try some powdered peanut butter. It's good (though I've only used it in smoothies).

Ooh good idea! I've tried it before in a smoothie.

Feb 22, 2014#361

grub

TIL, there is such a thing as "powdered peanut butter"

Feb 23, 2014#362

Bowielee

jwhouk said:
Powdered peanut butter?

It is the best thing ever.

Feb 23, 2014#363

PatrThom

jwhouk said:
Powdered peanut butter?

Yep. For when you want the taste and protein of peanut butter, but not the extra fat.
Also comes in a variety with chocolate.

--Patrick

Feb 23, 2014#364

jwhouk

Powdered cocoa I've heard of. But powdered peanut butter?

Feb 23, 2014#365

Yoshimickster

Ditto on the powdered peanut butter, QUESTION- is it good in milk? Because peanut butter flavored milk sounds amazing.

Feb 23, 2014#366

GasBandit

Man, PB and milk makes me so very ill. Why must it taste so good?

Feb 23, 2014#367

PatrThom

jwhouk said:
Powdered cocoa I've heard of. But powdered peanut butter?

I didn't mean you can get powdered chocolate or peanut butter, I mean there's a version with both in the same jar.

--Patrick

Feb 28, 2014#368

fade

Goes great on powdered toast.

Mar 13, 2014#369

Yoshimickster

TIL oranges are made more orange with ethylene gas. Thanks buzzfeed!

Mar 13, 2014#370

PatrThom

Yoshimickster said:
TIL oranges are made more orange with ethylene gas. Thanks buzzfeed!

You don't wanna know what they do to tomatoes.

--Patrick

Mar 13, 2014#371

Yoshimickster

PatrThom said:
You don't wanna know what they do to tomatoes.

--Patrick

I am intrigued, and not sure what question to type in google.

Mar 14, 2014#372

Bubble181

Eh, don't go looking too far. Most fruit and vegetables these days, if they aren't for local consumption, are treated either to preserve a natural color, to vivify the color, or to apply a completely fake color (flight bananas are picked yellow. Boat bananas are picked green and left to ripen on the boat - unfortunately, ripening without being attached to a plant means they stay greener, so they're sprayed to become unnaturally yellow).
Tomatoes these days are usually grown in hydro-culture - makes for bigger and fatter tomatoes, faster, but with less taste and more orangey pinkish than red. The taste they don't really care about (since by the time you taste them, you already bought them), but the color is added as an additive to the water the plants are grown in.
I used to live in the tomato capital of Belgium (sounds ridiculous, but we used to produce a decent percentage of all Western European tomatoes way back when

); I actually saw "real" tomato plants 4 meters high getting replaced with these crappy 2 meter junk planted in tubes of what looked like blood. Quite....odd.

Mar 14, 2014#373

David

Is it too much as a consumer to ask to be sold food that doesn't contain weird shit that serves no purpose other than to make it prettier?

Mar 14, 2014#374

Yoshimickster

And I have never been more proud to wait 'till spring/summer to grow my tomatoes

Mar 14, 2014#375

Chad Sexington

Mar 14, 2014#376

sixpackshaker

I have a serious mancrush on Guy Clark. If anyone besides Guy sings you a country song, they are lying.

Mar 14, 2014#377

PatrThom

Yoshimickster said:
I am intrigued, and not sure what question to type in google.

You can slake some of that curiosity right here.

--Patrick

Mar 15, 2014#378

Yoshimickster

TIL that that Baboon heart transplant story was real. Obviously failed and the story was much much MUCH sadder than I thought it would be but it happened.

Apr 4, 2014#379

Celt Z

TIL that I can make scrambled eggs on a Foreman Grill, but it is tricky due to the downward slant of the grill. Also, even with the griddle plate, I would not recommend cooking more than 2 eggs at a time.

In other news, it's been 5 days and I'm still without a stove. *sigh*

Apr 7, 2014#380

Officer_Charon

Celt Z said:
TIL that I can make scrambled eggs on a Foreman Grill, but it is tricky due to the downward slant of the grill.

Why not cook them in a microwave? Crack eggs into microwave safe bowl, add splash of milk, microwave for 1-1:30, more if you're using more than 3 eggs, watch to make sure it doesn't go badly. Break down fluffy goodness with fork, making sure there's no runniness left. Nuke longer if necessary. Enjoy your eggs!

Apr 7, 2014#381

Celt Z

Officer_Charon said:
Why not cook them in a microwave? Crack eggs into microwave safe bowl, add splash of milk, microwave for 1-1:30, more if you're using more than 3 eggs, watch to make sure it doesn't go badly. Break down fluffy goodness with fork, making sure there's no runniness left. Nuke longer if necessary. Enjoy your eggs!

I know, but I hate wet/runny eggs. Mine need to be very, very dry. I've actually hated eggs since I was a baby, and to this day the only eggs I can stand are scrambled and omelet, and they still can't be runny. Oh, and nothing like egg salad or anything where I can smell eggs. *gag*

Funny story: My grandmother (because at the time we lived in the same house as my grandparents) was worried I wasn't getting enough vitamins/protein/whatever because I refused to eat eggs. Around age 2 I started my obsession with Spider-Man. My grandmother, being exposed to the stories through me, knew Aunt May was always making "wheatcakes" for Peter, so she used to make me French Toast DROWNED in egg and would call them "Peter Parker Pancakes" in order to trick me into eating egg. It worked, by the way.

Apr 7, 2014#382

Ravenpoe

Celt Z said:
I know, but I hate wet/runny eggs. Mine need to be very, very dry. I've actually hated eggs since I was a baby, and to this day the only eggs I can stand are scrambled and omelet, and they still can't be runny. Oh, and nothing like egg salad or anything where I can smell eggs. *gag*

I think you and I would fight over the definition of what an omelet is

But I won't, because it's not like this is steak talk or anything.

Apr 7, 2014#383

Celt Z

Ravenpoe said:
I think you and I would fight over the definition of what an omelet is

But I won't, because it's not like this is steak talk or anything.

No, you are probably right, but I like drying mine out and still getting to enjoy the fixin's.

Apr 7, 2014#384

sixpackshaker

Because I get grossed out at runny scrambled eggs, I hard fry mine now. Since I make a sandwich or taco for breakfast.

Apr 7, 2014#385

Officer_Charon

But my eggs aren't runny... :Leyla:

Apr 7, 2014#386

WasabiPoptart

I don't like scrambled eggs that are wet/runny. But give me a fried egg over easy with some toast to dip into the yolk! YUMMY!

Apr 7, 2014#387

Sparhawk

I hate eggs, as a dish. I will not eat them fried, scrambled, omelette, poaches or even green. The texture just... blech.

Apr 7, 2014#388

fade

Not in a box? Not with a fox?

Apr 7, 2014#389

Officer_Charon

True fact: never used to be able to eat eggs, for similar reasons to @Celt Z. Smell and taste would make me gag. Have trained myself to enjoy scrambled and boiled eggs, as well as omlettes. Still can't do fried, though... blech.

Apr 7, 2014#390

GasBandit

I dunno what's wrong with you mutants, I love me some eggs.

Except eggs benedict, never was a fan of that. But aside from that, I love em scrambled (to any degree of runniness or dryness) or hard boiled.

Apr 7, 2014#391

Emrys

Apr 7, 2014#392

Bubble181

I prefer my eggs soft boiled, with the white still runny and slighty-see-through, the yolks as liquid as they can get. Or a fried egg, with both white and yolk still runny, so you can just dip all of it with a good piece of bread.

You people are monsters. I don't even know you anymore.

Apr 7, 2014#393

Officer_Charon

Halforums: Where food is SRS BZNS.

Apr 7, 2014#394

Emrys

Bubble181 said:
I prefer my eggs soft boiled, with the white still runny and slighty-see-through, the yolks as liquid as they can get. Or a fried egg, with both white and yolk still runny, so you can just dip all of it with a good piece of bread.

You people are monsters. I don't even know you anymore.

You're also an owl and you eat mice raw. Icky, @Bubble181. Very icky.

