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On 7/1/2010 10:21 AM, Darren New wrote:
> Mike Raiford wrote:
>> Geesh... this is just spooky.
>> http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=Where+am+I%3F
>
> What's more fascinating is the method they use to do this. In addition
> to all the things you'd think of, the company that publishes the
> database also has deals with Amazon, AOL, etc to get lists of IP vs
> sign-up geographic locations. So when you sign up for a service (Amazon,
> facebook, etc) from a particular IP, that and the address goes to the
> company, who then do statistics to figure out if enough people with
> similar IP addresses are putting in similar physical addresses.
>
> At least, that's one way MaxMind works, and that's pretty much what most
> people use.
>
again... Spooooky ... and with a touch of somewhat disturbing added to
the mix... :/
--
~Mike
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On 7/1/2010 9:32 AM, Mike Raiford wrote:
> Hoo boy... this could be a time waster:
>
>
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=what+is+the+meaning+of+life%2C+the+universe+and+everything%3F
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> http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=What+is+the+ultimate+question%3F
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http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=how+much+wood+could+a+woodchuck+chuck+if+a+woodchuck+could+chuck+wood%3F
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> http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=why+am+I+here%3F
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> Geesh... this is just spooky.
>
> http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=Where+am+I%3F
>
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=where+do+babies+come+from%3F
I have to remember that one when my son asks
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~Mike
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Mike Raiford wrote:
> http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=where+do+babies+come+from%3F
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> I have to remember that one when my son asks
And I thought they came from central Africa...
...oh, no, I'm getting mixed up:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bush_baby
[insert witty remark here]
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On Fri, 02 Jul 2010 10:08:56 +0100, Invisible wrote:
> Jim Henderson wrote:
>
>> I just have to say, this is one of the most bizzarre conversations I've
>> ever seen.
>
> Tulips.
Or, if I take a page from Victor Borge, I'd say "Threelips". ;-)
Jim
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On 03/07/2010 6:02 AM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Fri, 02 Jul 2010 10:08:56 +0100, Invisible wrote:
>
>> Jim Henderson wrote:
>>
>>> I just have to say, this is one of the most bizzarre conversations I've
>>> ever seen.
>>
>> Tulips.
>
> Or, if I take a page from Victor Borge, I'd say "Threelips". ;-)
>
You are showing your age. :-P
--
Best Regards,
Stephen
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"Stephen" <mca### [at] aolDOT com> wrote in message
news:4c2c3649$1@news.povray.org...
> Personally, I hope so
Why?
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On 03/07/2010 1:59 PM, somebody wrote:
> "Stephen"<mca### [at] aolDOTcom> wrote in message
> news:4c2c3649$1@news.povray.org...
>
>> Personally, I hope so
>
> Why?
>
Because:
As we get older we get more decrepit and eventually that would be
unbearable.
Life is not a bed of roses and there is only so much one can take.
But as I said, not just yet. ;-)
--
Best Regards,
Stephen
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"Stephen" <mca### [at] aolDOTcom> wrote in message
news:4c2f3a2a@news.povray.org...
> On 03/07/2010 1:59 PM, somebody wrote:
> > "Stephen"<mca### [at] aolDOTcom> wrote in message
> > news:4c2c3649$1@news.povray.org...
> >> Personally, I hope so
> > Why?
> Because:
> As we get older we get more decrepit and eventually that would be
> unbearable.
Since a large proportion of old people die a "natural" death instead of
committing suicide, I don't agree that there's an age (teenages included)
where life becomes unbearable. So I would not wish for somebody, or myself
(!), to die no matter how old they are. But more to the point, you cannot
keep on becoming more and more decrepid if you are not to die - at worst you
reach an asymptote, but more likely, curing of death involves maintaining a
high level of health.
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On Sat, 03 Jul 2010 09:47:34 +0100, Stephen wrote:
> On 03/07/2010 6:02 AM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Fri, 02 Jul 2010 10:08:56 +0100, Invisible wrote:
>>
>>> Jim Henderson wrote:
>>>
>>>> I just have to say, this is one of the most bizzarre conversations
>>>> I've ever seen.
>>>
>>> Tulips.
>>
>> Or, if I take a page from Victor Borge, I'd say "Threelips". ;-)
>>
>>
> You are showing your age. :-P
Perhaps, but he did that when I was how old?
Jim
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On 04/07/2010 12:54 AM, somebody wrote:
> "Stephen"<mca### [at] aolDOTcom> wrote in message
> news:4c2f3a2a@news.povray.org...
>
>> On 03/07/2010 1:59 PM, somebody wrote:
>>> "Stephen"<mca### [at] aolDOTcom> wrote in message
>>> news:4c2c3649$1@news.povray.org...
>
>>>> Personally, I hope so
>
>>> Why?
>
>> Because:
>> As we get older we get more decrepit and eventually that would be
>> unbearable.
>
> Since a large proportion of old people die a "natural" death instead of
> committing suicide, I don't agree that there's an age (teenages included)
> where life becomes unbearable.
Boredom, anomie, jadedness, the loss of cognitive powers, not to mention
lack of fulfilment add up to an unappetising prospect. Life is not a
book it hurts a lot for most people.
> So I would not wish for somebody, or myself (!), to die no matter how old they are.
Nor do I unless they wish it.
> But more to the point, you cannot
> keep on becoming more and more decrepid if you are not to die - at worst you
> reach an asymptote, but more likely, curing of death involves maintaining a
> high level of health.
>
You want health and happiness too? This does not sound like the human
condition. ;-)
--
Best Regards,
Stephen
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