On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:40:12 +0000, Stephen wrote:

> On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 07:12:45 -0600, Mike Raiford
> <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>>Stephen wrote:
>>> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:54:42 -0600, Mike Raiford
>>> <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Stephen wrote:
>>>>> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:30:08 -0600, Mike Raiford
>>>>> <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Stephen wrote:
>>>>>>> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:09:27 -0600, Mike Raiford
>>>>>>> <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Stephen wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> But if the cat is dead will observing it make it live again?
>>>>>>>> You can never know that answer.
>>>>>>> Why?
>>>>>> Because ...
>>>>> Why Mike why?
>>>> To make you ask why, that's why :)
>>> 
>>> Why?
>>
>>Are you training me for when my kid learns this word?
> 
> Got it! :-)

No, no, no, the proper response is "Who are you, Carl Sagan?!"

Jim

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On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:29:11 +0000, Stephen wrote:

>>Or perhaps occupies a different hyperplane.
> 
> Yip, there is that

Or a different hypersphere.

Which reminds me, there's a really good video exploration of extra-
dimensional mathematics, can't remember if it was posted here or not.  
I'll have to see if I can find it again, it was fascinating stuff.

Jim

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On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:23:00 +0000, Stephen wrote:

> On 18 Dec 2008 18:01:40 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> 
>>> (Am I the only one that's read "Gladiators at law"?)
>>
>>Probably. :-)
> 
> Shame, it was good.

Author?

Jim

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On 19 Dec 2008 12:17:17 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:23:00 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>
>> On 18 Dec 2008 18:01:40 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>> 
>>>> (Am I the only one that's read "Gladiators at law"?)
>>>
>>>Probably. :-)
>> 
>> Shame, it was good.
>
>Author?
>

Frederik Pohl and Cyril M. Kornbluth, 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladiator-At-Law

Gladiator-At-Law
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0671655663/ref=dp_olp_0?ie=UTF8&condition=all

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On 19 Dec 2008 12:10:45 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:24:21 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>
>>>Well, you wrote that then, this is now, as I write this.
>>>
>>>
>> But not as I read it
>
>Well, it was when you wrote your reply, but now it's now, even as you 
>read this it's now. :-)
>
Wasn't it now, then and then, now?

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On 19 Dec 2008 12:11:36 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:40:12 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 07:12:45 -0600, Mike Raiford
>> <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>>Stephen wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:54:42 -0600, Mike Raiford
>>>> <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Stephen wrote:
>>>>>> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:30:08 -0600, Mike Raiford
>>>>>> <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Stephen wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:09:27 -0600, Mike Raiford
>>>>>>>> <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Stephen wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> But if the cat is dead will observing it make it live again?
>>>>>>>>> You can never know that answer.
>>>>>>>> Why?
>>>>>>> Because ...
>>>>>> Why Mike why?
>>>>> To make you ask why, that's why :)
>>>> 
>>>> Why?
>>>
>>>Are you training me for when my kid learns this word?
>> 
>> Got it! :-)
>
>No, no, no, the proper response is "Who are you, Carl Sagan?!"
>

(Woosh!)

Didn't someone open his box,years ago?
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On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:26:34 +0000, Stephen wrote:

> On 19 Dec 2008 12:17:17 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> 
>>On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:23:00 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>>
>>> On 18 Dec 2008 18:01:40 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>>> (Am I the only one that's read "Gladiators at law"?)
>>>>
>>>>Probably. :-)
>>> 
>>> Shame, it was good.
>>
>>Author?
>>
>>
> Frederik Pohl and Cyril M. Kornbluth,
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladiator-At-Law
> 
> Gladiator-At-Law
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0671655663/ref=dp_olp_0?
ie=UTF8&condition=all

Cool, will have to have a look.

Jim

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On 19 Dec 2008 12:16:49 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:29:11 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>
>>>Or perhaps occupies a different hyperplane.
>> 
>> Yip, there is that
>
>Or a different hypersphere.
>

Render it, I dare you ;)

>Which reminds me, there's a really good video exploration of extra-
>dimensional mathematics, can't remember if it was posted here or not.  
>I'll have to see if I can find it again, it was fascinating stuff.
>
>
Please do/

BTW what is the record for the longest thread of trivia?
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On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:27:37 +0000, Stephen wrote:

> On 19 Dec 2008 12:10:45 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> 
>>On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:24:21 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>>
>>>>Well, you wrote that then, this is now, as I write this.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> But not as I read it
>>
>>Well, it was when you wrote your reply, but now it's now, even as you
>>read this it's now. :-)
>>
> Wasn't it now, then and then, now?