Apr 7, 2014#395

Sparhawk

fade said:
Not in a box? Not with a fox?

Not even with a side of lox.

Apr 7, 2014#396

jwhouk

It's an art to make scrambled eggs in the microwave.

The way it was taught to me is, micro the eggs for half the suggested time, separate the solid parts, then microwave the rest of the time.

I have found that if you want less runny eggs, don't use as much milk and let the eggs set in the microwave for a few minutes.

Apr 7, 2014#397

Yoshimickster

fade said:
Not in a box? Not with a fox?

If the fox was Courtney Cox.

Apr 7, 2014#398

Officer_Charon

Yoshimickster said:
If the fox was Courtney Cox.

You know what? Brofist for the Johnny Bravo reference.

Apr 8, 2014#399

Bubble181

Emrys said:
You're also an owl and you eat mice raw. Icky, @Bubble181. Very icky.

I forgot, weasels cook or grill their food before consumption

Apr 8, 2014#400

Emrys

Bubble181 said:
I forgot, weasels cook or grill their food before consumption

Close. Doomweasels are lazy, spoiled brats and they have their food cooked for them.[DOUBLEPOST=1396964751,1396964703][/DOUBLEPOST]There is a very noisy barn owl that has taken up residence in my barn (imagine that). @Bubble181, you need to tell your spies to be quieter.

Apr 8, 2014#401

Bubble181

Emrys said:
@Bubble181, you need to tell your spies to be quieter.

I'm afraid he's gone rogue. You may not know it, but we've got ourselves a Rome-and-Julia-explain-how-bats-came-to-be story here.

Apr 8, 2014#402

Officer_Charon

TIL the process for being the subject of an IA investigation.

Apr 8, 2014#403

GasBandit

Officer_Charon said:
TIL the process for being the subject of an IA investigation.

Dammit Charon, you're a loose cannon. The mayor's riding my ass!

Apr 8, 2014#404

Emrys

stienman said:
Shouldn't have stolen all those hearts.

It's the riot gear. It just makes girls swoon.

Apr 8, 2014#405

GasBandit

Chicks dig grenade launchers.

Apr 8, 2014#406

Emrys

Apr 8, 2014#407

CrimsonSoul

TIL the medical pre-exam for my new job... blood drawn to check for diabetes, urine sample to check for diseases, vision and peripheral vision test, ear plug test, lung capacity test, hearing test, respirator fit test... took damn near 3 hours and I have to work tonight... yay...

Apr 8, 2014#408

GasBandit

CrimsonSoul said:
TIL the medical pre-exam for my new job... blood drawn to check for diabetes, urine sample to check for diseases, vision and peripheral vision test, ear blug test, lung capacity test, hearing test, respirator fit test... took damn near 3 hours and I have to work tonight... yay...

The hell is your new job, Astronaut?

Apr 8, 2014#409

CrimsonSoul

GasBandit said:
The hell is your new job, Astronaut?

A plant operator at Phillips 66 #don'ttellcharliehemightfreakoutbecausei'mkillingtheenviornmentbyproducingfuel[DOUBLEPOST=1396993353,1396993200][/DOUBLEPOST]Oh, I forgot the hair follicle drug test

Apr 8, 2014#410

PatrThom

I remember thinking it was unusual that I had to be fingerprinted to work for Marathon…just as a midnight cashier.

--Patrick

Apr 8, 2014#411

Emrys

Bubble181 said:
I'm afraid he's gone rogue. You may not know it, but we've got ourselves a Rome-and-Julia-explain-how-bats-came-to-be story here.

I've got plenty of those in my barn too.
So, you're saying that bats are a cross between doomweasels and owls?

Apr 8, 2014#412

Dirona

That I don't need a formal psych eval for my job continues to amaze me. (Do need a detailed police records check though. Every year.) I'm guessing they assume that all the damn comittees we go through would pick up on something, but that's just self-delusion.

Apr 8, 2014#413

Celt Z

That more jobs don't require a psych eval amazes me. Some of the people I've worked with... :eek:

Apr 9, 2014#414

sixpackshaker

Most job hires depend on the subject being charming for 15 minutes. Hell, any psychopath can do that...

