OT: [OT] That was funny!
Winston
I proudly told her that I refused to open any incoming
package until I remembered what I had ordered.
She smiled and said "Looks like the hall is going to fill up."
Made me laugh out loud, that did. :)
--Winston
Wes
She who laughs last laughs best. Every week day at work, I head out to recieving to see
if something I ordered for work showed up. Too darn often things show up that I can't
remember ordering by looking at who shipped it. Thankfuly after I open the box I remember
that I did order it.
Might as well admit defeat now.
Wes
--
"Additionally as a security officer, I carry a gun to protect
government officials but my life isn't worth protecting at home
in their eyes." Dick Anthony Heller
Winston
(...)
> Might as well admit defeat now.
I disagree!
There is hope (even for us older folks) in our brain's
plastic nature. Over the last few months, I decided to test
my brain's plasticity.
I figured that I would recall the day and date without
checking an external reference. Right now, I can tell you
it's Saturday April 10th. (Yes I checked it after I typed
it.)
It's simple. At the end of each month, I memorize
only one number; that is the date of the first
Monday for the following month. For instance, the first
Monday in February and March fell on the 1st.
The first Monday in April fell on the 5th.
So just now, I recalled that I was in the first week
of April and that the first Monday fell on the 5th.
I recalled that it was Saturday so, that makes the
date 5 plus 5 (though I visualize the week as a sort
of 'dice' '5' pattern with Monday in the top left corner
and two dots representing the weekend on a second die.)
Next week, I'll recall that I'm in the 'second week' so
I will merely add an offset of 7 to arrive at the date.
Next Wednesday will fall on the 14th, because the second
Monday in April will fall on the (5+7) or 12th.
In the third week, I will offset the numbers by 14.
That Monday will fall on the 5+14 or the 19th.
The first week of the month is often a special case.
In the first week of April, I reasoned that if the first
Monday of the month had not occurred yet, then the date
can only be in the range 1-4. I just count backwards
which makes that Thursday April 1st. (Not a hint.)
It works a treat and inspires confidence. I wonder what
other tricks people employ to remember stuff.
--Winston <-- Says Use it or Lose it. :)
Wes
>It works a treat and inspires confidence. I wonder what
>other tricks people employ to remember stuff.
As far as knowing the day, I try to remember to put my cell phone in my pocket. Thankfully
it complains if the charge gets low.
I tend to email myself notes. Either work to home or home to work depending on where I'll
be when I want to jog my memory.
Wes
Winston
Yup. I leave myself answering-machine messages as well.
--Winston
Ed Huntress
"Winston" <Win...@bigbrother.net> wrote in message
news:hq3ec...@news1.newsguy.com...
Jeez. Get a free account at box.net. Or Google has something like that now,
I think.
--
Ed Huntress
Winston
(...)
> Jeez. Get a free account at box.net. Or Google has something like that now,
> I think.
Dunno if that would make a great 'reminder',
but it does look like a cool place to host
an 'instructable' movie or somesuch.
Thanks!
--Winston
Ed Huntress
Yeah, I forget that we're used to checking messages in my family, because
our home voice mail doesn't give notification of a call. But we're almost
always logged in and we have Box.net on the toolbar.
One nice thing we have in my town, and in this whole area of NJ, is free
wi-fi for subscribers of the cable Internet service, so my netbook is always
with me and I'm logged in most of the time. I even have it on when I'm
fishing from the pier 10 miles away. It's strange and my netbook smells like
fish sometimes. d8-)
--
Ed Huntress
Winston
(...)
> Yeah, I forget that we're used to checking messages in my family, because
> our home voice mail doesn't give notification of a call. But we're almost
> always logged in and we have Box.net on the toolbar.
So you don't Twitter (R) or Buzz (R) then?
> One nice thing we have in my town, and in this whole area of NJ, is free
> wi-fi for subscribers of the cable Internet service, so my netbook is always
> with me and I'm logged in most of the time. I even have it on when I'm
> fishing from the pier 10 miles away. It's strange and my netbook smells like
> fish sometimes. d8-)
It sure doesn't take us long to integrate technological miracles
into our lives.
I got separated from SWMBO and her sister at a local mall.
I didn't have my phone.
Stopped into a local coffee shop and asked for the location of a
pay phone. Now I understand the phrase 'deer in the headlights look'.
So I used their WiFi hot spot to call SWMBO over VoIP using my PDA.
:)
--Winston
Ed Huntress
> On 4/14/2010 6:22 AM, Ed Huntress wrote:
>
> (...)
>
>> Yeah, I forget that we're used to checking messages in my family, because
>> our home voice mail doesn't give notification of a call. But we're almost
>> always logged in and we have Box.net on the toolbar.
>
> So you don't Twitter (R) or Buzz (R) then?
