back to back random thoughts threads

by **pacino** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:50 am

Incredible. I was walking by a street vedor three or so minutes ago and heard some guy say, "i see you have customers. I gotta go get drunk."

by **CalvinBall** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:30 am

got out of work at 10:30 and got paid for a full day. #winning

by **Bucky** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:37 am

MrsVox wrote:
jerseyhoya wrote:I was worried Easter was this weekend or next cause Easter candy has been available in stores for a few weeks now.

April 24th? Jeez that's a late Easter.

According to Vox, it pretty much can't be later. It's also weird because the last two years were pretty early.

Wait 'til 2038. April 25 :!:

Easter is the first Sunday following the first full moon on or after the vernal equinox (first day of spring).

by **Eem** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:37 am

Bucky wrote:
MrsVox wrote:
jerseyhoya wrote:I was worried Easter was this weekend or next cause Easter candy has been available in stores for a few weeks now.

April 24th? Jeez that's a late Easter.

According to Vox, it pretty much can't be later. It's also weird because the last two years were pretty early.

Wait 'til 2038. April 25

Easter is the first Sunday following the first full moon on or after the vernal equinox (first day of spring).

That's correct

by **drsmooth** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 12:35 pm

A great question, presentation of the many intriguing responses to which has been horribly bungled

by **drsmooth** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 1:03 pm

sample of attention-grabbing passages routinely found amongst the responses to the intriguing question referenced above - this from someone named Nick Gershenfeld:

....Building models is very different from proclaiming truths. It's a never-ending process of discovery and refinement, not a war to win or destination to reach. Uncertainty is intrinsic to the process of finding out what you don't know, not a weakness to avoid. Bugs are features — violations of expectations are opportunities to refine them. And decisions are made by evaluating what works better, not by invoking received wisdom.

These are familiar aspects of the work of any scientist, or baby....

and this, from Richard Dawkins:

[If all schools taught their pupils how to do a double-blind control experiment], [w]e would learn how extremely difficult it is to eliminate subjective bias, and that subjective bias does not imply dishonesty or venality of any kind. This lesson goes deeper. It has the salutary effect of undermining respect for authority, and respect for personal opinion.

by **Bucky** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 2:54 pm

In my head I often hear the Chipmunks parodying Jill Sobule with "I Kissed a Squirrel"

by **td11** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 2:58 pm

jamiethekiller wrote:meatball

by **TenuredVulture** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 3:05 pm

drsmooth wrote:A great question, presentation of the many intriguing responses to which has been horribly bungled

You'd think with all those smart people they could design a website at least as good as thesuperficial.com.

by **pacino** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 5:28 pm

lindsay lohan has destroyed herself. :ce:

by **pacino** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 5:58 pm

i wish mandy moore still did something

by **meatball** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 5:59 pm

besides that lucky #$!&@ ryan adams

by **WheelsFellOff** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 6:03 pm

HEY-O

by **meatball** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 6:12 pm

try the veal

by **TenuredVulture** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 6:38 pm

Pac, are a fellow superficial reader? Those pics look horrific.

by **CalvinBall** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 6:58 pm

Hey kids, don't do drugs.

by **WheelsFellOff** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 7:03 pm

/lockthread

by **phatj** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 7:06 pm

Photoshopportunity!

back to back random thoughts threads

Who is online