#random-thoughts — Public Fediverse posts
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Dear England, further to hearing some of the thoughts from your new pre-- ordained PM, yes, devolved powers have there place, but the levers of that power will always remain within the establishment at No 10 Downing St. #westminster and the wider establishment "organisation/s" in and around #55TuftonSt...
they will say you have Devolved Government... but you will never be allowed the levers of power... never...
the end...
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Dear England, further to hearing some of the thoughts from your new pre-- ordained PM, yes, devolved powers have there place, but the levers of that power will always remain within the establishment at No 10 Downing St. #westminster and the wider establishment "organisation/s" in and around #55TuftonSt...
they will say you have Devolved Government... but you will never be allowed the levers of power... never...
the end...
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I wonder if there is a precise definition distinguishing a "razor sharp" blade from a normally sharp blade? Is this a quantifiable thing? Exact angle? Precise thickness of the cutting edge—in molecules? And, if it can be precisely defined, has it already?
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I wonder if there is a precise definition distinguishing a "razor sharp" blade from a normally sharp blade? Is this a quantifiable thing? Exact angle? Precise thickness of the cutting edge—in molecules? And, if it can be precisely defined, has it already?
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In the engineering school I attended, all student were required to take a computer programming course even if they were not in a computer/IT major.
I remember not understanding that some students were struggling with Booleans. In retrospect, I wonder if that was how you could tell the Autistics from the Allistics?
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In the engineering school I attended, all student were required to take a computer programming course even if they were not in a computer/IT major.
I remember not understanding that some students were struggling with Booleans. In retrospect, I wonder if that was how you could tell the Autistics from the Allistics?
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Do Detroiters really have an accent? Or is our lack of flavor a flavor?
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Do Detroiters really have an accent? Or is our lack of flavor a flavor?
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No one really believes that evil spirits make you sneeze. We pretty much know exactly how sneezes work. So, why does every one still say "bless you" when you sneeze?
And for that matter, why is it only sneezing? Why not coughing or hiccups too? Why not farting?
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No one really believes that evil spirits make you sneeze. We pretty much know exactly how sneezes work. So, why does every one still say "bless you" when you sneeze?
And for that matter, why is it only sneezing? Why not coughing or hiccups too? Why not farting?
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Does parallel play mean that intersecting play, perpendicular play, and skew play exist too?
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Does parallel play mean that intersecting play, perpendicular play, and skew play exist too?
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It seems like soup was one of the first commercially canned foods. It's certainly one of the most prolific.
I wonder why though. Soup is one of the easiest foods to cook on your own. How vital is it to have it already prepared by someone else with dubious ingredients?
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It seems like soup was one of the first commercially canned foods. It's certainly one of the most prolific.
I wonder why though. Soup is one of the easiest foods to cook on your own. How vital is it to have it already prepared by someone else with dubious ingredients?
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During the heat wave in Europe, what's the humidity been like?
For me (here in the States) humidity is the real torture. We haven't gone below 50% in weeks, maybe longer.
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During the heat wave in Europe, what's the humidity been like?
For me (here in the States) humidity is the real torture. We haven't gone below 50% in weeks, maybe longer.
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I really don't understand why parents try to shield teens from curse words. By that age, they've heard so much that they can probably teach you a bunch of words you don't even know.
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I really don't understand why parents try to shield teens from curse words. By that age, they've heard so much that they can probably teach you a bunch of words you don't even know.
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Postal Scales Now and Then
I've tried to stage it properly. But it just looks sad. Functional - and not inspiring: Modern postal scales, photo by elkement. The white plastic casing already starts to yellow at the top, from years of bombardment with UV photons. Miraculously, the battery does still work. I've called it modern, but its function in our office had been replaced ... by not sending invoices or contracts on paper anymore. Would a time-traveler from the future see beauty in this object? Did people of the […] -
Postal Scales Now and Then
I've tried to stage it properly. But it just looks sad. Functional - and not inspiring: Modern postal scales, photo by elkement. The white plastic casing already starts to yellow at the top, from years of bombardment with UV photons. Miraculously, the battery does still work. I've called it modern, but its function in our office had been replaced ... by not sending invoices or contracts on paper anymore. Would a time-traveler from the future see beauty in this object? Did people of the […] -
You'd think giving a boost to someone's automobile and a post would be more related? Maybe if you connected electrodes to the post's nipples and shocked the Hell out of it? 🤪⚡
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You'd think giving a boost to someone's automobile and a post would be more related? Maybe if you connected electrodes to the post's nipples and shocked the Hell out of it? 🤪⚡
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Maybe the reason so many ancient peoples built their structures of stone or mud brick is because it didn't involve killing anything to create? Maybe they even thought trees were sacred? Or maybe they just liked them?
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Maybe the reason so many ancient peoples built their structures of stone or mud brick is because it didn't involve killing anything to create? Maybe they even thought trees were sacred? Or maybe they just liked them?
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I just had a weird thought. I was reading an article on Ars Technica about a new cluster of potential antibiotics. They are, and have been derived from soil bacteria and fungus.
Could the resistance built up by the target bacteria end up damaging the soil bacteria and fungus that developed these antimicrobial defenses?
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I just had a weird thought. I was reading an article on Ars Technica about a new cluster of potential antibiotics. They are, and have been derived from soil bacteria and fungus.
Could the resistance built up by the target bacteria end up damaging the soil bacteria and fungus that developed these antimicrobial defenses?
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Was there some guy named Ralph who had serious digestive issues that is the reason we all call it that now?
Or is it just an onomotapoeia thing?
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Was there some guy named Ralph who had serious digestive issues that is the reason we all call it that now?
Or is it just an onomotapoeia thing?
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Why can't there be theme mood music playing when I enter a room or walk down a path like there is on television and in MMORPGs?
Oh. The happy music is playing. This is supposed to be a happy scene. 😆
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Why can't there be theme mood music playing when I enter a room or walk down a path like there is on television and in MMORPGs?
Oh. The happy music is playing. This is supposed to be a happy scene. 😆
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On Star Trek TNG, how come Data is named "Data". "Data" is plural. Should he have been named "Datum" instead?
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On Star Trek TNG, how come Data is named "Data". "Data" is plural. Should he have been named "Datum" instead?
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"laundomat"
I got that the "laundro" is from laundry. I assume the "mat" is from automatic?
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"laundomat"
I got that the "laundro" is from laundry. I assume the "mat" is from automatic?
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Why do people make such a fuss about putting pineapple on pizza when there are people these days putting freaking lettuce on pizza??
I saw one place selling a "cheeseburger pizza" that had meat, lettuce, pickles, lettuce, mustard, and ketchup on it. Good grief! Just order a damned burger if that's what you want! 🙃
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Why do people make such a fuss about putting pineapple on pizza when there are people these days putting freaking lettuce on pizza??
I saw one place selling a "cheeseburger pizza" that had meat, lettuce, pickles, lettuce, mustard, and ketchup on it. Good grief! Just order a damned burger if that's what you want! 🙃
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Why was Occam's razor called a razor? Is there some historical tidbit in missing or did shaving have something to do with it?
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Why was Occam's razor called a razor? Is there some historical tidbit in missing or did shaving have something to do with it?
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How did the Comics Code Authority miss that training and aiding minors under your care to dress up in skimpy costumes and fight crime, sometimes with lethal weapons, might be considered felony child endangerment? 🤔
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How did the Comics Code Authority miss that training and aiding minors under your care to dress up in skimpy costumes and fight crime, sometimes with lethal weapons, might be considered felony child endangerment? 🤔
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A thing that always confused me… wasn't Superman also mild-mannered? It's not like he suddenly turned into a raging asshole after he put on the costume.
Why is it noteworthy that mild-mannered Clark Kent turns into mild-mannered Superman. How is the mild-mannered part relevant here?
Or am I not understanding what "mild-mannered" means?
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A thing that always confused me… wasn't Superman also mild-mannered? It's not like he suddenly turned into a raging asshole after he put on the costume.
Why is it noteworthy that mild-mannered Clark Kent turns into mild-mannered Superman. How is the mild-mannered part relevant here?
Or am I not understanding what "mild-mannered" means?
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It's fascinating to me that so many people lately name their children after cities seeing as many cities were originally named after people. ♻️
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It's fascinating to me that so many people lately name their children after cities seeing as many cities were originally named after people. ♻️
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Requiring two tons of steel to transport 200 pounds of human always seemed like a huge engineering failure to me.
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Requiring two tons of steel to transport 200 pounds of human always seemed like a huge engineering failure to me.
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"half assed" always seemed like an odd expression. Would it really be better to have something full assed? Wouldn't you want it not assed at all? It's all very nonsensical.
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"half assed" always seemed like an odd expression. Would it really be better to have something full assed? Wouldn't you want it not assed at all? It's all very nonsensical.
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Macintosh computers literally are personal computers. It always seemed ridiculous to me that they for some reason defined themselves as not PCs.
It reminds me of how people talk about man versus nature as if we are somehow not nature too.
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Macintosh computers literally are personal computers. It always seemed ridiculous to me that they for some reason defined themselves as not PCs.
It reminds me of how people talk about man versus nature as if we are somehow not nature too.
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Did you ever have any teachers or professors teach something that you knew was wrong, but you went along with it to get the A in the course? 🙋♂️
Or did you try to explain to them what they got wrong? 🙋♂️
On different occasions, I did both.