« previous next »
Pages: 1 ... 3 4 [5]   Go Down

Author Topic: The interesting thread  (Read 5247 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

DavidW

  • Guest
Re: The interesting thread
« Reply #80 on: February 13, 2012, 05:07:04 AM »
Quote from: eyeresist on February 12, 2012, 04:25:25 PM
Whereas the exploding head is much more tasteful  ::)

Done.  Sorry if the image was offensive.  It's a well known internet meme which I thought defused the graphic-ness of the image.  My new avatar is none other than Robert Simpson. :)
Logged

Offline karlhenning

  • Veteran member
  • *
  • *
  • Posts: 12308
  • Et quid amabo nisi quod ænigma est?
    • Henningmusick
  • Location: Boston, Mass.
  • Currently Listening to:
    Shostakovich, Frescobaldi, JS Bach, Liszt, Chopin, Haydn, Henning
Re: The interesting thread
« Reply #81 on: February 13, 2012, 05:12:51 AM »
He looks like MN Dave's chubby older brother . . . .
Logged
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://henningmusick.blogspot.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

Offline Opus106

  • Veteran member
  • *
  • Posts: 8660
  • Bachafugaholic
  • Location: Chennai, India
Re: The interesting thread
« Reply #82 on: February 13, 2012, 05:22:33 AM »
Quote from: karlhenning on February 13, 2012, 05:12:51 AM
He looks like MN Dave's chubby older brother . . . .

;D His resemblance to the Elusive One was what struck me initially.
Logged
Regards,
Navneeth

Offline Papy Oli

  • Veteran member
  • *
  • Posts: 2339
Re: The interesting thread
« Reply #83 on: February 13, 2012, 11:17:42 AM »
Logged
Olivier

Offline Lethevich

  • Veteran member
  • *
  • Posts: 9763
  • I spilled my drink!
  • Currently Listening to:
    Rihm, Bialas, Ballif, Schumann, Schubert
Re: The interesting thread
« Reply #84 on: February 13, 2012, 11:33:41 AM »
Logged
Peanut butter, flour and sugar do not make cookies. They make FIRE.

eyeresist

  • Guest
Re: The interesting thread
« Reply #85 on: February 13, 2012, 03:00:37 PM »
Quote from: DavidW on February 13, 2012, 05:07:04 AM
Done.  Sorry if the image was offensive.  It's a well known internet meme which I thought defused the graphic-ness of the image.

Don't worry, I wasn't offended. If anything it reminded me that I really need to add more Cronenberg to my collection. I was unaware of any meme.


EDIT: Re "Scale of universe" - Oh, what a surprise, 4chan is blocked at work.
Logged

DavidW

  • Guest
Re: The interesting thread
« Reply #86 on: February 13, 2012, 03:18:40 PM »
Logged

Offline Szykneij

  • Veteran member
  • *
  • *
  • Posts: 1906
  • Tony from Massachusetts
Re: The interesting thread
« Reply #87 on: February 13, 2012, 03:31:48 PM »
Quote from: DavidW on February 13, 2012, 03:18:40 PM
It was blocked at work, but at home it is very cool!

Incredibly cool, especially if you have a scroll wheel on your mouse!
Logged
Men profess to be lovers of music, but for the most part they give no evidence in their opinions and lives that they have heard it.  ~ Henry David Thoreau

Don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines. ~ Satchel Paige

eyeresist

  • Guest
Re: The interesting thread
« Reply #88 on: February 13, 2012, 04:40:05 PM »
It's many years since I commuted by peak-hour train, so I don't recall if this innovation was really necessary: "quiet carriages".

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/commuters-embrace-the-calm-before-the-workday-storm-20120213-1t29y.html
Logged

DavidW

  • Guest
Re: The interesting thread
« Reply #89 on: February 13, 2012, 05:13:07 PM »
Quote from: Szykneij on February 13, 2012, 03:31:48 PM
Incredibly cool, especially if you have a scroll wheel on your mouse!

Suck it mac users!! ;D

j/k

When I got down to the quantum foam I scrolled all the way out to the entire universe... it was awesome. 8)
Logged

Offline nesf

  • Full Member
  • *
  • Posts: 507
  • Location: Ireland
  • Currently Listening to:
    Beethoven, Prokofiev, Sibelius, Haydn, Mozart, Mahler, Bruckner, Dvorak
Re: The interesting thread
« Reply #90 on: February 14, 2012, 09:41:23 AM »
I love things like this: http://htwins.net/scale2/

Universe Scale Interactive Graphic. Zoom in and out from the size of the observable universe to the Plank Length. Update on the 2010 one they released with more interesting things and details in it! Click on things to get information on them. :)
« Last Edit: February 14, 2012, 09:43:51 AM by nesf »
Logged
My favourite words in classical: "Molto vivace"

Yes, I'm shallow.

Offline Opus106

  • Veteran member
  • *
  • Posts: 8660
  • Bachafugaholic
  • Location: Chennai, India
Re: The interesting thread
« Reply #91 on: February 17, 2012, 10:45:46 AM »
A beautifully written article: a paean to the telescope and a case for the James Webb.

http://lareviewofbooks.org/post/17656414662/golden-eye
Logged
Regards,
Navneeth

Offline Lethevich

  • Veteran member
  • *
  • Posts: 9763
  • I spilled my drink!
  • Currently Listening to:
    Rihm, Bialas, Ballif, Schumann, Schubert
Re: The interesting thread
« Reply #92 on: March 12, 2012, 10:04:58 AM »
Logged
Peanut butter, flour and sugar do not make cookies. They make FIRE.

eyeresist

  • Guest
Re: The interesting thread
« Reply #93 on: March 12, 2012, 07:19:15 PM »
Logged

Offline karlhenning

  • Veteran member
  • *
  • *
  • Posts: 12308
  • Et quid amabo nisi quod ænigma est?
    • Henningmusick
  • Location: Boston, Mass.
  • Currently Listening to:
    Shostakovich, Frescobaldi, JS Bach, Liszt, Chopin, Haydn, Henning
Re: The interesting thread
« Reply #94 on: March 13, 2012, 04:01:15 AM »
Quote from: eyeresist on March 12, 2012, 07:19:15 PM
Swiss voters reject more annual leave

Quote
. . . rejecting a minimum six weeks paid holiday a year

Now, without at all suggesting that I should object to six weeks paid vacation . . . it almost seems absurd that a month and a half would be the bare minimum for any working nation. Rejecting this does not strike me as at all loopy.
Logged
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://henningmusick.blogspot.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

eyeresist

  • Guest
Re: The interesting thread
« Reply #95 on: March 14, 2012, 05:07:54 PM »
Quote from: karlhenning on March 13, 2012, 04:01:15 AM
Now, without at all suggesting that I should object to six weeks paid vacation . . . it almost seems absurd that a month and a half would be the bare minimum for any working nation. Rejecting this does not strike me as at all loopy.
I think the way these things would work out is that permanent public servants get the 6 weeks; in the real world, everyone else gets what their boss can afford to give.
 
Logged
Buying Music From Amazon?
 Please consider using these links. A small percentage of every sale using these links is passed on to GMG and helps keep this forum online.
Amazon US
Amazon Canada
Amazon UK
Pages: 1 ... 3 4 [5]   Go Up
« previous next »