The Bloj » Quotes http://blog.strafenet.com is a GLOBAL mission focused, values based and demographics driven organization. Tue, 10 Aug 2010 04:27:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Neuro majors http://blog.strafenet.com/2006/05/09/neuro-majors/ http://blog.strafenet.com/2006/05/09/neuro-majors/#comments Wed, 10 May 2006 04:29:48 +0000 Chris http://blog.strafenet.com/2006/05/09/neuro-majors/ [01:09] L: yep, you get a brain-shaped mold, fill it with 2 huge cups of vodka and some grape Jello, refrigerate it, then eat it until your liver waves a white surrender flag
[01:09] L: the neuro majors have it at every function lol
[01:10] Chris: hahahahaha
[01:11] L: as we eat it, our advisor keeps count of how many neurons we’ve killed
[01:11] L: it’s pretty funny
[01:11] Chris: hahahaha that’s ridiculous
[01:11] L: I know :-)
[01:12] L: that’s what it’s like being one of C—–’s neuro majorsa
[01:12] L: *majors
[01:12] L: we also go to Happy Hour together every Fri., but there’s no brains there (usually)
[01:14] L: you’ll have to excuse my craziness, but I drank nearly continuously from Fri at 2 onwards
[01:15] L: I’m lucky I’m still awake
[01:15] Chris: is there actually a point at which you lose enoug hbrain cells to tell the difference?
[01:15] L: senior activities are tough
[01:15] L: I don’t know, but I’m working on finding out
[01:15] Chris: present it at a conference
[01:15] Chris: and invite me
[01:15] L: hmm, I wonder if I could get funding for this experience
[01:15] Chris: and have jello shots
[01:15] L: brain-shaped jello shots lol
[01:16] Chris: by all rights mine should be math shaped, i’m a math major
[01:16] L: ok, I’ll make some in the shape of pi for you
[01:16] Chris: hahaha
[01:16] Chris: actually, i wouldn’t, i’m more a drinker
[01:17] L: lol
[01:18] Chris: pi would be hard to down
[01:18] L: it would be quite irrational to try

]]> http://blog.strafenet.com/2006/05/09/neuro-majors/feed/ 0 What I’m reading 11 (I really can’t call it reading anymore) http://blog.strafenet.com/2006/05/08/what-im-reading-11-i-really-cant-call-it-reading-anymore/ http://blog.strafenet.com/2006/05/08/what-im-reading-11-i-really-cant-call-it-reading-anymore/#comments Mon, 08 May 2006 22:37:08 +0000 Chris http://blog.strafenet.com/2006/05/08/what-im-reading-11-i-really-cant-call-it-reading-anymore/
  • http://www.protestthehero.com/index.php
  • http://www.scottcairo.co.uk/pilchard/MP3/latest/Copacabreaka.mp3
  • http://philip.greenspun.com/careers/women-in-science
  • http://home.att.net/~rhhardin9/vickihearne.womenmath.txt

    • If i cant exercise my 1st amendment rights I think its time to go for the 2nd.

    -boredatbutler.com

    ]]>     http://blog.strafenet.com/2006/05/08/what-im-reading-11-i-really-cant-call-it-reading-anymore/feed/ 0     Eskimo Theory http://blog.strafenet.com/2006/03/15/eskimo-theory/ http://blog.strafenet.com/2006/03/15/eskimo-theory/#comments Thu, 16 Mar 2006 02:12:06 +0000 Chris http://blog.strafenet.com/2006/03/15/eskimo-theory/

    [23:00] Tim__gas: so i have an odd idea
    [23:00] Tim__gas: during the winter
    [23:00] ducks__drug: ….
    [23:00] Tim__gas: when you have thermostats set to keep your house at a specific temperature
    [23:00] Tim__gas: and you turn your computer on
    [23:00] Tim__gas: and it’s generating a lot of heat
    [23:00] ducks__drug: …
    [23:00] ducks__drug: mhm
    [23:00] Tim__gas: but your house stays at the same temperature
    [23:01] Tim__gas: and you have electric heating
    [23:01] Tim__gas: net effect…. running the computer is free in terms of power
    …
    [23:02] Tim__gas: if your computer’s on
    [23:02] Tim__gas: and it’s “using” energy
    [23:02] Tim__gas: it has to go somewhere
    [23:02] Tim__gas: so it all goes to heat
    [23:02] Tim__gas: i assume
    [23:02] ducks__drug: so that leads to the following:
    [23:02] ducks__drug: all electricity use is free
    …
    [23:03] ducks__drug: all electricity use is free for eskimos*