Apr 9, 2014#415

PatrThom

sixpackshaker said:
Most job hires depend on the subject being charming for 15 minutes. Hell, any psychopath can do that...

Sociopath.

--Patrick

Apr 9, 2014#416

Chad Sexington

PatrThom said:
Sociopath.

--Patrick

Both actually, although the parameters for 'sociopath' are much much less rigidly defined/understood. Jack Pemment suggests the most substantial difference between the two is that psychopaths have no morality or capacity for conscience, while sociopaths have a morality, just one they concoct for themselves, vs a social morality.

But either one can be charming or completely socially dysfunctional.

Apr 9, 2014#417

GasBandit

My understanding of psycho vs socio-pathy is that psychopathy generally has more biological origins and less control/ability to pass themselves off as normal, whereas sociopathy tends to have environmental origins (nurture instead of nature, or rather lack thereof) and is more controlled and calculating, with a higher tendency to be able to put up a facade of normalcy.

Apr 9, 2014#418

PatrThom

My understanding of the difference is that the characteristic of a psychopath is the ability to focus on/cling to something in spite of peer pressure or contrary evidence, while a sociopath is able to sound sincere but actually have no compunctions about breaking a promise later.

--Patrick

Apr 9, 2014#419

GasBandit

PatrThom said:
My understanding of the difference is that the characteristic of a psychopath is the ability to focus on/cling to something in spite of peer pressure or contrary evidence, while a sociopath is able to sound sincere but actually have no compunctions about breaking a promise later.

--Patrick

Sort of like... A sociopath can lie and pretend to protect himself and his standing. A psychopath doesn't see why he should.

Apr 9, 2014#420

PatrThom

More like, "Unlike a psychopath, when a sociopath throws you under the bus, you really weren't expecting it."

--Patrick

Apr 9, 2014#421

WasabiPoptart

You might not expect either to throw you under the bus really. Psychopath vs Sociopath is a pretty general comparison of the two.

Apr 9, 2014#422

Chad Sexington

WasabiPoptart said:
You might not expect either to throw you under the bus really. Psychopath vs Sociopath is a pretty general comparison of the two.

I like that in that comparison chart, the word 'relationship' links to a chart comparing Match.com and eHarmony. Psychopaths on one, sociopaths on another, maybe.

Apr 9, 2014#423

WasabiPoptart

Chad Sexington said:
I like that in that comparison chart, the word 'relationship' links to a chart comparing Match.com and eHarmony. Psychopaths on one, sociopaths on another, maybe.

I hadn't noticed that. I guess if the shoes fits... LOL

Apr 9, 2014#424

Officer_Charon

*writes notes* Juuuuust seeing where I fit in... don't mind me...

Apr 10, 2014#425

Frank

Today I learned there isn't just one, but multiple celebrity D&D podcasts out there.

Apr 10, 2014#426

HCGLNS

TIL: a brand new comic book store is opening up in my town

Apr 13, 2014#427

Emrys

A mixture of egg and oil, followed by a rinse of diluted vinegar and lemon juice makes a wonderful conditioner and leaves my fur soft and shiny.
What?
I'm the Queen of the Doomweasels. What did you think I am, a penguin?

Apr 13, 2014#428

Frank

Emrys said:
A mixture of egg and oil, followed by a rinse of diluted vinegar and lemon juice makes a wonderful conditioner and leaves my fur soft and shiny.
What?
I'm the Queen of the Doomweasels. What did you think I am, a penguin?

Mayo?

Apr 13, 2014#429

Emrys

I've tried that but found that straight mayo makes my fur too heavy and makes me start craving turkey on whole wheat.

Apr 13, 2014#430

PatrThom

Emrys said:
A mixture of egg and oil

Grape-seed oil, I hope.

--Patrick

Apr 13, 2014#431

Emrys

PatrThom said:
Grape-seed oil, I hope.

PatrThom said:
--Patrick

Yes, it was.

Apr 13, 2014#432

PatrThom

Emrys said:
Yes, it was.

Excellent.

