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Carruthers · 02-11-2015, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by BigV

they're there. you just can't see them. yet.

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Originally Posted by Gravdigr

One day, Carruthers, you'll download an app, and, if it's quiet enough, you'll hear a subtle *clink*. That'll be the cuffs snapping shut.

Gulp. Anyone wanna buy a smartphone?

Carruthers · 02-15-2015, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by BigV

they're there. you just can't see them. yet.

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Originally Posted by Gravdigr

One day, Carruthers, you'll download an app, and, if it's quiet enough, you'll hear a subtle *clink*. That'll be the cuffs snapping shut.

As yet I haven't become a slave to the gizmo and I'm finding it very useful.
I've got a new number so the ambulance chasing claims companies don't bother me anymore.
Dad can get hold of me when some dire domestic emergency strikes and I am not within shouting distance. If I spot any problems with livestock I can phone the farm manager and not worry about credit disappearing at the rate of £0.40 ($0.60) a minute and I can also keep him informed of the activities of any observed rogues, vagabonds or all purpose ne'er do wells in the area.
Apart from that there is the question of keeping in close touch with my small, but very select, social circle. Ah, the advantages of an ex-directory number.

Undertoad · 02-15-2015, 10:09 AM

I remember how my ex was super condescending to me in 1992 as I drove specifically to the gas station that, early on, had card swipe at the pump. "You'll do anything to avoid a moment of human contact," she said. "It's not human contact, it's gas station attendant contact," I replied.

I would like to know, now, if my ex ever drives around looking for a gas station where they don't have card swipe at the pump.

Chained to the technology? No. We have adapted to the new way of life.

Clodfobble · 02-15-2015, 12:33 PM

Wow, you guys had that technology early. The first "pay at the pump" stations didn't show up in Austin until 1996 (same year I got my license.)

Gravdigr · 02-23-2015, 02:00 PM

I'm a little dubious of 50 km of planking. That sounds like a lot, I mean, a lot.

I assume "rigging blocks" are similar to a block and tackle, and 1,000 of those sounds like a lot, too.

Having said that, I know nothing about ships. Which may be obvious from those first three sentences.

Shore is purty, though.

Gravdigr · 02-23-2015, 02:02 PM

Ok, I just did some quick 'n' dirty math and 50 km of planking is not as unbelievable as I thought at first blush.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-23-2015, 11:17 PM

Hey, thanks professor. Ha, I just notice I wrote Tall Shit deal.

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The original ship was last in the city in 1745 after setting sail for Sweden with cargo valued at more than Sweden's national budget.
But during her two-year voyage back to Scandinavia she sunk.

(BBC link)
Two years from London to Scandinavia? They should have rowed.

With all that rigging, plus moving canons, keelhauling miscreants, and at least spares for 50%, I can believe 1000 blocks.

Gravdigr · 03-05-2015, 03:27 PM

Heh, frogman.

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BigV · 03-10-2015, 09:26 PM

I love it!

I wonder if I'll see one like that at this year's SakuraCon.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-15-2015, 01:20 PM

It Did About A Rod.

Lamplighter · 03-15-2015, 02:00 PM

This article has several images that describe pi, but this one was my favorite

10 stunning images show the beauty hidden in pi
Washington Post - Ana Swanson - March 14, 2015

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Working with Cristian Ilies Vasile, a self-described "artist by accident,"
Krzywinski also created a series of circular representations of pi,
where the numbers are connected across the circle with a chord.

The artists start at 3, draw a line to 1, draw a line to 4, and so on,
changing the color with each new digit.

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Martin Krzywinski and Cristian Vasile

xoxoxoBruce · 03-15-2015, 05:05 PM

Nice, lamp, beautiful result.
Artist by accident? Probably more common than we know. I mean if people suddenly declare you an artistic genius, throw cash at you, and invite you to party with the rich & horny, would you say it was an accident? Hell no, ride it for as long as you can.
There's nothing you can draw, nothing you can build, nothing you can see in the world, (when not doing drugs) that isn't influenced by Pi. Even if we can't visualize the connection, which is usually the case, it's there. It's the law.

Gravdigr · 03-16-2015, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

It Did About A Rod.

Is that a dog, or a cow, or a freakin' yak? WTF is that slobbery thing?!

02-15-2015, 12:33 PM	#4
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Wow, you guys had that technology early. The first "pay at the pump" stations didn't show up in Austin until 1996 (same year I got my license.) __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

02-23-2015, 02:00 PM	#5
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	I'm a little dubious of 50 km of planking. That sounds like a lot, I mean, a lot. I assume "rigging blocks" are similar to a block and tackle, and 1,000 of those sounds like a lot, too. Having said that, I know nothing about ships. Which may be obvious from those first three sentences. Shore is purty, though. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

02-23-2015, 02:02 PM	#6
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Ok, I just did some quick 'n' dirty math and 50 km of planking is not as unbelievable as I thought at first blush. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

03-05-2015, 03:27 PM	#8
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Heh, frogman. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

03-05-2015, 04:36 PM	#9
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	__________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

02-15-2015, 10:09 AM	#3
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	I remember how my ex was super condescending to me in 1992 as I drove specifically to the gas station that, early on, had card swipe at the pump. "You'll do anything to avoid a moment of human contact," she said. "It's not human contact, it's gas station attendant contact," I replied. I would like to know, now, if my ex ever drives around looking for a gas station where they don't have card swipe at the pump. Chained to the technology? No. We have adapted to the new way of life.

03-10-2015, 03:15 PM	#10
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	__________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

03-10-2015, 09:26 PM	#11
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	I love it! I wonder if I'll see one like that at this year's SakuraCon. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

03-15-2015, 01:20 PM	#12
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	It Did About A Rod. Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-15-2015, 05:05 PM	#14
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Nice, lamp, beautiful result. Artist by accident? Probably more common than we know. I mean if people suddenly declare you an artistic genius, throw cash at you, and invite you to party with the rich & horny, would you say it was an accident? Hell no, ride it for as long as you can. There's nothing you can draw, nothing you can build, nothing you can see in the world, (when not doing drugs) that isn't influenced by Pi. Even if we can't visualize the connection, which is usually the case, it's there. It's the law. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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