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PostPosted: Tue Sep 12, 2017 15:10 
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I've just seen an old friend who I haven't seen for about ten years. The last time I saw him, he was sitting on a stool on the edge of a bar.

Today, he was sitting on the same stool on the edge of the same bar. How things have changed!


That's a pretty impressive balancing act though, even if you have seen it before.


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 Post subject: Re: Bits and Bobs 49
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I've just seen an old friend who I haven't seen for about ten years. The last time I saw him, he was sitting on a stool on the edge of a bar.

Today, he was sitting on the same stool on the edge of the same bar. How things have changed!


I hope you said "Same again?"

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I've just seen an old friend who I haven't seen for about ten years. The last time I saw him, he was sitting on a stool on the edge of a bar.

Today, he was sitting on the same stool on the edge of the same bar. How things have changed!


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 Post subject: Re: Bits and Bobs 49
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Is this the slowest forum day in history? It certainly feels like it.


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 Post subject: Re: Bits and Bobs 49
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I think it is just the slowest day in history, in real life as well. It felt like it should be 5:30 when it was about 1:15pm.

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The forum just gave me sass because I was 'previewing Giphy', simply because I was posting at the same time as Davpaz.

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 Post subject: Re: Bits and Bobs 49
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Nothing to say, just want to see a different picture

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 Post subject: Re: Bits and Bobs 49
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Giphy "tumbleweed":
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Nothing to say, just want to see a different picture

You're right. The first one was a bit frantic.


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 Post subject: Re: Bits and Bobs 49
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Oh, that's so cute!

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Is this the slowest forum day in history? It certainly feels like it.

"Well, son you may think this is a slow day, but you won't remember the day after the old Manchester meet of '10. It was a mighty slow day that Sunday morn, and no foolin'"


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 Post subject: Re: Bits and Bobs 49
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TheVision wrote:
I've just seen an old friend who I haven't seen for about ten years. The last time I saw him, he was sitting on a stool on the edge of a bar.

Today, he was sitting on the same stool on the edge of the same bar. How things have changed!


Did you agree to meet again in 2027?


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 Post subject: Re: Bits and Bobs 49
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DavPaz wrote:
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Giphy "tumbleweed":
https://media0.giphy.com/media/9E2UrfvA4lGNy/giphy-loop.mp4


Nothing to say, just want to see a different picture

You're right. The first one was a bit frantic.

Just a tad!

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 Post subject: Re: Bits and Bobs 49
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Malc wrote:
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Giphy "tumbleweed":
https://media3.giphy.com/media/4SD55a1RnZCdq/giphy-loop.mp4


Nothing to say, just want to see a different picture

You're right. The first one was a bit frantic.

Just a tad!

And that last one was shit

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 Post subject: Re: Bits and Bobs 49
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DavPaz wrote:
TheVision wrote:
Is this the slowest forum day in history? It certainly feels like it.

"Well, son you may think this is a slow day, but you won't remember the day after the old Manchester meet of '10. It was a mighty slow day that Sunday morn, and no foolin'"

I've just checked, and it actually wasn't really quiet the day after. Whoops!


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 Post subject: Re: Bits and Bobs 49
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Malc wrote:
Malc wrote:
DavPaz wrote:
Malc wrote:
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Giphy "belm":
https://media0.giphy.com/media/2wgiwttmrJ0rK/giphy-loop.mp4


Nothing to say, just want to see a different picture

You're right. The first one was a bit frantic.

Just a tad!

And that last one was shit


And this one.


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 Post subject: Re: Bits and Bobs 49
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Oh, that's so cute!


It's a Hungarian Komondor, ironically a bit of a ferocious beast in my experience. :)
It might look like a 65kg mophead but it kills wolves, and is wilfully independent - far more so than the 'normal' dogs we're used to seeing in the UK, whose bloodlines have been endlessly sanitized over the centuries. I don't think the Hungarians received that memo.

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 Post subject: Re: Bits and Bobs 49
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I wonder if it's the same as the dog with dreadlocks that I used to see at the park? That didn't look vary ferocious, and I'm sure far too small to fight a wolf, so perhaps a different dog. I would like a dog like Dougal :)

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 Post subject: Re: Bits and Bobs 49
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Mimi wrote:
I wonder if it's the same as the dog with dreadlocks that I used to see at the park? That didn't look vary ferocious, and I'm sure far too small to fight a wolf, so perhaps a different dog. I would like a dog like Dougal :)


That was probably a Hungarian Puli, which is effectively a miniature Komondor albeit quite different in temperament; the Puli is a feisty but very jolly little chap, a real extrovert. Most amusing companions, and great with kids. :)

I love 'em, they're hilarious little doggies.