What's that? <g>
I despise Twitter. It's a scourge upon the English language and the American
brain -- what's left of it. And I don't give a damn about what anyone had
for lunch. Noise, noise...I love communication, but I hate noise.
>
>> One nice thing we have in my town, and in this whole area of NJ, is free
>> wi-fi for subscribers of the cable Internet service, so my netbook is
>> always
>> with me and I'm logged in most of the time. I even have it on when I'm
>> fishing from the pier 10 miles away. It's strange and my netbook smells
>> like
>> fish sometimes. d8-)
>
> It sure doesn't take us long to integrate technological miracles
> into our lives.
>
> I got separated from SWMBO and her sister at a local mall.
> I didn't have my phone.
>
> Stopped into a local coffee shop and asked for the location of a
> pay phone. Now I understand the phrase 'deer in the headlights look'.
>
> So I used their WiFi hot spot to call SWMBO over VoIP using my PDA.
>
> :)
Jesus. Think about how many networks and lost bits THAT involved. We use
wig-wag. d8-)
--
Ed Huntress
wmbjk...@citlink.net
<hunt...@optonline.net> wrote:
>
>"Winston" <Win...@bigbrother.net> wrote in message
>news:hq4jh...@news3.newsguy.com...
>> On 4/14/2010 6:22 AM, Ed Huntress wrote:
>> So you don't Twitter (R) or Buzz (R) then?
>
>What's that? <g>
>
>I despise Twitter. It's a scourge upon the English language and the American
>brain -- what's left of it. And I don't give a damn about what anyone had
>for lunch. Noise, noise...I love communication, but I hate noise.
Not twitter, but my favorite overheard sign-of-our-times - a teenager
accompanying her parents in the automotive department at Walmart says
into her cell phone: "so, what are you watching?"
Wayne
Ed Huntress
<wmbjk...@citlink.net> wrote in message
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At least she didn't tweet it. "I'm watching my fingernails grow now." <g>
--
Ed Huntress
Larry Jaques
<Win...@bigbrother.net> scrawled the following:
We telephony Luddites would have gone over to the white phone on the
wall (just like airports) and had them page the missing party.
I can't see paying over $100 a month to do internet on a 3" screen.
I really and truly can't.
--
STOP THE SLAUGHTER! Boycott Baby Oil!
Steve W.
I have a few memory aids, the one I used the most was simple:
Bad Boys Rape Our Young Girls, But Violet Gives Willingly for Gold or
Silver...
Anyone else remember that one?
--
Steve W.
(\___/)
(='.'=)
(")_(")
Larry Jaques
<csr...@NOTyahoo.com> scrawled the following:
Ayup. And for the solar system, Mr. Victor Eats Many Jam Sandwiches
Until Plump. But Plump ain't kosher no mo so she's out.
Winston
> "Winston"<Win...@bigbrother.net> wrote in message
> news:hq4jh...@news3.newsguy.com...
(...)
>> So I used their WiFi hot spot to call SWMBO over VoIP using my PDA.
>>
>> :)
>
> Jesus. Think about how many networks and lost bits THAT involved. We use
> wig-wag. d8-)
Snort! :)
--Winston
Gunner Asch
wrote:
Crom yes..I use it at least once a week!
Anyone remember...
The Angle of the dangle
In direct proportion to the heat of the meat
Causes the size of the rise
And the mass of the ass
To remain constant
Or...
The angle of the dangle is proportional to
the heat of the meat,
the square of the hair, and
the cube of the pube.
And what it was used for?
Gunner
"First Law of Leftist Debate
The more you present a leftist with factual evidence
that is counter to his preconceived world view and the
more difficult it becomes for him to refute it without
losing face the chance of him calling you a racist, bigot,
homophobe approaches infinity.
This is despite the thread you are in having not mentioned
race or sexual preference in any way that is relevant to
the subject." Grey Ghost
Winston
> On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 07:30:05 -0700, the infamous Winston
> <Win...@bigbrother.net> scrawled the following:
(...)
>> So I used their WiFi hot spot to call SWMBO over VoIP using my PDA.
>
> We telephony Luddites would have gone over to the white phone on the
> wall (just like airports) and had them page the missing party.
None available.
> I can't see paying over $100 a month to do internet on a 3" screen.
> I really and truly can't.
WiFi doesn't cost me anything.
Santa Clara, CA has WiFi available free-for-nothing throughout many
portions of the city. And of course there are the coffee shops.
Free is a good price, yes?
--Winston
Winston
(...)
> I have a few memory aids, the one I used the most was simple:
>
> Bad Boys Rape Our Young Girls, But Violet Gives Willingly for Gold or
> Silver...
>
> Anyone else remember that one?
OhHeckYa
But somehow I never needed that mnemonic because I used the
color code so often that it became second nature.
I wanna build a clock that has an RMA readout some day.
