Random Thoughts XII - Floccinaucinihilipilification
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I'm convinced that Bojo's hair is getting even untidier as time goes on.
Ferocitus
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This worked for my family.
Stalactite: ceiling.
Stalagmite: ground.
Stalag Luft III: Lithuanian Nazis.
warpus
Sommerswerd asked me to change this
Karen and the Anti-Stillsuit Conspiracy Theorists might be a good band name but it's kind of long enough for it to have to be a ska band or something
Yes, that.UnfairIt has fallen, it's no longer falling.
Dear Dan,
I’m very environmentally conscious and try to minimize my carbon footprint wherever possible. Working from home has been wonderful for many reasons. I’m especially happy to see fewer people driving.
Do you have any other suggestions for how we can curb our environmental impact while confined to our homes? —Kelsey
When we think of addressing big problems, such as environmental impact, it’s natural to look for big solutions, such as driving less, at the expense of multiple, smaller solutions that can add up over time. We tend to overlook easy things we can do that seem small or whose effects are not immediately clear. For example, think about the carbon footprint associated with something as small as Internet usage. The electricity that powers data centers accounts for about 1% of global energy demand—and that figure does not even include these facilities’ land and water use. Video transmission is the biggest problem. A group of researchers studied the impact of online streaming and video-conferencing. They found that if a person streamed at high quality for four hours a day, switching to standard definition would reduce that person’s monthly carbon footprint by the same degree as reducing driving by 93 miles a month.
Of course, video streaming is just one example. Lots of small actions, such as turning the thermostat down a bit, keeping electronics for longer and making sure our tire pressure is set correctly can also make a difference, and we should consider these when we think about the changes we can make.
I’m very environmentally conscious and try to minimize my carbon footprint wherever possible. Working from home has been wonderful for many reasons. I’m especially happy to see fewer people driving.
Do you have any other suggestions for how we can curb our environmental impact while confined to our homes? —Kelsey
When we think of addressing big problems, such as environmental impact, it’s natural to look for big solutions, such as driving less, at the expense of multiple, smaller solutions that can add up over time. We tend to overlook easy things we can do that seem small or whose effects are not immediately clear. For example, think about the carbon footprint associated with something as small as Internet usage. The electricity that powers data centers accounts for about 1% of global energy demand—and that figure does not even include these facilities’ land and water use. Video transmission is the biggest problem. A group of researchers studied the impact of online streaming and video-conferencing. They found that if a person streamed at high quality for four hours a day, switching to standard definition would reduce that person’s monthly carbon footprint by the same degree as reducing driving by 93 miles a month.
Of course, video streaming is just one example. Lots of small actions, such as turning the thermostat down a bit, keeping electronics for longer and making sure our tire pressure is set correctly can also make a difference, and we should consider these when we think about the changes we can make.
amadeus
Bishop of Bio-Dome
A door opened and closed and I didn’t see a person.
Question: was it a ghost or someone with an invisibility cloak? Both?
Question: was it a ghost or someone with an invisibility cloak? Both?
Someone with an invisibility cloak. Ghosts can't interact with physical objects to actually move them unless they're Patrick Swayze's character in Ghost. And even he couldn't manage doors, if I remember the movie correctly.
amadeus
Bishop of Bio-Dome
Never saw Ghost, but, I did see Beetlejuice and both Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis can move stuff around.
warpus
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The British Empire was so successful in spreading English culture and language that the inhabitants of every universe usually speak a recognizable dialect of English.
Unless we see Nahuatl speaking cyborg sausage pony men dancing in formation to the Macarena I don't think they are really accessing all the universes here.
Unless we see Nahuatl speaking cyborg sausage pony men dancing in formation to the Macarena I don't think they are really accessing all the universes here.
I'd watch that!
Just… take a towel.
Actually, it's the Babel fish that allows you to understand and be understood by aliens. I think the towel is for withstanding changes in gravity, or so I seem to remember. I'd have to re-read my books.Just… take a towel.
I think that it should be allowed to discuss suicidal ideation; it is a very real issue. I have to suppose it affects a good number of people in the forum as well. Obviously not discussed in a way which refers to an individual, but more generally - the taboo element isn't helpful, in my view. Many people have thought of ending their life, and perhaps some words/exchange would help them give another try at life regardless of how black everything can seem.
The problem is not the topic itself, but to where it can lead, and what impact it can have on the other people.
A long time ago, I was moderator in another forum. One of the guys contacted me late at night via an instant messenger from my profile. He was a reformed alcoholic, and right now had issues with his girlfriend, whom he suspected of cheating. We talked for a long while, I hoped to get him into a better mood. It didn't work. He left the chat saying that he'll go to the next night shop and get some beer. That's the last thing I heard from him for a while.
Now imagine if this was a discussion about suicide. I felt pretty bad that the discussion with me probably turned him again into an alcoholic (wasn't me of course, I know that). I don't want to imagine if it was about the other topic.
This shouldn't be something on anyone's consciousness. That's why the policy here is to not discuss and refer to the next helpline/your doctor/your priest/etc.
A long time ago, I was moderator in another forum. One of the guys contacted me late at night via an instant messenger from my profile. He was a reformed alcoholic, and right now had issues with his girlfriend, whom he suspected of cheating. We talked for a long while, I hoped to get him into a better mood. It didn't work. He left the chat saying that he'll go to the next night shop and get some beer. That's the last thing I heard from him for a while.
Now imagine if this was a discussion about suicide. I felt pretty bad that the discussion with me probably turned him again into an alcoholic (wasn't me of course, I know that). I don't want to imagine if it was about the other topic.
This shouldn't be something on anyone's consciousness. That's why the policy here is to not discuss and refer to the next helpline/your doctor/your priest/etc.
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