--Patrick

Apr 19, 2014#433

HCGLNS

TIL: People associate Morena Baccarin with Firefly instead of V.

Apr 19, 2014#434

PatrThom

HCGLNS said:
TIL: People associate Morena Baccarin with Firefly instead of V.

Who?
(Googles)
Oh. I would've associated her with V.
I haven't seen Firefly nor V yet, but she was more prominently featured in the promotional materials for V.

--Patrick

Apr 19, 2014#435

GasBandit

PatrThom said:
I haven't seen Firefly

Apr 19, 2014#436

PatrThom

S'Truth. I own the series and Serenity on DVD, got 'em both at a going-out-of-business sale probably 2006-ish, still haven't broken the shrink wrap.
I have a lot of unwatched movies, y'all know that.

--Patrick

Apr 20, 2014#437

WasabiPoptart

TIL: When shit gets bad, it gets bad quickly and in the most ugly way. I have a neighbor in a terrible situation right now.

Apr 20, 2014#438

Bowielee

TIL: Agent Coulson is married to Baby from Dirty Dancing.

Apr 21, 2014#439

WasabiPoptart

Bowielee said:
TIL: Agent Coulson is married to Baby from Dirty Dancing.

Denise Huxtable is married to Khal Drogo, too.

Apr 21, 2014#440

DarkAudit

TIL Beggars Banquet was released the day I was born.

Apr 21, 2014#441

Just Me

WasabiPoptart said:
Denise Huxtable is married to Khal Drogo, too.

In the end Ferris Bueller was able to give Carrie Bradshaw something Mr. Big couldn't.

Apr 22, 2014#442

Chad Sexington

WasabiPoptart said:
TIL: When shit gets bad, it gets bad quickly and in the most ugly way. I have a neighbor in a terrible situation right now.

I know a guy...

Apr 22, 2014#443

WasabiPoptart

Chad Sexington said:
I know a guy...

Does he break knee caps? Because I think that's who she needs to take care of her...problem.

Apr 22, 2014#444

Chad Sexington

WasabiPoptart said:
Does he break knee caps? Because I think that's who she needs to take care of her...problem.

You know, just the other day he was telling me how it takes just ten pounds of force to pry off a knee cap.

And the average human head weighs ten pounds.

So, logically...

Apr 24, 2014#445

Emrys

TIL that Doomweasels really like touch-screen monitors.

Apr 25, 2014#446

drifter

I actually learned this a little while ago, but it blew my mind when I found out the Indian guy from Short Circuit was played by Fisher Stevens.

Apr 30, 2014#447

Fun Size

Today I learned that the batshit insane Steve Martin movie Pennies From Heaven was based on a BBC television series starring Bob Hoskins.

May 2, 2014#448

bhamv3

TIL that Facebook gives you a big congratulatory message on the day of your wedding anniversary.

Also, TIL today's my one-year anniversary.

May 2, 2014#449

Cheesy1

Congrats!

May 2, 2014#450

jwhouk

Happy anniversary @bhamv3!

May 4, 2014#451

DarkAudit

TIL that turning off Facebook widgets in Ghostery turns off comments on ESPN. Thank you, @Tinwhistler!

May 4, 2014#452

Krisken

TIL about the Cebrennus rechenbergi. It's worth it just to find out about it's very strange defense mechanism.

May 5, 2014#453

Yoshimickster

TIL Gameboy ports on the 3ds can crash just like on the Gameboy! HOW AUTHENTIC!

May 11, 2014#454

filmfanatic

TIL the original choices for Harry and Lloyd in Dumb and Dumber were Nicolas Cage and Gary Oldman. Also, Bad Boys was originally meant for Dana Carvey and Jon Lovitz.

May 11, 2014#455

PatrThom

filmfanatic said:
Bad Boys was originally meant for Dana Carvey and Jon Lovitz.

Didn't they call that movie Running Scared?

--Patrick

May 11, 2014#456

Terrik

TIL how to make a blood film so I can show my students blood cells under a microscope. How odd that I've never had to do this before now.