Don't you mean "wasn't it now then, and then now?"?

Jim

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On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:28:44 +0000, Stephen wrote:

>>>>Are you training me for when my kid learns this word?
>>> 
>>> Got it!
>>
>>No, no, no, the proper response is "Who are you, Carl Sagan?!"
>>
>>
> (Woosh!)
> 
> Didn't someone open his box,years ago?

Robin Williams, "Live at the Met", talking about his son Zachary.

Hilarious stuff.  The logical follow-on is his interview on "Inside the 
Actors Studio" where he talks about the same child as a young adult.  I 
may have to watch that again now. :-)

Jim

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On 19 Dec 2008 12:30:47 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:27:37 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>
>> On 19 Dec 2008 12:10:45 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>> 
>>>On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:24:21 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>>>
>>>>>Well, you wrote that then, this is now, as I write this.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> But not as I read it
>>>
>>>Well, it was when you wrote your reply, but now it's now, even as you
>>>read this it's now. :-)
>>>
>> Wasn't it now, then and then, now?
>
>Don't you mean "wasn't it now then, and then now?"?
>
I don't know, lets ask Darren?
IIRC he was hot on apostrophes and commas are just fallen apostrophes.

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On 19 Dec 2008 12:33:29 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>
>Robin Williams, "Live at the Met", talking about his son Zachary.
>
>Hilarious stuff.  The logical follow-on is his interview on "Inside the 
>Actors Studio" where he talks about the same child as a young adult.  I 
>may have to watch that again now. :-)

He is funny, he was on TV here recently and had to be dragged off.
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On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:35:31 +0000, Stephen wrote:

> On 19 Dec 2008 12:33:29 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> 
> 
>>Robin Williams, "Live at the Met", talking about his son Zachary.
>>
>>Hilarious stuff.  The logical follow-on is his interview on "Inside the
>>Actors Studio" where he talks about the same child as a young adult.  I
>>may have to watch that again now. :-)
> 
> He is funny, he was on TV here recently and had to be dragged off.

Had to be dragged off?

Jim

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On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:30:28 +0000, Stephen wrote:

>>Or a different hypersphere.
>>
>>
> Render it, I dare you

I don't work that way. ;-)  Besides, the videos I mentioned show 
something like that. :-)

>>Which reminds me, there's a really good video exploration of extra-
>>dimensional mathematics, can't remember if it was posted here or not.
>>I'll have to see if I can find it again, it was fascinating stuff.
>>
>>
> Please do/
> 
> BTW what is the record for the longest thread of trivia?

3,192,793 messages.  Why do you ask? ;-)

Jim

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On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:33:34 +0000, Stephen wrote:

> On 19 Dec 2008 12:30:47 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> 
>>On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:27:37 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>>
>>> On 19 Dec 2008 12:10:45 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>>On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:24:21 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>>Well, you wrote that then, this is now, as I write this.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> But not as I read it
>>>>
>>>>Well, it was when you wrote your reply, but now it's now, even as you
>>>>read this it's now. :-)
>>>>
>>> Wasn't it now, then and then, now?
>>
>>Don't you mean "wasn't it now then, and then now?"?
>>
> I don't know, lets ask Darren?
> IIRC he was hot on apostrophes and commas are just fallen apostrophes.

I'm pretty sure it is what I wrote.  :-)

I think Darren probably stopped following this thread long ago. :-)

Jim

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Stephen wrote:
> On 19 Dec 2008 12:30:47 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> 
>> On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:27:37 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>>
>>> On 19 Dec 2008 12:10:45 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:24:21 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> Well, you wrote that then, this is now, as I write this.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> But not as I read it
>>>> Well, it was when you wrote your reply, but now it's now, even as you
>>>> read this it's now. :-)
>>>>
>>> Wasn't it now, then and then, now?
>> Don't you mean "wasn't it now then, and then now?"?
>>
> I don't know, lets ask Darren?
> IIRC he was hot on apostrophes and commas are just fallen apostrophes.
> 

I think it may be mayn't haven't been. That's just a wild guess.