    ]]>     http://blog.strafenet.com/2006/03/15/eskimo-theory/feed/ 0     Talk about Bunker http://blog.strafenet.com/2006/02/12/334/ http://blog.strafenet.com/2006/02/12/334/#comments Sun, 12 Feb 2006 05:24:03 +0000 Chris http://blog.strafenet.com/2006/02/12/334/ (11:32:08 PM) TubaGas: wondering if i’m going to die from global warming

    (11:32:51 PM) TubaGas: since the world seems to be falling apart… my idea of building a bunker still seems like a good idea
    (11:33:14 PM) TubaGas: stocked with food and supplies enough for a few years
    (11:33:33 PM) TubaGas: the only problem is that i was thinking about putting it in the desert…. but then water becomes a problem
    (11:33:38 PM) Chris: hahahhahahahahahahahahahahaha
    (11:33:47 PM) Chris: why survive, if everyone is dead?
    (11:33:49 PM) TubaGas: i suppose i could use some sort of purification system…
    (11:33:55 PM) TubaGas: oh everyone wont die
    (11:34:01 PM) TubaGas: only the strong, and those who are well prepared
    (11:34:08 PM) Chris: LOL
    (11:34:12 PM) Chris: you’re such a fonz
    (11:34:25 PM) TubaGas: the environment will naturally correct itself through mother gaia destroying the evil factories that caused this problem in the first place
    (11:34:30 PM) TubaGas: and all will return to equilibrium
    (11:34:42 PM) TubaGas: of course, i would have a stockpile of all human knowledge stored in my bunker
    (11:34:46 PM) Chris: of course
    (11:34:54 PM) TubaGas: and would user in the dawn of a new era
    (11:34:58 PM) TubaGas: *usher
    (11:35:07 PM) Chris: all you have to do is get a RAID 50 array of 200 400 GB drives
    (11:35:17 PM) TubaGas: i’m thinking holographic storage…
    (11:35:17 PM) Chris: yeah, the stooge era is already on in your mind
    (11:35:24 PM) TubaGas: you laugh now…
    (11:35:29 PM) Chris: i’ll laugh then
    (11:35:34 PM) TubaGas: you’ll be on my guest list
    (11:35:42 PM) Chris: wahoo
    (11:35:45 PM) TubaGas: cheng might be… depends on how big i make the bunker
    (11:35:49 PM) Chris: hahahahahha
    (11:35:51 PM) TubaGas: what would the world do without chenglish
    (11:35:55 PM) Chris: i hope you made a smellproof suit
    (11:36:00 PM) TubaGas: plus i’d need someone to play SC with
    (11:36:03 PM) Chris: lol
    (11:36:06 PM) TubaGas: oooooh power….
    (11:36:09 PM) TubaGas: i’d need solar panels
    (11:36:14 PM) TubaGas: wind maybe
    (11:36:20 PM) Chris: you’d also need a reliable set of parts
    (11:36:21 PM) Chris: parts
    (11:36:25 PM) Chris: b/c they won’t last forever
    (11:36:30 PM) TubaGas: hm
    (11:36:33 PM) TubaGas: parts for what
    (11:36:36 PM) Chris: pcs
    (11:36:39 PM) TubaGas: well
    (11:36:49 PM) TubaGas: i’d have PCs, but i wouldn’t rely on them
    (11:37:04 PM) Chris: lol
    (11:37:58 PM) TubaGas: suppose there was a huge vault of books somewhere
    (11:38:01 PM) TubaGas: in teh desert or something
    (11:38:08 PM) TubaGas: and you couldn’t see it from the outside
    (11:38:11 PM) TubaGas: would it ever get found?
    (11:38:15 PM) TubaGas: if no one knew about it?
    (11:38:41 PM) Chris: planetary scan
    (11:38:42 PM) Chris: lol
    (11:38:43 PM) TubaGas: i’m not crazy
    (11:38:46 PM) Chris: no
    (11:38:48 PM) Chris: i don’t know
    (11:39:07 PM) TubaGas: you know… i could turn this into a business
    (11:39:15 PM) TubaGas: sell slots on my guest list
    (11:39:58 PM) TubaGas: $20,000… for the peace of mind of knowing that if the world ends, you can still play starcraft
    (11:40:24 PM) Chris: that must go quoted somewhere
    (11:40:28 PM) TubaGas: no
    (11:40:28 PM) TubaGas: dont
    (11:40:33 PM) TubaGas: you didn’t sign the NDA yet
    (11:40:41 PM) TubaGas: the thing is… if someone else had this business, i’d consider buying a slot
    (11:40:44 PM) TubaGas: depending on the cost
    (11:40:47 PM) TubaGas: and the garuntees

    ]]>     http://blog.strafenet.com/2006/02/12/334/feed/ 2     What I’m reading 3 http://blog.strafenet.com/2006/02/09/what-im-reading-3/ http://blog.strafenet.com/2006/02/09/what-im-reading-3/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2006 17:54:31 +0000 Chris http://blog.strafenet.com/2006/02/09/what-im-reading-3/ http://www.math.toronto.edu/mathnet/falseProofs/fallacies.html

    These took me a while. They’re fun to think about.