May 15, 2014#457

bhamv3

Map of the world based on each country's most valuable export: (bigger versions in link)

world-commodities-map_536bebb20436a_w1200.png.jpg

From this map, I learned that a whole bunch of countries export oil. Also, the top export for Afghanistan is opium.

May 15, 2014#458

GasBandit

Ehh I get the feeling columbia should be colored purple too.

May 15, 2014#459

GasBandit

Today I learned a vietnamese mail-order bride is $6000.

May 15, 2014#460

Celt Z

GasBandit said:
Today I learned a vietnamese mail-order bride is $6000.

That's horrible. I hope they hunt down whoever placed that for human trafficking. :mad:

May 15, 2014#461

Terrik

GasBandit said:
Today I learned a vietnamese mail-order bride is $6000.

Huh, so the Chinese is written in traditional characters paired with an English version of the advertisement printed in what appears to be a Vietnamese publication. Where is this advertisement from?

May 15, 2014#462

bhamv3

Terrik said:
Huh, so the Chinese is written in traditional characters paired with an English version of the advertisement printed in what appears to be a Vietnamese publication. Where is this advertisement from?

I'm 95.3% sure it's from Taiwan.

May 15, 2014#463

WasabiPoptart

Terrik said:
Huh, so the Chinese is written in traditional characters paired with an English version of the advertisement printed in what appears to be a Vietnamese publication. Where is this advertisement from?

I bet it's the country of Photoshop.

May 15, 2014#464

GasBandit

WasabiPoptart said:
I bet it's the country of Photoshop.

One of the recurring reddit rebuttals is that there's no reason to pay, Vietnamese families will pay YOU to get their daughter to America.

May 15, 2014#465

Terrik

GasBandit said:
One of the recurring reddit rebuttals is that there's no reason to pay, Vietnamese families will pay YOU to get their daughter to America.

I actually have no doubt that this is a real advert. S. Korean farmers, for instance, happen to be a big customer of Vietnamese brides. The whole bit about running away at that bottom is also likely to be true as many of the 'brides' are indeed victims of human trafficking.

May 15, 2014#466

bhamv3

GasBandit said:
One of the recurring reddit rebuttals is that there's no reason to pay, Vietnamese families will pay YOU to get their daughter to America.

The payment is likely not going to the bride or her family, it's going to the agency/middleman that posted the advert.

As for brides running away, human trafficking is a possibility, yes, but in Taiwan's case sometimes the brides are using marriage as a pretext to come to Taiwan to work. Taiwan has limits on the number of foreign workers that can apply to work here, and it's not uncommon for foreign brides from southeast Asia to marry someone in Taiwan, then run away a few days later. And then after a few months they're discovered working as a dishwasher in a restaurant, and get deported.

Vietnamese brides have a particularly strong reputation in Taiwan for pulling this trick. Whether this is justified or not based on the statistics, I don't know.

May 15, 2014#467

WasabiPoptart

Terrik said:
I actually have no doubt that this is a real advert. S. Korean farmers, for instance, happen to be a big customer of Vietnamese brides. The whole bit about running away at that bottom is also likely to be true as many of the 'brides' are indeed victims of human trafficking.

That's sickening and sad.

May 16, 2014#468

Terrik

bhamv3 said:
The payment is likely not going to the bride or her family, it's going to the agency/middleman that posted the advert.

As for brides running away, human trafficking is a possibility, yes, but in Taiwan's case sometimes the brides are using marriage as a pretext to come to Taiwan to work. Taiwan has limits on the number of foreign workers that can apply to work here, and it's not uncommon for foreign brides from southeast Asia to marry someone in Taiwan, then run away a few days later. And then after a few months they're discovered working as a dishwasher in a restaurant, and get deported.

Vietnamese brides have a particularly strong reputation in Taiwan for pulling this trick. Whether this is justified or not based on the statistics, I don't know.

And sometimes in Japan's case, they're lured with promises of work and then forced into prostitution or some other form of menial labor without or with little pay.

May 16, 2014#469

redthirtyone

YIL - In order to work at a research station in the Antartic, you must have had your appendix & wisdom teeth removed.

TIL - Actress Bonnie Bedelia (Die Hard 1 & 2, Presumed Innocent) is the Aunt of the Culkin clan - Maccauley, Kieran et al.

