Random Thoughts

“Mine's down stairs. Want one?”

“Hell Yeah! Toss one down this-a-way!

I'll put on some protective gear and go stand out in the front yard,   LOL

Remember to factor in the Coriolis force.”

“Tilt you are kidding about the Kendra thing right?

OKAY that is crap, what the hell is so great about Twitter?”

“This place is almost like the old days for certain periods of time.”

“OMG Tilt, I was just thinking that...just when you think it is safe...BAM.”

“I ain't as old as dork, or as dorky either.”

“It'll be like the old days for just a little while, but apparently it's just enough to reinforce the behavior of returning to the site.

That Intermittent Reinforcement kicks ass, doesn't it!

Just like those poor slobs at the slot machines ---- LOL

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“It's just a cab ride ....... Breathe!”

“Breath in a cab? You're better off farting in a paper sack and breathing that. Enjoy the ride with Haji. :)”

“You can pay a lot for moldy cheese.”

“Cheese & wine go together well because they are both things that have spoiled.”

“Yhus explaining why my kids like them:)”

“Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?”

“Como?”

“Gotcha. Play on the TS Eliot quote...”

“If we were to experience a geomagnetic storm today similar to the one from May 1921 it would knock out most of the power grid east of the Mississippi.”

“pie sounds really good right now.”

“im eating pie right now”

“what kind crash? can i have a bite please?”

“carmel apple”

“mmmmmm, french vanilla ice cream would make it even better.”

“An inside joke doesn't really work if you're the only one who knows it.....kinda makes you look psycho---especially if your lips move.”

“applesauce!”

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“WWDPerD?”

“Mudder Nachure got ah bortion fur Gawt. Dahy use dah Slap Ghop.
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“cannot WAIT for my blackhead removal tool to arrive today UPS!!”

“Hammer or plier?”

“ice cream scooper”

“Best thing for Neopolitan.”

“Holy $hit. That looks dangerous. HPD, you have too much time on your hands today!”

“Indeed. Got things done ahead of schedule as usual, and am awaiting a call back from a client but nothing yet so, ... random thoughts galore”

“i've been thinking about the concept of knowledge lately, and I kinda painted myself into a logical corner which has forced me to admit something I'd rather not admit. To the layman (IE non-scientist), a belief in scientific principles such as subatomic particles, dark matter, evolution, etc is based in just as much blind faith as a belief in religious stories. Here goes:

I'm of a more Descartsian view of knowledge. I think that the things we directly experience may not be exactly like we think they are. Aside from the "I could be dreaming, having an acid flashback, or completel bonkers" arguments, there's also the fact that there are inhibitors in your brain that filter everything you experience... "tone it down" so to speak. So with this, you can't be 100% positive that what you see or feel is actually the way you think.

I've always taken a three-tiered approach to knowledge.

The first level would be "absolute knowlege" - things you know with 100% certainty. Descartes says there are only two things that fall into this tier: "I think therefore I am." It's a good argument. These things are beyond any doubt... and I sure as hell can't think of anything else that'd fall into this tier.

The next tier is pragmatic knowledge. I admit that the chair I'm sitting in sure looks and feels like it's there... but hey, I could be tied up in a loony bin right now imagining the whole thing. I could still be asleep and dreaming that I'm sitting here working at my computer (shudder). But pragmatically, the things I see, feel, taste, hear and smell... I assume they exist. So the second tier of knowledge is anything you directly experience.

Here's where it gets tricky. The third and final tier of knowledge (as I believe it) is secondhand knowledge. Hearsay. Things you have not ever directly experienced, but still believe because you read them in a book or were told them by someone. By these standards, anyone who hasn't seen subatomic particles in a microscope and yet believes in them is, in fact, following the same blind faith that leads one to deride religious people.

You can say "the entire scientific community says that electrons exist" but I could argue that a hell of a lot more people could insist on the existence of a talking snake and an invisible man living in the sky. You could argue that scientific publications are fact... but that's the exact same thing as saying "It's true because the bible says so." The bottom line is, if your response to "how do you know that" is that someone else said it or wrote it... it's faith. Blind faith.

This kinda came as a shock to me, because as you probably know I'm a very vehement nonbeliever with an unshakable faith in science. It's weird to think that all my strong opinions about astrophysics, evolution, and science in general have come from nothing more than hearsay and the experiences of others.

Where it gets really ridiculous is if you follow my logic into other realms. The weatherman says a cold front is moving in... unless you're a meteorologist or have access to the right tools, you're believing this on blind faith. He may as well be saying "I saw cloud gnomes carrying buckets up into the sky - prepare for rain."

If nothing else, this should show why philisophical thought is bunk when applied to real life Obviously, if you went by solely what sound logic dictates, there's not much of a point ever leaving your bed or opening your eyes. After all, anything you experience could be fabricated...

anyhoo, that's my random thought for the day. It's been slow at work this week”

“I hate touching my bare ass to the public toilet seat, so I always line it with toilet paper.”

“I really don't think I could add anything to this of any consequence after HPD's post.”

“I'm still trying to get the kitten image out of my head.”

“I like pie.”

“...uh-oh, I think I got a little bone stuck between my teeth. Can somebody check and pull it out, please?”

“I hate touching my bare ass to the public toilet seat, so I always line it with toilet paper.”
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10:43:51 AM
7/27/10

sometimes i'll sit on a warm public toilet and think "ahhh, nice and warm"...then i realize why it's warm”

“because i just peed on it”

“The bottom line is, if your response to "how do you know that" is that someone else said it or wrote it... it's faith. Blind faith.


Well, duh. Science describes a model - not necessarily reality - and no one will ever know if it is a true and complete description.”

“or WILL they?



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“That little bone is stuck pretty far in the back. You may have to lean over a bit. Don't worry, it won't hurt.”

“TT is reality. All else is just a construct of my imagination.”