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Stephen wrote:
> On 19 Dec 2008 12:11:36 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> 
>> On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:40:12 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 07:12:45 -0600, Mike Raiford
>>> <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Stephen wrote:
>>>>> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:54:42 -0600, Mike Raiford
>>>>> <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Stephen wrote:
>>>>>>> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:30:08 -0600, Mike Raiford
>>>>>>> <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Stephen wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:09:27 -0600, Mike Raiford
>>>>>>>>> <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Stephen wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> But if the cat is dead will observing it make it live again?
>>>>>>>>>> You can never know that answer.
>>>>>>>>> Why?
>>>>>>>> Because ...
>>>>>>> Why Mike why?
>>>>>> To make you ask why, that's why :)
>>>>> Why?
>>>> Are you training me for when my kid learns this word?
>>> Got it! :-)
>> No, no, no, the proper response is "Who are you, Carl Sagan?!"
>>
> 
> (Woosh!)
> 
> Didn't someone open his box,years ago?

Nah, I left it closed. I liked the superposition of the cat better than 
the observed state.

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Stephen wrote:
> On 19 Dec 2008 12:33:29 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> 
>> Robin Williams, "Live at the Met", talking about his son Zachary.
>>
>> Hilarious stuff.  The logical follow-on is his interview on "Inside the 
>> Actors Studio" where he talks about the same child as a young adult.  I 
>> may have to watch that again now. :-)
> 
> He is funny, he was on TV here recently and had to be dragged off.

Haha.. what? Why?

One of my favorite comedians, btw..

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Stephen wrote:

> 
> Render it, I dare you ;)
> 

You'd need to calculate diffuse lighting and project it in 3D space to 
get anything meaningful. A projection of a hypersphere would look much 
like a sphere.

> 
> BTW what is the record for the longest thread of trivia?

One of Andy's "Wondering" series?
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Stephen wrote:

> BTW what is the record for the longest thread of trivia?

More worthless trivia:

The only two classes in my entire four years of high school I received 
an A (>90%) in were Computer Science, and Chemistry...

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On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:30:28 +0000, Stephen wrote:

>>Which reminds me, there's a really good video exploration of extra-
>>dimensional mathematics, can't remember if it was posted here or not.
>>I'll have to see if I can find it again, it was fascinating stuff.
>>
>>
> Please do/

Found it:

http://www.dimensions-math.org/

Jim

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On 19 Dec 2008 12:53:56 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:35:31 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>
>> On 19 Dec 2008 12:33:29 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>>Robin Williams, "Live at the Met", talking about his son Zachary.
>>>
>>>Hilarious stuff.  The logical follow-on is his interview on "Inside the
>>>Actors Studio" where he talks about the same child as a young adult.  I
>>>may have to watch that again now. :-)
>> 
>> He is funny, he was on TV here recently and had to be dragged off.
>
>Had to be dragged off?
>

Not literally but you know when he gets started, he can't stop. Outside of his
act (it was a chat show) he is a nice polite man. (If a bit loud) :)
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On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:56:31 -0600, Mike Raiford <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com>
wrote:

>
>Haha.. what? Why?
>

He just kept on and on and on.
Never lost for words ;)

>One of my favorite comedians, btw..

Yes but (IMO) needs a good director, to keep him in check.
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On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:35:49 +0000, Stephen wrote:

>>One of my favorite comedians, btw..
> 
> Yes but (IMO) needs a good director, to keep him in check.

Oh, no, when he goes off on his own doing stand-up, it's very funny.  
Have a look for the interview on Inside the Actors Studio - the extended 
version.  His energy levels are just crazy and it's all improv.

As Lipton says at one point in the interview, "What the hell is going on 
in there?"

Jim

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On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:34:10 +0000, Stephen wrote:

>>Had to be dragged off?
>>
>>
> Not literally but you know when he gets started, he can't stop. Outside
> of his act (it was a chat show) he is a nice polite man. (If a bit loud)

It depends I think on whether he's "people watching" - from the 
interview, he indicated that he does that often and people don't even 
recognise him.

Jim

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On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:54:29 -0600, Mike Raiford <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com>
wrote:

>
>I think it may be mayn't haven't been. That's just a wild guess.

Swot! :)
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On 19 Dec 2008 12:55:45 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>> I don't know, lets ask Darren?
>> IIRC he was hot on apostrophes and commas are just fallen apostrophes.
>
>I'm pretty sure it is what I wrote.  :-)
>
>I think Darren probably stopped following this thread long ago. :-)

More sense than us, then :)
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On 19 Dec 2008 14:29:10 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:34:10 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>
>>>Had to be dragged off?
>>>
>>>
>> Not literally but you know when he gets started, he can't stop. Outside
>> of his act (it was a chat show) he is a nice polite man. (If a bit loud)
>
>It depends I think on whether he's "people watching" - from the 
>interview, he indicated that he does that often and people don't even 
>recognise him.
>

You would know better than me.