May 16, 2014#470

WasabiPoptart

TIL I've apparently made quite an impression on my daughter's classmates because of my hair colors. I have a bunch of little pre-k girls and boys who walk past me now and yell "Hi Lily's Mom!" everytime they see me. LOL

May 16, 2014#471

CrimsonSoul

Til how to capture a sample of propane to be sent off to the lab for purity testing. Yay for learning how to do my new job

May 17, 2014#472

Celt Z

TIL Mainland (China) wives aren't only going to Taiwan to seek work. Sort-of the flip side to our discussion about the sex trafficking mentioned earlier.

Or we may have discovered Bhamv3's second job.

May 18, 2014#473

sixpackshaker

Celt Z said:
TIL Mainland (China) wives aren't only going to Taiwan to seek work. Sort-of the flip side to our discussion about the sex trafficking mentioned earlier.

Or we may have discovered Bhamv3's second job.

The ladies love the goggles.

May 18, 2014#474

figmentPez

Last night I learned that in 24 states a plain chocolate bar is taxed as candy, but something like Twix (that uses flour) is not candy for tax purposes.

This morning I learned that crowdsourcing and social media are being used to track wildfire recovery in the environment:

May 18, 2014#475

bhamv3

Celt Z said:
TIL Mainland (China) wives aren't only going to Taiwan to seek work. Sort-of the flip side to our discussion about the sex trafficking mentioned earlier.

Or we may have discovered Bhamv3's second job.

Now you know why I'm never around the boards during the weekends.

May 29, 2014#476

jwhouk

TIL why the terms "Bull Falls" and "Grandfather Falls" are used so much up here in North Central Wisconsin: Blame it on the voyageurs. When a party of these French scouts, working for Jean Baptiste DuBay, started heading up river and came to a set of powerful, but drawn-out series of falls, they called them Taureau (Bull Falls, the name of the rapids down by Mosinee), Gros Taureau (Big Bull Falls, which are the ones that essentially go through Wausau), and Grand Pere Taureau (Grandfather Bull Falls, which were shortened to Grandfather Falls). I live near the Grandfather Falls, which happen to be the highest set of falls on the Wisconsin River.

May 29, 2014#477

fade

In case of Grandfather Falls, there's always LifeAlert.

May 29, 2014#478

WasabiPoptart

TIL 8 year olds really love gross things and telling people all about the icky things they've learned, like worms that hide or live in sea cucumber butts. :/

May 29, 2014#479

Celt Z

The key word, here, is "butts". Comedy gold.

May 30, 2014#480

Chad Sexington

WasabiPoptart said:
TIL 8 year olds really love gross things and telling people all about the icky things they've learned, like worms that hide or live in sea cucumber butts. :/

When my cousin was 5 or 6, she had recently learned about boys having different parts than girls. She spent Thanksgiving wandering around telling everyone -and we have a large family, so 30+ people- "My friend is Dentin and he has a penis. My friend is Dentin and he has a penis." over and over and over... And you can't laugh, because you're rewarding that, and of course my Aunt and Uncle are embarrassed and trying to curb her behaviour without making her ashamed, but also, it was so hilarious...

May 30, 2014#481

LittleSin

Chad Sexington said:
When my cousin was 5 or 6, she had recently learned about boys having different parts than girls. She spent Thanksgiving wandering around telling everyone -and we have a large family, so 30+ people- "My friend is Dentin and he has a penis. My friend is Dentin and he has a penis." over and over and over... And you can't laugh, because you're rewarding that, and of course my Aunt and Uncle are embarrassed and trying to curb her behaviour without making her ashamed, but also, it was so hilarious...

There are two girls who live next door to our new house. I tihnk they must be seven or eight. Jet is trying desperatly to impress them in the only way a recently turned five year old boy can.

By shouting about how he's the master of the known world and all shall bow before him...or he will suck them into a portal of poop.

The girls have not been impressed yet and my advice of just TALKING to them seems to gain little.

Ah, social graces...something you learn the hard way.