    ———————————

    http://www.hcn.zaq.ne.jp/cabic508/rsf/frame1.html

    Gas sent me this; he got it from Jason, and I forward it to you. I don’t understand it; if you have a possible explanation, leave a comment!

    ———————————
    http://pandora.com/

    Just for fun, I put this in even though I figure it should be somewhat well known. It takes music you like and suggests new music, sort of like a radio station.

    ———————————
    http://softsurfer.com/Archive/algorithm_0101/algorithm_0101.htm#2D%20Polygons

    Sorry to be a math geek, but this is cool. You may know how to get the area of a regular polygon, but do you know how to get the area of an arbitrary one?

    ———————————

    [00:11] SCS: dont make me spit water
    [00:11] SCS: on my computer
    [00:11] Chris: ya that would be bad
    [00:11] SCS: he doesnt like to be bathed
    [00:11] Chris: isssa he?
    [00:11] SCS: i think so
    [00:11] SCS: i never picked him up to look

    ]]>     http://blog.strafenet.com/2006/02/09/what-im-reading-3/feed/ 0     US Copyright law http://blog.strafenet.com/2006/01/21/us-copyright-law/ http://blog.strafenet.com/2006/01/21/us-copyright-law/#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2006 02:15:07 +0000 Tim http://blog.strafenet.com/?p=308 I was perusing the U.S. Copyright Office FAQ and came across this paragraph:

    How do I protect my sighting of Elvis?
    Copyright law does not protect sightings. However, copyright law will protect your photo (or other depiction) of your sighting of Elvis. Just send it to us with a Form VA application and the $30 filing fee. No one can lawfully use your photo of your sighting, although someone else may file his own photo of his sighting. Copyright law protects the original photograph, not the subject of the photograph.

    ]]>     http://blog.strafenet.com/2006/01/21/us-copyright-law/feed/ 1     Tim is ugly http://blog.strafenet.com/2005/12/12/tim-is-ugly/ http://blog.strafenet.com/2005/12/12/tim-is-ugly/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2005 20:24:39 +0000 Tim http://blog.strafenet.com/?p=283

    Liz (about a stuffed caterpillar): Awww it’s so ugly it’s cute. Just like you, Tim!

    Whereupon Sam promptly cracked up laughing.

    ]]>     http://blog.strafenet.com/2005/12/12/tim-is-ugly/feed/ 0     Quote #302138 http://blog.strafenet.com/2005/12/02/quote-302138/ http://blog.strafenet.com/2005/12/02/quote-302138/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2005 19:02:14 +0000 Tim http://blog.strafenet.com/?p=280

    [13:59] Liuigi: watch out
    [14:00] Liuigi: she may be trying to take advantage of you
    [14:00] Liuigi: don’t leave your drink unattended
    [14:00] Tim: hmmm
    [14:00] Tim: good point
    [14:00] Tim: i’ll remember that
    [14:00] Liuigi: yeah
    [14:00] Liuigi: don’t learn the hard way
    [14:00] Liuigi: like i did

    ]]>     http://blog.strafenet.com/2005/12/02/quote-302138/feed/ 0     Mathematicians do it better http://blog.strafenet.com/2005/11/15/mathematicians-do-it-better/ http://blog.strafenet.com/2005/11/15/mathematicians-do-it-better/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2005 05:58:41 +0000 Tim http://blog.strafenet.com/?p=277

    [00:55] Squeegie: yeah, kai asked me if i had matlab
    [00:55] Squeegie: i told him only engineers use matlab
    [00:55] Squeegie: then he asked me if i used mathematica
    [00:55] Squeegie: and i think i said only physicists use mathematica
    [00:56] Squeegie: and then he asked me what do mathematicians use
    [00:56] Squeegie: and i think i said our heads

    ]]>     http://blog.strafenet.com/2005/11/15/mathematicians-do-it-better/feed/ 0     Stooge pasting http://blog.strafenet.com/2005/11/13/stooge-pasting/ http://blog.strafenet.com/2005/11/13/stooge-pasting/#comments Sun, 13 Nov 2005 05:00:23 +0000 Tim http://blog.strafenet.com/?p=275

    [23:58] Squeegie: [23:58] Cheng: [23:58] Tim: [23:57] Squeegie: [23:57] Cheng: [23:57] Tim: you two need to stop pasting things to me
    [23:58] Tim: see
    [23:58] Tim: this needs to stop
    [23:58] Cheng: [23:57] Squeegie: [23:57] Squeegie: [23:57] Cheng: [23:57] Tim: you two need to stop pasting things to me

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