BlueCloud2k2 Posted May 30, 2010 Report Share Posted May 30, 2010 Re: The Last Word Mesquites and gravy? Hmm.... I love mesquite-smoked meat and mesquite BBQ sause... but I just don't see mesquite and gravy going together though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted May 30, 2010 Report Share Posted May 30, 2010 Re: The Last Word Must be bearnaise! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted June 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2010 Re: The Last Word or bbq sauce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueCloud2k2 Posted June 2, 2010 Report Share Posted June 2, 2010 Re: The Last Word or bbq sauce Speaking of which, it occurs to me that I haven't had GOOD (ie, home-made) bbq in years... I so need to clean out the grill and get some ribs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted June 2, 2010 Report Share Posted June 2, 2010 Re: The Last Word ... Interesting factoid: Pigs can't contract prion diseases through food! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted June 2, 2010 Report Share Posted June 2, 2010 Re: The Last Word Do we understand why, or is that just the empirical observation that when presented with known pathogenic prions they do not contract the disease? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted June 2, 2010 Report Share Posted June 2, 2010 Re: The Last Word No solid theories as to why, that I'm aware of. Prions are thought to spread from the GI tract to the CNS through the lymph, and there's several spots that might prove to be better barriers in the piggies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 Re: The Last Word Relativity lectures are done!!! Now to write the exam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueCloud2k2 Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 Re: The Last Word Relativity lectures are done!!! Now to write the exam. Be gentle, professor. Not everyone can fail their SAN checks (a prerequisite to understanding Quantum Physics, I am told) BTW, what courses are you currently teaching? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 Re: The Last Word PHYS 204, special relativity. No quantum. But they've all had the freshman physics with calculus series, and calculus, and a variety of other math courses. PHYS 102, stellar & galactic astronomy and cosmology. A "101" course for nonscience students. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueCloud2k2 Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 Re: The Last Word PHYS 204' date=' special relativity. No quantum. But they've all had the freshman physics with calculus series, and calculus, and a variety of other math courses.[/quote'] Oh hell, if they are smart enough to understand Calculus then show no mercy!!! My math abilities top out at Trig. I picked up and perused a Calc book and put it down after 5 minutes of WTF IS THIS!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 Re: The Last Word Sprained brain? ^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueCloud2k2 Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 Re: The Last Word Sprained brain? ^^ Meh. I can wrap my feeble little mind around the basic premises of quantum physics but any math "higher" than Trigonometry causes my brain to hurt. Just like higher computer languages... I can do simple coding with vBasic and I am the god of HTML... but I can't understand Java Scripting and C++ looks like something I'd expect to find in HP Lovecraft's Necronomicon... and I don't think I'll ever be able to do Calc without actually taking a class... I need someone to break it down for me an explain what all the notations mean. I don't even consider Calculus to be Math.... it's more of "Let's just throw a bunch of numbers on the blackboard and confuse people." Interestingly enough... I HAVE done simple 5th dimension vector plotting for a Sci-Fi novel I'm working on (3 dimensions of volume, 1 for space/time, and the 5th has to do with travel through Hyperspace) but then again, the science for the novel is completely fictional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 Re: The Last Word Actually, I think one could code the Necronomicon in C++. But the unit testing would be rough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 Re: The Last Word ... With which language was it that you needed all these paragraphs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 Re: The Last Word Hm ... In Python blank lines are syntactically significant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 Re: The Last Word What do they say? Do they tell the computer to sulk? There must be such a command! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 Re: The Last Word You have to be more specific than that. What aspect of sulky behavior do you want? There's a near-infinite variety of sulky things. And I ought to know: I've got a teen-age daughter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 Re: The Last Word Oh, they're really good at sulking, aren't they? Is that genetic or cultural, you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 Re: The Last Word You're two-for-two. Keep going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 Re: The Last Word ... Environmental? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 Re: The Last Word And perhaps induced by pathogens and parasites. At least, that's how I look upon most of the crap that's marketed to that age group, strict parasites. Not even commensal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueCloud2k2 Posted June 5, 2010 Report Share Posted June 5, 2010 Re: The Last Word ... pathogens and parasites. ... Is that the new Monster Manual for DnD 4e? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted June 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2010 Re: The Last Word Is that the new Monster Manual for DnD 4e? No, but it would be a good title for a monster book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueCloud2k2 Posted June 5, 2010 Report Share Posted June 5, 2010 Re: The Last Word No' date=' but it would be a good title for a monster book.[/quote'] It would also be a good title for a Micro-World type RPG... "As you explore the jungle of thick, matted fur you encounter a cluster of Fleas. Roll for Initiative." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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