Just wondering...
POSTED BY: everyworldspinnin
UPDATED: Friday, June 3, 2005 06:14
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Originally posted by Rezleog2:
I myself am the chief navigator of an offshore petroleum research crew. We do seismic surveys in the Gulf of Mexico (and other places) to collect data for geophysicists to decide (guess) where to drill for the oil that ends up in the tanks of everyones cars. It is my job to convince the vessels involved in the survey to be in the right place at the right time in order for the survey to provide correct information. It's an interesting job that has taken me to many interesting places in the world. One nice thing about it is that the vessels have computer networks that allow me to place all the Firefly episodes on the server, for everyone to see! I have made many converts!
I would love to talk to you some time and compare methods of navigation. I'm sure you rely heavily on GPS, where when I was stuck underwater our best bet was inertial.
Captain Pete
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Quote:There was some talk about the Crazy Ivan sexual position a while ago. That’s all.
Originally posted by zoid:
While I'm not really sure what you're driving at ("Oooh, er, that sounds a bit rude!"), I can assure you there was nothing particularly extraordinary about the maneuver
Quote:Do I detect a hint of Eddie Izzard?
("More of a 'gesture' than a 'maneuver', really.").
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Regardless, this conversation is out of my depth.
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christhecynic wrote:
Wednesday, June 01, 2005 09:33
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Originally posted by Phaedra:
Oh and keep the Real Genius shout outs coming. Is it possible to build a space laser large enough to destory the evil that is fox?
Phaedra (a bad luck name)
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Look, right now we have a tracking system, a large spinning mirror, and we’re trying to freeze something. It’s not going well.
FOX will rue the day!
Who says rue?
How could you build that mirror?!?
ohhh...popcorn.....................
Visit WWW.Marillion.Com for a better way to live
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I guess you'd call me a physicist. I work on R&D in space-related technologies. Right now, that means I'm working on microwave plasmas for a rather incredible Air Force application as well as microfabricated speakers for active noise reduction for Air Force flight crews.
In the past, it's meant I've worked on: plasma-based thrusters, small-scale fusion, microfabricated optics, plasma aerodynamics, and more. I have a lot of fun, when I'm not busy writing a report or proposal...
Subguy - I LOVE Varian's little leak detector ion sources - and we're about to get our very own extremely used mask aligner! Jake - I don't understand string theory, either - but I'd bet you'd have a MUCH better chance at it than me :) Oh, and Zoid - I'm learning lots about microwave antennas - but I'd bet you deal with them a lot more?
AS for religion - one agnostic convert to Judaism here (former Unitarian). Fascinating religious discussion, folks - I'm not getting involved except to say that I fully understand where both atheists and more nebulous deists are coming from. OH - and one more thing - I LOVE the 'space Jew' in The Message.
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Zoid,
I am shocked and disappointed that this thread has degraded to a point where EVERYONE got to say something interesting! What has happened to the wild-eyed, anal-retentive, maniacally controlling "keep to the topic"-ness of this site?? Oh, wait! It's never been that way!
Sorry, I've just spent the past two days getting harrangued, in my personal email no less, by "he-who-shall-remain-nameless-for-now" for going off-topic in his thread. Sociopath. Ooops, did I type that out loud?
Anyway, I just want to say how refreshing this thread was to read. Extremely interesting, HUMAN, with varying opinions and ways of expressing them, very divergent and yet funny and kind. The way conversations (and life?) should be. Non-stagnant, non-linear, non-boring is what I mean.
Love,
Your Lishy.....The BANKER. (Hey! The original topic! How'd that get in there??)
Mal-licious
"Let's go be bad guys."
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Originally posted by Malicious:
Anyway, I just want to say how refreshing this thread was to read. Extremely interesting, HUMAN, with varying opinions and ways of expressing them, very divergent and yet funny and kind. The way conversations (and life?) should be. Non-stagnant, non-linear, non-boring is what I mean.
