Random Rants XLII: The Four-Part Plan

[PlutonianEmpire]

http://arxiv.org/abs/1210.7757

...planetesimal accretion can be inhibited even in the outer disk (4-10 AU) far from the central binary, a location previously thought to be a plausible starting point for the formation of circumbinary planets.

you, God, for making this universe so

!

 

[Arakhor]

It's a little close to death for the new fifty, methinks.

When your parents are both in their sixties, you suddenly have to readjust your prejudices about older ages!

 

[Phrossack]

When your parents are both in their sixties, you suddenly have to readjust your prejudices about older ages!

I suppose this belief of mine is because most of my favorite activities (or at least the ones I'd do given the time and money) involve a fair amount of physical activity. Frankly, I might be a bit nervous doing a lot of riding at the age of 68. Then again, if I fell off, broke some bones, and died, I'd at least die in an interesting way and escape a slow wasting away in a nursing home that might otherwise have come in a decade or so.

 

[Arakhor]

My mother is already in her mid-sixties and whilst she's hardly one of those super-sporty "action grans", she's still as active as ever and I hope will be for many years to come!

 

[Joecoolyo]

This essay is just killing me, gah. Usually I'm great at crapping out essays (good and bad) but this one, this one's just being a dick about it and not even letting me get more than a page in before killing my momentum.

I think I need more sleep.

 

[madviking]

shots shots shots shots shots

 

[PlutonianEmpire]

Also, the Di$ney acquisition of Star Wars is ridiculous.

 

[GenMarshall]

Powers back on last bight yet Comcast is taking its sweet time restoring services .

 

[madviking]

My layoff due to Sandy has turned my mind in a puddle of neurons.

 

[Borachio]

Winging it.

Nah! Tried that. Doesn't work. I just crashed and burned.

 

[Takhisis]

Also, the Di$ney acquisition of Star Wars is ridiculous.

Well, Kingdom Hearts was a pleasant surprise. Maybe we'll have a Kingdom Stars?

My layoff due to Sandy has turned my mind in a puddle of neurons.

Is it a permanent layoff, or just temporary until they can put things back together?

Nah! Tried that. Doesn't work. I just crashed and burned.

Get better wings man.

 

[sophie]

Is it a permanent layoff, or just temporary until they can put things back together?

Presumably he's referring to classes being cancelled.

 

[Takhisis]

Then Raves thread is over there -->

 

[Borachio]

Get better wings man.

PPPPPP = Proper Preparation Prevents Piss Poor Performance.

 

[shadowplay]

Freaking gangnam style. In about 2 weeks that thing will be about as popular as the macarena or kris kross.

 

[NickyJ]

Freaking gangnam style. In about 2 weeks that thing will be about as popular as the macarena or kris kross.

What's macarena? What's kris kross?

I love being oblivious to '90s pop culture.

 

[Borachio]

Link to video.

I quite like it. In a mindless kind of stylie/way.

Kris Kross I don't know.


Link to video.

Are you sure you wouldn't prefer Jingle Bells? Hehehehehehe.

 

[NickyJ]

I want to die. Now.

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

Why do people keep assuming 70+% probability is equal to 100%? Pro-tip: this is not the case.

 

[Phrossack]

Why do people keep assuming 70+% probability is equal to 100%? Pro-tip: this is not the case.

The same reason so many people think that qualifiers like "usually", "most", "many", and so on mean "always" or "all". I go out of my way to carefully qualify most of my statements, and when people ignore that and instead put words in my mouth...