May 30, 2014#482

GasBandit

His thinking is straighforward, logical, and understandable. Why engage as equals that which you can grind beneath your heel as master?

Of course, when you learn you actually don't have that capability, the plan hits a snag or two.

May 30, 2014#483

Chad Sexington

LittleSin said:
There are two girls who live next door to our new house. I tihnk they must be seven or eight. Jet is trying desperatly to impress them in the only way a recently turned five year old boy can.

By shouting about how he's the master of the known world and all shall bow before him...or he will suck them into a portal of poop.

The girls have not been impressed yet and my advice of just TALKING to them seems to gain little.

Ah, social graces...something you learn the hard way.

No word of a lie, the word 'poop' still makes me laugh. Like... With no context, someone says, 'poop', and I will laugh.

I'm an adult.

They let me vote.

May 30, 2014#484

Emrys

Chad Sexington said:
They let me vote.

That's what they let you believe, my dear.

May 30, 2014#485

Celt Z

Yeah, doomweasels just stuff the ballots, anyway. And then take a nap in them.

May 30, 2014#486

Emrys

Then poop on them for good measure.

We have come full circle.

May 30, 2014#487

GasBandit

Ladies and gentlemen, the holy grail of comedy:

May 30, 2014#488

Emrys

The 8-13 year old demographic thanks you for that.

May 30, 2014#489

Fun Size

Chad Sexington said:
No word of a lie, the word 'poop' still makes me laugh. Like... With no context, someone says, 'poop', and I will laugh.

I'm an adult.

They let me vote.

The word poop is well within the pantheon of inherently funny words. If I have any talent as a parent, it is allowing myself to deeply appreciate what a delight a juvenile sense of humor truly is, and teach my kids to use it appropriately. Or inappropriately, as the case may be.

May 30, 2014#490

fade

Fart

May 30, 2014#491

filmfanatic

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/InherentlyFunnyWords

May 30, 2014#492

PatrThom

GasBandit said:
Ladies and gentlemen, the holy grail of comedy:

--Patrick

May 30, 2014#493

WasabiPoptart

Chad Sexington said:
No word of a lie, the word 'poop' still makes me laugh. Like... With no context, someone says, 'poop', and I will laugh.

I'm an adult.

They let me vote.

Same here. I'm supposed to teach my children that potty humor is inappropriate. Yeah. My daughter, at about age 2, told us that Poopie was coming to her dance party. She, my son, and I still laugh about it like it just happened. I'm a paragon of maturity.

btw - Poopie was her "friend" and not her subtle way of saying she needed a diaper change.

May 30, 2014#494

LittleSin

PatrThom said:
View attachment 14949

--Patrick

What a time to be alive.

Jun 4, 2014#495

Yoshimickster

TIL that the men's rights movement is an actual factual thing. Not some "Men are better than women dot com" satire type deal, but an actual thing.

Also before you google it, "Men are better than women dot com" is...eh. Its pretty much the same joke over and over again.

Jun 6, 2014#496

PatrThom

Just learned about @SavedYouAClick on Twitter.
I just might subscribe.

--Patrick

Jun 7, 2014#497

CrimsonSoul

Yoshimickster said:
TIL that the men's rights movement is an actual factual thing. Not some "Men are better than women dot com" satire type deal, but an actual thing.

Also before you google it, "Men are better than women dot com" is...eh. Its pretty much the same joke over and over again.

That website was actually a joke? I thought it was serious lol

Jun 7, 2014#498

Yoshimickster

Yup, offensive for the sake of being offensive shock humor. Though he clearly got a kick out of the people who don't know it was a joke. I use past tense as the site hasn't updated in 4 years. Probably got sick of the same joke as much as I did.

Jun 24, 2014#499

fade

Apparently fictional forensics shows aren't entirely off their rocker after all. http://cg.cs.uni-bonn.de/en/projects/multipath/

Jun 24, 2014#500

Bowielee

On a total tangent, this season on Bones, they introduced this all new fancy holographic interface computer thing and everyone was all impressed. Did they forget about the even more sci-fi holographic computer they had in the beginning of the show and got rid of all of a sudden?

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