Like all important things in life it is more like a spider web than a rope. No one stares at a rope and comments on its beauty (do they?)
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Originally posted by Malicious:
Anyway, I just want to say how refreshing this thread was to read. Extremely interesting, HUMAN, with varying opinions and ways of expressing them, very divergent and yet funny and kind. The way conversations (and life?) should be. Non-stagnant, non-linear, non-boring is what I mean.
I agree, this thread actually unfolds like a good book. So let's recap what we've learned so far....
We have a Banker and a teacher.
We have people who deliver goods, and people who sell them.
We have those who keep the sky from falling, and those who keep others from falling out of the sky.
Those who keep track of things, and those who fix things.
Students, Atheists, Agnostics, Theists, and a self professed loser (doubt that one).
Those who tell us where we're going, those who tell us where we've been, and those who make sure we don't get lost along the way.
We have those who make us laugh, who make us safe, and who make us feel better.
I guess what I've learned here, is that it's not so much what you do for a living, it's what you do with your life that matters.
I look forward to reading more of what you all have to say.
Wes
"I am a large, semi-muscular man..."
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Ahem. Um, yeah. To follow all that really deep thoughtful stuff up, I'm a Grade 11 student at Seycove S. in North Vancouver.
Yeah.
And um, yeah, i go to church.
And i DO actually happen to be a kind of large (5'11) semi-muscular man.
Seriously, wow, this whole thread has been real food for thought. Many kudos. I'm pretty sure i can't say anything that hasn't already been said.
Or maybe i can........
PURPLE CHEESE-GRATING NINJAS!!!!!!!!
Thank you.
"When your miracle gets here, you just pound this button once." -Alan Tudyk, in a message to Joss with the packaged button, about the Firefly movie
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Originally posted by everyworldspinnin:
I agree, this thread actually unfolds like a good book. So let's recap what we've learned so far....
We have a Banker and a teacher.
We have people who deliver goods, and people who sell them.
We have those who keep the sky from falling, and those who keep others from falling out of the sky.
Those who keep track of things, and those who fix things.
Students, Atheists, Agnostics, Theists, and a self professed loser (doubt that one).
Those who tell us where we're going, those who tell us where we've been, and those who make sure we don't get lost along the way.
We have those who make us laugh, who make us safe, and who make us feel better.
I guess what I've learned here, is that it's not so much what you do for a living, it's what you do with your life that matters.
My god you can't top that post.
Unless you don't believe in god.
Your ... lack of god I can't top that post.
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'Lish:
So Wutzisname The Topic Nazi is repeatedly emailing you? He wrote me once -- very blue-nosed -- and was met with thunderous silence on my part. I figured, "He doesn't want me to post on 'his' thread? Fine. No problem." I can't even remember his name.
But I have to agree with you, christhecynic and everyworldspinnin: Conversations are non-linear and unconstrained, or else they're not conversations. They're kindergarten classes ruled by a martinet. God forbid you should color outside the lines...
Sorry you're being harrassed by this schmuck. Want me to kneecap him for you? Officious pricks are copious bleeders. Anybody remember Jerry Quarry? Same concept. (NB: The greatest danger fighting Mr. Quarry was slipping in his blood and twisting an ankle.)
I know you can take care of yourself; but it would be unchivalrous of me not to offer assistance to a lady...
Respectfully,
zoid
P.S.
On a personal note, the sword has been lifted from my neck. Hooray! The kids get to eat for another year! Can't you tell how much friendlier and more carefree I am?
-zed
P.P.S.
I just remembered his name. You've seen pictures of him, right? Ah, to be the nattily attired captain of one's own ship ("made from old cereal packets")! I've got a special problem with pencil-necked limp noodles who like to browbeat girls. How about if I have his mum suspend his television privileges? That oughtta teach him.
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"Sure as I know anything, I know this: I aim to misbehave." -Capt. Mal Reynolds, Serenity, a.k.a. 'the BDM'
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