2:35 would be Red - Orange - Green with the seconds bars
doing Black, Brown, Red ... Green - Gray, Green - White, Black ...
Sorta like this but geekier:
http://hackaday.com/2010/01/15/know-your-resistors-tell-the-time/
:)
--Winston
Michael A. Terrell
How about a binary clock?
--
Lead free solder is Belgium's version of 'Hold my beer and watch this!'
Lewis Hartswick
>>
>> Bad Boys Rape Our Young Girls, But Violet Gives Willingly for Gold or
>> Silver...
>>
>
>
After reading those for over 30 years you don't need
any mnemonics. :-) Just looking at any color brings
the number up automatically. :-)
...lew...
Lewis Hartswick
>
> How about a binary clock?
>
>
Good one. Would you use 1,2,4,2* or 1,2,4,8,???
I think the 1,2,4,2* would be the best.
...lew...
Winston
Yup.
Within a couple weeks of introduction,
I could read popular resistor values directly.
I suspect that is true for most folks.
A glance at Brown - Black - Orange gives me the idea '10K'
instantly.
Don't tell SWMBO, but at flea markets I memorize her outfit
by color code so I can pick her out easily in a large crowd.
A green blouse with bluejeans is '56'. :)
SMT resistors are easier and much more difficult.
I can noodle most of them out very quickly but some of those
1% values use a 'Magic Decoder' scheme that always
defeats me:
"For some 1% resistors, a three-digit alphanumeric code is sometimes
used, which is not obviously related to the value but can be derived
from a table of 1% values. For instance, a resistor marked 68C is 499
(68) × 100(C) = 49,900 Ω. In this case the value 499 is the 68th
entry of a table of 1% values between 100 and 999."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_color_code
--Winston
Winston
> Michael A. Terrell wrote:
>>
>> How about a binary clock?
Colors would be much more decorative and fun, IMHO
>>
> BCD
> Good one. Would you use 1,2,4,2* or 1,2,4,8,???
> I think the 1,2,4,2* would be the best.
> ...lew...
'8,4,2,1' would be much more intuitive for me.
It'd read much more quickly if the '8' bulb were
gray, the '4' bulb yellow, '2' red and '1' brown.
(Do I sound like a broken record?) :)
I proudly reveal my ignorance.
What the heck is '2*' as in '1,2,4,2*'?
--Winston
Gunner Asch
Not..if you had a stroke.
Shrug
Lewis Hartswick
and some other things that I have forgotten. It was in
the 1950 (late) that I worked on some computer stuff
that used it.
I'm trying to think of a way to type these so it shows.
-------
LSD MSD
1 2 4 2*
0 0 0 0 0
1 1 0 0 0
2 0 1 0 0
3 1 1 0 0
4 0 0 1 0
5 1 0 1 0
6 0 0 1 1
7 1 0 1 1
8 0 1 1 1
9 1 1 1 1
There may have been some other factors too. Like I
said it's been a heck of a long time ago.
...lew...
Wes
>> So you don't Twitter (R) or Buzz (R) then?
>
>What's that? <g>
>
>I despise Twitter. It's a scourge upon the English language and the American
>brain -- what's left of it. And I don't give a damn about what anyone had
>for lunch. Noise, noise...I love communication, but I hate noise.
I'm with you on that. I don't facebook, twit er, or cellular text message. I'm just not
into that new age crap. Email and usenet is good enough for me! :)
Wes
Wes
>I have a few memory aids, the one I used the most was simple:
>
>Bad Boys Rape Our Young Girls, But Violet Gives Willingly for Gold or
>Silver...
>
>Anyone else remember that one?
Big Ben robbed only young girls but violet gave willingly. The gold and silver for
tolerance is a nice touch.
Wes
--
"Additionally as a security officer, I carry a gun to protect
government officials but my life isn't worth protecting at home
in their eyes." Dick Anthony Heller
Ed Huntress
"Wes" <ClutchAtL...@Gmail.com> wrote in message
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Heliograph is a lot more effective than people realize. How much important
stuff is there to say after dark, anyway? d8-)
--
Ed Huntress
Ignoramus22048
>
> I'm with you on that. I don't facebook, twit er, or cellular text message. I'm just not
> into that new age crap. Email and usenet is good enough for me! :)
>
I am not into either. I researched twitter and came to a conclusion
that it is a wasteland of spam, users like SaveTenPercentOnViagra
following everyone, etc.
My site algebra.com tweets every unsolved math problem. I have a
personal account too, but rarely use it.
Wes
>> I'm with you on that. I don't facebook, twit er, or cellular text message. I'm just not
>> into that new age crap. Email and usenet is good enough for me! :)
>>
>
>I am not into either. I researched twitter and came to a conclusion
>that it is a wasteland of spam, users like SaveTenPercentOnViagra
>following everyone, etc.
