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cornbread ninja 麵包忍者

00:22

@KitFox which?

@MετάEd why do they suspect a dead guy?

Cerberus

@Robusto Yes, I can't say I was shocked.

MετάEd

00:41

@cornbreadninja麵包忍者 They killed him at the scene.

Mahnax

Good evening!

Theta30

@cornbreadninja麵包忍者 they add "deceased" on the photo after he dies

Robusto

00:54

If you feel like you're spending too much time on the sunny side of the street, you can always check out Doug Stanhope's Celebrity Death Pool.

KitFox

@cornbreadninja麵包忍者 Samsung S3.

My husband and I traded pictures and music.

It was totally geeky fun.

Robusto

01:14

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tchrist

The flood warnings just expired 20 minutes ago. Finally.

Well, for me.

The surge is moving relentless east.

cornbread ninja 麵包忍者

01:30

@MετάEd OIC.

@tchrist wonderful.

cornbread ninja 麵包忍者

01:58

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@tchrist

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Q: Above, Over Usage

Suppose I imagine a vertical circular column of space extending infinitely in the up and down directions, with the cross section just big enough to circumscribe the head of a standing person. Let's call this the head column. If a person raise his hands so that they are at a level higher than hig...

terdon

@cornbreadninja麵包忍者 is this the troll we've had those meta posts about? How could you tell?

cornbread ninja 麵包忍者

@terdon yes.

terdon

Ah, OK, how do you guys recognize him? We've been struggling with one over on Unix&Linux the past few days and I've gotten pretty good at recognizing him.

cornbread ninja 麵包忍者

@terdon really!

There's usually a 'could it be' question in there.

terdon

02:14

OK, damn I quite liked the rigorous nature of the description in that question

Yeah, I've seen a few of those ~=~=

cornbread ninja 麵包忍者

That's a huge giveaway.

He often bookends his post with questions.

terdon

OK, and what is the toxicity level here?

Ours starts spewing garbage about americans killing everyone and corruption and god and heaven and all sorts of inane ramblings

cornbread ninja 麵包忍者

O_O

I'm not sure he ever did that here.

terdon

Not the same one then, he does the same on Physics, Philosophy, U&L and I don't remember where else, believe me you'd know.

cornbread ninja 麵包忍者

BBS

So, yeah.

Mahnax

02:46

Evening. Again :-)

cornbread ninja 麵包忍者

Evening!

How are you?

@Kit see if you like the new picture.

Please.

Mahnax

I'm doing well! Had a really yummy cuppa earlier, that was nice. You?

cornbread ninja 麵包忍者

Better than earlier.

Went to the eye doctor and found out that work has been giving me eyestrain.

My left eye has ceased to be astigmatic, so he gave me a lens to wear this week.

Mahnax

Oh! Ceasure of astigmatism is nice.

My vision gets worse every year.

cornbread ninja 麵包忍者

After that, I went to jump start Boyfriend's car.

Mine used to.

Yeah, contacts get cheaper. :)

Had some tasty noms, though.

Got some flags.

Mahnax

02:55

Mm, noms.

I need some noms.

cornbread ninja 麵包忍者

Sally forth!

Mahnax

Eh, later.

Can't be bothered right now, frankly!

cornbread ninja 麵包忍者

Well, okay.

Mahnax

Also, I have my eyes on the Crossland CC1 machine, for in the future.

It's actually affordable, and is pretty damn good, too.

seattlecoffeegear.com/crossland-coffee-cc1

Innit purdy?

It's nothing too special in terms of aesthetic, but it's got everything. A PID, a non-pressurized portafilter (to be swapped out for a bottomless), a powerful steam wand…

cornbread ninja 麵包忍者

Oooh!

Mahnax

03:02

So exciting!

I've already got a grinder, so that's taken care of.

cornbread ninja 麵包忍者

Which?

Mahnax

Baratza Virtuoso.

Not the absolute best for espresso, but hey. It'll do.

I mean, if people are using Encores for espresso…

seattlecoffeegear.com/cc1-bottomless-portafilter

And then I'd get that and use it instead of the regular portafilter.

In hopes of this happening, someday.

Also, easier to troubleshoot that way. It'll let you know if you've got an uneven tamp, that's for sure.

Spray all over the place.

cornbread ninja 麵包忍者

@Mahnax it's... it's beautiful

Can you use a bottomless on any machine?

Well, not the one you linked.

Mahnax

@cornbreadninja麵包忍者 Eh, depends.

You have to get a portafilter that fits your machine. There's different sizes and some have different lips.

Mahnax

03:29

OK, time to go eat. Bye!

cornbread ninja 麵包忍者

03:48

@Mahnax bye!

Mahnax

04:00

I'm back, and I have oatmeal. Mm.

With coconut milk and brown sugar.

Theta30

04:28

@Mahnax enjoy

Jason Marsh

Guys, what is the difference between these two following sentences?

For example instead of saying
In my laboratory there is a blue cabinet where old equipment is stored.
You can say
In my laboratory there is a blue cabinet in which old equipment is stored.

And why would following sentence incorrect?

"Numerous recreational activities are offered at JJade Panglao Resort, making it the perfect place where to spend the spend the holiday with family and friends."

Howard Pautz

05:09

@JasonMarsh those two "lab" sentences are pretty much the same, but the first is more likely because that's what you'd speak. The 2nd one sounds more formal. The "numerous" sentence is wrong. 'where to spend' <- drop the 'where'

also reorder the sentence, put subject first: JJade P. Resort offers n. rec. activities, making it the perfect ... the original is in passive form, not so good, IMO ...

