What's on your mind now?

[Bob]

https://sploid.gizmodo.com/making-a-book-completely-by-hand-is-way-more-impressive-1692380159

[Bob]

Years later, it dawns on me....

In War of the Worlds, couldn't it just have easily been that Martians land on Earth and their microbes infect and wipe out the entire planet?  That's happened already with populations meeting. 

It wouldn't be as interesting of a story though if it just Martians saying, "Well, that was easy.  We just cracked the door open to look outside, didn't even go out.  A few days later everything on the planet was dead."

[j_menz]

In War of the Worlds, couldn't it just have easily been that Martians land on Earth and their microbes infect and wipe out the entire planet?  That's happened already with populations meeting. 

Not likely. Microbial infections tend to be host specific and to have co-evolved with them The infections which devastated the populations of South America, being one classic example, didn't devastate the local wildlife - animals, insects or plants.

Martian bacteria etc would have evolved separately from humans and so, while it is possible that they would be capable of infecting us, it is unlikely in the extreme.

Over time, of course, some of them may adapt to their new home and find potential hosts, including us.

[Bob]

Fun with a lucid dream just now.  I "woke" up, thought I was still dream dreaming because I was still snoring, thought it felt too easy to stand up (back to reality now...).  I also thought I was still breahing/snoring with my mouse closed in the dream.  So I decided to see if my wall would pass through a wall.  It did.

Strangely enough I never noticed other rooms were completely different, despite knowing I was dreaming.

For some reason there was a mirror on a dresser.  I looked in the mirror and saw myself.  I moved to the side of that and my image was still mirroring back on the wall itself.  I was amused by that.  So was the mirror image which I was sure wasn't really me.  The mirrored image continued moving with me until it reached a shadow on the wall.  I was also amused by that.  "Oh, look at that.  My brain forgot where the mirror ends but can't figure out how to overcome a shadow."

I thought I woke up a couple times but stayed in the dream still.  And then finally actually woke up. 

[visitor]

Hilarious!!

Gold!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhutanese_passport

[Bob]

Hilarious!!

Gold!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhutanese_passport

"Son?"

[goldentone]

Now where's Kent?

[j_menz]

Now where's Kent?

Up in the sky. Not being a bird. Not being an aeroplane. 

[birba]

What's on my mind?  I've been away for a while and I'm wondering what's happened to m1469?  And all her posts have been eliminated? 
Just wondering...

[visitor]

Just saw the saddest video  

[Bob]

What's on my mind?  I've been away for a while and I'm wondering what's happened to m1469?  And all her posts have been eliminated? 
Just wondering...

Imploded.  She actually went through all her posts and wiped them out like that.  Think of the time spent though... oi.  Someone else followed suit (or was a sock account).  There are several others on here I wonder about... so whoever it is may still be around.

[birba]

Yes, i was wondering how she could go throughALL her posts and eliminate them. Maybe there was a short cut.  And i'm pretty sure she's still around under an alias. She LOVES Pianostreet!

[j_menz]

Yes, i was wondering how she could go throughALL her posts and eliminate them. Maybe there was a short cut. 

No shortcut. Diva farewells take time (and effort). I'm only surprised she didn't use a video of her singing There's no Place Like Home (a la Melba or Sutherland) instead of a dot.

[birba]

 

[Bob]

Nothing quite as motivating or impressive as seeing an entire group of people who are doing something you consider well out of range (or impossible) as a standard occurrence for them.

[Bob]

One of these nights or mornings (or days if I take a nap) there really will be an intruder when I stuck asleep.  Then... something will be sorry.


I noticed the 'waves of sleep' effect translated into the sound of a big metal bar being hit.  It's making me think that happened to be the closest thing my brain could come up.  "Don't know what this is... How about a metal bar sound?"

[j_menz]

there really will be an intruder when I stuck asleep.  Then... something will be sorry.

"Asleep" is such a quaint way of saying "passed out after a few". 

[Bob]

I was expecting to hear something about the witch sitting on my chest.

I suppose it could be worse.  It's always the "someone is approaching, someone has entered my place and is heading toward me" feel, but it's got sound.  Except for the one time I woke up and swore a door was either open or closed when it shouldn't have been.  It wasn't, but that was what I expecting to see so that's what I saw for a second.

[Bob]

You know that story about the daughter who starts getting baby product ads from Target and the father gets ticked off?  And then it turns out the daughter is actually pregnant?

I must be pregnant too.  Amazon is offering me a special "mom's baby list."  I had no idea.

[j_menz]

One of these nights or mornings (or days if I take a nap) there really will be an intruder when I stuck asleep.  Then... something will be sorry.

