Random Raves Two

[jessiecat]

not something you have to do anymore though, eh?

Thanks to our brave band of pinko Commie-loving Euro freedom fighters. Today CFC, tomorrow da Vorld!

 

[RedRalph]

Red. Not Pink

 

[brennan]

Operation 'curb freedom of speech' was a success then?

 

[RedRalph]

Operation 'curb freedom of speech' was a success then?

Absolutely it was. Next Week: Operation Resolute Truth, AKA Petition to have Skadistic limited to one post a day

 

[brennan]

Followed by operation 'common sense' perchance...?

 

[RedRalph]

Followed by operation 'common sense' perchance...?

Not if I have anyhting to do with it

 

[Swedishguy]

My Science Fair Project about Pokémon actually makes sense from a scientific point of view.

 

[RedRalph]

My Science Fair Project about Pokémon actually makes sense from a scientific point of view.

I never for a second doubted that it would

 

[GoodEnoughForMe]

My PSP came back from repairs all shiny and new. Now it's time to pick up some new games for it.

 

[jeps]

its a beautiful day outside. It feels WAY warmer than yesterday (287°), when today is only 278°.

 

[Eran of Arcadia]

Are you using Kelvins?!?!

 

[Godwynn]

Might be taking a Study/Tour trip to Europe from May 14 - June 2 (or 5).

Unfortunately it does not go to Germany and costs ~$5,250.

Don't know if I should go or not.

 

[Ansar]

Sounds expensive as hell!

(I got offered one for around 26 days at around $3,500 but didn't have the time )

 

[jeps]

why yes i am. i didnt feel like using celsius, and fahrenheit is for losers .

(and larger numbers with temperature makes it seem warmer )

finally, using kelvin makes converting to fahrenheit harder, so you americans get to have trouble converting or use a calculator, while we cultured metric people simply take away 273.

your conversion is (K-273)*(9/5)+32

 

[The Yankee]

Sounds expensive as hell!

(I got offered one for around 26 days at around $3,500 but didn't have the time )

I was all signed up for a history course that would take a month long trip to Mongolia and China for only around $2,500...but then the rent went up by $300/month at our place and I had to help my father out of another jam and there that went. I've still never set foot outside this country. Or in most of this country.

But on the plus side today, I received funds that will get me a good portion of the way towards the costs of moving.

 

[Catharsis]

its a beautiful day outside. It feels WAY warmer than yesterday (287°), when today is only 278°.

Ye cannae be usin' Kelvin, not when there's a °.

 

[brennan]

Ye cannae be usin' Kelvin, not when there's a °.

Yes he can, it just means degrees. It 's also used for angles.

 

[Eran of Arcadia]

finally, using kelvin makes converting to fahrenheit harder, so you americans get to have trouble converting or use a calculator, while we cultured metric people simply take away 273.

I was quite capable of figuring out on my own that 278 kelvins is 41°F, and 287 is about 59°.

 

[RedRalph]

Its quite summery here too (by northern European standards)

 

[Catharsis]

Yes he can, it just means degrees. It 's also used for angles.

I didn't think kelvin was a degree. From wiki:

Until the 13th General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) in 1967-1968, the unit kelvin was called a "degree", the same as with the other temperature scales at the time. It was distinguished from the other scales with either the adjective suffix "Kelvin" ("degree Kelvin") or with "absolute" ("degree absolute") and its symbol was °K. Note that the latter (degree absolute), which was the unit’s official name from 1948 until 1954, was rather ambiguous since it could also be interpreted as referring to the Rankine scale. Before the 13th CGPM, the plural forms were "degrees Kelvin" or "degrees absolute". The 13th CGPM changed the name to simply "kelvin" (symbol K).[2] The omission of "degree" indicates that it is not relative to an arbitrary reference point such as the Celsius and Fahrenheit scales, but rather an absolute unit of measure which can be manipulated algebraically (e.g. multiply by 2 to indicate twice the amount of heat).