Jason Marsh

Yeah, I know. Sorry about the second sentence, it contains some typos XD...I didn't realise it

It was from a brochure but I copied it down incorrectly.

Theta30

05:38

@JasonMarsh are you British or Canadian?

Jason Marsh

I'm Korean, why?

No British or Canadian would ask such questions.

cyberskull

05:57

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Theta30

@JasonMarsh you said "realise" instead of "realize"

Jason Marsh

Oh

I think it's because although I live in Korea, I live like British people. I think that's the reason.

Even my name is British.

Theta30

yes, it makes sense

Jez

09:42

i'm british and I say "realize"

Matt Эллен

I'm British and I use realise

we need to artificially inflate the scarcity of z to increase its points value in Scrabble

Jez

so what sise shoe are you?

Matt Эллен

fuck knows what happened there :D

codebrain

10:04

Hello everybody

Matt Эллен

Hello onebody

codebrain

ok ok got it. Whats up ?

I am new here, interested to learn to speak english better.

Matt Эллен

there's a site for that!

Jez

bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24106142

codebrain

:)

Jez

10:12

order comments by highest rated. even on the BBC site, every single one of the top 20 is against the veil

but of course the BBC will continue to ignore the vast majority and present the issue as if a significant number of people who don't have their heads up their own asses really want to give Islam special opt-outs

Matt Эллен

I agree with Shaista Gohir, chair of Muslim Women's Network UK. She seems reasonable

Jez

> Women and girls should not be pressured to conform - it's important they make autonomous choices about their lives and their bodies including what to wear and not wear. For this reason I oppose a complete ban of the face veil.

yeah, except that in realpolitik, get real. parents/faith schools are imposing the veil on them. under no circumstance are they making their own autonomous decisions

Matt Эллен

that sounds like hearsay at best

Jez

more like reason

how are they going to decide whether to wear it?

Matt Эллен

How they feel

Jez

10:16

how is how they feel about it going to be determined?

Matt Эллен

How they live their life

Jez

and how is that going to be determined?

Matt Эллен

> The vast majority of the 1.4 million Muslim women in Britain do not even wear the face veil, as it is not considered a religious obligation.

Jez

"Islam is not rigid and is flexible"

so she's also a liar

or ignorant of Islam

I agree that Islam doesn't dictate that woman wear the veil, it's more like dressing "modestly"

although it probably says that because of the idea that women are men's property and the man doesn't want his property violated because another man couldn't help himself if she dressed too sexily

Noah

11:26

It doesnt matter what Islam dictates. It's a person's personal choice and shouldnt be forced by goverments and socieities. Next time I might come up with the idea of banning shorts becuase they seem not no so modest to me. I am pretty sure everyone is going to disagree. I agree with @MattЭллен I think you need to educate yourself about democracy and the rule of law. @Jez

I think we are pulling ourselves back into the stone age.

"By it doesnt matter" I dont mean that it doesnt matter to a muslim but rather to a non-muslim. > chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/11262636#11262636

KitFox

12:16

@Cornbread It doesn't look different to me. I'll look again later after I have coffee.

Jez

@Noah The point being made was that it's not really a child's personal choice because they're so influenced by their parents/school

if i thought they were capable of making a properly educated choice, I'd agree

KitFox

12:34

Well, that's true of all children, not just the Muslim ones.

It's our job as parents to instill them with values.

Matt Эллен

I will give all children the value of pi

3

KitFox

Mmm pi.

Where did I put my script for decrypting config files?

Matt Эллен

in an ecrypted folder

on an encrypted drive

in an encrypted computer

in a crypt

KitFox

You are funny.

You are a funny snake.

Haha. That's a good book. Can I Play Too?

Matt Эллен

:D

KitFox

12:40

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It's a bit hard to take the kids reading it.

But my son does a great job with it.

Matt Эллен

nice

KitFox

I do not have arms!? Aaaaaaaghh!

I know I do not have arms.

I am a snake.

Makes me laugh every time.

Jez

post-Eden, then.

KitFox

My son doesn't know about Eden.

cyberskull

yet

KitFox

12:44

Not until ... well, I suppose if he asks. Otherwise, he'll figure it out later.

Although I might give him that really cool book of creation stories that I read as a kid.

Ahahahaha. I forgot that I had to decrypt this on the original server. Derf.

Jez

how did the snake play catch then, with its mouth?

i'm on tenterhooks

Matt Эллен

they threw the snake around, I think

Jez

heh

of course the book is illogical. one can't catch with hooves, either. plot holes everywhere

Matt Эллен

at least they didn't invent time travel when it would have been quicker to build hands for the snake.

KitFox

You could watch the video. Or borrow the book from your library.

It's hilarious.

Matt Эллен

12:49

I watched the video.

KitFox

Actually, pretty much all of the Elephant & Piggie books are.

So are the pigeon books.

Mo Williems really knows how to write for kids.

cyberskull

I was just thinking today that the axioms of elementary algebra can be given as nursery rhymes...

KitFox

I thought I might start my eldest on algebra next week, but maybe I should cover currency first.

Although he knows his coins already, but I don't think he can make change.

Jez

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why is that woman virtually whispering?

KitFox

She's probably louder than it sounds.

@cyberskull But also, it encourages the children to be quiet so they can listen.

Jez

12:56

nah sounds like whispering

KitFox

She's doing a great job scaffolding.

cyberskull

It could be an attempt to force the kids to listen carefully.

KitFox

She is also probably in the corner of an active classroom.

Wow, she's really doing a good job.

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