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 Post subject: Re: Bits and Bobs 49
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https://youtu.be/IyQeSdNNuKM

Ignoring the annoying presenter. Wtf?

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Otherwise unexciting article about the government's wine cellar ends with a rather amusing titbit:

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After the outbreak of World War Two, wines from the German Embassy were requisitioned and added to the government's cellar stock.


I rather like the idea of a group of civil servants dashing over to the embassy the second war was declared to grab the best pickings. Are we going to declare war on France and Chile soon?


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 Post subject: Re: Bits and Bobs 49
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Ignoring the annoying presenter. Wtf?



Wtf were you searching for to find that? And how does she have over 1million views. I have questions.


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https://youtu.be/IyQeSdNNuKM

Ignoring the annoying presenter. Wtf?



Wtf were you searching for to find that? And how does she have over 1million views. I have questions.


I couldn't sit through the whole video - she was just too annoying. I do find that with YouTube stuff though - maybe I'm just getting older and grumpier. Even stuff like this which has content I would find interesting -

is ruined by the delivery style.

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I struggled with Guru Larry for a while but stick with him, he's not as annoying as he could be and he does put out some interesting videos.


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I downloaded a very well known first year physics degree text book as I wanted to get a taster of it, as I'm considering doing an OU degree in physics. Within a few pages I rapidly realised I needed to refresh my A level calculus knowledge ( I got A in Physics and Maths A level, yo), so I've downloaded some stuff to re-learn it - and my god I must have been a clever 18 year old. This shit is complicated.

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I downloaded a very well known first year physics degree text book as I wanted to get a taster of it, as I'm considering doing an OU degree in physics. Within a few pages I rapidly realised I needed to refresh my A level calculus knowledge ( I got A in Physics and Maths A level, yo), so I've downloaded some stuff to re-learn it - and my god I must have been a clever 18 year old. This shit is complicated.


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I downloaded a very well known first year physics degree text book as I wanted to get a taster of it, as I'm considering doing an OU degree in physics. Within a few pages I rapidly realised I needed to refresh my A level calculus knowledge ( I got A in Physics and Maths A level, yo), so I've downloaded some stuff to re-learn it - and my god I must have been a clever 18 year old. This shit is complicated.


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Fucking hell. I've done a degree in physics and I really wouldn't recommend it. The only decent bits are the labs and the final year project. The rest is just maths.

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I downloaded a very well known first year physics degree text book as I wanted to get a taster of it, as I'm considering doing an OU degree in physics. Within a few pages I rapidly realised I needed to refresh my A level calculus knowledge ( I got A in Physics and Maths A level, yo), so I've downloaded some stuff to re-learn it - and my god I must have been a clever 18 year old. This shit is complicated.


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The rest is just maths.


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Fucking hell. I've done a degree in physics and I really wouldn't recommend it. The only decent bits are the labs and the final year project. The rest is just maths.

You probably weren't doing it right.
Plus most things are really just maths, at some level.

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Fucking hell. I've done a degree in physics and I really wouldn't recommend it. The only decent bits are the labs and the final year project. The rest is just maths.

You probably weren't doing it right.
Plus most things are really just maths, at some level.


Yeah, but it's boring maths. I was tremendously disappointed that almost none of the entire course was about interesting theories or how things work. Instead, you'd have 40 hour long lectures to show how one complicated equation works.

And then you'd never use it again for anything.

The astronomy bits were okay. And the labs.

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And then you'd never use it again for anything..


Ever got bored on a train? Probably a more interesting calculation than just working out current speed by counting passing distance markers.


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And then you'd never use it again for anything..


Ever got bored on a train? Probably a more interesting calculation than just working out current speed by counting passing distance markers.


Quantum mechanical equations are rarely of use when comparing towards what a normal person might term 'reality'.

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On a Saturday? What fresh hell is this?

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A really long softball season ended today. My team (Misfits) had a playoff against the Tigers to see who would represent EMSL for Division 2 at the BSF National Championships next year. We crushed them 22-6!

Can relax and watch the Division 3 playoff and All-Star game now. :)


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A really long softball season ended today. My team (Misfits) had a playoff against the Tigers to see who would represent EMSL for Division 2 at the BSF National Championships next year. We crushed them 22-6!


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