My personal opinion of social networking sites is it is a great way to advertise you have
something worth stealing and the times you won't be home.
Wes
Winston
(...)
> It was used to be able to tell when the number was >5
> and some other things that I have forgotten. It was in
> the 1950 (late) that I worked on some computer stuff
> that used it.
> I'm trying to think of a way to type these so it shows.
> -------
>
> LSD MSD
>
> 1 2 4 2*
>
> 0 0 0 0 0
> 1 1 0 0 0
> 2 0 1 0 0
> 3 1 1 0 0
> 4 0 0 1 0
> 5 1 0 1 0
> 6 0 0 1 1
> 7 1 0 1 1
> 8 0 1 1 1
> 9 1 1 1 1
>
> There may have been some other factors too. Like I
> said it's been a heck of a long time ago.
> ...lew...
That is amazing!
Thanks!
--Winston
Winston
(...)
> My personal opinion of social networking sites is it is a great way to advertise you have
> something worth stealing and the times you won't be home.
>
> Wes
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/ConsumerNews/video/thieves-thrive-social-networking-10197316
Yup.
--Winston
Larry Jaques
<gunne...@gmail.com> scrawled the following:
>Anyone remember...
>
>The Angle of the dangle
>In direct proportion to the heat of the meat
>Causes the size of the rise
>And the mass of the ass
>To remain constant
>
>
>Or...
>
>The angle of the dangle is proportional to
>the heat of the meat,
>the square of the hair, and
>the cube of the pube.
I heard
The angle of the dangle is inversely proportionate to the mass of the
ass and directly proportionate to the heat of the meat and the bulk of
the balls.
>And what it was used for?
ah dunno.
Larry Jaques
<Win...@bigbrother.net> scrawled the following:
>On 4/15/2010 5:53 AM, Lewis Hartswick wrote:
>> Gunner Asch wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Bad Boys Rape Our Young Girls, But Violet Gives Willingly for Gold or
>>>> Silver...
>>>>
>>>
>>> Crom yes..I use it at least once a week!
>>>
>>
>> After reading those for over 30 years you don't need
>> any mnemonics. :-) Just looking at any color brings
>> the number up automatically. :-)
>> ...lew...
>
>Yup.
>
>Within a couple weeks of introduction,
>I could read popular resistor values directly.
>
>I suspect that is true for most folks.
>
>A glance at Brown - Black - Orange gives me the idea '10K'
>instantly.
>
>Don't tell SWMBO, but at flea markets I memorize her outfit
>by color code so I can pick her out easily in a large crowd.
>A green blouse with bluejeans is '56'. :)
I like that a whole lot better than the last memory trick you posted,
Winnie.
Larry Jaques
<st...@SNIP-THIS.twoloonscoffee.com> scrawled the following:
>In <75ucs59nprlgio2ln...@4ax.com>, on Wed, 14 Apr 2010
>19:24:38 -0700, Larry Jaques, lja...@diversify.invalid wrote:
>
>> Ayup. And for the solar system, Mr. Victor Eats Many Jam Sandwiches
>> Until Plump. But Plump ain't kosher no mo so she's out.
>
> And Neptune?
Nicely done. Oops.
Gunner Asch
Calculations for aimed mortor fire.
The stuff is shot UPWARDs...and it falls downwards.
Mortor rounds are launched by placing a number of bags of "explosives"
on their tail fins..the heat of the meat.. and then launched at a
certain angle.....
I believe your version is the proper one.
http://www.ww2gyrene.org/weapons_m2mortar.htm
http://www.winterwar.com/Weapons/artyinfo.htm#Mortar
http://www.physicsforums.com/archive/index.php/t-293783.html
Its been years since I dropped a round down the tube..and not had a
trigger to pull.
Winston
> On Thu, 15 Apr 2010 06:38:40 -0700, the infamous Winston
> <Win...@bigbrother.net> scrawled the following:
(....)
>> Don't tell SWMBO, but at flea markets I memorize her outfit
>> by color code so I can pick her out easily in a large crowd.
>> A green blouse with bluejeans is '56'. :)
>
> I like that a whole lot better than the last memory trick you posted,
> Winnie.
Memory trick?
:)
--Winnie
Leon Fisk
Wes <ClutchAtL...@Gmail.com> wrote:
<snip>
>My personal opinion of social networking sites is it is a great way to advertise you have
>something worth stealing and the times you won't be home.
>
>Wes
I looked at Twitter, could see some uses for it, especially for
bridging between desktop and mobile devices. For the life of me though
I can't grok how companies are making use of it...
I would think that mobile devices would work well with Usenet. Flexible
text formatting, don't need to be connected all the time, low
bandwidth... would make a lot more sense than trying to use
conventional websites on a tiny little screen to discuss anything
(shrug).
--
Leon Fisk
Grand Rapids MI/Zone 5b
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