It's always the "someone is approaching, someone has entered my place and is heading toward me" feel, but it's got sound.  Except for the one time I woke up and swore a door was either open or closed when it shouldn't have been.

I must be pregnant

Hmm.....

[Bob]

I'm exhausted.  The weird sleep thing two night's ago.  Last night I couldn't sleep.  4 hours probably.  Then I exercised.  Bleh... I feel shakey.


Although that could morning sickness.  Haha.

[visitor]

Thinking about instances where a journey of self discovery succeeds exceedingly well

[j_menz]

I thought people went to find themselves in India or thereabouts, not Iceland.

[diomedes]

Thinking about instances where a journey of self discovery succeeds exceedingly well

I'm saving that image.

[Bob]

I've acquired some Marmite and Vegemite.  Tried the Marmite first.  I understand what that jaguar was feeling.  I think I've had this at some point in the past.  I'd give it a 5/10, but... Then it's got a zingy kick after that.  I'm thinking 4/10.  Not bad, not great.  I don't love or hate it.  It's really salty though.  Spread thinly for sure.  Whew.... *Bob imitates the jaguar.*  Hm....  *Bob mouth waters uncontrollably.*  Maybe 3/10 now...  I think I'm not a Marmite fan.   Glad this stuff doesn't expire for another 9 months.  If I could mix it with something that would be better.  Maybe I had too much. 

[Bob]

2/10.  I'm not even eating it anymore.

[birba]

I DETEST it.  It's like melted down bouillon cubes.  But the English love it on their toast in the morning.  Like I love my peanut butter on toast in the morning.   Not many people understand that, either.

[goldentone]

The dawn's early light

[goldentone]

Something strange.

[visitor]

Laughed way to much a this.  *shame

[Bob]

What it means to be intelligent.

[birba]

So you're a lucid dreamer, bob?  How often do you have them?  Can you bring them on?  Can you fall into a lucid dream from awakeness?
I used to be deep into it...

[Bob]

I have once in a while.  I think I'm aware that I'm dreaming during the dream.  I think that feels real enough.  Then I actually wake up.  It must be some part of the brain that handles motion.  It usually ends up, "Hey, I'm dreaming.  Might as well fly or something... I won't get a chance to do that after I wake up."

[Bob]

Times change.  Reality.

And still intelligence from before...

[stoat_king]

Just found an intriguing discussion.

"I am currently exploring feminist critiques of logic in hopes of outlining a working framework for the creation of a feminist programming language."

https://www.hastac.org/blogs/ari-schlesinger/2013/11/26/re-feminism-and-programming-languages

Many moons ago, when I first heard of this, I never suspected there might me more to it than a joke:

https://thenullhypotheses.wordpress.com/2013/12/18/a-feminist-programming-language-c/

Not so sure now.

[Bob]

That sounds ripe for jokes...


How did logic and programming become a male-associated area?  I thought programming started out female, along the lines of secretary work.

[Bob]

I agreed not to post cat pics on the other thread.  So I'm saving this one here.

https://cdn.ebaumsworld.com/mediaFiles/picture/2165492/84551122.jpg

Otherwise I'll never find it again.

[goldentone]

The modify button is receding into the dust of history while our thoughts are being etched into the eternal server.

[Bob]

I've seen people get ticked off in other forums about people revising their posts.  I thought it was odd. 


Patterns.  Logic.

[goldentone]

It's nice to have if you want to reword what you say, make an update, etc.

[Bob]

Here's one of those Möbius strip/audio things.  I think.

https://www.fallingfalling.com/

[sumpianodude]

A girl  
And moonlight 3rd

[visitor]

*mind blown

[goldentone]

Cookie breath?

 

[Bob]

Something that's challenging or painful is possibly an area for improvement.  As long as things don't break.  Careful work can produce an "upgrade" in that area.  It's the edge of what you can do and the point where things are starting to break down from being pushed a little too much.

[goldentone]

The Golden Road is ready.

[j_menz]

The Golden Road is ready.

Just as well. The munchkins have been getting restless.

[Bob]

Dog anxiety.  With all the things to worry about in the world, that's a concern.

[Bob]

The Golden Road is ready.

https://www.goldenroad.la/

[Bob]

Oh well... No modify button now.

That's supposed to be three question marks up there, not a frowning face.  ? ? ?


One of these days, when I hear a kid screaming and crying at a store, I'll wait until the parent isn't quite around, and then tell the kid, "Hey, kid.  I see your parent(s) finally told you you were adopting and that you're being sent back.  That's got to be pretty rough.  Hang in there."  And walk away.