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Abcd

07:20

What does 'tangled bine stems scored the sky' mean?

CowperKettle

07:37

Word of the day: pinched for health

@Abcd It means that they were like strings of broken lyres.

M.A.R. ಠ_ಠ

07:48

OK now I officially don't get this chat's stars

CowperKettle

You're mistaken - you do get them, and quite a lot.

M.A.R. ಠ_ಠ

Does that necessitate my understanding of them? o.O

userr2684291

08:18

@M.A.R.ಠ_ಠ What about unofficially? This is strictly off the record.

M.A.R. ಠ_ಠ

@userr2684291 Off the record, you sure? Well then, to be honest, my opinion on Mr. [REDACTED] is HE'S such a [REDACTED] [REDACTED] that I wanna [REDACTED] a [REDACTED] in his [REDACTED] every time I see him [REDACTING].

Oh boy I sure hope that doesn't get into the logs anywhere or I'd be [REDACTED].

userr2684291

Oh, I get it. You're talking about this chat's stars...

M.A.R. ಠ_ಠ

I can neither confirm nor deny that.

Wait, no, I mean, that information is classified due to national security concerns.

userr2684291

Get it, stars, as in celebrities.

M.A.R. ಠ_ಠ

I do! I am such a smart person. I always get things.

Captain Bohemian

09:27

I think face-to-face voice talking is still necessary to have effective conversation.

virtual talking by typing has limited function.

1 hour later…

M.A.R. ಠ_ಠ

10:38

@CaptainBohemian Your bar is too high for 'effective', but I generally agree

We've been communicating with vocal cords for 100,000 years and with pens for 6000 years.

Obviously more experienced with the vocal cords.

I think we need a couple of eons till we evolve to understand all nuances of speech in writing

Let's hope we won't kill ourselves before that

I wanna see the downvoted meta posts of that time

userr2684291

@CowperKettle I wonder if this joke translates that well cross-culturally. I bet an American would think of their fat pancakes first, and not more French-crepe-like ones, like you and me (and the British, presumably).

A lot is lost in writing; it's too one-dimensional.

userr2684291

11:01

Never mind. We have 👌👌👌.

And ಠ_ಠ.

._.

Jasper

11:43

@M.A.R.ಠ_ಠ Unfortunately, vocal cords cannot produce chords.

M.A.R. ಠ_ಠ

@userr2684291 👌

Captain Bohemian

11:59

how to bring people to google hangout?

Captain Bohemian

12:46

@M.A.R.ಠ_ಠ I feel most people don't respond to my typing fully, and I just don't know they actually read my message and if they does read what their reaction is. I am somewhat upset with that. If it's face-to-face voice talk, I would just prompt them to respond me if they don't respond me some point I earnestly desire to get response. But on web, I can't prompt effectively.

M.A.R. ಠ_ಠ

On the plus side, I can chat with 12 people at the same time at different tabs without disrupting the flow of the discussion

CowperKettle

A: Is 'bouncing' an airliner on landing in high winds a deliberate technique, or something always unexpected?

Bounces are bad news on airliners because you are becoming airborne again just as the lift dumpers pop out, which makes the second touchdown even more exciting and often leads to hard landing inspections, and in extreme cases broken gears. The lift dump spoilers are supposed to limit bouncing t...

What is the meaning of lift dumper pop out?

Technical language scares me.

Captain Bohemian

@M.A.R.ಠ_ಠ Though I may not be able to talk at the same time with so many people on web, I can't get that many people willing to talk something meaningful on web.

M.A.R. ಠ_ಠ

You don't need to be the center of the discussion, just participate in different on-going discussions

Captain Bohemian

of course there are many chatrooms on web which are full of people talking randomly, but I feel that kind of talk is really boring because it really lacks contents.

M.A.R. ಠ_ಠ

12:57

IMO that's not the correct perspective

If there's something to talk about, people would talk about it. If there isn't, people won't

@CowperKettle Lift dumpers are probably the things that allow the wheels to bounce a bit, maybe

Suspension?

Captain Bohemian

in usual web chat rooms, people talk just because they are bored; they don't really want to talk any serious topic.

a lot of people talk something offensive there.

2 hours later…

ColleenV

15:17

@M.A.R.ಠ_ಠ “lift” is what a plan uses to climb into the sky. If you dump lift, you are trying to quickly reduce the force that “lifts” the plane. If the devices that try to get you to the ground before you run out of run way deploy and you go up in altitude from the bounce, the plane probably drops pretty quick and slams into the ground

M.A.R. ಠ_ಠ

15:41

@ColleenV Oh makes sense

Except the missing e, for a minute there I thought it was some aviation jargon

ColleenV

@M.A.R.ಠ_ಠ I blame my phone. I already edited that twice, so my plan is to leave plan in there and trust the reader to understand;)

“Run way” has an unwanted space as well... sigh

CowperKettle

16:17

@ColleenV Ah! So pop out means deploy! And lift dumpers are not some mechanical thingies close to the wheels!

Thank you!

ColleenV

@CowperKettle I suspect they change the shape of the wings

CowperKettle

nods

I thought instantly of something mechanical akin to shock absorbers when I read "dumpers"

Word of the eve: allocentric memory ("Allocentric memory impaired and egocentric memory intact as assessed by virtual reality in recent-onset schizophrenia")

CowperKettle

16:51

@ColleenV You are harsh on Rowling!

Harry Potter was the first book which I read "in one sitting", it was so captivating.

Before it, each English book was a chore.

Captain Bohemian

17:08

I am so cold. How to counter chill?

CowperKettle

17:45

Problem of why there is anything at all

The question "Why is there anything at all?", or, "Why is there something rather than nothing?" has been raised or commented on by philosophers including Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Martin Heidegger − who called it the fundamental question of metaphysics − and Ludwig Wittgenstein. == Overview == The question is general, rather than concerning the existence of anything specific such as the universe or multiverse, the Big Bang, mathematical laws, physical laws, time, consciousness or God. It can be seen as an open metaphysical question. == Criticism of the question's adequacy == Some argue that the...

Jasper

18:21

@CaptainBohemian Drink some hot tea.

Captain Bohemian

@Jasper I don't like tea. I drink soda.

Anonymous

19:04

If you drink cold soda, you'll be cold.

Captain Bohemian

in the coming week, the air temperature will generally reach over 20 C in daytime as the highest temperature. Wow! How nice!

ColleenV