janice6 Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 6 minutes ago, tous said: I did now that one, except we never specified the color of the measuring hair in question. Any old hair would do. Precision follows concise description. So I'm told. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 1 hour ago, JMag said: Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk I had liberty in this little Italian town.... La Spezia. As beautiful as your post. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 (edited) While I am being grumpy, I hate tautologies. One that irks me to this day is the title of the old television program, Unsolved Mysteries. If it is unsolved, it is, by nature, a mystery. New innovation; are there old innovations? Hot water heater; if heat is involved, we can assume that the result will be hot. Besides, it heats cold water. Ever have anyone deliver a short summary? As opposed to a long summary? ATM machine; what do they think the M stands for? In fiction, a writer will pen, Suddenly, without warning .... Uh, suddenly means without warning. Close proximity; if it is proximate, that means it's close, ya galoot. How about when someone says, I have three questions. The first is .... Dang it, the first question asked is, by nature, the first question. You don't need to tell us which one is first. The first one is first. When some numpty in a suit and tie states, This fulfills all of the necessary requirements. If it's a requirement, we believe that it's necessary. No need to 'splain that. Ah, revel ye in the wonderful evening sunset. Seeing a morning sunset is even more rare. Okay. Now I can sleep. Carry on. Edited July 7, 2018 by tous 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar_ml Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 28 minutes ago, tous said: While I am being grumpy, I hate tautologies. One that irks me to this day is the title of the old television program, Unsolved Mysteries. If it is unsolved, it is, by nature, a mystery. New innovation; are there old innovations? Hot water heater; if heat is involved, we can assume that the result will be hot. Besides, it heats cold water. Ever have anyone deliver a short summary? As opposed to a long summary? ATM machine; what do they think the M stands for? In fiction, a writer will pen, Suddenly, without warning .... Uh, suddenly means without warning. Close proximity; if it is proximate, that means it's close, ya galoot. How about when someone says, I have three questions. The first is .... Dang it, the first question asked is, by nature, the first question. You don't need to tell us which one is first. The first one is first. When some numpty in a suit and tie states, This fulfills all of the necessary requirements. If it's a requirement, we believe that it's necessary. No need to 'splain that. Ah, revel ye in the wonderful evening sunset. Seeing a morning sunset is even more rare. Okay. Now I can sleep. Carry on. you might be able to sleep now that you hoisted that nonsense off on us, but now that it's in our heads how are we supposed to be able to get any sleep? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cubdriver Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 52 minutes ago, tous said: I did now that one, except we never specified the color of the measuring hair in question. Any old hair would do. My understanding was that red was the thickest, brunette medium, and blonde the thinnest. Taking the smallest bit off of something to make it fit, for instance, would be carry an instruction along the lines of 'file it down a blonde one'. -Pat 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cubdriver Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 (edited) 56 minutes ago, tous said: Edited July 7, 2018 by Cubdriver Double post 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 (edited) I worked on gubmint projects. The 'any old pelvic hair will do' was close enough for government work. Speaking of close, how exactly do they measure a femtosecond (1E-15) or for that matter, a picosecond (1E-12?) Wouldn't the latency of any device, mechanical or electrical, tend to make any meaningful measurement implausible? Or, does Apple have an app for that. Edited July 7, 2018 by tous 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWARREN123 Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 Listening to y'all makes my head hurt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dric902 Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 (edited) 7 hours ago, tous said: While I am being grumpy, I hate tautologies. One that irks me to this day is the title of the old television program, Unsolved Mysteries. If it is unsolved, it is, by nature, a mystery. New innovation; are there old innovations? Hot water heater; if heat is involved, we can assume that the result will be hot. Besides, it heats cold water. Ever have anyone deliver a short summary? As opposed to a long summary? ATM machine; what do they think the M stands for? In fiction, a writer will pen, Suddenly, without warning .... Uh, suddenly means without warning. Close proximity; if it is proximate, that means it's close, ya galoot. How about when someone says, I have three questions. The first is .... Dang it, the first question asked is, by nature, the first question. You don't need to tell us which one is first. The first one is first. When some numpty in a suit and tie states, This fulfills all of the necessary requirements. If it's a requirement, we believe that it's necessary. No need to 'splain that. Ah, revel ye in the wonderful evening sunset. Seeing a morning sunset is even more rare. Okay. Now I can sleep. Carry on. “It has always amazed Ford. The ability of humans to repeat the obvious.” Ford Prefect (approximation) . Edited July 7, 2018 by Dric902 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dric902 Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 Dr. Gilbert Lewis not only came up with the word ‘photon’ and the official definition of ‘jiffy’ in physics and chemistry, but he also was nominated for a Nobel Prize 35 times, though never won a single one, something which rankled him to no end. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dric902 Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 ‘the closest Apple apps get is thousandths of a second Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 10 hours ago, tous said: I worked on gubmint projects. The 'any old pelvic hair will do' was close enough for government work. Speaking of close, how exactly do they measure a femtosecond (1E-15) or for that matter, a picosecond (1E-12?) Wouldn't the latency of any device, mechanical or electrical, tend to make any meaningful measurement implausible? Or, does Apple have an app for that. Amazingly even to me, was that when Step Recovery Diodes first came out, I was measuring their switching speeds in pico-seconds on a Hewlett Packard instrument that was designed, built, distributed, and existing in the lab already. How did they know?????...……… Sampling does wonders. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DUBSY Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Just now, DUBSY said: I was trying to show off the Corgi cork. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigobsessed Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 On 7/7/2018 at 12:26 PM, janice6 said: Amazingly even to me, was that when Step Recovery Diodes first came out, I was measuring their switching speeds in pico-seconds on a Hewlett Packard instrument that was designed, built, distributed, and existing in the lab already. How did they know?????...……… Sampling does wonders. You and tous need to speak de English!!! Us normal human beings don’t know of watchoo speak! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigobsessed Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 2 hours ago, DUBSY said: I was trying to show off the Corgi cork. Suuuuuuweeeeeeeet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 4 minutes ago, Sigobsessed said: You and tous need to speak de English!!! Us normal human beings don’t know of watchoo speak! Think fast. Really, really fast. Unimaginably fast. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigobsessed Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 I have been here so much that this site just jumped over onother one I frequent in my favorites list!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigobsessed Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 1 minute ago, tous said: Think fast. Really, really fast. Unimaginably fast. I see says the blind man! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sigobsessed Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 17 minutes ago, Silentpoet said: Good point! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PNWguy Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 4 hours ago, DUBSY said: I was trying to show off the Corgi cork. Corgis are cool dogs. But they make me wonder... Since we bred big dogs with short little legs like the Corgi, why haven't we bred little dogs with really long legs? It would really make it easier to pet them instead of having to bend over all the time. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PNWguy Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 My favorite Corgi video of all time... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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