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On 19 Dec 2008 14:28:30 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:35:49 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>
>>>One of my favorite comedians, btw..
>> 
>> Yes but (IMO) needs a good director, to keep him in check.
>
>Oh, no, when he goes off on his own doing stand-up, it's very funny.  
>Have a look for the interview on Inside the Actors Studio - the extended 
>version.  His energy levels are just crazy and it's all improv.
>
>As Lipton says at one point in the interview, "What the hell is going on 
>in there?"
>

I meant as an actor not a stand up.
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On 19 Dec 2008 12:55:11 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:30:28 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>
>>>Or a different hypersphere.
>>>
>>>
>> Render it, I dare you
>
>I don't work that way. ;-)  Besides, the videos I mentioned show 
>something like that. :-)
>

I'll look at it later in the thread ;)

>>>Which reminds me, there's a really good video exploration of extra-
>>>dimensional mathematics, can't remember if it was posted here or not.
>>>I'll have to see if I can find it again, it was fascinating stuff.
>>>
>>>
>> Please do/
>> 
>> BTW what is the record for the longest thread of trivia?
>
>3,192,793 messages.  Why do you ask? ;-)
>

To see if it was worth carrying on :)
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On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:58:45 -0600, Mike Raiford <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com>
wrote:

>Stephen wrote:
>
>> 
>> Render it, I dare you ;)
>> 
>
>You'd need to calculate diffuse lighting and project it in 3D space to 
>get anything meaningful. A projection of a hypersphere would look much 
>like a sphere.
>

What's stopping you then? ;)

>> 
>> BTW what is the record for the longest thread of trivia?
>
>One of Andy's "Wondering" series?

I'm out of here.
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On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:04:10 -0600, Mike Raiford <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com>
wrote:

>Stephen wrote:
>
>> BTW what is the record for the longest thread of trivia?
>
>More worthless trivia:
>
>The only two classes in my entire four years of high school I received 
>an A (>90%) in were Computer Science, and Chemistry...

I flunked Chemistry :(
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On 19 Dec 2008 13:09:35 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:30:28 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>
>>>Which reminds me, there's a really good video exploration of extra-
>>>dimensional mathematics, can't remember if it was posted here or not.
>>>I'll have to see if I can find it again, it was fascinating stuff.
>>>
>>>
>> Please do/
>
>Found it:
>
>http://www.dimensions-math.org/
>

Two hours, it looks good and I'm downloading it. Thanks

I may have posted these links before.
 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/5numbers.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/another5.shtml

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Jim Henderson wrote:
> I think Darren probably stopped following this thread long ago. :-)

Not so much following it as trying to skip over it. ;-)

I have no opinion on the subject at hand.

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Stephen wrote:

> I flunked Chemistry :(

Oh, shame. It was my best class. Biology on the other hand ..
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Stephen wrote:

> 
> What's stopping you then? ;)
> 

Not enough spare time.

>>> BTW what is the record for the longest thread of trivia?
>> One of Andy's "Wondering" series?
> 
> I'm out of here.

Awwe, I quite enjoyed his posts wondering about things. It brought out 
some very interesting discussions and topics at times.
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On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:27:33 -0800, Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:

>
>I have no opinion on the subject at hand.

Note the date :-)
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On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:40:36 +0000, Stephen wrote:

>>> BTW what is the record for the longest thread of trivia?
>>
>>3,192,793 messages.  Why do you ask? ;-)
>>
>>
> To see if it was worth carrying on :)

And your conclusion?

Jim

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On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:55:21 +0000, Stephen wrote:

> On 19 Dec 2008 13:09:35 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> 
>>On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:30:28 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>>
>>>>Which reminds me, there's a really good video exploration of extra-
>>>>dimensional mathematics, can't remember if it was posted here or not.
>>>>I'll have to see if I can find it again, it was fascinating stuff.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Please do/
>>
>>Found it:
>>
>>http://www.dimensions-math.org/
>>
>>
> Two hours, it looks good and I'm downloading it. Thanks

Yeah, I ended up downloading them myself, which I had forgotten.  They 
might've been on my crashed hard drive.

