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Jasper

07:06

@CowperKettle I didn't know what pog form means and had to google.

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CowperKettle

08:27

@Jasper Interesting. I thought you were a native speaker of English and that "pogs" were part of their culture ))

> Once awhile in your rambling hours
There's a passer-by looks so pure
As if carried a bunch of flowers
And some shared with you, as it were.

> And you turn to watch him lessen in sight,
Cradling stalks with his warmth still blessed,
And you realize: a new beam of light
In your skylight has been impressed.

(Lina Kostenko, in my translation)

Jasper

08:40

@CowperKettle Well, I know very few things. I have very little culture of any kind, lol.

CowperKettle

@Jasper You should compose some poems then.

Why not? You should improve the culture of the Antarctic.

Just prime the pump by translating some Antarctic poetry into English first, and then you will discover that you yourself can write poetry.

Jasper

How is your eye @CowperKettle?

CowperKettle

Fine, thank you!

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CowperKettle

09:55

@Jasper I've jogged for half an hour just now

Nice weather. Thanks God, the eye is okay

How's your health?

Jasper

@CowperKettle Wonderful! I have not jogged for years!

CowperKettle

@Jasper Is it because your health does not allow you?

Jasper

No, I just don't feel like doing it in this case.

But I do take long walks.

CowperKettle

Jogging is good for health. It increases neurogenesis in the dental gyrus, raises the expression of neurotropic factors and acts as an anti-depressant. There are articles about that in the literature.

Long walks are good too.

I take long walks and memorize poetry

Jasper

Yes, I should motivate myself to do that.

CowperKettle

09:58

I take the poetry memorization sheets both on long walks and on bicycle rides

But long walks are much better for this purpose

@Jasper You could get an mp3 player along, that's a good motivator.

Jasper

Haha, you really love poetry.

CowperKettle

Jogging and listening to music is pleasurable

@Jasper Yep (0:

Photo of the day: Dyatlov Pass

Dyatlov Pass incident

The Dyatlov Pass incident (Russian: Гибель тургруппы Дятлова) refers to the mysterious, unsolved deaths of nine ski hikers in the northern Ural Mountains on February 2, 1959. The area in which the incident took place was named Dyatlov Pass in honor of the group's leader, Igor Dyatlov. The experienced trekking group, who were all from the Ural Polytechnical Institute, had established a camp on the slopes of Kholat Syakhl when disaster struck. During the night, something caused them to tear their way out of their tents and to flee the campsite while inadequately dressed during a heavy snowfall and...

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CowperKettle

13:46

1. 25 mL calibrated cylinders

2. calibrated 25 mL cylinders

Which is correct?

I think option 1, because 'size' comes before 'type'

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userr2684291

14:15

@CowperKettle If you mean to say that the precision to which they're calibrated is 25 mL, then they're 25-milliliter-calibrated cylinders. The hyphenation is probably optional; I used it to make clear what I'm trying to emphasize.

CowperKettle

14:34

@userr2684291 Good evening!

No, it's the size

@Jasper Another tip: back in school, I had problems making myself workout. I then started a diary, like the school diary where the teachers write out your grades each day. A table with the: date of workout, types of exersize, etc. And in order not to feel guilty I had to fill it out, so I started exercising regularly. (0: