Random Rants XXIX: Watch your %*$@ Language!

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Wiki on DST:

Modern DST was first proposed by the New Zealand entomologist George Vernon Hudson, whose shift-work job gave him leisure time to collect insects, and led him to value after-hours daylight.[17] In 1895 he presented a paper to the Wellington Philosophical Society proposing a two-hour daylight-saving shift,[18] and after considerable interest was expressed in Christchurch, New Zealand he followed up in an 1898 paper.[19] Many publications incorrectly credit DST's invention to the prominent English builder and outdoorsman William Willett,[20] who independently conceived DST in 1905 during a pre-breakfast ride, when he observed with dismay how many Londoners slept through a large part of a summer's day.[21] An avid golfer, he also disliked cutting short his round at dusk.[22] His solution was to advance the clock during the summer months, a proposal he published two years later.[23] The proposal was taken up by the Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) Robert Pearce, who introduced the first Daylight Saving Bill to the House of Commons on 12 February 1908.[24] A select committee was set up to examine the issue, but Pearce's bill did not become law, and several other bills failed in the following years. Willett lobbied for the proposal in the UK until his death in 1915. Starting on 30 April 1916, Germany and its World War I allies were the first to use DST (ger.: Sommerzeit) as a way to conserve coal during wartime. Britain, most of its allies, and many European neutrals soon followed suit. Russia and a few other countries waited until the next year and the United States adopted it in 1918. Since then, the world has seen many enactments, adjustments, and repeals.["]Modern DST was first proposed by the New Zealand entomologist George Vernon Hudson, whose shift-work job gave him leisure time to collect insects, and led him to value after-hours daylight.[17] In 1895 he presented a paper to the Wellington Philosophical Society proposing a two-hour daylight-saving shift,[18] and after considerable interest was expressed in Christchurch, New Zealand he followed up in an 1898 paper.[19] Many publications incorrectly credit DST's invention to the prominent English builder and outdoorsman William Willett,[20] who independently conceived DST in 1905 during a pre-breakfast ride, when he observed with dismay how many Londoners slept through a large part of a summer's day.[21] An avid golfer, he also disliked cutting short his round at dusk.[22] His solution was to advance the clock during the summer months, a proposal he published two years later.[23] The proposal was taken up by the Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) Robert Pearce, who introduced the first Daylight Saving Bill to the House of Commons on 12 February 1908.[24] A select committee was set up to examine the issue, but Pearce's bill did not become law, and several other bills failed in the following years. Willett lobbied for the proposal in the UK until his death in 1915. Starting on 30 April 1916, Germany and its World War I allies were the first to use DST (ger.: Sommerzeit) as a way to conserve coal during wartime. Britain, most of its allies, and many European neutrals soon followed suit. Russia and a few other countries waited until the next year and the United States adopted it in 1918. Since then, the world has seen many enactments, adjustments, and repeals.
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Mathalamus said:
oh be quiet. all of you. humor does not translate well online.

by the way, daylight savings time was ceated to save oil. or something.
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It was blatantly obvious that Tailless was a joke, based on the current situation in Japan.
 
classical_hero said:
It was blatantly obvious that Tailless was a joke, based on the current situation in Japan.
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Tailless is not a joke, and I don't think that's a very nice thing to say about him. :nono:

Oh, wait, you meant that he was joking. Nevermind.
 
Forgot to rant about this.

The other day I remembered some of my dream. Now, this is kind of odd, since I really don't remember my dreams. I wake up and have no idea what I just dreamed about (so if people suggest "do a dream log", I can't actually remember enough to do that).

Anyways, what did I remember? I was in the middle of shaving, and I recalled a section of a dream where I.... shaved.

What a cool dream to remember :rolleyes:
 
madviking said:
Nah. By senior year you realize that school is pointless, especially once you get into second semester. I dreading going to school now... :sleep:
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Senior year was great, especially since I had a crapload of free periods. I just ate out with my friends and visited random places with them and slept in school all the time. Best time of my life ever.
 
CivGeneral said:
Give him some Byzantine humor :p
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Basil II said:
"I have turned their refectory into a reflectory, as now all they can do is reflect on how to feed themselves." Said after he abolished a wealthy monastary established by Basil the parakoimomenos.
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madviking said:
I do not have that luxury... siiiiiiiiigh...
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True dat. At least I have spring break next week and most of my classes are fairy easy. The only ones I actualy have to pay attention in are Math, AP Gov, Physics, and Spanish.
 
I tore up my shoulder...again. Rather painful.
 
Ajidica said:
True dat. At least I have spring break next week and most of my classes are fairy easy. The only ones I actualy have to pay attention in are Math, AP Gov, Physics, and Spanish.
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The only classes I *really* care (i.e. the ones that matter) are the two I'm doing the worst in. :lol:

But it's not the difficulty of the day, it's the boredom.
 
madviking said:
Heh. Haven't been interested in Pokemans since Pokeman Stadium 2...for the N64.
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You should get Pokemon Black or White, its only 30 bucks. Then again, if you don't already have a DS then its not worth it to buy the system.
 
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