The problem with having large hard drives is remembering what's actually 
on them and where it is.

> I may have posted these links before.
>  
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/5numbers.shtml
> 
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/another5.shtml

Cool.... :)

Jim

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On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:58:02 -0600, Mike Raiford wrote:

> Stephen wrote:
> 
>> I flunked Chemistry :(
> 
> Oh, shame. It was my best class. Biology on the other hand ..

Heh, I didn't even take Biology in high school - I did well in chem 
there, but when it came time to play at college, I bombed miserably.  10 
credit hours (had to take it twice) and couldn't wrap my head around 
chemical balancing equations and organic chem.  The first, I think, was 
the prof's fault - stupid me, I took the class twice with him.

Jim

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On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:35:47 +0000, Stephen wrote:

> On 19 Dec 2008 14:29:10 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> 
>>On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:34:10 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>>
>>>>Had to be dragged off?
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Not literally but you know when he gets started, he can't stop.
>>> Outside of his act (it was a chat show) he is a nice polite man. (If a
>>> bit loud)
>>
>>It depends I think on whether he's "people watching" - from the
>>interview, he indicated that he does that often and people don't even
>>recognise him.
>>
>>
> You would know better than me.

Well, just from having seen the interview.

Jim

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On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:36:56 +0000, Stephen wrote:

> On 19 Dec 2008 14:28:30 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> 
>>On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:35:49 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>>
>>>>One of my favorite comedians, btw..
>>> 
>>> Yes but (IMO) needs a good director, to keep him in check.
>>
>>Oh, no, when he goes off on his own doing stand-up, it's very funny.
>>Have a look for the interview on Inside the Actors Studio - the extended
>>version.  His energy levels are just crazy and it's all improv.
>>
>>As Lipton says at one point in the interview, "What the hell is going on
>>in there?"
>>
>>
> I meant as an actor not a stand up.

Oh, yeah, there is that.  Though the way he went and went and went in 
Aladdin was apparently very entertaining.

Jim

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On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:34:45 +0000, Stephen wrote:

> On 19 Dec 2008 12:55:45 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> 
>>> I don't know, lets ask Darren?
>>> IIRC he was hot on apostrophes and commas are just fallen apostrophes.
>>
>>I'm pretty sure it is what I wrote.  :-)
>>
>>I think Darren probably stopped following this thread long ago. :-)
> 
> More sense than us, then :)

LOL, well, there is that.

Jim

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On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:27:33 -0800, Darren New wrote:

> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> I think Darren probably stopped following this thread long ago. :-)
> 
> Not so much following it as trying to skip over it. ;-)
> 
> I have no opinion on the subject at hand.

Trying to skip over it?  Not trying very hard, it seems. ;-)

Jim

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On 19 Dec 2008 17:01:56 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>> You would know better than me.
>
>Well, just from having seen the interview.

As I said :)
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On 19 Dec 2008 17:02:31 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>> I meant as an actor not a stand up.
>
>Oh, yeah, there is that.  Though the way he went and went and went in 
>Aladdin was apparently very entertaining.

Not seen it 
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On 19 Dec 2008 16:59:00 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:40:36 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>
>>>> BTW what is the record for the longest thread of trivia?
>>>
>>>3,192,793 messages.  Why do you ask? ;-)
>>>
>>>
>> To see if it was worth carrying on :)
>
>And your conclusion?
>

I'll go for it ;)

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On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:59:29 -0600, Mike Raiford <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com>
wrote:

>Stephen wrote:
>
>> 
>> What's stopping you then? ;)
>> 
>
>Not enough spare time.
>

I'm a fairy and my name is Nuff

Fairy Nuff :)

>>>> BTW what is the record for the longest thread of trivia?
>>> One of Andy's "Wondering" series?
>> 
>> I'm out of here.
>
>Awwe, I quite enjoyed his posts wondering about things. It brought out 
>some very interesting discussions and topics at times.

True and truer.
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On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:58:02 -0600, Mike Raiford <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com>
wrote:

>Stephen wrote:
>
>> I flunked Chemistry :(
>
>Oh, shame. It was my best class. Biology on the other hand ..

I couldn't pronounce the long words never mind spell them. As for biology it was
not taught at my school In case it gave us ideas ;)
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On 19 Dec 2008 17:00:01 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>The problem with having large hard drives is remembering what's actually 
>on them and where it is.

And having several copies 
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